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Happy National Black Cat Day

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Happy National Black Cat Day! It comes as no surprise to you, I am sure, that I’m a cat lover. (But NOT a crazy cat-lady mind you…) I love cats of all shapes and sizes and colors, but I confess to having a special soft spot for black cats. Throughout my life, I’ve had five black cats, nearly half of the cats I have had! (Yikes, I hadn’t thought of it that way. LOL) At … Continue reading →

South Montgomery County-Friends of the Library Talk and Tea

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This week I had the privilege of visiting with the  South Montgomery County-Friends of the Library and speaking on one of my favorite topics–Christmas celebrations during the Regency era. It is always a special treat to get to hang out with other Austen enthusiasts in real life. The group served an afternoon tea with a Texas twist. What’s a Texas twist? Iced tea of course! When it’s still in the 90’s outside the tea HAS … Continue reading →

Happy International Cat Day!

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Happy International Cat Day! What a great way to start the week, celebrating our favorite furry friends. There’s a stereotype about writers and their cats–I’m not sure you’re allowed to be a writer without at least one cat. Mine like to be helpful. They make sure I am nice and warm when I hang out in my writing chair, working on something the old fashioned way. Even when I’m typing they make certain that my hands … Continue reading →

I Cuss Like a Kindergartener

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‘When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.’ ~Mark Twain     As a writer, I find I’m often in the position to discover things about myself as I wander about in my story worlds. One of the recent discoveries is that I cuss like a kindergartener. Seriously, I do. Kind of embarrassing that. But given that for the first maybe forty (ack!) years of my life, I never really did it, maybe I … Continue reading →