Hello, Thank you again for coming to have lunch with me! I hope your trip home was safe and uneventful. I am still humbled by the idea that so many of you came. And that you came from across the state and from across the country. In fact, seventeen states: Colorado, Florida, Illinois, [ CLICK to Read More ]
Dear, Are you enjoying the fall weather where you live? Here in Nebraska, it’s a little crazier than usual. We just went from 82-degrees to 48 in less than twenty-four hours. Delayed freezing temps gave our garden an extended season. I don’t remember picking vine-ripened tomatoes at the end of October. This was [ CLICK to Read More ]
WE ARE OFFICIALLY BOOKED! Join Deb and I Saturday, October 12th, 2024 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Aksarben Village in Omaha, Nebraska for the 2024 VIR CLUB LUNCHEON. YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!! See registration below. (this is a limited seating event.) For those of you who haven't been able to come [ CLICK to Read More ]
How has your new year been going? I hope it’s off to a great start. In December I complained about not having snow. We got some Christmas Day! Maggie showed newcomer, Grace how to enjoy the white stuff. It was only a few inches. Fluffy and fun. Since then, we’ve had about a [ CLICK to Read More ]
Our first shipment of MIDNIGHT CREED hardcovers just arrived!! By now you should have received my email about how you can pre-order a copy. In case you didn’t, there’s a link below. The official release date is December 17. If you want it sooner, you can buy direct at my WebShop.That means you’ll [ CLICK to Read More ]
FINALLY! The wait is over. You can now pre-order Midnight Creed. Want it early? As a VIR Club member, you can pre-order the Ebook or Hardcover directly from my WebShop. We'll start shipping signed copies the week of December 10th, and the Ebook will be available for download on December 10. Again, that's [ CLICK to Read More ]
Happy Spring! I hope it’s starting to look like it in your neck of the woods. We’ve had quite a bit of excitement around here. The Westie pack adopted a Jack Russell terrier! She’s seven months old and only nine pounds but so sweet and precious. Okay, she’s a little sassy, too, but [ CLICK to Read More ]
Spring is just around the corner!! Hang in there. Don’t listen to Punxsutawney Phil. We celebrated Finn’s second birthday on February 13th. He’s almost a Valentine’s day boy. Nebraska hasn’t seen any big snowfalls since his arrival, but this past week we had about eight inches. It was quite the adventure for him. [ CLICK to Read More ]
Happy 2023! This year instead of resolutions, I’m simply striving to return to normal…or at least a version of normal that I can recognize. I’ve been playing “catch-up” for too long. Haven’t the last few years felt like we had no choice but to “wing it?” My hope for all of us is [ CLICK to Read More ]
A Christmas Carol, It’s A Wonderful Life, and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. They’ve become synonymous with Christmas, but did you know they almost didn’t happen? A Christmas Carol In 1843, Charles Dickens already enjoyed literary success with several novels, including Oliver Twist. But sales were slowing, and his recent, Martin Chuzzlewit was [ CLICK to Read More ]
