I don’t consider myself a beginner when it comes to gardening. Flower gardens have been an enormous passion of mine. I can grow flowers in beds, pots, and containers of all kinds. This year I branched out with vegetables, herbs, and fruit. Into the pots went tomatoes, peppers, basil, parsley, rosemary and tarragon. The adventure was a success (...)
The Great Holiday Adventure (Part Four)January 02 of 2010
The Great Holiday Adventure (Part Four)
Waking to a hard wind day open to exploration, we decided not to stay another night at the Oak Tree Inn. We packed up and headed into town to the Bread and Breakfast Bakery. The place was still packed with cowboy coffee drinkers and families finishing up pancakes and waffles. We ordered at the coun(...)
Publishing in the New Year - Part 1January 01 of 2010
2010 promises to be a year of great flux. The world of publishing is going through massive change. Large houses are in a frantic scramble to catch up with the times and stay afloat. Small presses are going out of business for the same reason. They haven’t kept abreast of the change that was headed our way two years ago.
My manifesto is here to share with others and to keep a guide for myself. Many of these things will be detailed in blog articles to come.
From Wikipedia:
A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions. Writing a manifesto gives me a clear vision of what I want to accomplish and do for myself and ot(...)
The Great Holiday Adventure (Part Two)December 31 of 2009
The Great Holiday Adventure (Part Two)
There is nothing on a road trip to compare to long, uninterrupted hours of sleep, especially in a strange bed in a motel room. But WC and I woke full of anticipation to investigate where the search for the best enchiladas would take us. Because I had brought snack food from home we decided to indulge(...)
The Great Holiday Adventure (Part Three)December 31 of 2009
The Great Holiday Adventure (Part Two)
There is nothing on a road trip to compare to long, uninterrupted hours of sleep, especially in a strange bed in a motel room. But WC and I woke full of anticipation to investigate where the search for the best enchiladas would take us. Because I had brought snack food from home we decided to indulge(...)
Side Canyons by Laurie Wagner BuyerDecember 30 of 2009
Side Canyons
Description
Based on journal notes written during a raft trip on the Colorado River, Side Canyons is a tale of the personal evolution of an impassioned woman and her increasingly intimate relationship with the natural world in nine challenge-filled days. A breathtaking, beautiful novel from one of the West’s fine poets.
The amusing site of four gals who gather at a tiki bar and talk about the ridiculous things people say and do. Life according to Skeech, Rotita, Scarlett and Talula.