Author: JulieD

I had thought that, since all the posters for our town’s Fourth of July fireworks had a rain date marked, there was no way in Hades the display would go on. Everyone forecast lightning from 4 PM onwards. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch (not as serious as a “get in the basement… Continue reading Firewords (100 Words Version)

A stormy Independence Day for us. No fireworks for us, I fear. Not sure the I want to stand near someone exploding contrails to the thunderclouds. A & K are out at the hardware store and G is rolling around on our bed. In a basket. Listening to the radio. Just heard the phrase “Britain’s… Continue reading Happenings

Well, I worked on my “Valerie” story and got it finished. It chewed up the whole morning and meant I only mentally surfaced in the early afternoon, which is not the best time for anyone in this house. But we survived. I’m pleased with my story. I wish I knew more readers who enjoys that… Continue reading My Writing

I’ve been wanting to create an awesome site for knitters for some time, something like Boardgame Geek, but less ugly and more user friendly. But I just didn’t know how. Now someone has. Whoopee. Except that it’s only being beta tested and I’m at the end of the queue. D’oh!

There is speculation that Russell T Davies will leave Dr Who after the fourth season, which I could totally understand. Someone who gets into that kind of job isn’t the do-one-thing-until-you-die type, especially when you consider the topics he’s done before. I imagine the restrictions of a 7 pm show might chafe after a while,… Continue reading Obsession II

A girl I went to school with wrote a hugely successful chick-lit novel, sold the movie rights, became a millionaire and a national celebrity after only a few years toiling in a dead-end job and turning (back) to writing in desperation. She told the press that she had bought “one of those ‘how to write… Continue reading Writers Inspiration II — The Wrong Books

Completely obsessed with Doctor Who again. I make no apologies. It’s no kids program anymore (if it ever was. Maybe in the Mary Whitehouse era). The fact that I had a whole storyline for one of the characters worked out by the end of the credits is a sign of both how much of a… Continue reading Obsession

Now that I’ve been hanging out at the pool so much, with the Blonde Mommy Crew all around in their bikinis, I’m starting to understand why people obsess about “swimsuit season”. At last, I am happy to announce, I hve found the perfect swimsuit for all those women who, like me, don’t want to show… Continue reading At Last, My Perfect Swimsuit

Heavens, I was just clearing space on one of my web sites so that I could upload fun stuff. I discovered a whole year of journal entries for the previous incarnation of this blog, one that was hand-coded and posted on my site. (One day I will figure out an efficient way to upload them… Continue reading Looking Back