Category: ThrowbackThursday

It’s been a Christmas tradition in our family to go to a local tree farm, pick a tree and then cut it down. Over the years the weather has varied from bitterly cold to almost balmy days. One of the best years was when we went there during a snowstorm. It was lovely to walk through the fields with the fresh scent of snow and pine in the air. Today I’m sharing a photo from that day, another tradition. We always commemorate our choice with a photo! What about you? What kinds of holiday traditions do you have?

Hubby and I are big fans of Severance on Apple TV and are eagerly awaiting the next season! We knew they filmed some of the outside shots at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ and our daughter’s company recently moved there. She texted a few days ago to say that they were filming and sent some photos. Since it’s a short drive there, I visited today to have lunch with my daughter and walk around and see what was happening with the filming. We could see where they made changes to the public areas, like adding the Lumon symbol to various directories and signs. We also got to see the cars parked outside and all the fake snow. Actually it was a combination of fake and real snow that they created. The real snow didn’t last long since we’ve been having temps in the mid-high 50s. Our daughter was able to see Ben Stiller and Adam Scott while they were filming. She’s going to keep an eye out for some of the other actors and I’ll keep you posted!

For quite a number of years, we used to go down to South Beach during Spring Break. We loved getting away from the cold New Jersey weather to the warmth of Miami. We also loved exploring and visiting Miami and Little Havana. I also love being able to share some of those locations with you in the South Beach Security series! I hope you’ll check out the first book in the series, Lost in Little Havana, which releases on November 29. You can find out more at https://amzn.to/36KrDcR. This Throwback Thursday I’m sharing a photo during one of our trips to South Beach!

My daughter has recently gotten interested in Formula One racing and she has my hubby and me also watching the races. Months ago she decided she wanted to write a book about F1 racing and decided that she needed to do some research. She bought tickets to the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin and asked me to go along with her! We had a blast going to the race track, but unfortunately only got into Austin one night to eat at Terry Black’s. Fabulous BBQ. We were just too tired after being at the track to do the trek into Austin. Next year we’ll figure out a way to spend more time there. On this Throwback Thursday, I’m sharing some photos from our trip. P.S.- My daughter also went to Monaco (!!!!) to do research and you can get her short story set there at https://ko-fi.com/s/d7d012e839.

Halloween was always a fun time of year for us. I love decorating the outside of the house and I love seeing the Trick or Treaters in their costumes. When my daughter was little, her elementary school used to have a Halloween Hop where kids and parents could all dress up and roam the halls of the school collecting candy and then hanging out in the cafetorium. Good memories. I’d love to hear about your favorite memories of Halloween! Maybe share a photo of your fav memory. Also, don’t forget to stop by the Writerspace Halloween Mash for your chance to win one of 2 Kindle Fires, signed books, gift cards, and more. We will be dropping in to chat on Facebook all day (on the posts we put up and on Facebook live at 3p and 6p ET) at the Writerspace Facebook page. Please take a moment to check out all the prizes that are available and to register for the event at https://www.writerspace.com/big-event/big-event-registration/! You must be registered to win. I’ll be giving away a $25 Gift Card and copy of Decoy Training romantic suspense to one lucky winner!

It’s what us Mets fans tell each other year after year. We really had high hopes for this year, but you could just see that the Mets were flat going into the last month of the season. Despite that, we had hope. We believed. Oh well. What do Mets fans tell each other every year? Maybe next year. This photo is of my daughter and me when we went to a game last year! If you love sports romances, don’t forget to check out the first three chapters for free of Winning Season at https://amzn.to/3v5nVEl. Last but not least, only 40 days until the release of Lost in Little Havana! You can pre-order your copy at https://amzn.to/36KrDcR.

With the weather starting to turn chillier, hubby and I are trying to fit in as many outside activities as we can before we have to stay inside because of inclement weather. We’d heard about the Manasquan Reservoir but had never been there so we decided to head out and explore it and the surrounding areas. We discovered we weren’t far from a horse farm as well as a turkey farm as well as the reservoir. We opted for a shorter walk that actually ended up being 5 (yes FIVE) miles around part of the reservoir and a nearby cove. It’s a beautiful place and you can launch small boats and kayaks as well as walk, jog, bike, or ride your horse along several different trails. If you’re in this part of New Jersey, I would recommend that you check it out.