I’m going to start doing something different. On Fridays, I’m going to post something I love. Might be a video, a link to a cool site I’ve discovered, a book recommendation, whatever. Friday should be a day to celebrate awesomeness. Today’s my birthday, so here’s my favorite video of a cat singing happy birthday. I’m… Continue reading Friday favorites: Happy birthday to meow!
Category: Thoughtfulness
Probing questions and random stories about writing and romance
Wandering through Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey
Just before I graduated from college, I started making a list of 100 things I wanted to do before I died. Sadly, I lost it (perhaps “Be more organized” should’ve been one of them), but I remember three of the items. One of them was to visit Tintern Abbey on the Welsh/English border, which William… Continue reading Wandering through Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey
Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa
When I saw that one of my favorite romance bloggers, Limecello, was organizing an online fundraiser for a charity that brings fresh water to people in developing countries, I got excited. Really excited. You know what’s the best thing about it? You don’t even have to donate money if you don’t want to. All you… Continue reading Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa
Happy International Day of the Girl Child!
In my day job, I work for humanitarian and development organizations. Though I don’t talk about those issues much on this blog, I wanted to take the time to celebrate the most important – and probably most neglected – resource the world has: girls. The United Nations declared today the first annual International Day of… Continue reading Happy International Day of the Girl Child!
Winner of a banned book!
I really loved reading all of the thoughtful, thought-provoking comments people left on my post about Banned Books Week. Thank you all! The winner of a banned book of her choice is…Quilt Lady! Congratulations, Quilt Lady. Email me at romancingkatrina[at]gmail[dot]com and let me know: a) Which book you’d like; b) What format you’d like it… Continue reading Winner of a banned book!