Rap Song by Bailey
One of the questions I'm asked most often has to do with my children. Will any of them be writers, too? I have wonderfully creative children, but none share my passion for writing. However, my grandchildren show real promise.
Allow me to brag a little. My granddaughter, Bailey, ran for school vice-president and WON, due in large part to a rap song she wrote with her father. Here it is, in part:
Fun Being a Grandma!
Three of my grandchildren are visiting Wayne and me this week. (Their parents tagged along, too!) As soon as we landed, I grabbed the kids with their backpacks and headed to the house, leaving Jenny Adele and Kevin to deal with the luggage. The kids weren’t in the house two minutes before they changed into their swimming gear, raced to the pool and plunged into the water. Read more
First Day of Spring!
Bogie and I welcomed the first day of spring with a long walk this morning. I wanted to give him lots of extra attention, as I’m leaving for Seattle this afternoon and will be away for a week. I’ve been loading up the refrigerator with packaged meals for Wayne. If I don’t he would eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches the entire week. Peanut butter and jelly might not be such a bad thing. A steady diet of PB&J will guarantee Wayne will miss me! Read more
Rehab with Bogie
Wayne is busy at work on his rehab, and I have to admit he's doing a great job with his exercises. Notice the golf club he has in his hands. He's working on his shoulder and improving his game all in one. The only negative is Bogie, who loves to have Wayne down at his level. He thinks it's great fun to lick Wayne's face or climb on his belly while he's exercising. Oh, the joys of recovering from shoulder surgery!
Lunch with The Love Squad
I had a lovely lunch yesterday with a group of ladies who call themselves The Love Squad. They read my book A Turn in the Road and fell in love with Max. The table was set with a toy motorcycle at each place setting and the napkin rings were small tires (I envision toys all over Vero Beach missing tires). There was even a road map on top of the tablecloth, indicating the stops Bethanne and Max made on their trip. Every item on the menu was taken from the Cedar Cove Cookbook. I was wined and dined and loved by the Love Squa
The Dreaded Black Screen
I’m not much of a technical person. When it comes to computers, I can write a chapter, store a chapter and print a chapter, and beyond that I’m pretty much useless.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Wayne had surgery on his shoulder yesterday. . . sort of a drive-by-surgery. No kidding, he was in and out within two hours. I barely had time to get any good knitting in or to study people in the waiting room. (Situations like this are rife with great plotting potential!)
I brought my injured hero home. With painkillers he’s feeling just fine. He has a little bell he rings when he wants or needs something. We shall see how long he gets to keep it in his possession . . .
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The Rest of the Story
I always assumed I was the storyteller in the family. Not so, I’ve discovered. It turns out that Wayne is also gifted in this area. He recently broke his arm and has thoroughly enjoyed “expanding” on his injury. I heard a lovely young lady ask Wayne what happened to his arm. Read more
Catch of the Day
Bogie and I went for a long walk in the neighborhood yesterday afternoon. Bogie sniffs and marks his territory along the way as I tug at his leash and remind him we are out to walk, not sniff. Part of our route takes us past the marina, and we take a small detour and walk along the dock to see if any dolphins or manatees have stopped by for a visit. We didn’t see any, but we did run into a fisherman. I asked him if he’d been lucky, and he smiled back and said, “Yup, just once. I caught a redhead more than thirty years ago.&rdqu Read more
Water Aerobics
My friend and neighbor, Judy Mulhern, has been encouraging me to take a water aerobics class with her. To this point I’ve resisted. The memory of the last time I took such a class lingers in my mind. I was cocky and with good reason. I swim half a mile three to five times a week. As a result, I figured I was in pretty good physical shape, and, really, bouncing up and down in the pool isn’t all that different than swimming laps, right?
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Florida R&R
Wayne and I are taking off and traveling across Florida for a bit of R & R mixed with business. Wayne’s shoulder surgery is next week, and we thought this would be a good time to escape for a couple of days. Florida is a great state to live in and visit–there are so many entertainment options! I’m using the time to plot my next couple of books. It’s amazing how many ideas come my way when I’m sitting by a pool, sipping on a cool drink and watching the lifeguards (and life!) go by. Read more