Big Happy Planning?
I was recently introduced to something called a Big Happy Planner. I've never been any good at remembering to journal or keeping a neat calendar. Scrapbooking is something that mystifies me, as I think it comes close in a way to the concept of decorating, and that is...
Random Ramblings – Two
I apologize in advance. This post will ramble some. Apparently, I'm more sleep deprived than I thought. I'm watching my husband play Minecraft Story Mode. Way back before the PS4 came out, we had the PS3. In a lot of ways, I prefer the PS3 over the 4. While it didn't...
Nope, Not Today
No blog post today. Why not? This is Pip. Pip the Kitten. She likes to play "fetch the mice" at 4:30 a.m. She decided last night would be a good night to play this game. And the night before that. And the night before that. I'll blog tomorrow, hopefully after I have...
Cryptic Cryptids
Let’s talk about cryptids. What are cryptids, you ask? Well, according to the Oxford Dictionary, a cryptid is “An animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti.” (I’m usually a Merriam-Webster gal, but to my surprise, they didn’t...
Catch the Train!
I’m watching trains in Durand, Michigan today. The sky is a vibrant blue, dotted with fluffy clouds. Late-summer crickets and other noisy bugs are humming. There’s a soft wind blowing, bringing the promise of fall along with it. In the background, there’s a dozer or...
An Excerpt – Lost River, Book One
Hi! I've been working on some side projects, one of them being a new series. This one ties into the Olman County/Shadows series a bit, and those of you who followed that series will recognize the surname Kirchner. These folks are related to Detective Stacy Kirchner...
Random Ramblings – One
I forgot to blog today. Okay, let’s be literal – I almost forgot to blog today. Why? I don’t want to go into that. Nope. Maybe some day. So instead, I’m scrambling to figure out what to talk about. I apologize in advance for my poor planning. Let’s see… it looks like...
Whatcha Watching?
We finally got around to watching The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society last night. I can’t adequately express to you how excited I was when I saw the first trailer months ago. The book is my favorite, hands down, and everything I’d heard and seen about...
Music
As I was writing along on Easton's book the other day, I was thinking about what his daily routine would be. It isn't giving anything away to tell you that Easton is no longer working with Sawyer, though he did for quite a while. Instead, he's taken up what seems to...
The Balloon
I first met Lula Gibson in first grade. We were in Mrs. Mullins's class along with about thirty other kids. For the next twelve or so years of our lives, ten months out of the year, we spent on average five days a week together. We weren't in the same class every...