Remember those halcyon days before we were yoked to our technology and had to rely only on our wits and old wives tales to get anything done? I know for a fact back then my husband and I used to be able to watch a movie without looking up IMDB to remind us, “Who is … Continue reading
Hope you are having the best birthday ever, dear Becky! (Seriously, how could it not be, with a pink flower cake and swirly candles?) Wishing you much happiness and sending much love. Continue reading
We love mysteries here at Chicks on the Case, so here are some spooky things that have disappeared—poof—without a trace. The Little Mermaid’s voice—first in 1837 then again in 1989 then AGAIN in 2007 Agatha Christie—for ten days in 1926 Roald Amundsen—lost over the Arctic searching for missing explorer, 1928 Amelia Earhart—pilot, lost over the … Continue reading
Just because someone is shinier than you doesn’t make them better. Hang around those who are different—you never know who you’ll meet. If you fall, you might break. Sometimes it’s good to be a shiny single strand, other times it’s good to be all clumped together. Both have their time and space. Pack yourself … Continue reading
Nala was out of Milk Bones the other day, but the store only had large ones instead of the medium size I normally buy. It couldn’t possibly matter, I thought, and grabbed a box. At the next scheduled treat time, probably seven seconds later, I gave one to her, but had to convince her to … Continue reading
When my first book was published in 2001, I set up a bunch of Google Alerts. Anyone can set up alerts for anything they want … to keep up on all the news about their favorite band, or any time someone posts a recipe that has apples in it, or to study how many times … Continue reading
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in BeckyLand. On August 16, my seven siblings and I gathered for a reunion with our spouses in Manitou Springs, Colorado. We took over the entire Avenue Hotel Bed & Breakfast, a fantastic place to stay. We’d planned the reunion long before my dad died, so used the … Continue reading
