Where do you think it came from? Calling a coward, “chicken”. I’ve never seen a cowardly hen or rooster. Have you? On Tuesday, I faced a hurdle – a tough one, I’ll admit – and didn’t make it over. I journaled about it and titled it, “Chicken”. I’m told I am judging myself wrongly. It…
Author: C C Cedras
One of two authors who are collaborating on a series of romantic suspense novels. Mostly retired lawyer, Mom of Cavalier King Charles spaniels, Fiona and Archie, and the late, great Fergus who is romping over the rainbow until we all get there, currently loving life in my newly-built forever home on the mountain.
If We Only Knew What Goes On
Young Fergus and I have been going to Obedience School for the past five weeks. Next week is graduation, so we have some practicing to do. The main thing I’m learning about how to train my puppy is grasping how he thinks and what motivates him. Short answer: treats, treats and more treats. Especially ham….
“It Was A Dark And Stormy Night”
After “Once upon a time…”, that’s possibly one of the most famous first lines in fiction. A great first line will get me every time, whether it’s a novel, a biography, a blog article or a Facebook post. Maybe it’s my journalism background from the time when the lede was all-important: who, what, when, where…
Sometimes you get the bear…
… and sometimes the bear gets you, as the saying goes. This is usually metaphorical, and intended to show that occasionally you’re lucky and, often, you are not. In my case, it’s also literal. One of the guys I gave permission to hunt* on my land during deer season last year photographed a female black…
Let’s DO This!
Around here we are foodies, and we, occasionally, have a cocktail. http://media3.giphy.com/media/aijty3bkVmxR6/giphy.gif We also like to share some of our better ideas with you. Here are a couple of mine as I’m getting ready to head into a fun and exciting weekend. Some of you know that I have Celiac disease and cannot have any…
The Fragile Delight of Spring
Spring is springing and with it comes a flood of endorphins as I remember one of the most blissful times of my life. The days leading up to my wedding. Days when all the possibilities of love and its impact on the future seemed limitless. I love Spring. It was the perfect season in…
Retreating
It’s a really popular topic on writers’ blogs lately – writing retreats. Well, let me tell you, KR Brorman, SA Young and I have been doing this for, oh, I don’t know, four(?) years. Five? Something like that. I recently read some suggestions about how to hold a successful writers’ retreat and I said to…
Fitbit So OWES Me
I’m old enough to remember when the family telephone didn’t even have a rotary dial on it, we were on a party line and had to wait our turn to tell an operator (who knew everyone personally) what number, person or business to connect us to. Now my life, like everyone else’s is dependent on…
It’s A Dog’s Life
This. Is. Fergus. Possibly the most adorable puppy on the planet. Since my Darling Husband died almost two years ago, many people have said to me that I needed to get a dog. Some for security reasons, some believing in the power of a dog’s love and companionship to see me through the towering grief….
Decadence, Thy Name is Salted Caramel Ice Cream
I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. Really. And ice cream is not a weakness of mine. Cross my heart. Still, I do have the tiniest hankering for salted caramel anything. So, when I saw this Epicurious recipe for No-churn Salted Caramel Ice Cream AND it only has three ingredients, I had to try…