So, this is a story from my weekend– I was in Babetta’s, my Local Yarn Store, buying some lace yarn because I’m saying, PI shawls. They’re a thing.  Anyway– as I was making my purchase, aware that Mate and the kids were in the car, waiting for me, a family walked in. Indian, dressed in… Read More

So, the big kids have moved into an apartment together, and just the little kids are at home. And ZoomBoy turned 13 today. Someone remembered when the blog was just started–ten and a half years ago, a couple of months after Squish was born.  We called Squish “Ladybug” then, because of a cardigan I’d made… Read More

 So Freckles is out–YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!   Most of the reviews are good–not the ones posted on Amazon, but I swear, the ones excerpted under the book info are real too 😉 Most of the people who liked Freckles took one look at that adorable puppy on the box and knew what they were going to get…. Read More

T our Titles:  Freckles Okay, guys– I have written ten posts on this tour–and of course there’s a giveaway.  But mostly, there’s funny adorable dog stories for anyone who follows the blog on a regular basis. In short, if you wanted more dirt on Geoffie and Johnnie, this is the place to get it.  So… Read More

The line is from Hamlet–I forget the act and scene, but it’s Laertes. Claudius has asked the young man what he would do to avenge his father, and this is Laertes’s answer. Pretty hardcore, right? You gotta admire a young man with convictions. And also, contrasted to Hamlet’s actual actions, both far more humane, and… Read More

Okay– we’re all tired and sad, but I’ve seen us trying to cheer each other up too. I’ve got a couple of links here that helped me stop sobbing this morning. (I am not kidding about this–I now have that sort of headachy insomnia that comes from being in tears or on the brink of… Read More

I almost can’t tell this story, because it hurts too much. But it’s a hopeful story too, so I’m going to go with that. Squish and I are now the only two people in the car in the morning. (And the dogs, of course.)  It used to be Zoomboy, Big T and I–we’d drop T… Read More

If I start to sound a little brief and distracted on the blog in the next week, it’s because I’m actually promoting two books this month– Freckles and Summer Lessons.  That being said, I am currently writing blogs in the morning for my blog tours, and then writing in the evening for Nanowrimo. So, yeah…. Read More

The first time someone told me they did this, I was stunned and flabbergasted–and a little embarrassed. The second time someone said this, I wanted to hide under a bed. By the third time, I was a teeny bit proud and still baffled. I remain at the baffled stage. What I’m talking about is deconstructing… Read More

Okay– first listen to the commercial clip–it’s important to the story. Second, we do live in a family for smartasses. Squishy has been dying to join our ranks, but humor isn’t always the easiest thing in the world. Today, she has achieved her first steps into adult smatassery, and it was beautiful. Per usual, Gordie… Read More