Live to Love on the Edge Blog

I have to confess that the sane person inside of me is freaked by what is going on outside my office door. This morning there were even more police and clean-up crews as well as large trucks and tankers hauling stuff away. This is what it looked like this morning. Continue reading “Fashion Friday – Hazmat Suits”

Well, the building has told us that tests on the air quality do not reveal any contaminants, although maybe we should have known that before coming in.

The uneasy feeling is that outside they are wrapping up all the cars that were in the area of the blast and carting them away. Here’s some shots of a cab and another car all wrapped up in white plastic. Apparently, the soil and debris contain asbestos. Continue reading “Thoughtful Thursday – Blast Update”

My thoughts this Thursday are for my fellow Midtowners near 41st and Lexington and all those working to help them. I hope that everyone that was injured gets better quickly and my sympathies go out to anyone who lost someone in the blast. Continue reading “Thoughtful Thursday – But for the Grace of God”

One of the most fun things about the conference are the publishers’ parties. I went to the Pocket party which was absolutely wonderful. Intimate dining at a top notch restaurant. Wonderful discussion around a table of ten. The publicity people made these beautiful name badges which looked like miniature versions of our books. It was awesome.

Then there was the Harlequin party! Hundreds of authors and industry professionals. Harlequin started the night by presenting awards for authors who had done 25 books for them and another author who had done 75 books for them. WOW! 75 books!!! Continue reading “Wicked Wednesday – Wicked Dancing at the Harlequin Party”