(Here's to Tess Marshall for opening my world to LOVE! this month. Tess, you are amazing and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate you!) How sweet that our RAOKA (random acts of kick arse) posting for August landed ...
Category Archives: Inspiration
Describe Your Awesomeness
I write every day. I have stories to tell. Sometimes I craft just a few pages in the morning (a la Julia Cameron's morning pages). Sometimes I write much more: short stories, blog posts (obviously), or poetry. And, like many authors, the goofy ...
Closer to Fine
Having been recently grilled in a spicy milieu by the barbecue master Tony Single, many of his questions put me in a reflective mood. Tony is a master of the art of the interview, by the way, and I was honored to be put in the hot seat by him. He and Cassy are ...
No Tom Toms in Trottersville
Hey lovlies! I hope your weekend was mah'velous! I wished I would've had my camera with me this weekend, I live in a beautiful area by the coast and there were weddings galore! I must have seen ten blushing brides being photographed in one ...
Chocolate Truffles, A Fine Wine, and Melting Butter
Happy day everyone. Tomorrow Jannie Funster will be here on the Front Porch if you'd like to say hello. In the mean time, I thought I'd share this ditty with you. I happened upon a comment yesterday and the last line stuck in my ...
The Jurassic Flower
Greetings. A big summer day is brewing—the sun is high in the sky. I love summer. My hubs often says I'm solar powered. While grabbing some rays, I recently photographed this grapefruit-sized flower high up on a trellis. I love its "Jurassic" nature. Apologies, I have no ...
RAOKA: Trust
July Theme: Trust (chosen by Gayze) Driving or walking in a busy area A visit to the dentist (sharp tools!) Buying an item online (sharing credit card numbers) Banking Living on a fault line (earthquakes!) All of these things I do without much thought. But, wow, ...
Front Porch: Dreams, Laughter, and Comic Inspiration
If you follow this blog, you know I host the Front Porch series about everyday stories—stories friends exchange on front porches, back yards, or in break rooms in snippets throughout our ...
Avoiding the Blog Blob
Recently, my blogger buddy, Sara Healy, commented to my post Your Life as a Comic Strip saying, "Lori, First of all…I dare you to share your comics at your site :~) Remember it’s in the Blogger Book of Code that when given ...
Nearing Half Way
I realized today that we're lightening close to midyear. When the realization hit me, I started thinking about my highs and lows for the first half of 2010. Since I try not to focus on low points, even though they have their purpose in life, I decided to highlight some of my highs for 2010 thus ...