Lisa sent four concept covers for my new book. I loved them all. It was hard deciding which one to choose. (She is a wizard, getting so good at creating them!!!) The one I have settled on is this (I’ll replace the link with an image as soon as Lisa sends me a jpeg […]
Stage Coach Cover — What’cha Think? Read More »
Helen had pre-purchased our tickets to be sure there would be room available the day we went. There was plenty of room. We were the only people in our group so our tour guide could easily answer any questions we had. I didn’t have any. I was too busy snapping photos… and this
New Zealand Memories: Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop and Auckland’s Sky Tower Read More »
My mind is playing happy games with me again. Last night it plunked me down in a place where a fantasy movie was in the process of being filmed. I was out in a pasture-like place and an army of what appeared to be Little People were engaging in “battle” (bloodlessly) with some invading
Had Another Creative Dream Last Night Read More »
Yesterday during my walk, the neigh-bor horse thrust her muzzle over the top of her fence, inviting me in for a muzzle nuzzle. So, of course, I obliged. It felt sooo good to be in touch with a real live horse again. I miss my horse-y years. Last night, I had
Had a Lovely Dream Last Night all about Animals Read More »
On Monday, March 18, Debbie drove Lisa, Helen and me to Auckland to visit the Kelly Tarleton/Auckland/SeaLife Aquarium and the Auckland Museum Both are relatively close to each other, so we decided to make a day of it. Our first stop was the aquarium, which was an awesome experience from the get go.
New Zealand Memories– Kelly Tarleton SeaLife Aquarium and Auckland Museum Read More »
After the go-go-go week we had, Helen scheduled a sedate weekend for us. It was just what the doctor ordered. Lisa and I walked to the Howick Village Street Market to check out the treasures that were being made and baked there. We were serenaded at one point by a group of high school
New Zealand Memories Howick Street Market, Nachos for Dinner, Beach Images Read More »
Right now, I have a sick nine-year-old goat. I’m addressing his needs and he’s hanging in there. If he doesn’t survive, I will need to re-home the remaining goat — little nine-year-old Tillie — because no goat should ever be alone. And because I need to stop adopting animals at my age, I won’t be
Not Gonna Worry About ANYTHING Because I’m Doing What I CAN! Read More »
I took notes of our various doings as the days passed so I wouldn’t forget important facts/moments/anecdotes, but on the day we visited Hobbiton, my note to self was : “Too glorious to put into words right now! Got a Hobbiton mug cozy from Lisa and a Hobbiton Movie Set t-shirt for myself.” So,
New Zealand Memories –SQUEAL! Hobbiton!!! Read More »
Because AI has put a major crimp in my earning capacity as a professional wordsmith, I’m segueing from copy, content, and features writing and editing to one-to-one virtual-teaching of public speaking to panicky presenters. In the future, I may turn it into a Udemy course so I can teach more than one-on-one, but for now,
Segueing from Writing to Virtual Public Speaking Coach Read More »
Directly across the street from the Ripple Hotel, where we stayed for two nights, was the Gondola Ride and Luge Slide, so we drove there and went up in the gondola with Helen and Deborah. Helen and Deb went back down in the gondola almost immediately (thinking they could catch us on film coming down
New Zealand Memories Part 5 Gondola, Luge, Rotarua Lunch, Paradise Valley Springs Zoo Read More »