Zippy sends his regards!
Zippy on the back deck of the house waiting for me to stop reading so he can start eating dinner.
Discover Five Authors
Here is a new list of five authors to discover, and two to grow on! The evening mist is back over the pond. The air is colder. Fall into Winter waterborne storms are brewing off the Pacific Northwest coastline, and these maelstroms usually hit us hard in November and December. It’s way past time to…
Watch: Television Entertainment — The Fall Season 2011
In pop culture this is a busy week that began with The Emmys. Zippy and I weren’t paying attention to the smile and cry set this year (caught up with the winners and losers the following day though) yet wondered why there wasn’t a category for his four-pawed or feathered brethren. It’s the start of…
9/11 2011
In Memoriam… Figaro following us around the shed… Figaro 1999-2010 Lucille always willing to get wet… Lucille 1995-2008 Myrtle, part Irish Setter/German shepherd, a graceful mutt… Myrtle 1992-2008 The Girls quick to strike a pose… Myrtle, Lucille and Zippy puppy… …they taught him to be calm, and a gentle dog… Loper 1989-2000 and Roo (brothers)…
DVD: The Hours — Rediscover a Modern Classic Film
This morning finds me working in two separate directions. My mind is split between two endeavors, and a third hovers behind these, just waiting to take over. So many walks, alone, or with my German Shepherd, Zippy, across the meadow, give me time to think about the characters in my own novel, the paths they…
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes — A Film Recommendation
Another great summer movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out of nowhere and starts people talking about meddling with nature, Tom Felton, that meanie Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter films, and his turn as a brutish animal handler and how well he masters an American accent, and the astounding sight of…
Neighborhood Watch By Cammie McGovern — A Recommendation
This week I decided to reread a couple older books along with my pop culture book pick of the moment, Neighborhood Watch by Cammie McGovern. This page-turner, a meditative glimpse of a suburban neighborhood beset by tragic circumstances, tries to dig beneath the surface of guilt and innocence and finally reveals how both can warp…
Jo Nesbø’s The Redbreast — A Recommendation
Zippy is out with the robin redbreasts as the cherry and pear trees bloom – I swear he’s looking at one right now 😉 Jo Nesbø’s The Redbreast So much reading and so little time, that’s what I’ve been told, and I’ve been reading a lot of old and new books. I stayed up late…
Happy 4th Of July 2011
Happy 4th of July weekend . . . watch the fireworks and marvel . . . I’m off to the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, BC for the week and will try to take a lot of photos . . . May the colors pop ‘ – ) Please subscribe to a writer’s…
On Memorial Day 2011
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