I’ve given up novel-writing this month. I am now a full time caretaker. Rather than feel deprived, though, I feel that it’s a privilege and a pleasure to be able to help. Don feels pretty good, and often wants to do things for himself, but I told him that his job number one is to [...]

Throughout Don’s entire health crisis ordeal, I have not panicked or fallen apart, and though I have had my moments of extreme emotion, I’ve managed to maintain my psychological state pretty well. My body, though, seems to have a mind of its own. For the first week of the crisis, I was prepared for the [...]

During this latest hospital ordeal, I’ve spent many a long hour pacing up and down the halls at Desert Banner hospital, trying to kill time while somebody does something else to Don, and studying the other people whose paths I cross. One thing I noticed right away, especially on the Cardiac floor, where Don has [...]

As promised, I’m going to tell you a little about our adventurous January, but before I begin I must say that my book launch at Poisoned Pen Bookstore went very well. A friend stayed with Don so I could do it. Had a nice big crowd, and the store sold out of all my earlier [...]

but suffice it to say for the moment that there have been some changes in my appearance schedule, which was already abbreviated, for a book launch. Last Tuesday I took my husband to the emergency room with what turned out to be acute kidney failure, and he’s still there, undergoing every test medical science has [...]

Wondering where I’ve been, Dear Readers? I have been managing to do my blogging duty over on Type M 4 Murder and on Fatal Foodies, but my very own personal site has been sitting around forlorn, waiting for me, since early in December. We’re still dealing with some health problems, which seems to be sucking [...]