Hello, writing friends,

     After much upheaval in my life these past months, I've finally sat down to go over the edits for my book THE PIRATE'S LADY. Hopefully, those will be done by the end of the weekend.
      Three months ago, my husband and I became the "parents" of two rescue dogs, both Chi mixes. Our whole married life (41 years!) we've always had big dogs--Dobermans, so we're not used to these 10-pound babies that are spring-loaded and get underfoot. Their names are Jasmine and Esmeralda -- Jazzy and Ezzy, for short.
     I tell you this because I won't be going anywhere for the 4th of July weekend because Ezzy is showing signs of fear with the sound of firecrackers. We bought her a Thunder Shirt. We hope it works.
     So, that's where I'll be this Independence Day -- doing what I love -- writing.

Happy Fourth, Everyone!