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Source: google.co.uk via Vicky on Pinterest It never ceases to surprise me how much I depend on electricity and how much at a loss I feel when I have none. Yesterday the power went out at about 9:00 AM. We were told a car hit a power pole and the estimated time the power would resume was about 11:30. Okay I can deal with that. […]

I slammed on my brakes. The first deer dashed across the road. I knew there would be more but it was so dark and rainy I couldn’t see. I barely missed the second deer but when I saw the third one I knew I would  hit it. The car wasn’t slowing fast enough to miss. The guardian angel on my shoulder must have sent out […]

Source: goodlightscraps.com via Chris on Pinterest My husband and I have the pleasure of babysitting one of our little angels for the last three days. She is such a pleasure and a joy. The sweetheart is always laughing. We are working on our kitchen and she loves to put the screws into the holes and will have every hole filled. She also likes to hide […]

Substitute “damn” every time you’re inclined to write “very”; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.Mark TwainI really liked this. My first critique partner always told me to get rid of the word “very” which was quite a few times. I hated omitting the word and many times I did not. Now when I reedit older books […]

I’m off to school again. Well, you say, “I thought you retired.” I tell the kids at school when I come back that “no matter how hard they try I will keep coming back to haunt them.” I’m teaching in the math department. Tomorrow looks like a pretty easy day. Teaching transformations and fractions and will enjoy seeing my colleagues at Stayton High tomorrow. I’ll […]

Off to Ikea this morning to finish off a 2 year project. (remodeling my kitchen) Wow I cannot believe it has taken this long. Yesterday I had my first tea from my insta hot fixture on my new sink. I guess one could say it takes baby steps. I was determined to pay cash for every purchase. Success. Next week the floor people will be […]

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Minnette gives us some interesting insight into her characters DISECTING THE ID – THE GLADIATOR PRINCE Christine challenged me with some very interesting questions about my protagonists and they really made me think; what DO I really know about my protagonists? So, here goes… THANE, THE GLADIATOR PRINCE Thane begins as an angry Celt. He has had his family destroyed by Romans, has lost his […]

About a month ago my husband and I flew into Philadelphia on the wings of Irene. I’d like to say it wasn’t scary but after all the hype about this monster storm, I could say that, yes, I was worried. I’ve never flown in fog before so when we started our decent and visibility was a whomping big zero, I told myself they would have […]

Unexpected Journey by Christina St. Clair buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com 1. What or who inspired you to start writing? I wanted a more meaningful life. At my father’s funeral in England, I began to tell stories to my little nephews, and decided to revive my long standing interest in becoming a writer. 2. How did you come up with ideas for your books? I choose subjects […]