May is already a hot month where we live in Florida, so Hubby and I loved being in the cooler weather of southern Utah. We stayed in a small AirBnB cabin that was on a horse farm and visited Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park, shown here. I am so grateful our country protects these beautiful landscapes.
Even Sedona, AZ, which is normally hot in May, was unseasonably cool. We loved it!
Who needs to go to the gym when an eighteen pound cat naps on your arm while you’re trying to write?
I love supporting other writers and independent bookstores by attending author signings in their shops. Here I am with authors Lauren K. Denton and Jolina Petersheim at FoxTale Book Shoppe in Woodstock, GA. I can’t wait to read these two new releases that I bought while I was there!
It’s so mysterious and eerie when the clouds are below the mountains. This is the view from my study at our cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia.
My retirement from Corporate America–complete with “reading glasses” cupcakes–took place a year ago. Here’s my post on how I wanted for years to one day be “immersed in a story world.” And now I am, both through my own writing and via my book coaching practice.
Author Accelerator Blog post: Immersed in a Story World
We had a light dusting of snow while at our cabin in the North Georgia mountains. I don’t mind because it won’t stay long. Snow also means that the fire inside seems that much cozier.
Whenever I’m in a new-to-me town, I visit the independent bookstores. This one: Nevermore Books in Beaufort, SC. I was in South Carolina to attend the Pat Conroy Literary Festival. He was a master at describing the beautiful landscape of the low country.
As a nature-loving introvert, I’d always wanted to go to Montana and Wyoming. Where else can you get wide open (and quiet!) spaces, few people and mountains? So, for our thirty-year anniversary trip, my husband and I took off for Big Sky Country. My favorite part of the trip: Glacier National Park. It is the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.
This book’s first line sets up the premise:
I am finishing up dinner with my family and my fiance’ when my husband calls.
Once Emma’s husband–who’d been presumed dead for years–reappears, she has to decide between her husband and her fiance.’ One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid gave me the same physical heartache as if these events were happening to me. This book brought forth so many memories from my first high school love.
The Seven Husband’s of Evelyn Hugo, also by this author, was one of my favorite books of 2017. I suspect she’ll make that list again in 2018. I highly recommend this book.
I loved Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. The protagonist is an aspiring topiary artist who can’t seem to catch a break. Lots of social commentary and FUNNY! I highly recommend it. I’ll definitely be seeking out the author’s back list.
