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Cute Does Not Mean Talented

The other day, we were visiting my mother. The fair was on, so Mom, Charlie, Lily, and I decided to go. We had a great time, although my feet were barking after 6-7 hours on my feet. We arrived around 1:30 pm. Our late morning/slash breakfast was catching up to us....

Trash, Cigarette Buds, and Dog Poop

Today, Lily and I walked to the library. On the way there, we say a woman standing out in front of a building smoking a cigarette. Right as we walked by her, she finished and threw the butt on the ground. Usually, I will stay silent. Today, I did not. I asked her if...

Cleaning Out

In recent weeks, I've had this overwhelming urge to clean. It's very rare for me to have such a strong urge that I actually move on it. Usually, there is so much to do that I have higher priorities, but I just couldn't stop myself anymore. So, I moved some cancelled...

When the cats away…

Or, more appropriately, when the child is away. Yup. Lily is going with one of her friends somewhere overnight. There was a time when Lily wouldn't do this. She needed Mom to help her fall asleep. Part of me is sad. I mean, she's growing up. (Way too fast.) Another...

Review of Finnegan’s Quest by Gloria Piper

On occasion, I will post a review of something I have read. This particular book by Gloria Piper is a YA parody. In Finnegan’s Quest by Gloria Piper, we follow Finnegan, a young fox who has just left his mother. His mother, like all good mothers, has given him a solid...

Dorothy A. Bell Interview

Dorothy A. Bell, historical erotic romance author, joins me today. Let's give her a hearty welcome. ~ ~ ~ What inspires you and your writing? I love happy endings. Happy endings, like in fairytales, where everything is shiny and rosy and no one dies, gets cut up into...

Take an Autumn Train Ride Blog Hop

Do you have a favorite fall memory linked to a train? What do you imagine you would see if you were riding a train in the fall? Join the authors of Wild Child Publishing and Freya's Bower as we Take an Autumn Train Ride through our blogs. Prizes will include Four...

The End of an Era

Sometimes an end can signal a beginning. This month, or maybe it was the end of August when it happened, Yahoo switched the groups I own to their Neo version. Quite frankly, it sucks. Not only is it hard to navigate, but it ate all of our databases and files in our...

Climber Has Returned

A few months ago, a friend of Lily’s gave her two baby praying mantises. We fed them aphids, watched them molt, and eventually had to let them go early as we were going to be out of town for a week, the aphid supply was dwindling, and I was worried they die if we...

How to Piss off Your Wife

Come in and tell her there is both cat throw up and poop to clean up. Tell her you don't have time to clean it up because you are running late. Tell her it's because the cats need new cat sand that this happened. And let her know that we will have new cat sand...