by Melinda VanLone | May 22, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
Last weekend I unplugged for awhile to attend DFWCon, a writers’ conference in Dallas. I came away exhausted, exhilarated, refreshed, energized, recharged, intimidated, and overwhelmed. That’s a lot of emotions for one short person to hold all at once. I...
by Melinda VanLone | May 17, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
Last weekend I spent a wonderful few hours with my Mom and the rest of the family for Mother’s Day. It was nice, except for one small thing. I brought home a hitchhiker. The Plague. The Plague settled into my body and took over for better part of this week....
by Melinda VanLone | May 8, 2012 | Thoughts |
On May 4th my husband and I celebrated our 15th anniversary. To celebrate, we spent part of the day looking at the wedding photos. I won’t bore you with them. Well, ok, maybe one or two. I’ll never forget that day, and not just because I looked into my...
by Melinda VanLone | May 1, 2012 | Thoughts |
Have you ever thought about writing down a list of things that make you happy? On a sad or lonely day, a reminder of the simple things that surround me and fill me with joy is exactly what I need to shake the blues. Or at least, put a tiny smile on my face. I know...
by Melinda VanLone | Apr 24, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
A bit of magic happened this weekend. I was on a wildflower and winery do-it-yourself tour of the Texas Hill Country, and found myself surrounded by butterflies. Thousands, maybe millions, of them. They coated the roads, the flowers, the air and my imagination....