Category Archives: Life Observations

The Numbers Game

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Linda Andrews

Humans are amazing creatures. We look up, look down and wonder. And in our wonderment, we search for answers. It’s this search that leads us to see patterns, logic, and explanations. Some of these hold up under the burden of … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Stores

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Linda Andrews

As we limp painfully toward the finishline in our bathroom remodel, I share my experiences with Lowes and Home Depot’s on-line/store pick-up service. The mission, we chose to accept  needed to do in order to finish was to find a mirror … Continue reading →

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The First Duty of a Society is Justice

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Linda Andrews

These were the words written in stone on the Maricopa County Court building in downtown Phoenix. They are inspiring words and yet, they would have been so much better if you could see them from the street instead of only … Continue reading →

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A Day Back in Time—

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Linda Andrews

Last Saturday, to escape the trial that is our bathroom, my husband and I hauled our cookies (and the rest of us) all the way to Apache Junction to attend the 25th Annual Renaissance Festival. Since none of our children … Continue reading →

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If a Man’s Home is his Castle, why did he pick the toilet as his Throne?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Linda Andrews

Birds do it. Bees do it and, yes my brother can personally confirm that even the bears in the woods do it. Now before your mind sinks any further into the gutter, let me just say I was talking about … Continue reading →

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A Chocolate Affaire to Remember

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Linda Andrews

  Have you ever wanted to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Me either, but for this year’s Glendale Chocolate Affaire, the romance writers group I belong to decided to give folks the chance to be on the cover … Continue reading →

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Break The Chains

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Linda Andrews

Some how, some way or another Lent has snuck up on me. For the last handful of years, I haven’t given up anything. I want to keep my vices, thank you very much. But I think now’s as good a … Continue reading →

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Book Signing at the Chocolate Affaire

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Linda Andrews

I’ll be signing my books at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Stop by and say hi, or give me some of your chocolate, er, I mean buy some yummy chocolate. There will be music, games, food and … Continue reading →

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Slacking Off

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Linda Andrews

Life doesn’t wait for me to finish a chapter. It tends to come at me like a runaway locomotive, flattening me if I don’t step back. And so it comes that at the end of January I’m not anywhere near … Continue reading →

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Let it Rain, Let it Pour

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Linda Andrews

I love the rain. We have metal awnings outside our bedroom window so I get to actually hear it while watching the ripples spread across the pool. This last weekend we had rain from Thursday until Monday. Not that unusual … Continue reading →

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