A WEE STORY FOR THE LASSIES AND LADDIES

I’m wearing green for all the Chinese-Irish in the house!  Me and that one other dude.  (Hey, bro.) Today is not only St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s the fabulous, awesome, rocking-good-time St. Patrick’s Day blogfest hosted by the lovely Alexia … Continue reading →

CAPTAIN’S LOG

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Last week, it was Spring Fever versus Spring Cleaning.  What do you think won out?  Can you hardly blame me?  The orange blossoms are in bloom, their fragrance filling me with the urge to run naked in midnight fields and … Continue reading →

WHY I LOVE CALIFORNIA

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My best friend and I, and all the little ducklings, went hiking yesterday, and I took pictures for my top secret St. Patty’s Day project.  My friend got a little tiny sunburn.  But as we drove home, the clouds started … Continue reading →

THE SECRET, NEVER-BEFORE-PHOTOGRAPHED CELEBRATORY RITUAL OF HOUSEHOLD DINOSAURS IN HONOR OF YOU

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Dudes, I’m tired…oh, so tired.  But it was totally worth it.  The Household Dinosaurs really know how to get down!  Once I forwarded our awesome, stupendous word count to the head shaman dinosaur (Tink Triceratops) — via smoke signal, of … Continue reading →

A L*VE POEM

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  *     *     * When I sail the dark and stormy night on a ship I cannot name, You mark it on the map. When I wander lost in strange countries, You cast yourself down like breadcrumbs. When I fall … Continue reading →

HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED….

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Hi, Everyone!  Sorry I’m running late with posts.  And don’t worry…I’m not going to hand you some lame excuse about the Toddler being highly allergic to sleep and having five-hour flare-ups that left her mother exhausted and rendered unconscious two … Continue reading →

BLOG OVERHAUL, DAY 7: AND NOW WE REST (AND WATCH EPISODES OF “LOST”)

So now we come to the end of the Blog Overhaul, and I must admit, pink am I tickled.  I originally decided to write about overhauling my blog as a way to share the process with other Gonnabe Writers who … Continue reading →

IN WHICH WE DECLARE A WINNER AND TIARAS ARE PASSED OUT LIKE CANDY

All right.  I gotta call it.  We’re at 72 votes.  That’s awesome!  Holy crap!  That’s 72 Nutter Butters I gotta eat.  I have obviously not given this thing enough thought.  I wonder if I can distract everyone by — squirrel! … Continue reading →

PAGEANT OF THE BLOG HEADERS ~ VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE!

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Ladies and Jellybeans…beans…beans…! Please give a warm welcome to our eight contestants.  They’ve come from all over the country (not really) to strut their stuff and show you, the judges, that they’ve got what it takes to be the Next … Continue reading →

BLOG OVERHAUL, DAY 6: EPIC PHOTO SHOOT

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~ An Epic Concept ~ So I wanted a new blog header, one that was more than just a nice picture, and one that was related to writing, obviously…though I have been enjoying the “Baby and the Wolf” temporary header. … Continue reading →