Winter is Coming… The outdoor goldfish have entered hibernation for the winter, the final pruning of the bushes is done, and I’ve put the sandals away for the winter, or until we head to Southern California for a few days with friends in March. That means I have more time to work on my newest book …
October Wishes It’s definitely moved from summer to fall here in the Pacific Northwest. The deciduous trees are showing off their colors of red and orange and yellow now, with shedding of all those leaves to follow. Leaf-blowing season is ready to begin! I just returned (truly, less than 48 hours ago as I wrote this) …
Backgammon Meet Cute A few days after that momentous primary election, I flew to visit a long-time girlfriend. We met 43 years ago because of a roll of the dice. Honest! I was playing backgammon with the guy sitting next to me on an airplane headed to San Diego and dropped one of the dice. …
Have a Killer Anniversary! At long last, I’ve been able to get Killer Anniversary published! This is the third book in my Christie’s Flower Shoppe mystery series and is set one year after Christie re-opens her grandma’s florist business. It features Christie O’Mara, her Aunt Doris, friends Anita and Jason, and of course her cat …
Summer Reads When we adopted Button (aka Queen of Sheba) and Cheddar (Horus), we promised that they would be indoor cats and that we wouldn’t declaw them (horrors!). It turns out that they love to be outside when we’re in the yard or on the deck and come in quite reluctantly. Button is typically more …
New Release! Christie O’Mara watched as the artist added the last flourish to her store’s name on the front window to celebrate the first anniversary of her business, Christie’s Flower Shoppe. Despite a rough first year with newspaper headlines of “Killer Flowers” and a disastrous wedding reception, Christie O’Mara felt confident that her second year …
