Oh, what a week.
Last week I got to do my very favorite thing— I hung out with my grandkids (and their parents! Also my favorite!) We spent the week at the pool, hit the Mall of America, wandered the Dakota County Fair, played approximately nine thousand games, and generally caught up with our favorite little humans.
Okay, I’m going to tell you a secret.
Today. Just now. I finished Book 3 of an epic new series I’ve been hinting at for weeks, and I simply cannot hold it in one more second: Roy and Ziggy: Against All Odds.
Seven books. All releasing in 2027. International,
It’s a rather gloomy day here in Minnesota. I’m not complaining—I love rainy days. And my pajamas. Rainy days and pajamas. That’s where we’re at today.
I’m sitting here with my coffee, reflecting on July. It was a good month. We attended two family reunions, hung out in Pennsylvania with friends, visited Constitution square and installed a sprinkler system in our garden (actually hubs did that,
So the older I get, the homebodier I become. (Yes, I made up that word. But I think it works, right?) My natural habitat is a desk chair, a cold cup of coffee, and a half-written manuscript. I love my office/writing cave. It doesn’t judge me for wearing pajamas at 2 in the afternoon.
But twice this year,
Okay, it’s been HOT this week at our house. Mostly because today, we discovered our bedroom AC wasn’t working. Whoops.
But here’s the thing. We just got back from our epic trip out east for the family reunion (last weeks news!) and staying with a writer friend, (also last week) and then made an epic one-day stopover in Phili to hang around constitution square.
I’m writing this newsletter from my author friend Tracy Higley’s backyard, and friends—it is gorgeous out here. Rolling green hills, birdsong, a summer breeze… it’s the kind of place that makes a writer want to linger over her coffee and call it “research.”
Tracy has been the most gracious host—she’s even been on a personal mission to keep the sun off me (see photographic evidence below ).
I’m currently in Pennsylvania. At a cabin nestled in the beautiful forests of southern Pennsylvania. As I made my coffee this morning, I caught this deer in the backyard.
I love this part of the US – my imagination goes wild with the history. As we drove through winding roads and lush forest,
So here’s the thing. I’m sort of a homebody. I mean, in the way that a homebody likes to travel the world, but I when I’m home, I’m home. I don’t do a lot of book clubs or signings or things like that. Mostly because I’m really busy, but also, it required putting on makeup.
I’m still working on a new book, so this is just a quick Friday note, with a few happy things.
1. This shot of my flower bed. I nearly pulled all those yellow primroses this spring because they’d spread so much I thought they were weeds! Goes to show you that patience is a good thing…
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