• contests,  my view

    Breezy Days & a Winner!

    Happy Friday and Happy 1st full day of Spring!

    Well we’ve officially made it through, what to me at least felt like, the longest Winter ever. I can’t wait until the weather finally breaks and I can get out in the garden and do a little bit of planting in my tiny patch of soil out front. I also can’t wait until I can go back to writing on the porch with Jack my feet. But until that time comes I’ll be happy with turning the heat down a bit, opening up a window and catching a light breeze.

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    Now that said I wanted to also say a huges thanks to all who commented on Sofia Tate’s Breathless post and giveaway. The lucky winner is Priscilla Shay! Congrats Priscilla! Please contact me with your info and Sofia will get in touch with you about your prize.

    Have a great weekend everyone!

     

    All the best,

    KMJ

     

    Image from  We Heart It.

     

  • jack,  jack pics,  my view

    Goodbye and Hello…

     

    Goodbye Winter…

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    Hello Spring!

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    It’s been really real but I can’t say we’ll be sorry to see you go.

    Take your time coming back.

    All the best,

    KMJ & the Jackster

     

    P.S. there is still time to enter Sofia Tate’s giveaway from yesterday. A Winner will be drawn tomorrow.

  • happy birthday,  my view

    In Time…

    Happy New Week and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Join me in wishing a Happy Birthday to my dear friend, the super talented artist , Patricia from PVE Design.  Happy Birthday Patricia wishing you all the joy in the world!

    PVE

     

    Today, as with most days, I’m thinking of time and how precious is it. And with Spring just around the corner it’s time for me to use mine wisely and get to making those donuts. Rock with me to this old jam and let’s get to getting together.


    Have a good one.

     

    All the best,

    KMJ

  • my view

    Happy Weekend!

    Make it a good one!

     

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    Any great plans? I’ll be up and about after I get over this Scandal hangover then it’s back to writing and hopefully watching more snow melt. Fingers crossed for warmer weather.

     

     

    All the best,

    KMJ

     

    image fm Pinterest

  • my view,  videos

    Golden Dreams…

    The Oscars had its highs last night and then it really had its highs. For me and so many this was the moment.

    Lupita wins the night!

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    “I look down at this golden statue, and may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from,

    your dreams are valid.” –Lupita Nyong’o

    Happy Monday! What Golden dream are you dreaming today?

    All the best

    KMJ

     

    image from tumblr and Oscar.go.com & beyond…

  • family,  happy birthday,  my view,  Scandal

    Nothing but Blue Skies… Happpy Birthday Nana!

    Happy Friday! Do you all have the same Scandal hangover as I do? Whew, I’m about worn out! If you’re a Scandal fan please head on over to Heroes and Heartbreakers to check out my recap and reaction to last night’s show. Just click here and please chime in with your thoughts.

    Time for another cold weekend with the forecasters predicting more snow on the way. But I won’t let that bring be down as there is a lot to celebrate this weekend and I’m seeing sunshine and blue skies as I spend the day with one of my very favorite people in all the world.  Please join me in wishing a very happy early birthday to my lovely Nana who will be celebrating on Sunday!

    Happy Birthday Nana! We love more than words can say!

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    All the best,

    KMJ & the gang!

  • contests,  my view

    Thrilling Thursday & a Winner on ye old blog!

    So this is the face of a creature that can care less about it the weekend coming.

    Jack bored

    Honestly, this has pretty much been Jack’s bored expression for the past few icy weeks, give or take a centimeter or two of fur in the eyes. If he could talk I’m sure all he’d say at this point is, “could I please have some warm sun, green grass and a haircut?” As for the days of the week and the rest of it? He cares not at all.

    But me, I do, because the fact that it’s Thursday and this particular Thursday means that Scandal is coming back to TV! “Whoo to the OMG Hoo!”

    And then as an added bonus I also get the opportunity to pick a winner in Irene Preston’s cool Mardi Gras Mask giveaway and thanks to Random number generator (since I couldn’t get Jack to show any picking enthusiasm) the winner is….

    Angela Smith! Congratulations Angela. Please send me an email (just click over at my contact page with your contact info). And thank you so much to all who left a comment!

    Enjoy Scandal tonight! I hope you all will be watching 🙂

     

    All the best,

    KMJ

     

  • contests,  my view

    Weekend Wrap up and a Winner Announced!

    Happy Monday! I’m hoping you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was pretty busy with the weather being a bit warmer. I will admit that a good part of it was spent with the wonder of watching some of our huge snow piles melt though they are far from gone. To highlight the fun of it all, I did have some chirping visitors come by who seemed just as hopeful for spring as I am. But with more cold weather and snow on the way it seems we both have a while to wait.  Other parts of the weekend were spent dealing with a very mischievous dog, who I hate to say it, kept the upper hand and had us on the ropes with chasing behind him. I will be victorious next time Jack.

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    Thanks so much to all who entered my Threads Of Desire Pop Up contest. And thanks to Random number generator the winner is M.J. Schiller! Congrats Mary. I will get in touch with you about your gift card.

    Tune in tomorrow for more bloggy fun!

     

    All the best,

    KMJ

  • Books,  my view,  writing life

    Writerly Thoughts and Talks…

    This past weekend I had the pleasure and the honor to engage in a call-in book club chat with the women of STCC (Sisters Thoughts From Coast To Coast). I was thrilled when I found out months ago that they had chosen my 1st book in my creative hearts series: THROUGH THE LENS as their pick for the month of February.

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    Kudos to these women! What a cool and innovative way to have a book club and to connect with readers that share your interest across the country. We had a call in time and access number for the chat and yes there were indeed Sisters talking coast to coast, ranging from New York to California. The moderator asked questions of the group related back to the book as did I and they asked some probing questions of me about my ideas and motivations for the story and characters and what I had coming up next. But my biggest thrill was finding out what moved them in the story which was at times eye-opening as you never know what will hit with a person. It just may not be the part that hit with you as a writer.

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    I wanted to say thank you so much once again ladies of STCC for having me. It was such a pleasure and I hope to meet many of your at Romance Slam Jam or the Romantic Times Convention in New Orleans this year! I’m on my way! You can find out more about STCC here.

    And my dear bloggy friends if you’d like to hear more about what I have going on now, today I’m thrilled to be interviewed over at The Write Way Café. I’m taking about my career path, my current book and what I have coming up next. Please stop on by!

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    Now tell me are you in a book club? Where do you get your reading recs?

     

    All the best,

    KMJ

     

  • funnies,  happy holidays

    Expressions of Love… via Vin

    It’s the day of Lurve! Now I could get all poetic and lovely dovey with expressing my feelings for you all, but when I got to thinking about them I was just overcome with emotions and I found the words hard to come by.

    Thank goodness I have Vin here to come to the rescue.

    Happy Valentine’s day via may man Vin…

     

    And remember…

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    All the best,

    KMJ

     

    image via we heart it