Permission to Backseat Drive
I rented an ATV for the first time this summer. Well, not exactly an ATV. It was a UTV. An ATV is an All Terrain Vehicle which looks like...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 1, 2018
- 2 min
Country Living: Don’t Let The Pretty Pictures Fool You
I used to dream of life in a remote mountain cabin. Rustic beauty at its best. Maybe some acreage in the country, like Green Acres (if...
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suzannenorquist
- Oct 25, 2018
- 2 min
DIY Moving Adventures
In the old days my biggest job in a company move was to keep the kids out from under foot. Today, I have choices. Pay for the one stop...
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suzannenorquist
- Sep 1, 2018
- 1 min
I’ll be back in October 2018
Sorry for the long absence. Two weddings, two moves, and two book contracts in in two years. I’m nearly settled and will return to my...
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suzannenorquist
- May 10, 2018
- 2 min
Small Towns – Don’t Ask Google
I remember the days of asking people for directions and recommendations. The days before Google and Facebook. I’m not even sure when my...
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suzannenorquist
- May 3, 2018
- 2 min
My Daughter Bought A Motorcycle
Not a motorcycle exactly. Not like a Harley. Most people her age can’t afford Harleys. Those are for established business men and...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 26, 2018
- 2 min
Roller Skating in the ‘80s – The 1880s
Apparently, roller skating was a big thing in the metropolous of Leadville, Colorado in the 1880s. Who knew? With all of the historical...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 19, 2018
- 2 min
Give Me A Break
If the song from the 1988 Kit Kat commercial isn’t running through your head after reading this blog title, click on the picture below...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 12, 2018
- 2 min
Is It Tax Time Again?
I filed taxes last year and tax day is almost here again. It’s like the government wants me to pay taxes every year or something. I was...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 5, 2018
- 2 min
I’ll Take The Purple Llama
Spring has sprung and flowers are blooming. Everyone who knows me sends pictures of purple flowers. Text messages, Snapchats, Pinterest...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 29, 2018
- 2 min
Are We There Yet?
My new home sits on a section of historic Route 66, a highway from Chicago to Los Angeles built in the 1920’s. As one of the first...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
Two Years, Two Weddings, Two Moves, Oh My
. . . because life is an adventure. We moved to the suburbs last year, after thirteen years in a small Colorado mountain town. I wrote a...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 15, 2018
- 2 min
Princess For A Day
I have weddings on the brain. My daughter married in August and my son will marry in May. Two weddings within a year. I only have two...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
My Life in a Stranger’s Hands
I watched the hot wax come near my eye. What had I agreed to? The warmth touched my skin, so close to the lid. I stared into a stranger’s...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 1, 2018
- 2 min
Put Those Pajamas in a Museum
President Harding’s pajamas and slippers stand in a glass case in the Smithsonian. Did he imagine his pajamas in a museum? Not just any...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 22, 2018
- 2 min
Dog Alarm – Who’s Training Who?
My dog is a geriatric German shepherd, mixed with who knows what. Sixteen years old. She moves and creaks like an old lady. Unsteady on...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 15, 2018
- 2 min
For the Love of Cards
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Payday for greeting card companies. But, my husband and I have them fooled. We walk through the card aisle...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 8, 2018
- 2 min
Keeping up with Technology
Keeping up with Technology Seems like I’m always looking for technology before it is ready. Later, I am surprised to learn that it has...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 1, 2018
- 2 min
Old Time Bloopers
Old Time Bloopers People of modern times may think bloopers are a recent invention. They’re not. The name may be new, but early...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 30, 2018
- 3 min
Special Feature: Paula Moldenhauer Guest Post
In honor of the release of my debut novella, I have invited each of the other authors in the collection to write a post about the...
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