July 16, 2026
There is a question that writers are asked often, ‘Are you a planner or a pantser?’ Neither JoHn (a.k.a., The Nearly Perfect Husband), nor I, had ever heard this question before he got an agent, and then a publisher, and was writing his first of his – initially – three book series.* One day, he... Read more...
July 14, 2026
Kids these days – and by kids I mean my thirty-something first born – have a saying that goes something like/exactly like, “touch grass”. They (including she) seem to say this during discussions about the use of our phones for everything from texting to social media stuff, because the use of such things may be... Read more...
April 06, 2026
Note: Today, whilst coming through the back yard after our walk, I sidestepped one of Belle’s ‘winter’s gifts’. Now that there is no snow in our back yard, it is – indeed – that time of year. I smiled at my Nearly Perfect Husband, and said – in my best camel voice – “poop DAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!”.... Read more...
Okay. Let me get this out of the way right now. I have permission to tell this story, directly from the perp. Also, yes, the... Read More
One funny moment after Jack proposed to Mac (and Mac dissolved, pretty much, into a melted snowman puddle (but recovered quickly enough for us... Read More
This spring morning I awoke to the conversations of a thousand winged beings. And as I yawned and stretched I realized… This was nature’s... Read More
Every Easter Sunday morning since First Born Mac was puny (pew-knee), there has been a rather loud and massive hunt for candy. The Easter... Read More