Fire and Ice (1994): High school. Going out to eat at night. My other favorite accessories were a faux emerald and diamond jewelry set and a nail color called Iced Cappuccino that I think was one I see online by CND, but the bottle design doesn’t look familiar. Crabtree & Evelyn Violet Toilet Water: This Continue reading

I made some fudge, but it didn’t firm up. It seems like I didn’t cook it long enough. I think it’s more in the candy than the baked goods direction in terms of cooking. It’s good, though, in a bowl with a spoon. Definitely gave me quite a sugar rush. I have been cleaning and Continue reading

I worked on “The Distant Sun” a little more this morning. Not even a full page, and I ran out of steam. I find editing my fiction writing so draining. I’m not going to push it, because I will be working on my prospectus for hours today. It sounds like we may not get a Continue reading

Rural cemeteries Low-rise boot-cut jeans, flip flops and long tank tops Long, black hair Matte brick-red lipstick Toasting marshmallows Queso and chips and margaritas Venus, Texas Road trips Continue reading

Today, I got back to working on my prospectus. Almost the whole day was spent finding my train of thought on it from ten days ago. But it was a day of work on the prospectus, and tomorrow, I will be able to move forward on it. I also read a text I plan to Continue reading

It’s been a memorable week. I’m grateful we emerged safely. We’re not really out of the fog yet even if we’ve made it through some particularly difficult things. The winter storm was too much for the Texas electrical grid, and millions lost power for days, ourselves included, in temperatures that went below zero. Those couple Continue reading