Category Archives: Hobbies

Free Writing Workshops

Free Writing Workshops 2/10/18  10AM-6PM During the Glendale Chocolate Affaire Glendale Civic Center Annex 10AM: Social Media Made Simple by Leslie Keller 11AM: The Art of the Short Story by Tina Radcliffe Noon: Organized Pantsing by Patricia Batta 1PM: MARKETING … Continue reading

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Murder, He Wrote

We have a little white board on our refrigerator to remind us to pick up things at the store. The hubbinator wrote this on the board. Naturally, I read that the hubbinator wanted shears from HoDe’s but then underneath I … Continue reading

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Writing Inspiration

Aside from my love of history, one of the things that inspire stories are places like this:   I love stations almost as much as I love trains. Especially when they’re fantastic old building like this one. Train stations were … Continue reading

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Size Matters

Yes, the TV saga continues. You see, we gave up cable/satellite TV years ago and now rely on our roof antennae for our TV programs. There are quite a lot of them, although if you remove the Spanish, religious, and … Continue reading

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Adding to the list

I love Christmas Carols. Sure I get burnt out listening to them at the beginning of January, but I’m also the person who starts listening to them in June. Yes, June. Since they are on my iPad, I play them … Continue reading

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On Fire

I’ll admit to being a bit of a movie addict. So when I learned that Hallmark had taken over Feeln, I was quite keen on being able to watch Hallmark movies without subscribing to cable. So I downloaded the app … Continue reading

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The Lies We Tell

Once upon a time making gifts/cards/presents was cheaper than purchasing manufactured items. Apparently, that was so last century. Or the century before. Either way, it isn’t today. And yet, I still have it in my head that I should make … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Cheesecakes

As I’m sure many of you can tell from my last few blogs, I love to cook, especially during the holidays. One of the things I’ve been asked to bring to the Thanksgiving table over the years is cheesecake. I … Continue reading

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When Two Become One

I’m talking about cinnamon rolls that is. You see, I don’t want to wait hours to make them properly and those canned rolls don’t hit the spot. So, I’ve taken two recipes from my Kitchenaid mixer to make them in … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

It’s that time of year in the US when most of us put ourselves in a food coma while spending time with family and friends. So to everyone in the US, Happy Thanksgiving. And to everyone else, enjoy your weekend … Continue reading

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