Mountain Time
New Mystery
The main idea for my first novel, Mountain Time, came from two sources: first, the fascinating and rich history of the copper era near Encampment, Wyoming and second, an abandoned cabin. I’ve talked about this cabin before, but just to remind you, when I was probably ten or eleven, my dad and I were camping … Continue reading
Lee Roddy – friend and encourager
A while ago I blogged a series about women in my life who were mentors. At the time, I didn’t think about the men who have been influential in my life. Maybe I should. Maybe I will! I saw on line this week that someone special to me passed away in February at the age … Continue reading
The Ferris-Haggarty Mine
Last Sunday, I got to go to one of my favorite places in the world – the ghost town of Dillon and the Ferris-Haggarty Mine. If you’ve looked at the pictures in my gallery on this website, or if you’ve read Mountain Time and/or Peaks and Valleys (which I hope you have!), then you know … Continue reading
Grow where you are planted.
In my last post I didn’t tell you that when we came back to town from camping with the grand girls and Hillary, we just left our camper there so we could go back up. We left on Tuesday with the intent of staying a week. On Thursday, two friends came up (love you, Branda … Continue reading
Rejoice in Sadness
My friend Mary died yesterday. She wasn’t my best friend or even someone I spoke to or saw often. She was a “lady at church”. She hugged me at greeting time on Sunday morning and wrote me an occasional note and a birthday card every year. She read my novel and encouraged me to write some … Continue reading
What a delight, to be alive and in the mountains on the first day of Fall!
Thursday evening we decided to go camping near Bridger Peak for the weekend. An hour later the trailer was full of food and water and hooked up with the 4-wheelers on behind. After work on Friday, we were off! Saturday morning brought us an absolutely beautiful, mountain morning. The Fall colors were perfect, the weather … Continue reading
Mountain Time has been released!
Wow, I can’t even describe the mix of emotions I have felt this week. My first published novel is now available for the public to read. I’ve gotten lots of congratulatory emails, and friends are ordering copies and reading it. Excitement, pride, total fear. This is different from anything I have experienced. To announce Mountain … Continue reading
The middle of August
The middle of August is always a busy and crazy time for me. I start my summer with a huge list of things to get done, so I feel rushed to check off as many things as I possibly can. This year, I am changing schools, though happily not grade levels, so I have been … Continue reading
Progress is being made on Mountain Time!
There are so many decisions to be made in publishing a novel. Writing is the easy part, I now know. We are making good progress, though, and we are inching forward to release day. The cover photos have been chosen. It’s fun that pictures I took on a trip to Bridger Peak and Dillon are … Continue reading
