Posted in Travel

Whew. We dodged the nastiness of Hurricane Ike during my book tour stops in Dallas. Sunday, the skies cleared and the winds subsided, enabling me to join my sister, Deb and her three dogs, Gracie, Jake and Maddie on a l-o-n-g afternoon walk. We then did a sister tradition of playing H-O-M-E-R basketball (our version of h-o-r-s-e named in honor of o… read more

Posted in Current Events

It’s grrr-eat to be home in between tour legs. During my five-day break before I head out to the Midwest, I spent one morning on the TV set of “San Diego Living” on The CW network. Live - with my two dogs, Chipper and Cleo. Whenever I put on their matching burgandy bandanas, they seem to know it’s “show time” and bring out their best be… read more

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Sometimes the best happens without a lot of planning or fretting. That was the case when I contacted Bonny White, a pet-loving librarian at the Grand Avenue Branch Library in South San Francisco two days before I arrived in that area as part of my national book tour. She quickly sent word out of my arrival. I brought Chipper and Cleo into the libra… read more

Posted in Current Events

Now, I’ve traveled coast to coast, in big cities and small towns, but paws down, Santa Barbara truly is a slice of heavan on earth. With my two dogs, Chipper and Cleo plus my sister, Deb (visiting from Texas), we traveled up the California coast to reach stop #3 on my national book tour - Borders at Santa Barbara. Between Ventura and Santa Barbar… read more

Posted in Entertainment

Why does it seem like all my TV appearances are on early morning news shows? Chipper and I got up very early to arrive to the KDOC-TV studios on time for an appearance on their Daybreak morning show. Chipper sported her burgandy "I LOVE CATS" bandana (she really does admire felines) while I offered money and time-saving tips to bring out the best i… read more