Stocking Stuffers
They dangle from the fireplace, a motley collection of Christmas stockings collected over the years. Waiting…waiting…waiting for Santa Mom to fill them. What if I don’t stuff them this year? Will my four grown children notice? ACK! Filling...Hubby “Helps” in the Kitchen
Yesterday! The Kitchen! Hubby “helps” me. While I send a query letter, post on Facebook, twitter—you know, the social media stuff—Hubby loads the dishwasher and turns it on. Wonderful, yes? The kitchen is cleaned—not too tricky since we had a Costco meal—the counters...Free Read
Amazon Prime members can now read The Merkabah Recruit for free! Not a Prime member? No problem! The novel can be downloaded for FREE December 25th through December 27th. Reminders will be posted on my Facebook and Fanpage L.Z.Marie and Twitter @LZMarieAuthor...iPhone how-to
Need to get your fix of my daily blog but life keeps you away from your computer? No worries. You can add my website to your iPhone or iPad home screen. (Well, not just my blog, but any website.) Many pardons for those tech savvy people who are thinking “well,...Survival Saturday: Tripping the Light Fantastic
It’s THAT time of year! Time for Hubby to drag out the dusty boxes full of Christmas lights. It ain’t a pretty sight! The photo you see is our neighbor’s light display! “Honey, Our neighbor is STILL putting Christmas lights up!” Hubby—who is not...Cheng I Sao
This fab female was famous for her booty. Cheng I Sao, aka Zheng Yi Sao—which means Cheng’s wife—was more successful than any of the Beards—you know, Blackbeard or Blue Beard. Her life was the stuff of romance novels! A prostitute in Canton, China,...More Rules for Life
Yesterday, I wrote about some of my favorite Rules for Life. Today I decided to share a few of my own. 1. Eat chocolate every day 2. Write-write-write ( edit what I write) 3. Lose the nay-sayers 4. Listen to music that makes me happy 5. Steal some quiet time 6....Rules for a Good Life
There are lots of different Rules for a Good Life. Here’s one of my favorites. My tongue in cheek comments are in red. Note: Type A personality is defined as one who is an impatient, ambitious, workaholic multi-tasker. 1. Marry the right person. This one decision will...Sarcastic signs
Funny signs are always good for a laugh. The other day, I saw this sign posted in an office. Do I dare put it up on the wall over my desk? It would make a fine addition to the other one. Then again, my students may appreciate this one. What sign would you like...Baking Christmas Cookies
Do you Love or Hate baking Christmas cookies? Long ago, when I was a young mom—wrinkle free, idealistic, eager, thin, blah, blah—I LOVED baking and decorating tons and tons of holiday cookies. I made chocolate chip, sugar, butter, and Russian teacakes. I made...Hubby uses the car’s navigation system–kind of
Hubby funnies: Hubby uses the car’s navigation system “Did you get directions?” I ask whenever we are driving somewhere we haven’t been to before. “Don’t need them: I know where it is!” Hubby’s reply is confident and convincing. “You don’t want me to MapQuest it?”...48 hrs but 100 hrs of stuff to do
This weekend, I will be researching for my next novel and probably begging Hubby and son to put up the Christmas lights. I may also squeeze in some Holiday shopping and cookie baking. If you need a funny pick-me-up please visit Kristen Lamb’s blog and read about...Fab Female Friday: Nicole-Barbe Clicquot
A “Bubbly” Female that Nicole! Next time you lift a glass of the bubbly in celebration thank Nicole-Barbe Clicquot. Yep—that Clicquot. After wine-maker hubby’s untimely demise, the 20 year widow and new mom took over the biz., ultimately producing the prestige...Closet Craziness
My Closet! Or—Why I Never Find Anything to Wear! Closet closet in my room In the darkness my clothes do loom Rumpled, smooshed, wrinkled, or pressed Doesn’t matter—it makes me depressed. Skirt too big, slacks don’t fit Is it any wonder I throw a fit? Neckline...
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: recommend Merkabah as a must read, especially for the para-normal, ancient history, thriller seeker, audience, and anyone who wants a novel that seems to turn the pages for you as you dive between the covers and into the thick of the story with Daphne and S.J.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: As with any great first novel in a series, it left me panting and begging for more. The second novel in the series, The Merkabah Deception utilized The Recruit as a diving platform to send me deep into the muck and mire of the ancient gods and demons ongoing battle of the spiritual world.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: The story between Daphne, the introverted doctoral candidate/college professor, and S. J., the demi-god/Nephilim heats to a boil as the “Watchers” seem to become more involved in the love affair between a human and a Watcher. This is only the sideline to the action-filled storyline as Daphne’s powers as a Merkabah continue to increase and she continues to fight the demons that are co-habiting earth with us mere earthlings.
