Nature Abhors A Vacuum
Yesterday, the weather was beautiful at Casa Claire. So, as soon as was possible, the children were herded, fed, dressed and released onto the property, along with Blue, to explore for anything their imaginations allowed. During a coffee break, my eyes were drawn to the vacuum of my open back door, which had been left […]
SFWA
Yesterday I was admitted as a full member of the SFWA, an organization for writers and artists related to the science fiction and fantasy genre. There is a lot to be said for the impact of sci-fi/fantasy on the modern world, from way back when I was a kid: 1954: “We live in a science-fiction age. […]
Five Days Out – WTLLM
A published book only has one release day. A birth day. An author takes it through its gestation period from conception as a single idea to a living, fully developed story, whose birth is assisted by the Doula Publisher, who releases it to the world. But like any mother during her pregnancy, the writer does […]
Dr. Steven M. Greer – WTLLM
I’m not exactly sure when I first came across Dr. Steven M. Greer in my forays into interdimensional obscura but I was immediately fascinated by everything about him. Here was this brilliant medical doctor who had laid everything on the line to publicize the very simple fact that we are not alone in the cosmos. […]
Feeling A Bit Peckish – Solar Eclipse Of 2024
Yesterday, everything at Casa Claire stopped ay 11:30 am Mountain Time to watch the Solar Eclipse. I grabbed a coffee and my favorite deck chair, put on my magic cardboard glasses and sat back and enjoyed the spectacle. Three generations rotated in and out of the back deck to catch various stages of the eclipse. […]
Solar Eclipse – A Crescent Sun
Unless you have been living under a rock, you are aware that today is the much heralded Solar Eclipse. It will probably be worth the time to view – assuming you’ve got your magic glasses, because there won’t be another in the US for 20 years. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/08/when-is-the-next-total-solar-eclipse-after-2024/73221296007 Now in Berthoud, we are only going to […]
And then the wind came . . . .
Now you have all heard me mention in my blogs and in my books, that things can get a little windy here in NoCo. Indeed, the title of today’s blog is an often quoted line from TWA. In fact, it was the first line a reader ever quoted to me in person during a dinner. […]
Mani-Pedi Day At Casa Claire
We all understand the importance of providing proper care for our feet. Even if you have Hobbit feet. Well when you spend as much time on your feet as Claire and Honey, as with all equines, that importance is amplified. As a very wise equine owning local once told me, “you’ll never see a three […]
Another Rug Rat Adventure
That opening photo looked like the three Aussies munchkins in a 50 interrogation room. Fitting. Yesterday started calm enough. My DIL, Georgie, took Stella out back to hang with Claire and Honey. And Scarlett and Savanna did seem to keep busy at the now commandeered arts & crafts table. But later, after their scheming parents […]
Introducing Where The Ley Lines Meet – Audio Version – Six Degrees Of Separation from John Irving
Q: What does Tom McCaffrey and John Irving have in common? A: Voice over actor, Joe Barrett, provides the voice over narrator for some of their audiobooks. Joe Barrett’s latest is the final(?) book in The Claire Saga – Where The Ley Lines Meet. https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/738377/where-the-ley-lines-meet-final-chapter-to-the-claire-saga?refId=129859 Now compare: https://www.amazon.com/A-Prayer-for-Owen-Meany-audiobook/dp/B001K56NJG/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= When Reagan Rothe approached me to do […]