Stormy recently celebrated her 65th birthday, but she doesn't look a day over 50. Smooth skin and lovely blue-gray eyes, framed by dark-blonde hair combed neatly into place, may attribute to this misconception. This delights her to no end to be thought of as a younger woman.
She wears lightly applied make-up, as she refuses to pile it on like "ladies of the evening." Her clothes usually consist of tailored shirts and pants, blues and browns being her favorite colors, accented by a pair of opened-toed sandals. Sometimes she’ll wear tennis shoes or hiking boots, but claims them to be ‘too hot and uncomfortable’ for every day use.
She usually will be seen using a walking stick as she goes about. due by an ever-so-slight limp from a hip operation she under went a few years before. Concerned with watching her weight, she is careful with what she eats, though has a hard time resisting sweet rolls, Mexican food, and ice cream. Over all she’s in fairly good health.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
I'm back!
After dealing with some family issues, I'm back and ready to roll.
I've been working harder than ever to finish the second novel in the Stormy Winters Mystery series. I almost gave up on it, but thanks to the ongoing encouragement from my editor, it's coming along at a much faster pace now. If you haven't read the first one yet, The Austin Fires, give it a read and let me know what you think. You'll find my e-mail address at the end of my bio page. And thanks to all of you that have been purchasing The Austin Fires electronically on Amazon!
I've been working harder than ever to finish the second novel in the Stormy Winters Mystery series. I almost gave up on it, but thanks to the ongoing encouragement from my editor, it's coming along at a much faster pace now. If you haven't read the first one yet, The Austin Fires, give it a read and let me know what you think. You'll find my e-mail address at the end of my bio page. And thanks to all of you that have been purchasing The Austin Fires electronically on Amazon!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas!
We've had a wonderful Christmas week blessed with calls and visits from our loving family and friends. Thank you for your friendship and love. I wish a great new year for all of you!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Helping out in Arizona!
I've been out here in Arizona for a little over two weeks now. I have a new grandson and I came back here to Sierra Vista (a nice,smaller city not far from the US/Mexico border)to help out with the baby and his two-year old brother. It has been a nice visit, though a little hot when the A/C went down for a few days.
Tomorrow I fly back to my home in San Antonio, and back to more serious writing time, with plenty of work to get done. I've been able to seek in a few minutes here and there, however, of novel writing while holding the new baby and chasing around the two-year old. Wow, is he ever a ball of energy! It's been a real workout for me!
My new children's book, Bugs Before Bedtime, has been delayed for a while longer as the illustrator has had a problem with his computer and will need more time to redo his work. This has been some what disappointing, but things will work out in the end. Please check back with me and keep an eye out for it!
Tomorrow I fly back to my home in San Antonio, and back to more serious writing time, with plenty of work to get done. I've been able to seek in a few minutes here and there, however, of novel writing while holding the new baby and chasing around the two-year old. Wow, is he ever a ball of energy! It's been a real workout for me!
My new children's book, Bugs Before Bedtime, has been delayed for a while longer as the illustrator has had a problem with his computer and will need more time to redo his work. This has been some what disappointing, but things will work out in the end. Please check back with me and keep an eye out for it!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Sizzilin' Summer!
It's a "hot time in the old town tonight" as they say, but not for the reasons that saying usually means. This whole summer has been one big heat wave followed by another, and another, and another, and....! If you've been following the news, or perhaps live in an area as we do plagued with this drought, you have seen the devastating results of its affects.
I love to garden! I always have. I love the connection I feel to nature and Mother Earth as I dig in the soil, plant new seeds or seedlings, or fresh from the nursery flowers or bushes. It makes my heart sing to watch them grow and bloom out as I tend to them.
But this year it has been difficult and disappointing to say the least. It has been a real struggle to keep anything alive in this terrible heat. We are on tight water restrictions here in San Antonio. We can still water our lawns once a week, but that may change soon as the drought worsens. We may soon be at stage 3 on restrictions.
But my problems are a drop in the bucket compared to what others are experiencing. Here in Texas many have lost their crops, their cattle ranches, their businesses. We are all praying for the much needed rain to come our way. I find it interesting that other areas of the country are having too much rain and are praying for it to lighten up. Please, send some of it our way, will you?
I love to garden! I always have. I love the connection I feel to nature and Mother Earth as I dig in the soil, plant new seeds or seedlings, or fresh from the nursery flowers or bushes. It makes my heart sing to watch them grow and bloom out as I tend to them.
But this year it has been difficult and disappointing to say the least. It has been a real struggle to keep anything alive in this terrible heat. We are on tight water restrictions here in San Antonio. We can still water our lawns once a week, but that may change soon as the drought worsens. We may soon be at stage 3 on restrictions.
But my problems are a drop in the bucket compared to what others are experiencing. Here in Texas many have lost their crops, their cattle ranches, their businesses. We are all praying for the much needed rain to come our way. I find it interesting that other areas of the country are having too much rain and are praying for it to lighten up. Please, send some of it our way, will you?
