The weather here in North Texas is spring-like with a light breeze and a warm (but not hot) sun. I woke up this morning to birdsong outside my window. Flowers are blooming. People here say winter so far has been mild. Everyone seems to have a spring in their step. I can understand why. It…
Author: lenleatherwood
I am a native Texan who has lived for the past 30 years in Southern California. I am a published author of both short memoir and fiction, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a nationally award-winning writing coach, an editor, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. In addition, I am the mother of three grown daughters of whom I am extremely proud, a grandmother of four darling children and the wife of a man I still love after 44 years.
At Our Sherman Home After An Art Detour
Yes! We have made it. Hooray. In the wee hours of this morning, we arrived in Fort Worth at the condo that we are selling there. We spent the night and today headed over to the Renzo Piano Pavilion at the Kimbell Art Museum to see the Gustave Caillebotte exhibit entitled, “A Painter’s Eye.” This…
Trip Update
McAlister’s Deli in Big Spring, Texas, 4 hours from Fort Worth. 9:30 pm. Ugh. Okay, well, we will have a little food and drive and pull over if we get too tired. The plan. We have been driving since 8:30 this morning when we started in Tucson. El Paso had highway construction that literally added…
In Tucson, Finally
It’s 1:49 am Mountain Time and an hour and forty-five minutes past when we had planned to stop back in Phoenix. Actually, we had no plan to even come the southern route on I-10, but after going 5 miles in 45 minutes on I-15 outside of LA, we flipped our direction and headed south to the…
Preparing to Travel
Ray and I decided that starting tomorrow for Texas made more sense than dashing around all day today in some mad rush to leave by early evening. We have business to attend to, but not on such a rigid schedule that we are forced to push ourselves into some preconceived plan of action. Instead, we’ve…
A Bit of This and That
Ray is on the mend. No fever today though still coughing. Still, he feels much better. Preparing for the Texas drive. Wrapping up details for a week away feels endless. Hopefully, all will fall together tomorrow so we can drive off with ease. I believe it will. Just tired right now. Went to church tonight…
Ray’s Update + My Lenten Practice
Ray now has a fever. We’re hoping that it is from the sunburn that came from being out in the sun today up in Ojai. We certainly don’t want it to be coming from some lung infection. I think we’ll know more tomorrow since a typical sunburn fever will last only through one night. He…
In Ojai for Recuperation and Tomorrow’s Work
We have driven up to Ojai for the night. Ray is still hacking away and sneezing, but we got word today that one of our Texas renters unexpectedly vacated one of our apartments – forfeiting her deposit, of course – so we will be making an unscheduled trek to Texas beginning late Thursday afternoon to…
Ailing Husband
I have a sick husband. The wind has been blowing from the east, bringing lots of allergens with it, and Ray has been complaining for the past two days about sinus-related headaches. This morning he woke up with a cough that had settled in his chest. “A productive cough,” he called it. “Isn’t that good?”…
5-Star Tasty Make-Ahead Dish
This is one of those tried and true recipes that you can count on when you want something special. It’s slightly different from stuffed shells. A little prettier. INGREDIENTS: 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1/2 cup minced onion 1 egg 2 teaspoons minced…
20 Minutes a Day 