Today, the Irish music will play and my crock pot will fill our home with the smell of salty meat and soft, yellow cabbage, and carrots. I might have to pick up a loaf of soda bread if there’s no time to make one but there will be more butter. I might not dye everythingContinue reading “Happy St. Patrick’s Day”
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Irish Cooking Day
Inflation or not, I had to check the fridge again for my corned beef and cabbage. My mom’s only secret ingredient is adding lots of butter during holidays. I call it pats of love. That salty meat is getting lots of love this week and so is that cabbage. I’m one who thinks any kindContinue reading “Irish Cooking Day”
Review Week
The start of the week began with good new over the weekend. My book editing project with two other authors took flight and they are doing well. This month was filled with media appearances and local news talk shows. All of their hard work paid off, and they have the connections to make a biggerContinue reading “Review Week”
Secret Rendezvous
Friday is here and I have a date with a few books. Instead of a night out in a fancy dress and heels, I’m curling up with popcorn and few good books. I need to return to my story bubble to get back into the novel I started to rework at the beginning of theContinue reading “Secret Rendezvous”
Haunted
As the weeks move forward toward one of mom’s favorite holidays, St. Patrick’s Day, I find myself being haunted by a story I’ve helped edit. The rush to get the book out on the anniversary of a husband’s death at the end of February, may have played a part in a few last minute misses.Continue reading “Haunted”
Edge of Spring
The weather couldn’t make it’s mind up this week as we teeter on the edge of spring in Minnesota. We started the week with rain and thunder that turned into flurries. Those flakes snowballed until they coated the melting brown covering the lawns and sides of the streets. I live here and I wanted toContinue reading “Edge of Spring”
Writing Twists
Seeing the ballet over the weekend had me think about curses. What if you were turned into a swan and couldn’t talk to the person you loved or had a crush on? Many people don’t need a fairytale or performance because this is their reality. How many times have you chickened out and couldn’t talkContinue reading “Writing Twists”
Dancing Swans
This weekend our date night started out with a delicious new place, The Capital Grille, in downtown Minneapolis. The wait staff pranced around in the cream colored dinner jackets, with their crumb sweepers hidden in their pockets. I laughed inward at one of the more flamboyant of the bunch. His movements cried high wait staffContinue reading “Dancing Swans”
A Night At the Theater
Date night is here and I’m spending the day pampering myself until it’s time to put on my lipstick and heels. One of my goals this year was to finally go to a performance that I’ve always dreamed of seeing. Minneapolis might not be Broadway but we have several theaters to stay competitive. I’m slippingContinue reading “A Night At the Theater”
Dreaming Awake
The clock kept ticking faster and faster as the day moved into the evening and I couldn’t catch my breath on the hamster wheel. When I tried to stop, I only ending up jumping into another wheel that spun faster. One was working on a report and the next was trying to keep the habitContinue reading “Dreaming Awake”
Do you ever have one of those days when you want to crawl back into bed or start wishing bedtime would come early? Well, that was my yesterday. There’s never a dull moment when it comes to helping people and for some reason everyone decided to call or send a barrage of email questions. MaybeContinue reading
All Things Green
As the clocked struck midnight our month changed over and we left Valentine hearts behind to make way to a bit of Irish luck and 4 leaf clovers. Yes, the month where my mom makes her corned beef and cabbage and dyes everything green is here. I know her Irish music will be turned upContinue reading “All Things Green”
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