It’s been a whole week since the release of my new book, We Don’t Push in Fairhope, and I want to thank each one of you who was able to attend the launch party. What a fun night! My grandmother would say, “Come here and let me hug your neck!” If the long signing line…
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Just over 90 people showed up for my launch party for my new book, We Don’t Push in Fairhope. What a incredible feeling to be so loved by those who love their hometown. – Hey, that’s kind of what my book is about! People kept coming in the back door as I was speaking and…
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With a terrible mess from Hurricane Helene in FL, GA, SC and NC, and the entire world seeming to spin out of control, I’ve been thinking about a previous newspaper column I wrote and thought it may be a good idea to revisit my backyard Ebenezer. Here’s an updated version. There’s a pile of rocks…
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Here’s a sappy love story, and it’s not even Valentine’s Day. My husband Bob and I were enjoying one of the best sandwiches we’d ever had at a little sidewalk café in Rome — freshly roasted and sliced Porchetta on homemade bread. Without warning, the sky darkened, and a deluge of rain drenched the city.…
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Here’s a quick peek at the inside my new book. You can click the image below to enlarge – but I’ll be sending you more of the content in the near future. For those of you who’ve preordered, I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! It means a great deal to authors these days when…
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My newsletter subscribers got an early hint of this story last week when I mentioned Bob’s wallet getting stolen in Rome. Here’s the full story. It’s fun to be a subscriber—just enter your email on the sidebar! Bob and I have been trying to take a big trip every few years because this is our…
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Well, isn’t this just a hoot-and-a-half? You write a book, then you have to switch hats and market the thing. Who knew? And on top of writing and marketing, I also recorded the audio version of We Don’t Push in Fairhope. I don’t know why, but it was exhausting! Recording the audio version of We…
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The weirdest part of my summer (so far) wasn’t when I used my kitchen tongs to fling a snake out of my swimming pool, but it was when I somehow predicted the entire scene the day before. Paddling in the cool pool on a nuclear-hot South Alabama evening, I told my husband I wanted to…
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Change is a-comin’. As much as I hate to say it, it’s time for a website update. Boo! Hiss! – and that’s just my opinion. In the past when I’ve changed things, you’ve let me know it made you a bit grumpy, but this time, I think (hope) you’ll be on board. Why make the…
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Change is a-comin’. As much as I hate to say it, it’s time for a website update. Boo! Hiss! – and that’s just my opinion. In the past when I’ve changed things, you’ve let me know it made you a bit grumpy, but this time, I think (hope) you’ll be on board. Why make the…
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