Since this morning is the one where we wake up and find out who won, I thought I would also announce the winners of my October contest: Annette P. of Ludlow MA Leslie D. of Elk Grove Village IL Lori M. of Fort Campbell KY Jason N. of Elko MN Lisa M. of Bel Air MD...
Elizabeth
Take My Inspiration, Please
The second question people always ask you after you tell them you are an author (the first being: do you have any books that you've sold) is always: where do you get your ideas. Most of the time, I haven't the vaguest clue where the ideas come from, they sort of sneak...
Full-Sized Halloween Insurance
When we moved into our house 14 years ago, the neighbor came over just before Halloween and broke it to us gently that most likely our house would be covered in TP during the night. The neighborhood kids liked to "welcome" the newcomers with a little extra Halloween...
Ah, Regal, AMC, and all you other big cinemas, I loved you well . . .
. . . until you turned to highway robbery. Now let me say flat out, I have always loved going to the movies. To me it is the biggest treat to watch a film on a huge screen, with a big bag of popcorn to munch on, and a soda. But I have to say that my trip to the cinema...
Bringing Home the Elephant
I have for years loved entering contests. And mostly because I tend to get lucky. Oh, I don't win everything I enter, but I think I have a pretty good rate at scoring some great prizes. My best friend Kit will not enter a contest with me because she says that...
Oh, Naughty Me
I recently got a copy of Naughty Paris, A Lady's Guide to the Sexy City by Heather Stimmler-Hall, and had a great time, if only from the comfort of my couch, designing the perfect naughty visit to Paris. Now this is not Rick Steves travel, or the kind of trip you'd...
