What do I want?
I am terrible to shop for. I know it. And I hate the dreaded question: “What do you want?” I know why I have trouble answering that question: I don’t tend to want much in the way of little things.…
My web series: can you believe 3 months already?
Wow (as in surprise and amazement, not the on-line game). Tomorrow the 14th installment of my web series about Owin will come out! It is hard to believe I have managed to keep them coming every Tuesday for 3 months…
Pharaoh Tutankhamun — At Union Station
Union Station in Kansas City has managed to have another hit and just in time for its 100th year anniversary. The train station (originally the Union Depot that opened in 1879) reopened as Union Station in 1914. The building itself…
Spectrum Fantastic Art Live, 2014
Living in the Kansas City area, I have heard about Spectrum Fantastic Art Live over the last couple of year, but had not attended. It was always one of those things I had wanted to do, but I just did…
Lightning Storm – 4 Oct 2013
While lightning is dangerous and does kill, I still love to see a sky filled with these fantastic light shows. I was driving home last night right into the heart of the storm. Unfortunately, my house was not situated in…
Our Big Guy–where’s my carrot?
Dollar “The Scholar” is our Big Guy, a Woolly Bear in winter, and sometimes goes by less pleasant names…but we can’t help but love him. He’s always looked out for us; protecting us when riding or on the ground, so…
The birds, flying free, and on target
I was watching the birds last night and thinking about how free it would feel to fly about, drifting on the wind, and gliding through the branches to land precisely on target. The birds coming to the feeders never seemed…
Daughter’s Justice is Available!
Daughter’s Justice is Available! I am very pleased to announce that you can now get Daughter’s Justice, book 2 in the Heirs of Cothel Series. It has been a great pleasure to write and I hope everyone will have as…
Rainy Sunday afternoon
I love a rainy afternoon, or evening, or pretty much any part of the day. Inside or out, there is just something about a nice rain that puts me at ease. I’ve hiked in the rain (some of the best…
It’s a dark and scary forest
Today is a rainy day, yet warm (by winter standards). A balmy 54 F, yet there is still snow on the ground. Driving back home this afternoon, most of the low laying areas, many still having protected patches of snow,…