Zowie, Batman.
This connection is FAST.
It's raining here in Spokane. (I could almost believe I was back in Port Orchard!)
Anyway, the blog will be a lot more regular now that I don't have to tie up the phone line and wait half an hour to get online.
I'll see some of you at Auntie's Bookstore tonight.
7:30.
Don't let a little rain stop you.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 27, 2006
Monday on the Triple L
The sky looks heavy with snow, and my towering pines stand tall, as if awaiting a blanket of white. What a joy and a luxury it is to write with this beautiful view before me.
I can just SEE the barn, built in its perfect spot, with my beloved horses home again. Although they are just up the road, in a truly wonderful stable, I miss them so much. This is a critter kind of place--lots of fur around. Lots of warm, wriggly bodies, bursting with unconditional love. (Oh, Lord, make me the kind of person these animals think I am!)
Tomorrow (Feb. 28) I will be at Auntie's Bookstore here in Spokane, at 7:30 pm. I sure hope to see some of you there. "McKettrick's Choice" will be available in paperback, too. The cover is beautiful, and they printed the Angus quote twice. I guess the Universe wants us to pay attention.
What did Angus say? Something like this: "Don't let the bastards make you scared. That's how they get you. Don't you ever let anybody or anything make you scared." He was speaking to Jeb at the time, but I think we would all do well to heed those rough, rustic, and typically Angus McKettrick words.
Fear is a choice, after all. Might just as well choose courage instead, and get on with it. As my daddy always says, and Angus echoed, "We're burnin' daylight!"
I can just SEE the barn, built in its perfect spot, with my beloved horses home again. Although they are just up the road, in a truly wonderful stable, I miss them so much. This is a critter kind of place--lots of fur around. Lots of warm, wriggly bodies, bursting with unconditional love. (Oh, Lord, make me the kind of person these animals think I am!)
Tomorrow (Feb. 28) I will be at Auntie's Bookstore here in Spokane, at 7:30 pm. I sure hope to see some of you there. "McKettrick's Choice" will be available in paperback, too. The cover is beautiful, and they printed the Angus quote twice. I guess the Universe wants us to pay attention.
What did Angus say? Something like this: "Don't let the bastards make you scared. That's how they get you. Don't you ever let anybody or anything make you scared." He was speaking to Jeb at the time, but I think we would all do well to heed those rough, rustic, and typically Angus McKettrick words.
Fear is a choice, after all. Might just as well choose courage instead, and get on with it. As my daddy always says, and Angus echoed, "We're burnin' daylight!"
Friday, February 24, 2006
Thank God It's...Today!
Every day is truly a gift.
Sure, most of them are ordinary--but isn't that a good thing?
Great things happen in the Ordinary.
Time with loved ones.
Work.
The view from our window.
Plenty of people and things to appreciate.
You're all very high on my list of appreciated people.
It's not tomorrow. It's not yesterday.
It's TODAY.
Thank God.
Sure, most of them are ordinary--but isn't that a good thing?
Great things happen in the Ordinary.
Time with loved ones.
Work.
The view from our window.
Plenty of people and things to appreciate.
You're all very high on my list of appreciated people.
It's not tomorrow. It's not yesterday.
It's TODAY.
Thank God.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
As I Write This...
I'm looking out over acres of pine trees, stretching behind my magnificent new house. The sun is gleaming on the needles, and the sky seems burdened with snow. That's what I love about Spokane. It can be colder than cold, but the sun shines more often than not!
For those of you who live in the area, I'll be doing a reading from "One Last Look" at Auntie's Bookstore on the evening of February 28. Stop in and say howdy.
"McKettrick's Choice" hits the stores in paperback that very day. Those of you who have yet to meet Holt and Lorelei have a real adventure ahead of you. Come and ride the dusty trail with Holt and a whole crop of new characters--and expect a surprise visit from someone Holt will be very glad to see.
In the meantime, be blessed.
For those of you who live in the area, I'll be doing a reading from "One Last Look" at Auntie's Bookstore on the evening of February 28. Stop in and say howdy.
"McKettrick's Choice" hits the stores in paperback that very day. Those of you who have yet to meet Holt and Lorelei have a real adventure ahead of you. Come and ride the dusty trail with Holt and a whole crop of new characters--and expect a surprise visit from someone Holt will be very glad to see.
In the meantime, be blessed.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Do I Hear Hoof-beats?
I do!
It's Holt and his bunch, riding this way in the paperback version of "McKettrick's Choice". If you've been waiting to find out what those McKettrick boys are up to, here's your chance. The book will be in stores on February 28, as I understand it.
Still chaos around here, but it's the happy kind.
To my personal friends: If you've been waiting for a response to your email or the return of a phone call, please be patient. I am SWAMPED, and writing a brand new book in the midst of major changes.
It's Holt and his bunch, riding this way in the paperback version of "McKettrick's Choice". If you've been waiting to find out what those McKettrick boys are up to, here's your chance. The book will be in stores on February 28, as I understand it.
Still chaos around here, but it's the happy kind.
To my personal friends: If you've been waiting for a response to your email or the return of a phone call, please be patient. I am SWAMPED, and writing a brand new book in the midst of major changes.
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