Happy September 1st and release month for Love’s Fortune! It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Pinterest. Since beginning Love’s Fortune, I’ve created a board that’s been deliciously “secret” till today with over 200 images relevant to the novel. I hope the board is a feast for your eyes and heart! I’d love to know if my images match …

Can’t believe summer is almost gone! Thankfully, it was one of the most beautiful summers on record here, as this photo attests… I had so much fun with my men the past few months. There’s Wyatt at top right, on his way to becoming a firefighter very soon. Paul looks a little like Moses with that staff on our hike …

 The Garden of Eden by Hugh Goldwin Riviere (1869-1956)

I’m honored and excited to be a part of the Writer’s World Blog Tour, mostly because I get to introduce you to two of my favorite people on the planet. The first is author friend, Jocelyn Green, who tagged me. Her post went live last week HERE. Jocelyn Green is an award-winning author of multiple fiction and nonfiction works, including Faith …

Nothing like a summer ride up into the woods and mountains. Here’s my buddy, Linda, and I preparing to go. Since my next hero is a horseman, among other things, I’m rehearsing the role, so to speak:) The woods were so cool despite the 80 degree day and so lovely with the sunlight filtering through the trees… My favorite summer …

We are in a house with windows on all sides. On one side the sweet garden is trampled and torn, the beeches blown down, the fountain broken; you sit and look out, and it is all very miserable. Shut the window. I do not mean forget the garden as it was, but do not brood on it as it is. …

Celebrating the joys of summertime… It’s been a busy month in the garden. Lots of fruit ripening and jam-making in our kitchen. Our favorite flavor? Wild blackberry! Recently Randy found this abandoned bird’s nest in our woods, truly a work of art… To celebrate Paul’s 15th birthday, we took a trip to the Seattle zoo and also the locks to …