When did “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music become a holiday song? Just wondering, because while it mentions snowflakes and sleigh bells, that’s about it. The song doesn’t make me think of the holidays. All it reminds me of is Julie Andrews dancing around in her nightgown, and let’s face it, that is just [...]
I attended the Emerald City Writers Conference over the weekend. The book signing was Saturday and Eileen Cook was my table buddy. She is a hoot! I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun signing books.
Here we are during the event. (I swiped this pic from Christina Arbini’s blog. Visit her site for a fab recap of [...]
For the past few weeks I have driven by a quaint dairy store that sells milk and ice cream. On the sign they had a countdown for pumpkin ice cream.
When I first read that sign I thought, Ewww. Why ruin perfectly good ice cream?
But I was told that not only was this flavor eagerly anticipated [...]
Three words: Fab. U. Lous.
If you liked the movie, you’ll love the musical. It’s funny, irreverent, kid-friendly, and entertaining for adults. The performances were perfect–I can’t pick out my favorite actor or performance because they were all that good — and the songs were catchy and memorable. (I’m still humming them, much to the annoyance of [...]
That’s what I found out when I decided to go hiking in Carnation, Washington. I’ve been on suspension bridges before. I don’t really think much about them until I’m smack dab in the middle and the bridge starts to sway.
The one I went on wasn’t too big as it stretched over a short distance over [...]
I’m trying to come up with some new settings for more Mistress Diaries stories, which is set in the Seattle area. Knowing there are some mansions along the edge of Lake Washington, I thought it would be a good idea to scout out the location via a 90 minute cruise.
Yeah, good idea if one doesn’t [...]
