My friend Megan Morrison has a book coming out in April. She and her friend Ruth Virkus co-created Tyme, the world of the story, and soon...

Outside putting in the pipeline to the house. How is she going to get out of that hole? Inside assessing the thickness of the walls. Our...

Ahh, dinner. I love it when dinner presents itself with little or no thought on my part. Today I had the following in my kitchen: 2/3 of...

In keeping with my goal of decluttering in January, I’ve been going through my email. I feel that email, like virtually everything else,...

I confess to having a strong urge to try new foods, or at least foods new to me. The other day at the grocery store, I saw a pummelo. At...

The gas company wants to move our meter from the basement of our house to the outside of the house. Why it was ever put in the basement...

For Christmas, my friend Jen gave us a coffee-of-the-month-club for the first six months of 2015. I’m super excited about this. I’ve...

As I sit here on this blustery day in January, drinking coffee, and waiting for the dryer to finish a load of laundry, I realize I...

The first time I remember meeting Karen Jones was at a Halloween party in New York City. She was wearing a custom made Jedi costume that...

I’ve never been a swimmer. My parents sent me to swim lessons as a child but they didn’t stick. I took group lessons as a young adult and...

My friend, the gifted writer, Megan Morrison, tagged me in the 777 meme after our mutual friend, another talented writer, Kathy MacMillan...

It’s been a rough month or so. My father has been diagnosed with stage 3 liver cancer. My uncle has been diagnosed with acute leukemia...

Here is my latest review for Game Industry News. Here’s the trailer for the game in case you read my review and thought you’d like to see...

When you’re a writer, the advice you’re often given is to blog. When you blog, the advice you’re often given is to keep up regular...

Tomatoes from my garden box. I live inside the Washington DC beltway in an urban area with a lot of people and a lot of cars and I like...

My latest review for Game Industry News. You guys should really play this one. #ValiantHearts

Dogs don’t respect birthdays. Hetty doesn’t respect boundaries. For example, she sees no reason why she shouldn’t eat Storm’s food....

A few nights ago, my husband and I were watching the “Dual Spires” episode of Psych. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, the “Dual...

Birds are mysterious in their ways and thinking. A couple of robins have taken up residence in the nest over my floodlights. I don’t know...

I hate wasting anything, especially food, but occasionally I screw up something I’m cooking. This weeks’s failure was in the form of...