#HoHoHo, not much longer now friends, Christmas is just around the corner. This week we made a road trip up to San Simeon, in central...

We’re back from the Tetons in beautiful Wyoming–what a trip! The snow was plentiful, the temperatures chilling, and a merry time was had...

Well hello, December!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, and a bountiful Black Friday and Cyber Monday bargain quest, LoL....

Happy #ThanksgivingEve everyone (and if you’re not in the U.S., join on in the celebration!)! The Thanksgiving holiday to me is a time to...

The holidays are here, only 5 more Mondays ’til Christmas 🙂 .  At our house, the November birthday celebrations have begun, Thanksgiving...

With the release of Mistletoe and Mayhem, Yuletide at Castlewood Manor, my main character, Gemma Lancaster Phillips, PhD. , decided to...

I’m back from Dallas, ready to get down to business (yes, even the eyes are bigger in Texas)! The #Bouchercon2019 mystery conference was...

Trick or treat, finally! One of the first big celebrations to kick off the #holiday season is almost here–Happy #Halloween Eve! As you’re...

“It was a dark and stormy night…” These descriptive weather #element laden words (spawning many GIF riddled parodies) by author Edward...

Tick-tock, we just have eleven more weeks to go in 2019, can you believe it? I don’t know about you, but just like the lovely symmetry of...

This past weekend we headed to the hills, Big Bear Lake actually, where during the weekend, it’s #Oktoberfest! Our neighbors here in...

Happy second day of October–can you believe it? I’ve been busy with my latest book and am so excited for this new story/series. I’ve been...

I’m finally coming down from my #DowntonAbbey high last week! Loved, loved, loved the movie–the characters, settings, fashions–can you...

What a #week this is—all things #DowntonAbbey for me! T-minus two days and I will be finally getting to watch the highly anticipated...

Well our final 20th anniversary celebration was a delight. We drove over to the Ritz Carlton at Laguna for a lovely dinner overlooking...

What a long #weekend–Labor Day, the churning of monster storm Dorian, and changing of the guard as we leave August and the fineries of...

Final week of August and we’ve been enjoying our time in Las Vegas. The lights make everything sparkle and shine, even when those pretty...

Another week, another great #roadtrip to Las Vegas! Time to get #inspired by everything over-the-top, including the gorgeous desert...

Hard to believe we’re almost halfway through the month of August–school has started, the beach crowds are thinning out, and of course,...

No, going to a pub is not exactly what I had in mind. (although, if I were in London, I might just be tempted, LOL) I had a series of...