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Arizona Highlands Hikes and Better Late Thoughts
ARIZONA HIGHLANDS’ RAMBLES While working mega-hours to finish my Better Late Romance Her Last Mission, I let my five hikes/week dissolve to once per week: about 230 minutes per week ratcheted back to 40. Although I continued my harried strength and … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, Food, hiking, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Arizona, Better Late Romance, cheap books, Her Last Mission, hiking, seasoned romance, sweet romance, Vegan meatloaf, vegan recipe
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Moms, Mom’s Vegan Pandemic Meatloaf and Really?
I’m thankful that my mom introduced me to romance novels and meatloaf at a tender age. Her appetite for both led to my enjoyment of both when I was age appropriate. Being vegan, I thought I’d said good bye to … Continue reading
Her Last Mission is LIVE and Only 99 Cents
Her Last Mission Live today, July o2, 2020. Announcing the publication of my Better Late Romance, Her Last Mission! Twelfth Night meets Mission Impossible when a retired engineer turned agent goes after a tech firm CEO. Masquerading as her twin … Continue reading
Posted in hiking, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Found Dead in Arugula, free books, Her Last Mission, hiking, jacqueline diamond, Kristy Tate, Terry Black
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FREE Book and Prescott Hiking off Jack Trailhead
Free Book I’m celebrating the publication of my Better Late Romance, Her Last Mission, by giving away my lunchtime read Found Dead in Arugula. Arugula is a long-ish short mystery story written to be enjoyed over a lunch or two. … Continue reading
Posted in hiking, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Found Dead in Arugula, free books, Her Last Mission, hiking, jacqueline diamond, Kristy Tate, Prescott, Terry Black
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Half-Baked and Pandemic Quiche
Being vegan, I thought I’d said goodbye forever to quiche in 2004. Farewell also to lunches with broccoli cheese quiche and raspberry butter lettuce salad drizzled with Sicilian lemon balsamic. My sister changed all that with the following recipe she … Continue reading
Posted in Food, health, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged bakery, Better Late Romance, cheap books, Half-Baked, health food, Kristy Tate, pandemic food, Quiche, seasoned romance, sweet romance, vegan recipe
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Pre Order HER LAST MISSION, A Better Late Romance
My latest novel is a cozy corporate spy sweet romance. Yes, that’s a thing. Her Last Mission encompasses new firsts for me. Although it’s my twelfth indie publication on Amazon, it’s my first novel finished after moving to Arizona. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Better Late Romance, cheap books, corporate spy, Her Last Mission, Kristine Tate, Romance, spy, Terry Black, thriller
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Pandemic Eating with a Pinch of Gluttony
I took a cooking class with Gabriela Camara, a chef with a restaurant in Mexico City. It’s definitely one of my top five classes in MasterClass. Growing up in Southern California, Mexican food was my standard American diet. After taking … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Garden, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged A Pinch of Gluttony, beans, Greta Boris, pandemic eating, Rancho Gordo, thrillers
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It’s Trash Day!
Hooray and my gratitude to my trash collectors here in Yavapai County, Arizona. During the pandemic I’ve been grateful for many things, but my heart is full on Tuesday mornings when I hear the trucks coming down the street. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in FORAGING, Garden, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Arizona gardening, Better Late Romance. Cheap books, MY TRASHY ROMANCE, Romance, Terry Black, trash, Yavapai
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2019 OC-Centric Play Festival Ended Today
Today I saw the last performance of the Ninth Season of the OC-Centric New Play Festival, three one act plays, a privilege to see. Oh if only I could have seen these last week, so you’d have a chance to … Continue reading
Emotion: Sunday Philosophies
On Sundays, I walk without my iTouch. Instead of listening to books, I listen to what’s going on in my head. This is what developed today. I see a worrisome lack of Whole Person self care in people around me. … Continue reading
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Tagged emotion, Found Dead in Arugula, human states, Paul Ekman, Robert Plutchik
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