June passed in a blur and I’m not complaining. It was hot, which I don’t enjoy. I am definitely not a “summer person,” but I always try to find enjoyment in it, rather than complain about it. Summer is inevitable, after all! Reading This month was hit and miss for reading. I started with Killers of a Certain Age by… Read More
May was an interesting whirlwind of activity. I kept much busier than I expected, probably due to the unexpected. We had a school board member in the town where I live – but, thankfully, not for the school my daughter attends – decide to unilaterally remove “controversial” books from the shelves of the middle and high school libraries. It’s easy… Read More
April ought to be when spring really sets in, and it sort of has… Cooler days have remained but everything is getting greener and greener. I’m grateful for the cool nights, because I sleep so much better when I’m not too warm. This month was busy, especially at the end. I helped out at the elementary school carnival and joined… Read More
March has been a month of adaptation, after losing our eldest cat, Shiva, at the beginning of February. Kobold, our cat of 12 years, seems to be coming out of her shell. She is less shy and skittish as an only-cat, and now more vocal and affection-seeking. Sometimes, we have good-natured arguments about who gets to feed her, brush her,… Read More
I was hoping for a more low-key month in February, but that didn’t happen. Our eldest cat, Shiva, passed away at the age of 16 on February 5. He had been dealing with a lot of illness for over a year, so it wasn’t a surprise, but it was still shocking to lose him so suddenly. Now that it has… Read More
The new year is here and I started it off with a grand total of zero resolutions and goals. That isn’t normal for me, and I am perfectly okay with this. Of course, I’m planning and working on projects, and I do have book releases with hoped-for publication dates. However, I’m not putting any pressure on myself to accomplish much… Read More