As you can see from the smile on Miss Terry’s face, she’s a very happy lady. Why is she so happy? Well, she’s married to me. How could she not be happy? Actually, the truth is it’s because she got to do two of her favorite things yesterday – using tools to fix something and […]
I’ve been busy working on my new book, The Forgotten Years, every day, and yesterday I printed out the first seven chapters for Terry to edit and proofread. When she was finished with them, I made her suggested corrections, then sent the chapters off to Judy and Roberta for them to have a go at […]
I spent much of yesterday talking to bank loan officers, trying to get a handle on the best way to pay down the loan on our house once we get the proceeds from the sale of our house in Alabama. I thought I could recast the loan, which we did with the house in Alabama, […]
Someone asked me how our animals handled the bad weather last weekend. They were just fine. before the storm hit Alli was unsettled and pacing back and forth, which she usually doesn’t do. As several people have mentioned, animals seem to be able to sense when something is amiss. The cats didn’t fight with Terry […]
Yesterday was a good writing day for me and I managed to get about 3,000 more words done in my new Big Lake book. And as happens so many times, the characters threw me a curveball and took the story off in a whole new direction from where I thought it was going. That’s why […]
Thanks to everyone who expressed concern for us and for Travis and Geli after all of the storm damage. We are all hanging in there, and it looks like we’re not out of the woods yet. As I write this a little before midnight on Sunday, another round of storms is headed our way and […]
In yesterday’s blog, I told you that the weatherman said the next few days are supposed to be very stormy, which was fine with me because I would have time to get some writing done in my new Big Lake book. He lied, and I lied. Though we had some rain before dawn, it had […]
We have a lot going on that has been keeping us very busy. I’ve already told you about our new pets, and there’s no question about it, they have taken up a lot of our time as they adjust to living with us and we adjust to living with them. But it’s all been fun. […]
How about we start the day off with a rose? This beauty was what I saw when I went out on the porch first thing yesterday morning. The rose bushes along the front of the house are really starting to look nice. I love working together with my wife. Whether it’s a new book, a […]
For someone who could not back my pontoon boat down the ramp and into the water without calling on help from my buddy Jesse Bolton, it may seem strange to think that I’ve become the owner of not one, but two trailers. Most regular readers will know that we bought a 14-foot cargo trailer to […]
I’m back with more questions from blog readers about RVing, my writing activities, what’s happening in our lives since we hung up the keys, and all kinds of other things. While I try to answer all questions individually, I also share some here occasionally. Q. Now that you live in your “forever home” in the […]
Okay, I promised another recipe, so here goes. With all of the cooler weather and all of the fall squash that is available, it was just a matter of time before I tried to come up with my own version of a store bought boxed (yuch!) soup I had seen advertised on television. It sounded […]