Category: just for fun

  • Fun! The Writer’s Life at The Sands

    In case you didn’t notice, another month has flown by and we only have one month to go with the #WriterlbsOff New Year’s Resolutions. I hope you are kicking your resolutions into high gear with the coming of spring and our renewal of energy in the warmer weather! It’s time to celebrate our accomplishments and…

  • Fun: Spreading the Love with Awards!

    I am humbled and honored to have received three awards this past week. My Twitter friends and blog friends mean a lot to me. The awards are fun because we get to share with each other and discover other great people to follow.  I am spreading the love around in a big way today! My…

  • Poetry: Beautiful Felt Art

    As some of you may have seen, I won a 40 word flash contest hosted by Alison Wells (@alisonwells) that she held for her 40th Birthday. It was a fun contest with many great entries. You can see all the winners at Alison’s blog – THE FORTY WORD – Winners. Celebrating Alison’s birthday and having…

  • Twitter Chat with The Penny Dreadful

    As many of you know, I post my serial fiction on the new website called, The Penny Dreadful.  Today was the 1 month anniversary of the site and they are celebrating 1,000 hits in their first month.  There was a party today with giveaways, and an author Twitter chat where I was featured. I had…

  • Fun: Awards Galore!

    Today, I want to thank my good friends for sending me awards.  They increase our sense of community with each other and they are just plain fun! The Sugar Doll Blogger Award I am honored that Deanna Schrayer at Deanna’s Blog, The Life of a Working Writer Mommy, awarded me with the Sugar Doll Blogger…

  • Fun: “Creative Writer” Blogger Award

    I’ve been tagged by Marisa Birns at Out of Order Alice and Jodi MacArthur at Jodi MacArthur – Fiction Writer to receive the Lesa’s Bald Faced Liar “Creative Writer” Blogger Award. I’m honored, I think. Thanks Marisa and Jodi! But that is not all, there are rules and requirements to earn my award. Here are the…

  • The Writer’s Life: #WriterlbsOff Friday Check-In #2

    How are you doing you great #writerlbsOff warriors? Time for Friday Check-In. Feel free to take over the comments section, chat and support each other in successes and challenges. I hope this week was a good one, but if not, that is o.k., next week is just around the corner. Do you need a little…

  • Fun: Once in a Blue Moon New Year’s Eve Party!!

    Once in a Blue Moon… There is magic in the air, a mysterious force drawing us together for the new year! Tonight, there will be a blue moon shining brightly in the sky and an eclipse of the moon for the lucky souls in the Eastern Hemisphere! It is surely a sign from the heavens…

  • Fun: Christmas Open House

    Happy Holidays to my Friends, Thank you for stopping by to my virtual Christmas Open House. Please come in for hors d’oeuvres and drinks before you head out to parties, or go to the dessert table when you need a break from the holiday madness.  Stop in anytime and enjoy the refreshments and the company.…

  • Why “Don’t Fence Me In?”

    Although my favorite choice for music genres isn’t cowboy songs, the first time I heard the song, “Don’t Fence Me In,” I bust a gut laughing.  It struck a very deep cord in my soul and I could feel the words expressing one of my deep inner desires.  I want to be free, to experience…