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November 14, 2006• 8 Comments

In our house, we have certain little things we do to get ready for the holidays.

It starts with Halloween, when we put up the pumpkin flag and hang up various “Trick or Treat” type signs.

Then November 1st, the pumpkin flag comes down and the turkey flag goes up. Harvest-type …

November 13, 2006• 16 Comments

The first romance novel I remember reading was SWEET SAVAGE LOVE by Rosemary Rogers. My sister gave the book to me when I was fourteen. Totally inappropriate for that age, and of course I was hooked. I cut my teeth reading Nancy Drew and the various dog books like BIG …

November 9, 2006• 10 Comments

So, I’m a sports fan. Okay, let me rephrase that. I’m a total jock chick. And November is the Trifecta for me. First I get football (NFL and college.) NBA Basketball is back. AND it’s time for the year-end Masters Tennis tournament for all …

November 8, 2006• 4 Comments

Why do villains come out at holidays?

This past week in my neighborhood, the Halloween decorations came down and the Thanksgiving or Christmas/Hanukah decorations went up.
And so it seems did a few bad attitudes.

At the soccer game, the coach yelled at his team, (I mean really yelled) the father sitting …

November 7, 2006• 7 Comments

I love bookstores. Who here doesn’t? If I find myself with unexpected free time, I’m there, wandering the nicely hushed store, paging through books by new authors, running my finger over all the lovely spines, and usually wishing I had much more money to spend. And so many bookstores are …

November 3, 2006• 4 Comments

I’m trying to write a blog after spending the day moving my college-aged son into an upstairs apartment. College-aged son has a broken ankle which makes the whole move really, really challenging. Let’s not even talk about the weeks of stress building up to it mostly due to the broken …

November 2, 2006• 10 Comments

The other day I was reading a story by my gal pal, Vivi Anna, and I really liked the heroine. I liked her. Wanted to be friends with her. She was tough as nails, brash, and headstrong, but she was also bright and sympathetic. In my mind, she …

November 1, 2006• 15 Comments

The sugar highs might last a while, but for the most part, Halloween is behind us. On my street, one of my neighbors already exchanged her elaborate Halloween decorations for a giant, inflatable turkey that’s sitting in the middle of her front yard, reminding us that another holiday will soon …