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Star Trek Movie Pretty Good!
Have you seen the new Star Trek movie? If you enjoyed the previous ones, you would most likely enjoy this one as well. My husband and I, just newly married at the time, enjoyed seeing the very first Star Trek movie when it hit the theaters. In fact, it was the first movie we saw together.
I accompanied my family and our son's friends to the local theater this past Friday evening. Being that the movie had only been out since the previous Friday, my husband bought our tickets online to prevent the disappointment of being sold out when we arrived.
With ticket printouts in hand, we hoped to get there early and get a good seat. But after a series of slowness, not on my part this time I can report, we arrived with only 15 minutes to spare. As we climbed the ramp and rounded the corner to the assigned theater, our lively conversation came to a standstill as we discovered that the only seats left for us to sit together were the first two rows down in front and the last row at the very top. Forgoing the top row where one practically needs binoculars and an oxygen mask, we opted instead to grab the second row from the front, hoping we wouldn't have to schedule a trip to the chiropractor the next day.
I enjoy watching movies like everyone else, but usually prefer to wait for them to come out on DVD so I can pop up my own, less costly, popcorn, or whatever else I wish to eat on my Weight Watchers list, (well, I must admit that some times the snack isn't always WW approved) and recline in my favorite chair. And, if one of us must leave the room for a short break, we can pause the movie and not miss a single moment of the action. Now what theater would allow you to do this? I can hear the crowd now, "Not again. Can't you hold it?"
After a time of trying to adjust my eyes to the closeness of the action and the turning of the head to see the small Enterprise ship in the far right corner of the huge screen as it stared down the mammoth evil ship, I found myself pulled into the action and enjoyed each of the familiar characters as they were introduced into the storyline. The actors did a good job of playing the roles of the Enterprise's "youthful" characters.
Over all, it turned out to be a fun adventure and well worth the journey.
I can't help but think that if that small group of boys, who stated rather loudly how bad the movie was as they walked out in the middle of it, would have changed their minds had they stayed to see the second half.
I accompanied my family and our son's friends to the local theater this past Friday evening. Being that the movie had only been out since the previous Friday, my husband bought our tickets online to prevent the disappointment of being sold out when we arrived.
With ticket printouts in hand, we hoped to get there early and get a good seat. But after a series of slowness, not on my part this time I can report, we arrived with only 15 minutes to spare. As we climbed the ramp and rounded the corner to the assigned theater, our lively conversation came to a standstill as we discovered that the only seats left for us to sit together were the first two rows down in front and the last row at the very top. Forgoing the top row where one practically needs binoculars and an oxygen mask, we opted instead to grab the second row from the front, hoping we wouldn't have to schedule a trip to the chiropractor the next day.
I enjoy watching movies like everyone else, but usually prefer to wait for them to come out on DVD so I can pop up my own, less costly, popcorn, or whatever else I wish to eat on my Weight Watchers list, (well, I must admit that some times the snack isn't always WW approved) and recline in my favorite chair. And, if one of us must leave the room for a short break, we can pause the movie and not miss a single moment of the action. Now what theater would allow you to do this? I can hear the crowd now, "Not again. Can't you hold it?"
After a time of trying to adjust my eyes to the closeness of the action and the turning of the head to see the small Enterprise ship in the far right corner of the huge screen as it stared down the mammoth evil ship, I found myself pulled into the action and enjoyed each of the familiar characters as they were introduced into the storyline. The actors did a good job of playing the roles of the Enterprise's "youthful" characters.
Over all, it turned out to be a fun adventure and well worth the journey.
I can't help but think that if that small group of boys, who stated rather loudly how bad the movie was as they walked out in the middle of it, would have changed their minds had they stayed to see the second half.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Check It Out!
I'm back and beginning to feel better. I can now exercise a bit and hope to continue on my quest to losing more weight as I had before the accident. Going to the type of chiropractor I mentioned in a previous entry, really helped me a lot. I would reccomend it to anyone with a spinal problem.
I hope you found and read my latest article in Back Home magazine. This came out in their March/April 2009 issue and is entitled "Move Over, Rubber Duckies." It is an article about how in searching for the best way for us to raise our new baby chickens, I can upon the idea of putting them in our master bedroom's bath tub. Now what husband would be nice enough to let their wife do that? Mine. He's a wonderful guy!
I have submitted more articles for possible publication to other magazines, and I'll keep you posted on where they land.
Thank you for your comments and e-mails.
Have a great week!
S. A. Slack
I hope you found and read my latest article in Back Home magazine. This came out in their March/April 2009 issue and is entitled "Move Over, Rubber Duckies." It is an article about how in searching for the best way for us to raise our new baby chickens, I can upon the idea of putting them in our master bedroom's bath tub. Now what husband would be nice enough to let their wife do that? Mine. He's a wonderful guy!
I have submitted more articles for possible publication to other magazines, and I'll keep you posted on where they land.
Thank you for your comments and e-mails.
Have a great week!
S. A. Slack
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