~ Are You a Social Media Addict? ~ When Candace Johnson invited me to guest blog, I was grateful and thrilled. In keeping with the themes of Candace’s blog, I wanted to share my writerly (really love this new-for-me word) experience. Lately, I’ve been on a crash course to catch up to the social media standard for writers. […more…]
~ Are You Passionate Enough to Try This Dance? ~ 4 Dancers. 3 Days. One World. An epic quest to seek out the world’s most difficult dances and the cultures which inspire them is the concept for the reality show: Uncommon Rhythm. Being a jitterbug and fellow adventurer, I had to share their story and […more…]
Scottie Dog Facts You May Not Know I have always loved vintage, and I have always loved Scottie dogs. They appear in everything from decor to glassware to fashion to literature made most popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, but not limited to those eras. I was thrilled when my husband suggested we get […more…]
WHO ARE YOUR READERS? by Tam Francis I was talking to a fellow writer and blogger, he wanted me to read his novel and write a review on Good Reads. It got me thinking about who my readers are and who your readers are. As writers we might assume that just because we have completed a well-written […more…]
~ How we beat the end of summer blues ~ As another summer comes to an end, my mind reaches back to a wonderful end of summer when we were still living in San Diego, California… My haunches rested on cold asphalt, my son slept on a vintage wool blanket, another atop him. It must […more…]
Mix martinis marriage, murder, and movies A Vintage Movie Review What do you get when you mix martinis, marriage and murder? You get The Thin Man series of movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. The Thin Man Series spans two decades and six major motion pictures. MGM Studios released the First film, The Thin […more…]
~ Hob Nob & Snobs ~ I’ve recently been on a campaign as any good writer should be, to build my platform, tweeting, pinning, linking, following and commenting on blogs. The other night I ran across blog comments which stirred my mind and kept me from sleep. I came to the conclusion that: WE WRITERS ARE SNOBS […more…]
~ Costume vs Historic: The Art of Sewing Vintage ~ I’ve been sewing since High School. When I watched Demi Moore in “About Last Night” and coveted her wardrobe, but knew I couldn’t afford it, I pulled out my sewing machine. Putting those same thrifty sewing skills to work in my first studio apartment, I […more…]