Hey, I just got an email informing me that a book I released into the wild (i.e. gave away) has turned up on the other side of the US, five years after I set it free! So thanks to the anonymous finder who posted the find at Bookcrossing Now the questions are: where has it… Continue reading Bookcrossing Success!
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Writing Buzz
…since I was up, I decided I might as well finish off a bit of work that was looming over me, tapping me on the shoulder at inconvenient times and whispering…
Note To Self
When you have a project: start writing and keep writing. Eventually it clicks and starts to flow and you remember why you love to do this. It never fails. And I never fail to forget this.
It's a Brand New Day….
I have a confession that can only be made today:
Wheeee! Fit
My Christmas present is a lot of fun. I don’t love to go to exercise classes, but they do tend to be the only thing that has made me stick to the required number of reps of any exercise long enough to get any benefit. Until now. Today and yesterday have found me sneaking off… Continue reading Wheeee! Fit
Frugal Friday – Almost-Free DTV
I keep getting mailings from my erstwhile cable company wooing me to come back. “From $115 a month!” they cry, as if that’s a good thing. Instead, I fire up my digital-ready LCD TV (which does not need to cost the earth See?) and make sure my $30 indoor antenna is pointing East North East,… Continue reading Frugal Friday – Almost-Free DTV
Rollercoaster
Life just keeps happening, doesn’t it?
Millennial Mom Monday – New Traditions
Getting married and having children means blending the traditions of your own family with those of your spouse. This really shows up around special occasions, like Christmas and birthdays. Our first Christmas together, I hadn’t thought to tell my husband that, in my family, Santa had begun to fill the stockings of the grown-ups as… Continue reading Millennial Mom Monday – New Traditions
Frugal Friday – Victorian Parlour Games
This Friday night, instead of shelling out your hard-earned dollars for a movie all of you can agree on but none of you will love, gather the family in your version of the Parlour and try out some good old Victorian Parlour Games. Kids will love them, you’ll spend time together, and everyone will be… Continue reading Frugal Friday – Victorian Parlour Games
I've Got The Music In Me…
…all over Ayrshire, there were kids whose ears pricked up every time the Scottish Chamber Orchestra came on TV or was mentioned on the radio, because for one night, we had sat among them and played music that was ours, and they had listened to us.