So Thoughtful

A belated post: on Valentines Day, a friend rang my doorbell and handed me this: a gift basket with the sweetest card, filled with the kindest, most heart-warming notes, a porcelain watering can, and a gift card to my favorite gardening center. ❤️ Gestures like this just MAKE my day... I mean LIFE.

Gail Borden Public Library

What a lovely welcome at the @gailbordenpubliclibrary today! Warm (book-loving!) hearts on a chilly day: what could be better? 🥰 📚

Let Love Rule

✌🏻❤️

Happy Valentines Day, folks. ❤️

Loves the Snow!

One of us LOVES this weather... and it’s not me. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Pretty

I’m not a big fan of winter, but it IS pretty

2020 Season

The 2020 season is about to begin! 🏁 🏆 Two top finishes last year; hoping for a great season. 🙏🏻 🤞🏻 🍀 (Once he hits the track, this stuff will never look this good again. Ever.)

Beautiful February Day

On this dreary, snow-covered February day in the Midwest, it gives me hope to know that, somewhere in the UK, crocuses have emerged. 🙌🏻 Thank you

Authors Unbound

I’m delighted and honored to announce that my appearances are now represented and handled by @authorsunbound .

Thank you Octavia Books

Thank you to @octaviabooks in New Orleans for this photo. ❤️ 📚 I work with the most wonderful bookstores, and have the most delightful little truck-loving fans.

Adorable

When you live in southern NC, this is all beautifully new to you. ❤️ ❄️

Other Words for HOme

So beautiful and important and poetic and warm and wise and funny and heartbreaking and uplifting... ❤️ I actually bought BOTH the hardcover AND the audiobook, so I could keep reading, uninterrupted. 📖 It deserves every accolade, and I only wish it could be required reading for all of us. 🌎 Congratulations to @jassiewarga and @abbalzer for bringing something so lovely into the world. 🙌🏻 I adored these characters so much... I will miss them greatly. 😢

Beautiful

I’m not sure what is more beautiful — this gorgeous Colorific rose or the story from @portlandrosesociety that accompanied it. 🌹 Read on:
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Colorific, one of my favorite floribundas. Planted along the sidewalk, I noticed a woman admiring the blooms. She spoke no English but was effusively describing their beauty. I cut some blooms for her to take along. The next day I received some green tea and a thank you from her, translated by her family whom she was visiting from China.

Just Checking!

I’ve been on the road for a few days; arrived home late last night. It’s still early. I see her jolt her head up and look around. She sees me, still in bed. She puts her head down and goes back to sleep.

Serious Ink!

When you see one of the characters you’ve created turned into some serious ink... 😮 Thanks to @martisunshine for honoring their son’s 5th birthday in such a big way (!), and to @evildontattoos for the nice artistic translation. 👊🏻

Peach Cobbler

HOLD EVERYTHING!!! ...where has THIS been all my life???!!! (It’s rainy here, so I’m just planning to eat my way through the French Quarter.)

Yummy!

To DIE for. I sat at the bar while Frankie G shucked and chatted and made me laugh - and taught me how to pronounce “ravigote.” 🤷🏻‍♀️ These are grilled with butter, garlic, salt, parsley and Parmesan cheese. I honestly might have to go back tomorrow.

Octavia Books - Thanks!

NOLA! I’ll be at Octavia Books at 4:00 pm TOMORROW (Wednesday, Feb 5th). Located in uptown New Orleans: 513 Octavia Street (corner of Laurel)
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Join us for a very special storytime reading and signing when Sherri Duskey Rinker, author of #1 New York Times bestselling children's book, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.

Truth

Truth. 😂

Uncoordinated?

Uncoordinated much? 🤦🏻‍♀️