Susan Adrian

I got tagged by Sara Walker Howe ! And it's a good one for getting into the Christmas spirit (which I need a little of--it's friggin...

Yesterday Child said that the swirls and mounds of snow outside looked "just like that White Christmas song." But then she immedia...

Because "more later" always means "see you in 4 days". :) I had a lovely 4-day weekend. Thanksgiving at Mom's house,...

Favorite quote today from Child: "Our house today reminds me of that Christmas song. It looks like a winter wonderland, with the snow a...

Last night we went to a performance of the New York Theatre Ballet . Wow. They did theatrical dances to Gershwin (I love a Gershwin tune...)...

Diana Peterfreund, in discussing the NaNo backlash , brought up one of my favorite issues: the modern idea that we need to be perfect in eve...

Sorry for the silence. My mind just seems to be spinning the last few days, contemplating many subjects at once, but none I've particula...

I was thinking, late last night, of posting about sleep, and how much I love it. But then phrases kept popping into my head, one after anoth...

Back at work today--little one is at least slightly better. As I have grad school classes today, there was no chance of staying home in any ...

Hola! I'm home with Child again today. Unfortunately she's contracted the wracking cough I had at Surrey, dry and nonstop. {sigh} An...

Well, I was feeling a little petulant--Miss 4.5-year-old is apparently going through another 'testing' phase, and this morning had n...

Hoooray! Jon Tester pulled it out, and won. Whew. Happy (tired) dances now.

Well, MY state is one of the two still undecided for the Senate race, leaving the nation hanging, waiting to see whether Democrats or Republ...

First, VOTE!! I know, you've heard it everywhere today. But your vote really will matter in this election. This is an odd week, because ...

Last week I did a complete re-read of TMT in 3 days, from beginning to end, and I'm pleased to say that I still like it. {g} I made lit...

You know that old saying about how good it feels when you stop banging your head against the wall? Well, it's true. Today is a happy day...

"On the day of the dead, when the year too dies, must the youngest open the oldest hills through the door of the birds, where the breez...

Happy Halloween! Hooray for those of you who cut! That is a pretty damn hard part of writing: (1) recognizing that you need to cut words; an...

See the below post (Okay, good! And now...) for rules. Take your edited version of this original, and cut cut cut. I found the queen in the ...

See the below post (Okay, good! And now...) for rules. Take your edited version of this original, and cut cut cut. I covered my eyes, squin...