One of the requirements for where I live is that I not be landlocked. I cannot swim. I get nervous when I’m in water above my waist. I’m fearful of snorkeling. I easily get seasick when I’m on a boat. All that…
A LOVE OF WATER
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EARLY MORNING WALK
Finally it’s mid March and I think we’ve been released from the ferocious grip of winter. Well, I hope that’s the case. There may be more snow, early spring flurries that will seem tame compared to the storms that we’ve…
IT IS SNOWING AGAIN
I don’t have the time to post a longer blog, but I thought I’d send along this photo. And as they say, “IT AIN’T OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER.” SNOW AGAIN TODAY! I heard from a friend UP north who said…
BEATING THE WINTER BLAHS
I’ve stopped complaining about something I can do nothing about, in particular, the weather. In every storm I believe there is a rainbow waiting to come out, and I keep looking for the brighter side to this winter that seems to drag…
FEBRUARY IS THE LONGEST MONTH
I don’t know about you, but when February finally rolls around, I’ve had it with winter, and this slim block of time feels like it is the longest of all the months. The cold winds are sharper. The snow freezes…
Today I am a guest on THE CRIME WRITERS’ CHRONICLE
Today I am a guest on THE CRIME WRITERS’ CHRONICLE. Please stop by to learn more about Sharon Wolf, the protagonist in my novel FISH KICKER and to get a little more info about me. This post will give you…
IT’S STILL WINTER AND IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER
It seems like such a long time ago when I first learned that FISH KICKER, my novel, was going to be published. Maybe it’s the long and unpredictable winter weather that’s added to making this season feel like it’s stretching…
FISH KICKER HAS A BOOK COVER
It’s really going to happen. FISH KICKER has a cover and a publication date, March 7. The editing is finished, the galley sent back to the publisher and it’s ready for the launch. Let me know what you think about…
MID JANUARY
Last year at Christmas we bought a live tree, a short thing standing about three feet tall. It’s a prickly tree with a funky bald spot, probably the result of the burning sunshine and under-watering during one of last summer’s…
Happy Lunar New Year and a Snow Storm
Last night the east coast, from New Jersey all the way up and into Canada, got a winter blast of snow. NYC only got about 5 inches of the white stuff, but farther north they got quite a bit more…