From the Kitchen Counter…

View from the Back Porch:

Mood Reading: ZZZ’s (stayed up to watch season opener of Downton Abbey, took me a while to remove my jewels and tiara.)

Every publication I’ve picked up in the last 2 weeks has suggested appropriate New Year’s Resolutions, depending on who’s paying the advertising.  I thought I’d share mine along with the reasons I probably won’t be keeping them.  After all, we’re already a week in and I’ve broken most of them starting with: Read the rest of this entry »

View From Around Town:

Mood Reading: ZZZ’s (the quiet of the heavy snow at the cabin helped in the wee hours!)

I thought I would try a little something different with this year end post, just click on the link here for my video blog:

Here’s to a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year!

View from the Front Porch:

Mood Reading: ZZZZ’s  (sleeping well in the quiet following election hysteria)

So… did you ever think there would come a day when we actually welcomed the return of erectile dysfunction ads and a nerdy guy hawking roll-over mobile minutes into our prime time living rooms?   That day arrived this past Wednesday, a day after the most expensive presidential election in history, and none too soon I say!  Between the barrage of nasty, high volumned political ads, robo-calls, door knockers, mail propaganda, and pollsters calling at all hours of the day and night, it’s a wonder anyone with half an already decided brain didn’t go stark raving crazy! Read the rest of this entry »

View from the Front Porch:

Mood Reading:  ZZZ’s (howling wind last night – someone needs to tell Mother Nature that Winter is bullying our newly arrived Autumn!)

Thus far in my illustrious career as a blogger, I have tried to remain non-political on this page as not to offend my so-called “reading demographic”, god forbid.  (Notice I did not say apolitical.  I am not apolitical, but I can be non-political for short bursts of time, mostly when I’ve had a sedative along with that second glass of Sauvignon Blanc.) So… against my intuitive tendencies, I have tried to find myriad subjects to write about that don’t involve the upcoming presidential election.  This has been only marginally successful — and so categorically against my nature that I find I am not only tongue tied when trying to avoid the subject, but can simply no longer contain myself.  Read the rest of this entry »

View From The Kitchen Counter:

Mood Reading: ZZZ’s  (Had to fight the dog for pillow space last night!)

I’ve been hearing the same question from a lot of quarters lately (and no, it doesn’t involve politics):  “So…what’s going on with your book?” Read the rest of this entry »