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HEADING TO HEATH: OUR SHARED ADDICTION Some people have boats and others enjoy ballroom dancing. Bill and I seem addicted to architecture and interior design. Bill, The Design Guy While the rest of the male population swaps sports statistics, Bill watches HGTV.  That’s not the only thing he watches.  He enjoys manly shows like HighwayContinue reading “My Very Own Design Star”

TRAVEL HERE: DFW WRITERS’ CONFERENCE – CRITIQUE GROUPS I started the second day of DFWcon with a panel discussion about Critique Groups, one of  the necessities of writing. My Experience with Critique Groups Truth be told, if I had a critique group every day I’d probably get more writing done.  On a critique group dayContinue reading “Critique Groups”

TRAVEL HERE: WATCHING MOVIES AS A KID I remember how the magic of movies moved me when I was young, but now, whether I’m sitting in my den watching them on my TV or visiting the local multiplex, they don’t seem to have the same effect.  Why is that? My First Movies Though I don’tContinue reading “Memories of Movie Magic”

HEADING TO HEATH: LIKE MAGI FOLLOWING THE STAR The search had become serious.  It was no longer a whim.  We were going to move, but where? The Day the Heavens Opened This was no casual, Sunday-afternoon romp. I had the list of available lots and we attacked it with fervor. Bill photographed the advantages andContinue reading “Following the Star”

TRAVEL HERE: DFW WRITERS’ CONFERENCE – DEBUT NOVEL PANEL I hope it was a sign of something. On the afternoon of my pitch I attended a panel discussion call The Debut Novel. What’s a Pitch? If you’re not one of my writer buddies, you might think pitching has something to do with baseball.  Pitching inContinue reading “Debut Novel Panel”

TRAVEL HERE: BARBEQUE VS. BBQ No matter how you spell it, BBQ is a great meal and Dallas has some BBQ I love. Back When I Didn’t Like BBQ My introduction to barbeque was not auspicious.  When we lived in Georgia, at least once a month Mom would bake a brisket and we’d have severalContinue reading “Is it BBQ or Barbeque?”

HEADING TO HEATH: THE GOD FACTOR Some people like to pat themselves on the back and say they’re just clever. Others talk about coincidences or chance. I figured out a long time ago, it’s God! Clear Signals All the Way God tapped me on the shoulder and told me to have a chat with Bill.Continue reading “The God Factor”

TRAVEL HERE: GOD INVENTED TEX-MEX IN DALLAS TX Tex-Mex is my favorite cuisine in the world and Dallas is it’s birthplace. What’s your favorite Tex-Mex? That First Bite Can you remember the first time you ate Tex-Mex?  Nowadays the spicy cuisine is so uibiquitous, that’s like asking someone if they remember their first meal inContinue reading “And Then God Invented Tex-Mex”

TRAVEL HERE: DFW WRITERS’ CONFERENCE – EMOTION AND CONFLICT SEMINARS Welcome back to my recap of the 2014 DFW Writers’ Conference. Today we’ll visit two of the craft classes I enjoyed, presented by two of DFW Writers’ Workshop’ best. Even Heroes Get the Blues by Rosemary Clement-Moore Now if Rosemary had to pick me outContinue reading “Emotion and Conflict Seminars”

HEADING TO HEATH: THE HEARTBREAK OF FIRST LOVES Of course, the house we fell in love with already had a contract on it. Since the open field behind it will most likely become another housing development, the pending contract saved us from ourselves, but that didn’t minimize our disappointment.  That house seemed like it wasContinue reading “The Heartbreak of First Loves”