I love to cook, but I don’t often do desserts. My piecrusts are tough, my cakes are dry, and my puddings bland. And everything…yes everything…sticks to the bottom of the pan. Okay, I don’t ruin ice cream. But that’s about it. I shuddered with trepidation knowing I was bringing dessert to a dinner for … Read more
Once a year Capt. Mark and I go off to some nice place away from home, boat, and friends to plot out the entire year…just like a novel. We are the hero and heroine who must overcome the obstacles…ideas that are too big and cash flow that’s too small. But we slog on, relentlessly tackling … Read more
Publishing two novels while living on a moving boat has a downside. You can’t meet and greet readers when you’re fighting chop in the Chesapeake or tied to a lock wall in Canada. “But your books are eBooks,” you say, “So what about an Internet book launch?” My first book, “A Kiss of Cabernet” had … Read more
I don’t mean it. I live in California. We need the rain. Hillsides are green, the roses will be as big as cabbages this year, and swimming pools won’t have to be topped off until summer. But l prefer it in small doses, not day after day in an El Nino pattern. Eighteen months ago, … Read more
Time got away from me this week. It ran and hid and giggled in the bushes while I stumbled through Sunday, giving no thought at all to what I usually do…write my blog. The day started out well. I went to church (I’m feeling quite pious these days). I watched two football games. Shopped locally. … Read more