Reindeer Games
My mom Franny was a fun-loving free spirit who enjoyed decorating for Christmas. In fact, in addition to her multiple trees (each...
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How I'm Wrapping Things Up This Christmas
Remember the joy you felt as a kid on Christmas morning ripping into the colorful gifts Santa left? I can recall my mother, a huge black...
The Fatherless Day
May 2021 was a difficult month for our family. We lost my dad Burton Lee Bone (pictured at left with me in Alice, TX in 2015) as well as...
What's Your Happiest Day of The Week?
In his book Every Day A Friday, Joel Osteen challenges readers to "let every day be a Friday". One of the reasons I really enjoyed this...
For The Love of Cats—And Dogs!
Many years ago, shortly after moving into my first apartment, I adopted a cat from a nearby shelter. Maxine, a Manx, was a quirky feline...
A Cover Girl Comes Clean
Ever since the release of my latest romance novel, Match Point, people have asked me if that's me and my husband James on the cover. So,...
Here's What It Takes To Get My Goat!
My son Jacob, a bit of a wordsmith, loves quizzing me about the meaning of seldomly used words or expressions. For example, the other...
Cabbit Was "Cat-Titude" Personified!
When I started writing 30-Love, I knew that the main character Charlie Valdez would have a cat. Since the romance novel is very loosely...
How To Wear Everything In Your Closets
In the photo above, I'm standing in front of a friend's amazing painting which hangs in the TVG Marketing Services office. In addition to...
Love Lesson From A Friend
Deb and me attending TAA Expo Event, Hyatt Regency, Dallas 2014 In my romance novel, It Happened In The Hill Country (available on...
Who'll Come To Your Funeral?
January 2021 marks the tenth year of my mother's passing. Because she was such a huge part of my life, I've blogged about Franny numerous...
Why I'm Kicking Back & Caring Less
In a past blog, I shared with everyone that one birthday, I received multiple copies of various editions of author Richard Carlson,'s...
New Year's Peas & Quiet
As a morning person, I seldom stay up past ten p.m. In fact, me making it 'til midnight even on New Year's Eve rarely happens. That being...
The Christmas Secret My Sisters Couldn't Keep!
Christmas celebrations at my mom and Bob's house were always extremely special. Franny loved the holidays and would go all out, decking...
It's Not Every Day A Gal Gets To Wear A $30,000,000 Diamond Necklace!
Yep! That's six zeros after the thirty! Crazy, right? Here's how the above photo came to be taken: Years ago, I traveled to Scottsdale,...
Why Would You Say The "F-word" To Me?
From time to time as I was writing 30-Love, my husband James would poke his head into our study and ask me how things were going. "It's...
James and "The Judgemental Hmm"
It's been my experience that when you're around someone for an extended period of time, you form a way of communicating with them that...
The Thanksgiving That Wasn't
In last week's blog, I shared the story of my First Worst Thanksgiving and how fortunate I've been to enjoy some really terrific...
My First Worst Thanksgiving
Because most everyone is scaling back their holiday plans this year to adhere to the "stop the spread" recommendations from the CDC,...
Why I Wrote A Hallmark Christmas Movie
Okay, I'll admit it! This time of the year, I get sucked into watching all the sappy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel. Sometimes,...
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