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On the road again...and it's another giveaway!

First things first! Richard Brandt is the winner from my giveaway last Monday. Thanks to everyone for coming by and for the comments. I must admit, as a blogger, I'm always pleased with the number of "hits" we have here, but comments are the icing on the cake. Congratulations, Richard!

Second thing! Happy Labor Day. As someone who was a union member for 30 years (US Postal Service), this day is special to me.


And now on to this week's blog. Does anyone know what time it is? Well, Nan and I cert...

My Listy Things

Continuing the week’s theme of Listy Things, I’ve pulled from what the other gals have covered and picked my favorites. Fair warning: I learned through this exercise that I can’t answer even the simplest question simply. It usually involves a small doctoral thesis.

Favorite color? Depends on if I’m wearing it, decorating with it, or looking at it. I love all the colors.
Favorite pizza toppings? No anchovies, please. Otherwise, I’m fairly adventurous with my pizza and like a variety of toppings...

Fall Attributes

by Margie Senechal

I have to say we're entering my favorite time of year. I always say that the beginning of a new season is my favorite, but if I had to choose, it would come down to fall. And here's why.

1. The colors. I love the deep reds, peaches, and yellows. Living in the Evergreen State, we still have a lot of green blended in, but still...

2. The decor. I love me my bats, witches, black cats, and jack-o-lanterns.

3. Baking cookies. It's been too hot to bake in recent weeks, and I missed i...

Just A Little Kristina Trivia + A Giveaway

We're taking a little break from serious posts to share silliness with you all this week - and I think it's perfect timing, being the last official week of summer. No, don't go by that silly calendar thing. summer runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day...no more, no less. Think that's the only weird/crazy/silly thing about me? Au contrair, lovelies...here are ten more! Oh! And don't forget to leave a comment - you could win a prize!

1. What’s a nickname only your family calls you?
Kritti - my...

More Listy Lists . . .

Yeah, Liz got us started yesterday and so here I am, using her list, but with my answers. Lazy, lazy blog, but lists are so much fun, don't you think? Here we go with Nan's listy answers. 

1. Favorite mode of travel: I'd love to take a Mississippi River cruise. I have some friends who are doing one this fall and I'm pea green with envy. Liz, what do you think?? Although auto trips with Lizzy run a close second.

2. Favorite destination you haven't gone to yet: Taos--I'd love to see the pla...

More favorite things--and a giveaway!

Once again, I find myself speechless.
Yeah, I didn't think you'd believe that. However, I don't have anything of value to offer this week, so I'm going to present the infamous list of favorites. I'm making things up as I go along. Feel free to join in or roll your eyes and say, "Geez, why didn't she just stick with speechless?" :-)

1. Favorite mode of travel: I want to take a long train trip.

2. Favorite destination you haven't gone to yet: Alaska, all the way to the tip.

3. Favorite state you've...

Looking for my GMC

Some of my writer peeps have been floundering in their writing recently. Searching for the muse, the time, the inspiration, the sheer strength to deal with it all… And I’ll confess I’m there with them. I know I just released a book, which is a thrilling culmination of months and years of effort, and maybe I'm simply resting on my laurels as a result. However, as the saying goes, “You’re only as good as your last book”… which translates into a stress-inducing mantra of “just keep writing.”

Exce...

Moving Rocks

by Margie Senechal
 
In the past few months, I've worried about the state of our nation--so filled with angry rhetoric, hate-spewing politics, and just a general sense of hopelessness. Like, this is what we've come to????

But, in the past few weeks, two things happened to give me hope.

The Olympics and Vancouver "Rocks!".

The Olympics remind me of opening a retail store. When I was with Walgreens, I helped open the majority of the stores in Vancouver and a number in Oregon as well. And there...

It's Game Day to Celebrate a New Book

Is this cover adorable or is it adorable? I don't think anything is sweeter than a guy and his kid...and this guy is especially yummy and the kiddo is just adorable.

Also, it's my new book! Well, my new bundle of books. Last spring my publisher told me they had selected What a Texas Girl Needs (my second Texas Girl book) to be part of a bundle of secret baby books called Sweet Child Of Mine . The secret baby trope is one of my favorites, and Vanessa and Mat are two characters that have stayed w...

Looking for My Mojo

It's Sunday afternoon and I've just written my quarterly blog for Romance University--it's coming up tomorrow (Wednesday to you), so check it out, okay? So often lately, I've wondered if my writing mojo has taken a hike because making myself get settled down to write has been nigh onto impossible these past few months. I know I've talked ad nauseum about not being able to write--either work or lack of motivation or life stuff keeps getting in the way. But now, I'm wondering exactly why I'm no...