A WRITER’S SEARCH FOR AN AUDIENCE A week before the Round Up, the sleepy, small community of Pendleton looks like an ideal place to retire. The downtown has undergone a considerable upgrade which gives it a western atmosphere. Even the cement paving has been designed to look like a

A FINAL RANT ON STEIG LARSSON Last week a friend alerted me to an article from the New York Times Sunday Book Review (9/14/2010) about Stieg Larsson, author of the trilogy that began with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. She’d read my rant about the first book. The rest of the trilo

Tomorrow I leave for the second leg of my book tour to promote my two novels, Heart Land and Gothic Spring.  I enjoyed the last trip. (Blog 6/21/10)  I didn’t sell many books but I met interesting people, including some delightful librarians, and saw some beautiful country. 

I’m allergic to plumbing and all things mechanical.  Even the simplest task of replacing the filter on my water purifier can be daunting.  Last week, the light on the filter started to blink red, a sign it needed to be changed.  I’ve done it a few times, but on this occ

Labor Day marks the beginning of school, the theatre and ballet season and end-of-year inventories. It’s the month I came into the world and it’s the one month I read the horoscopes. I put no faith in them, but I read them anyway. I’ve seen lots and lots of books wri

Got your last reblog. I’m cool with that.

A TALE OF THE ITZY BITZY SPIDER I was astounded yesterday to discover the spider in my driveway, the one that built a twelve foot span between two hedges, is still at work (Blog 8/17). I had to cut through the web a 4th time in a week. After a couple of days of not finding one, I thou

Welcome to my web, holy-moly.  Checked out yours.  Very impressive and much work, I see.  Thank you for coming to my place.  So glad you found me. Caroline 

POGO GOT IT HALF RIGHT One cliché says a picture is worth a 1000 words. Frankly, I’ve seen pictures, especially in fashion magazines, which could use 1000 words to explain what they’re selling or what the image intends to project. Of late, I’ve noticed the models in these publi

BEATLE BABIES I’ve been invited to a baby shower. My gardener of the last 8 years has finally left me to begin a new life as a mom and I’m happy for her. I’ve not doubt I’ll be the oldest one at the party, old enough to be the mother of all those in attendance. When my gardene