In response to my query for blog topics, I received some wonderful suggestions and promised to acknowledge those responsible. Since five people nominated “New Mexico” as a topic, I thought I’d begin there. Mary Anne Frett asked what prompted me to move here, well all righty! I was born and raised in Illinois and after … More Why New Mexico?
After pondering several blog ideas, I decided to talk about routine and the value of having certain patterns in ones day. I think this is especially important for artistic folks. Of the writers I know, some like to start their writing very early in the morning before the busyness of the day interferes. Some like to write … More Operation:Disrupt Routines
You like that eye-grabbing title? Now, if I could only keep the content as compelling. You see, that’s the job of a writer! That’s not really where I wanted to go with this. See, I spent time this weekend thinking about the nature and nurture of this new mantle I have donned as a “writer” … More Writers and Grass
Wednesday I just wanted to provide an update to my sad story about the apocalyptic hailstorm last Thursday evening. Yesterday, “Aaron the Allstate Good Hands” guy came out to do an appraisal. He was a nice chap former contractor who wandered around, took a bazillion pictures and measurements, and sat in his car for … More Roofs and Repairs on the horizon
In our last episode–Thursday morning, you’ll remember, the morning coffee carafe exploded. No injuries, just great surprise. Late that afternoon, I drove into Albuquerque to meet several friends for dinner and we enjoyed a lovely meal on the patio at O’Niell’s on Juan Tabo. Darkening skies and a few large raindrops ended the evening and … More Wind, Rain, Hail, Floods, and broken glass…oh my!
Words of Barrett 