Balance – ABCs of a Passionate Life

Can too much of a good thing really be bad? Chocolate? Perish the thought. Time with good friends? Never. Shopping? Say it isn’t so! Yet, I am loath to say that yes, indeed, too much of anything isn’t good. We need balance. A little of this, a sampling of that, a pinch of something old, …

ABCs of a Passionate Life – Awesome!

To take my one-word-a-post concept even further, I’m going to attempt to go through the entire alphabet, highlighting the keys to an abundant, passionate life one word at a time. And to start this crazy train off right, I’m picking the word: Awesome. I love the word awesome. I remember meeting someone who said that …

Let's Make a Deal!

I am thrilled to announce that Avelynn will be published in the fall of 2015 by St. Martin’s Press imprint Thomas Dunne Books. Gratitude and much love and respect to my wonderful agent, Margaret Bail, of  Inklings Literary Agency. As a reminder, here’s a little ditty all about Avelynn. Can’t wait to see it on …

Good-bye

Raindrops glisten and plop, falling off glossy leaves. My boots shuffle, the dirt loose under foot. The shovel rests against a slender sapling in silent vigil. A smooth grey rock, streaked with veins of pink and white, placed with care—a reminder. The peony weeps velvet blossoms. The air is still, heavy with damp. The clouds …

Vikings are Sexy!

A little Viking foreplay … a peak from Raven’s Blood … Enjoy 😀 By the time the wine was finished, I was feeling warm and languid. “You’ve been to Francia and Ireland … but where is home?” “I am from Västergarn, Gotland, an island off the eastern coast of Sweden. My Grandfather is Jarl there.” …

Blonde

As part of my new risk taking adventure … I set up an appointment to colour my hair. I am very partial to my long hair, so cutting it was not an option, but I thought perhaps I could colour it, change in baby steps. I took a photo—the before photo—and prepared for my trip …

Antidote

I just finished watching Midnight in Paris, and I was struck speechless by a line Gertrude Stein (played brilliantly by Kathy Bates) said to the protagonist Gil. I’m not sure if this was a real quote from the legend herself, or Woody Allen’s interpretation. Either way it was brilliant. She says: “We all fear death …