The calendar tells me more than a few weeks have passed since I last blogged. I have a good excuse. As many of you know, MOTHER OF PEARL debuted in September and I’ve been on book tour. After our big launch party and events in Idaho, weeks of promotion followed with book signings, a book festival, an art show, guest …
Let’s Pretend
Don’t you love this photo? Who doesn’t want to be a fairy princess? I grew up on a sheep ranch in southern Idaho. Often, my busy mother would shoo my sister and me outside to play. A heavy list of chores needed done without us around her feet complaining, “I’m bored.” Didn’t take us long to come up with ways …
Trial Junky
As a former legal professional who spent a lot of time in courtrooms, I am drawn to trials. Especially in high profile cases. Like many, my eyes were glued to the television during the O.J. murder case. I even traveled to Beverly Hills and made my poor husband take me to the Rockingham and Bundy addresses made famous during that …
Kids Say the Darnest Things
My boys are raised now. One has his own son. Like many empty nesters, I hold memories of my children growing up deep within my heart. This morning, as I sat by the pool drinking coffee and listening to the birds sing, I pulled a few of those memories out . . . funny things I remember my little …
Mothering Can be a Dirty Job
Our family recently celebrated a milestone, our baby grandson’s first birthday. Watching my son and his sweet wife parent that tiny boy over these past months has brought such joy, and rekindled so many memories of my own early days as a mother. One in particular. One afternoon, my boys took an extended nap which allowed me wonderful time to …