Train Station, Perth, Scotland My life is changing. I've been trying to look for a better job for a while now. Living in a pandemic that just won't end (get vaccinated & wear a mask - PLEASE) led me to realize that the retail job I had wasn't enough. Sure, it had some good people … Continue reading New season, new job

I'm not adding a picture to this post. If I wanted to, I could dig out an old photo album and scan a picture I took in 1992. The year I spent spring break in New York City on a tour led by the head of the theatre department where I was going to college … Continue reading 9/11 – twenty years later

Sidhe viewpoint, west of Loch Ness, Scotland I've used the image up top before on my blog. It was taken the second day of the trip, on a day I learned how to drive on the 'wrong' side of the road. This is near the spot where I found my first 'home'....the place my heart … Continue reading Lifting myself back up

Tapestry hanging in Fa'side Castle, Scotland Last Friday, it was time for my 6 week check up on my hands. They're healing nicely! A little tightness/soreness will still crop up in the left, but nothing so bad that I need to take meds for it. I've not had any misfires since surgery! Dr. gave me … Continue reading Final hand check – I’m clear!

Drive to Carberry Manor And that makes two of three done. "Shield & Scepter: A Heroes of Avoch Novel book 2" is finished. Sent it, along with the synopsis and blurb, off to Denise Barone this morning. It's always an interesting feeling when I finish a book. Even though I know there's a third ("Sword … Continue reading Two down, one to go

Caspar the Mighty Hunter - one of the cats that chose us I don't like hot weather. My ideal temperature is somewhere in the 60's, with a light breeze. Overcast skies, and just a hint of crispness to the air. I'm most comfortable in the fall, when the leaves are falling. The crunch of leaves … Continue reading A little fall of rain

And stitches are out! Good news on the hands front! My stitches came out today. I'm still under some restrictions for 2 more weeks, as internal healing isn't complete yet. But I'm improving almost daily now. The tendon on the left was more 'stuck' (my doctor's wording), which is why it took a few extra … Continue reading Healing physically

Me in Inverness, Scotland I'm going to rant a little now. My mother died in 2015. Our relationship was rocky. She was a narcissistic bully who tried so hard to make me afraid of the big bad world beyond our small town. She wanted me to tone down who I was, what I was, to … Continue reading I’m me, not someone else

The hands, a day post op Morning, everyone! So, trigger finger release happened on the 16th. My family took excellent care of me over the weekend, making sure I didn't do anything I shouldn't. With hands wrapped up like that, it was hard to forget I had to take it easy! I'm also stubborn as … Continue reading On the mend

I've got today off work, and I'm working on how I write my blurbs. Honestly, I don't know what's worse: blurb or synopsis. A good friend in Australia felt my pain and sent me a book she uses on how to write a synopsis, which I've started reading. Today, though, it's about the blurbs. How … Continue reading Trying new learning