November and December are typically wonderful months for movie-watching, because producers try very hard to get out as many family-friendly films and award contenders as possible before the end of the year. They know that kids are home from school, …
I’m procrastinating a bit this year. Usually I conform to a strict routine of decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving, and leaving all the festoons up until New Year’s Day. Well, if you read my last blog, you know …
This last month was a roller-coaster for me. I knew from the beginning it would be busy – I was going to be participating in NaNoWriMo, my oldest son’s wedding is the first week in December, and the holidays are …
Okay, so I am one of those crazy writers in the middle of NaNoWriMo, aka National Novel Writing Month. Yes, I am in the process of writing a 50,000 word novel (or more accurately a first draft of a novel) …
Maybe it’s the time of year—autumn always turns me nostalgic, I suppose—or maybe it’s something else, but I’m listening to more music these days. My playlist is filling up, and not only with new songs, but with a few oldies …