Debbie Macomber's Blog, page 68

25 Santas and Washing Machines!

After being on the road virtually full time right after Thanksgiving to complete the final leg of my book tour for ONE SIMPLE ACT, the next stop was New York.  That turned out to be a whirlwind week with meetings with my publisher, agents, and also the chance to see some Broadway shows.

Wayne and I are now in our Florida home, where it is currently 76 degrees (don't hate me!).  It's nice to settle into our winter home, set up my office, and get back to writing.  Although it was tremendous fun ...

A Grateful Heart

I read something interesting this morning.  Did you know that the words THANKS and THINK are derived from the same Latin root word?  I didn’t. 

My daughter and I made the trip to Costco on Sunday for our turkey and fixings.  As Wayne lugged the twenty-three pound bird into the house, I thought of all the families who are struggling to put food on the table.  Yes, my friends, I have so very much for which to be thankful, and when you think about it, we all do, no matter what our...

Picture Perfect?

While in New York last week I had a new publicity photo taken.  My publisher wanted a new photo for the back of my 2010 hardcover titled HANNAH’S LIST.  Nina Subin has been the photographer for the last several photographs.  She does an amazing job of making me look good.  (I told her I’d double her fee if she could make me look like Sandra Brown!)  As it is, I struggle to look like my publicity photo, so if we happen to meet while I finish my tour for ONE SIMPLE ACT, I’m giving you fair...

Coloring Contest

Three of my grandchildren were at the house last night to judge THE TRULY TERRIBLY HORRIBLE SWEATER . . . That Grandma Knit Coloring Contest.  They made their decision, and the winners will be notified shortly. It was fun watching them go through the decision process.

My daughter, Jenny Adele, had a meeting, so she was late picking up Maddy.  After a while Maddy got restless, so I played a game with her.  I asked her to tell me three things about her day.  Two should be true,  and one would...

Twist and Shout!

Wayne and I attended a charity dinner event for Hospice of Kitsap County with friends Susan Mallery (Be sure to check out Susan’s book, Hot On Her Heels, which is currently on the stands!) and her husband, Mike Redmond.  The Kingsmen of Louie, Louie and Jolly Green Giant fame performed.  Wayne literally dragged me up on stage to dance while the band performed their last number.  I have to say this ole body of mine doesn’t exactly Twist and Shout the way it once did--I’ve got too many...

Airport Security

I’m flying off to Dayton, OH tomorrow morning. This will be my first experience getting through airport security with my new knee. Several years back I had an airport incident that still causes me to hyperventilate every time I think about it. My parents were moving from their home to an assisted living complex, and I flew from Florida to help with the transition. My mother had a special butcher knife she loved and wanted to be sure I got, so WITHOUT MY KNOWING she tucked it into my carry-on ...

Candy Thieves

Happy Halloween!  Because we live at the end of a long driveway that w'inds though lots of trees, and our house isn't visible from the road,  we don’t get Trick or Treaters. Nevertheless, I find it necessary to fill my ceramic pumpkin bowl with candy goodies.  It just wouldn’t be right if I had an empty bowl by the front door.  The thing is, the candy keeps disappearing.  Now there are only three of us in the house--Wayne, me and Bogie.  I’m not eating it (okay, a few, but not many) and...

My big weakness

I’m doing an autographing at Yorkshire Yarns later this afternoon.  To my surprise, Wayne offered to go with me.  That is rather unusual for him.  If he does attend an autographing he generally goes to an entirely different section of the bookstore so that no one will make the connection between the two of us.  Then he’ll wander by once or twice to see how the line is moving.  If I point him out, he smiles and quickly leaves.  So when Wayne offered to attend the signing with me, I knew...

Good News and Bad News

For those of you who are patiently, and not-so-patiently, waiting for 1022 EVERGREEN PLACE, I have good news and bad news.  The good news is that I’m writing like a fiend.  The story is moving along beautifully, and, frankly, I think it might be the best Cedar Cove book to date.  The bad news is that after three complete weeks away from the office following knee replacement surgery, I’m hopelessly behind.  Yes, the book will get written, and yes, it’s going to be great, and yes, it will be...

What was Wayne Reading?

I’ve enjoyed reading the responses to my blogs.  For those of you who' ve asked about the book Wayne was reading so intently that he didn’t notice I had arrived home, I have an answer for you.  He was not reading one of my books.  It was The Devil’s Punchbowl by Greg Iles. 

My husband has read one, maybe two, of my books during my thirty-year publishing career.  There’s a very good reason Wayne doesn’t read my books.  First off, it isn’t a genre he enjoys, and secondly, he gets emotional.&nbsp...