A Hero on Every Page
Who wouldn’t want to go to Florida in the middle of winter? (Okay, winter is only a month from being “officially” over, but still.) What writer wouldn’t want to attend a five-day writing retreat with two best-selling authors? Maybe someone, but not this author. I wish I could tell you more about it, but at …
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I intended to post at least twice last week while I was on vacation in Branson, MO. Really. Here’s a little proof from my blog about what I was hoping for from the vacation. And then vacation mindset settled in. And grand intentions went the way of New Year’s resolutions. It happens when you’re having …
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For several decades, family vacations were defined in a certain way. But as with all of life, things change. My most recent vacation to the South was a different sort of family vacation for me. However, that means next to nothing if the “norm” of family vacations remains undefined. Welcome to the earlier definitions of …
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It’s that time of year. No, not the one where we stress ourselves by chasing our tail to parties and shopping for gifts. Vacation time! This year, my husband and I are heading to the South to visit family…and experience the joys of the holiday season in Branson, Missouri. Maybe while I’m gone, some angels …
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Authors take vacations, but sometimes they aren’t for avoiding the keyboard. This author travels occasionally with her engineer husband, and most of the time those are working vacations. What? It’s not vacation if you’re working. Maybe you’re right. Or not. The third definition for vacation at dictionary.com says: “freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.” In this case, I’m freed from …
An American Author in Canada Read More »
Some people go on vacation to “get away from work.” Or to experience some new and exciting place. Maybe they want to have once-in-a-lifetime adventures. While I might want a little of those things, sometimes I want to do nothing…and relax. Relaxation takes many different forms depending on the person. There are some people who …
When I Want to Relax Read More »
In honor of yet another month in the Dauntless year of 2017, today’s post will be mostly pictorial. How about some poetry to start things off? Around here, no one is really feeling Frodo. What used to be the end of school on June 14, is now …
It’s Month Six Already? Read More »
My sister lives at the beach. It gives me the perfect excuse to make the two-hour drive. Breathing salty air, walking sandy shores and listening to soothing surf is only a side benefit. Really. My sister is my number one fan, so I’m taking the trip to see her. I’m a nice person, though. So …
In Honor of My Trip to the Beach Read More »
Life speeds ahead and important elements like friendship might become little more than casualties along this racetrack. This is one of the reasons I have made a weekend with my best friend from high school a priority in my schedule. If you’re a man, you might be able to relate if you go hunting with …
A Weekend with the Girls Read More »
The world’s longest beach is located on the West Coast of the United States? It seems like a stretch. So…Google it. You’ll discover that the 28-mile long peninsula in Washington State is indeed the longest “drivable” stretch of beach in the world. A beach in Bangladesh technically takes the title in distance of beach (but …
Reasons to Vacation at the World’s Longest Beach Read More »
