Walking the Street Fair
Palm Springs is an oasis in the desert. One aspect recalled from our first adventure was the street fair on Palm Canyon Drive.
Travel
Traffic Nightmares and Scenic Detours
Palm trees and traffic will turn a 90-minute drive into four hours. Detour with me.
Looking for Inspiration
Some writers wait for inspiration to hit before they write. As a professional author, I can’t afford to wait, so I go looking for it. I found it on a recent trip.
Afternoon Tea at the Empress
In The Promised Plan, one of the highlights of the trip to Victoria, BC, is the afternoon tea the women enjoyed at the Empress. Afternoon tea is something everyone should experience at least once. So, if it’s not on your bucket list, get out a pen and add it. In April, my best friend and …
A Walk through the Garden
If you’ve haven’t read my newest book, you’re going to get a photographic glimpse of walking through The Butchart Gardens. One of the sisters who tells her story, Lacey Bloom, takes a walk of her own through the rose garden in the amazing Canadian historical site. In April, I walked through these gardens located 35 …
Water Falls
Water falls and feels no fear. Water falls into new depths. Water plunges and rushes onward. There’s no hesitation with water. Some days, I wish I could take the plunge into the unknown with unaffected abandon. Let go of the worries. Fall of the precipice, spread hope like a parasail and glide to new heights. …
A Rose of Another Color
On a recent camping trip, I stopped to smell the roses and learned a lesson about aging. A rose by any other color…no, that’s not how Shakespeare said it. The day dawned with cloudless blue skies. Joy! I would spend the day with my sister who was driving from Lincoln City to the campground in …
A Trip to the State Fair
As we sat in our air-conditioned truck in a line so long we could barely see the Ferris wheel over the trees, my husband and I decided the last time we’d been to the Oregon State Fair was in 2012. Neither of us recalled a line of traffic from three directions converging onto a single …
Take the Stairs! Laurel and Hardy’s Latest Adventure
April has come and gone. Which means so has another girls’ weekend with my high school BFF, Laurel. This year we tackled the “Take the Stairs” adage. Not sure what I’m talking about? Oh sure, you’ve heard the saying, but you’re still wondering what it means for weekend plans. Obviously, you need to get this …
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The Hawaii of My Birth Month
Three days until I fly south for the winter. Okay, I’m actually only going for a week, but since it’s Hawaii, it’s a week in Paradise. Which is almost the same a migrating for winter. I wish. If I can’t hibernate in winter, I should get to migrate. Maybe someday. At least my husband understands …