Blog | Marci Baun

Bows and Christmas

Ten or so years ago, I bought some ribbon at Costco. You know that Christmas ribbon that comes in spools of 100 ft or so. I couldn't resist. It was sparkly and pretty, and I like my gifts to be sparkly and pretty. (This is an inherited trait passed down from my...

Private North by Tess Oliver Blog Tour Stop

Synopsis: New Adult Contemporary Romance An internship cataloguing ancient pottery. A war-hardened soldier who’s impossible to resist. A priceless Egyptian artifact. And a devious scheme that is fraught with danger. Antiquities major, Auggie Stonefield, is about to...

Gratitude

Gratitude is a powerful gift we give ourselves. When we are grateful, it's impossible to be unhappy. I read that in a book yesterday that's published by Hay House. My neighbor and friend, Maru, had borrowed it from the library and let me read it. It's true. I tested...

It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas

This year, it doesn't feel like Christmas. With everything that's been going on, it's been really hard to get into the Christmas spirit. Charlie and I are trying for Lily's sake, but when you are visiting the hospital every other day, and possibly every day now, it's...

Plastic Bag Hypocrisy

So, Culver City has banned plastic bags. Well, the plastic bags that stores put your purchases in. I'm not sure if I will have to pay to get one now, or if they are completely banned, but I am less than happy. Why? We reuse them as trash bags. They are the perfect...

Brett Wallach Unleashed

Today, I welcome Brett Wallach, author of the noir detective novellas Jesse Garon: The Search for Elvis Presley's Twin and And I Love Her. Marci: What inspires you and your writing? Brett: I love the cathartic aspect of writing, getting things out of me that are in my...

Bizarre Dreams

I woke this morning from a bizarre dream. It wasn't scary, just... weird. And I woke up because my arms were tired. (They were over my head.) I was laughing in the dream, but let me start from where I remember it. I was up at my parents' house. Dad was alive. The...

It’s cold and I’m craving chili

Yup, that's about it, but I'm not eating beans (which I'm sure makes my husband happy), so I need a meat chili recipe. I've been fantasizing about chili dogs (no bun for me) for the past couple of days. Chili dogs with cheese. Yum! No, I'm not pregnant. LOL It just...

Roasting Pan Woes

Somehow this was inserted as a page. I have deleted it from that section and put it back up. I apologize for the repeat. ~ ~ ~ This past week, I picked up a roast for, well, dinner with the intent on making it the next night. I have never cooked a roast before, but I...

Roasting Pan Woes

This past week, I picked up a roast for, well, dinner with the intent on making it the next night. I have never cooked a roast before, but I wasn't worried. Easy access to recipes on the internet make me brave. Besides, how hard is it to mess up a roast? But you need...