Montana! Day 8
Yoga on the hillside is a chillier experience, but wildly beautiful with broody blue mountains rolling up into a sky packed with shades of gray, and a sun fighting to get through. I wear a yoga top, a...
View ArticleMontana! Day 10
Sunday morning A day of steady, soaking rain, and we’re told the first serious rain here since June. Downright chilly with it. Understandably, the locals are thrilled, and it’s a pretty perfect day to...
View ArticleMontana! Day 15
We had our last best day, perfect from start to finish. We start on the hilltop of Spa Town and yoga on a crystal clear morning. My loft workout was good, and necessary, but following it with hilltop...
View ArticleMontana! Photos
Nora, Bruce, Jason and Kat sent photos from Montana daily, giving me the difficult task of choosing what to use to illustrate Nora’s travelogues. Some fun, gorgeous photos didn’t make the cut, so I...
View ArticleDevoted in Death discussion thread
How fast did you read Devoted in Death? Do you gulp and now need to go back, reread and savor? This is the place to discuss all things Devoted so be warned: spoilers will abound. Laura
View ArticleWonderment in Death description/discussion
I usually let everyone else chime in about books but last weekend I had a chance to read “Wonderment in Death” — the In Death novella in Down the Rabbit Hole — and in my opinion it’s a particular...
View ArticleNo-Internet Hell
Our cable is out this morning, which means no internet, no phone, no nothing. I’m okay about the phone, and the TV–never much use either most days. But OMG, where’s my internet???? My plans for today...
View ArticleThe process after the writing
A note from Laura: this post springboards from a little tidbit I shared about the title of the fall 2016 In Death title (Apprentice in Death) and the resulting “why can’t we have it now?” comments....
View ArticleStars of Fortune discussion thread
This is the place to discuss Stars of Fortune, Book 1 of The Guardians Trilogy. Please note that spoilers will abound. I knew the basics of this book from conversations with Nora, but even knowing...
View ArticleWork-Cation
BW and I are enjoying our last day of our fall week at the spa, which is, for me, a working vacation. Before we left, I spent several afternoons through the week helping my grandson–Grade Six–with math...
View ArticleSo Much December
Homer For us this big, crowded, happy month held a hard punch. Last week we had to send our sweet, sweet Homer over The Rainbow Bridge. He went out of our lives as gently as he came into them. He was...
View Article‘Twas The Weekend Before Christmas…
And all through the house, kids are on a sugar high. That’s what happens here when we have our annual cookie-baking extravaganza. It’s a day for fun and for not worrying about the dentist or caloric...
View ArticleLitograph contest update
I appreciate everyone’s patience as we worked in the expanded time frame for the Litographs Naked in Death design contest. Our thanks to everyone who participated. (And thanks to everyone who backed...
View ArticleRing Out, Ring In
Around here we say goodbye to the old year by cooking, baking, slicing, dicing, and setting up for our annual New Year’s Day bash. The bash rings in the new. I think it’s a fine way to spend the last...
View ArticleSome early holiday treats
It’s a short week in the US with Thanksgiving two days away. If you don’t subscribe to Nora’s News (and why not?) today’s newsletter included links to the official 2015 release schedule on Nora’s...
View Article12-13-14
Nora’s deep into holiday prep, but took the time to send some thoughts before getting back to work. ~Laura I’ve spent most of this interesting date in the kitchen. I could do that as my most amazing...
View ArticleHappy, Merry and Thank you!
I’m just about to trek north of Maryland to visit family for Christmas, while Nora is finishing up work to concentrate on tradition with family and friends honed through the years. I’m sure she’ll...
View ArticleHoliday Glitch
For anyone trying to look at the www.noraroberts.com website today, we’re very sorry. The server it’s on stopped working this morning. We’ll call that a holiday reminder to get off the internet and...
View ArticleResolved for 2015: Positive Virtual Space
As we clear out the old and make way for the new year, Nora shares the plan for all her spaces going forward: a focus on the positive. ~Laura The internet is a marvelous tool, an endless source of...
View ArticleBite Me
I have to start off letting you know I happened to be with Laura* when I told her the title for this blog post. I wish I could accurately describe the expression of resigned despair on her face. It was...
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