and there’s the Cushman way. While most families are content to simply stand on tiptoes and decorate a six-foot tree in their living rooms… well… let’s just say, the Cushman family is not most families. If it doesn’t involve heavy machinery, and at least one person dangling off the end of it risking life and…
Read MoreI may not live in Gotham City or Metropolis, but yesterday I saw some real life super heroes in action.My sister-in-law, aka VisionGirl, spotted smoke coming from the brush across the canyon. She quickly notified my brother-in-law, aka WaterMan. Faster than a speeding bullet (and without bothering to find a phone booth so he could…
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A couple of weeks ago when my neighbor Lori B. hosted a book party– remember I told you she made me wear a tiara? You didn’t believe me did you? For the record- she only made me wear the boa during the question and answer session. (Lori has a rather twisted sense of humor, doesn’t…
Read MoreWell, I’ve emerged from my writer’s cave, got my manuscript turned in (praise God!), and now I’m in San Diego about to begin my first ever mini-book tour. This is a bit terrifying, but I’m in good company. Julie Carobini and I are the new-comers here, along with veteran writers Lauraine Snelling and Cathy Marie…
Read MoreI haven’t blogged in a bit because it’s been a rather hectic week around here. My mother-in-law was admitted to the hospital with a (quite scary) post-surgical blood clot. She lives a couple of hours north of here, so the family has been driving back and forth at all sorts of crazy hours. At this…
Read MoreTonight, we had some visitors for dinner. I REALLY wanted to make a good impression. I am REALLY not a terribly domestic person. So… on Saturday night I did a trial run of the dinner. It turned out perfect! So… I spent the day today(and made my kids who had the day off school spend…
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Unfortunately, all my photos from last night’s book shindig at Lori B ‘s house turned out really dark :-(. It was a great evening though (in spite of the fact that Lori made me wear a tiara!), with about 40ish women just hanging out and chatting about books, kids, whatever. Here are a few of…
Read MoreMy friend and neighbor Lori B. is hosting dozens of women at her home tonight, where we will celebrate A Promise to Remember after its first month on the shelves. Lori has been a tireless promoter of Promise since long before it actually came out, putting in hours worth of phone calls, emails, etc. To…
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I just met Karen Kingsbury! In this picture, we are holding our books that are currently linked on Amazon.She said I have been on her radar because most of my promotional material says “in the tradition of Karen Kingsbury” *blush*. Anyway, she asked if I’d have my publisher send her a copy, and I said…
Read MoreThat’s right. Karen Kingsbury will be signing books here in Santa Barbara tonight! I’ll be there, along with down-the-coast neighbor, Julie Carobini. I’m excited to get a copy of Karen’s newest book, Between Sundays, but I’ll also be bringing along a few others from my home library to get them signed, too.Here are the details…
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