Mary Hamilton
“I love to wait,” said no one, ever. Most of us associate waiting with uselessness—waiting in traffic, waiting in the doctor’s office, waiting in the grocery line to check out, waiting for a repairman, waiting for a teenage son or daughter to come home, waiting for your flight to board and take off. Recently, …
Last week, I managed to add a couple thousand words to my WIP. So I’ll share a close up of my geranium. This week, my first grandchild arrives, so I doubt I’ll get much writing in. But maybe I can noodle a title for this work!
Is it age or…? The older I get, the slower my brain seems to work. I wish I could rattle off two and three stories a year like other writers. Apparently, I have it backwards, cranking out one story every two to three years. My brain just doesn’t have the RPM’s. In fact, I find …
Friends are the people who leave their signature in the autograph book of your life. A couple weeks ago, I received a welcome surprise in my email inbox. A friend from my freshman year of college wrote asking if I was the Mary Watson he used to know. Indeed I am, and we spent the …
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This week, our Life Stories question has to do with siblings. Summer temperatures in the 100 degree range are pretty normal in my part of Texas. Which is why I try to schedule an annual pilgrimage to visit my five siblings in Wisconsin and Minnesota during July or August. By then, I’ve had enough …
Does your family enjoy playing games together? My family has a board game we’ve enjoyed called Life Stories. It’s not a race to the finish type of game, but one that provides topics for conversation between friends, family, or even people you may have just met. Being somewhat conversationally-challenged, I love this game because I …
This week, I’m turning the blog over to my friend and fellow author, Annette O’Hare. If you enjoy historical romance, be sure to check out her latest release, Redeeming Light. The Great Galveston Storm September 8, 2018, will mark the one hundred eighteenth anniversary of The Great Storm of 1900. This unnamed hurricane hit …
Going home. The phrase can bring a variety of responses and emotions. When I’m looking for a new book to read, I’m often surprised at the number of novels written on the premise of returning home. The story may involve the death of a family member who wills a house or a business to …
I’m pleased to introduce Linda Yezak to my readers who don’t already know her. She’s another Texas gal, as you might guess from her books. Linda has just released the last book in her Circle Bar Ranch series. Book 1, Give the Lady a Ride, was a 2011 Grace award winner. Linda, for those who haven’t yet …
It’s been a while since I posted samples of my photography. So here’s a few you might find interesting. In May, we visited my husband’s cousin in North Carolina and spent Mother’s Day on the beach. At least two of these long-stemmed roses had been dropped on the sand at different intervals. …
Here in Texas, we may not have the highest temperatures in the nation, but once it gets over 100 degrees for more than a couple days, I figure it’s time to break out the jokes. A good laugh helps us cope better. So here are the best answers I’ve found to …
