The winter solstice is bringing a kiss of cold with it this year, which for Florida means we will see temperatures in the 50s, maybe even a quick dip into the 40s! 😀 Sadly, no snow (as only someone who has never lived in snow would say :D) Lately, I have been working on The …
Random thoughts
For any of you who also follow me on Instagram, it will come as no surprise to learn that I love to take pictures. I have even posted a few here and there on this blog in the past (Found on my camera, Pictures and Progress). Well, as you can imagine, this tendency has led …
Happy Halloween! So, this Down the Rabbit Hole post is a little different in that I didn’t fall down it researching a book. Not that long ago, my family went through a time when we lost one of our family members every year. As you can imagine, it was hard. It also made me realize …
AI… you hear about it everywhere nowadays. For some, it invokes some pretty strong feelings. Living with someone who has a great deal of experience and works closely with it every day, I understand that it can be a powerful tool that can improve efficiency (or laziness depending on the person) and productivity. But for …
When I first read “The Fly-Away Horse” by Eugene Fields it set my imagination alight! I found it in an old book of poems at my grandmother’s house. I don’t remember how old I was (pretty young), and I thought it would be an amazing thing to be able to fly away to faraway lands …
A few pictures from around my garden that have been patiently waiting on my camera for me to remember them. The moon was a silver bost sailing on an endless sea. It reminds me of this bit from Fairer than a Fairy in my Fairytale Series. “They landed on a rocky shore and left the …
The promised recipe from my Instagram post. Lemony Chickpeas and Crispy Tofu 14 oz. extra firm tofu 4 garlic cloves minced 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp margarine 2 cans chickpeas rinsed and drained ½ cup cropped arugula ½ cup cropped cilantro I cup riced cauliflower 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 …
November came and went before I knew it, and now December is nearly gone as well. The year is drawing to a close and as always that leads me to reflect on what I’ve accomplished over the past twelve months. Regarding my writing, that usually means I end up lamenting about those projects I thought …
What am I supposed to be doing? Why writing, of course! But as I have posted more than once lately, the last 50 pages of my current WIP have become an endless hallway, every time I am sure I am close to finished, I find there is still a long way to go. Plus this …
Yep, cheese! Or more accurately, how to make it. When I was writing The Broken Court there was a sentence, this sentence actually… Some of what was left, she set near the hearth with the plans that she would make cheese with it. which sent me off into an hour-plus long search on making cheese. …
Idyll Dreams & Nonsensical Things 