Hello July!

Happy Birthday America and Happy Birthday to me! America and I share a birthday, and it is always packed full of fun. Until I was about 10, I thought the annual 4th of July parade was especially for me. I mean it was the best day of all for a birthday: it was summer, there was a parade and there was lots of fun fireworks. What more could a girl possibly want? Plus, my mom always made our birthdays fun growing up. She would throw creative parties with games and outdoor adventuring....

There has been so much fun going on lately, I haven't kept up on my chatting with you all here or writing a single word in either book I'm working on! I'd lament about my lack of discipline but the truth is I'm having too much fun to whine about it. Last post I was ranting about non-clappers so this post I'm switching over to raving. Here are some of my favorite things lately:

Peonies!

I was late discovering the marvelous magic of these incredible flowers....

Apologies ahead of time, but today I'm on a rant or maybe a bit of a lecture. What's my topic? Theater manners.

I love live theater. Whether it's local, touring shows or, my favorite of all, Broadway, it's one of my favorite activities. For me, this love of theater started when my sisters and I were young, and my parents would take us to the Childrens Theater in Seattle. (Thanks Mom! Thanks Dad!) So fun! It continued as I got older and the annual theater memberships were for musicals like ...