I’m celebrating this summer solstice at the Chicago Highland Games. Our favorite son, Kris, will be taking care of the place while we are gone. He would rather be coming with us, but –hey, life’s hard. In the wee hours of Friday morning, we’ll drive away from our cozy house in the woods through the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill to St. Louis. There, always supposing our GPS gets us to the right place, we hop a train for Chicago. […]
Monthly Archives: June 2015
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This Mercury Retrograde has been a bitch! Tweaked my knee–still hobbling around on that and hoping it will eventually heal–car trouble, two dishwashers bit the dust, one dryer heating element is on the fritz, various electrical snafus, and an Internet gremlin infestation that cost me hours and hours. It’s over today! I’ve found that every retrograde brings an opportunity to learn–as well as an opportunity to try out new curse words–and this retrograde was about patience, slowing down and smelling the […]
Writing is a serious business–even though many of us do it in pjs while sipping wine and eating Cheezits (don’t knock it till you’ve tried it). Kristen Lamb’s article on deep POV and how to achieve it contains easy to follow advice. Whether your magnum opus is open on your computer right now or just hanging out in your brain with tuna salad recipes, take a look at her suggestions. Kristen Lamb’s Blog