The fall of ’76, we lived in Homestead, Florida. My parents had a large home group and we all gathered for Thanksgiving, outside, in the side yard of our house. There had to be thirty of us with kids and all. I remember it was a breezy day with thick blue clouds hovering over us. And it was the day …
08.08.08
On 7.7.’77, I was sixteen, working at Publix in Cutler Ridge, FL. One of the bag boys, Ronny Paul, said today is 7.7.’77 and noted how many years it would be before we had 8.8.’88, and 9.9.’99 and now it’s 8.8.08. What’s in a number anyway? Here’s what I wrote in my diary on July 7, ’77. “Today is 7,7,’77 …
A day at Cocoa Beach
Friend and author Susan May Warren is visiting for a few days before we head over to Orlando for a writer’s retreat, and the beginning of International Christian Retail Show. Yesterday, we buzzed around town – unfortunately it’s raining so we can’t put the top down – and went over to Melbourne Beach, then up A1A to Cocoa Beach to …
I crack myself up…
For reason I’ll keep to myself, I’m reading my old diaries. I gotta tell you, if you’re a teenager or have a teenager, please, keep a diary or tell them to keep a diary. I love pulling out my diaries and reading them. I laugh out loud every other page. I kept them for seventeen years and after I got …
What I’ve been up 2
So, you’re wondering, “Rach, do you blog any more or are we just supposed to imagine what your life is all about?” No indeedy, you’re not. Please don’t. I’m blogging, see, I’m blogging. I’ve been busy, too. Working on a new synopsis for next book, working title Dining with Joy. How do you like it? I’m reviving my celebrity “chef” …
My barking dogs
And I don’t mean my feet. Hahaha, get it. “My dogs are barking…” Well, okay, never mind. My dog, dogs, you know them Pal and Lola, bark. Yep. Not all the time, but Pal lays by the front window looking out, then goes berserk when something goes by: another dog, a person on a bike way, way down the road, …
Behind the Scenes 2: Sweet Caroline
I didn’t get a good, good start on Sweet Caroline until December. Between October and November, I had a lot of starts and throw-aways. Here’s one: My grandfather Rainier and I had a tradition. The day after Thanksgiving he’d come by our house around four in the afternoon and take me to the Frogmore Cafe for a hot bowl of …
Sunday
I’m in the Memphis airport waiting to board a flight for Atlanta. Christine Lynxwiler and her hubby drove Susan Downs and I to the airport from Arkansas. We had a good weekend together. The Word Book Store owner took great care of us, putting us up in a bed and breakfast, bringing breakfast. We were able to pray with him …
A Writer’s Retreat and book signing
I’m in Arkansas at After Words book store and cafe with Christine Lynxwiler, Tracey Bateman, Susie Warren and Susan Downs. We had a day of writing talk and brainstorming, then a day of a writing workshop and book signing. We are having a great time, hanging out and getting to know the great people in Hardy. The book store owner …
Out with friends
My last roommate before marrying hubby, Renee, turned forty this month. I couldn’t let the day go by without celebrating, so we went to Carrabbas last night with two other friends. I met Renee right after she graduated from Clemson. We didn’t click right away, but as she worked with the youth, we became friends and decided to share an …