Happy Holidays from Joan!

I decorated this table knowing I won’t be inviting anyone to join me for dinner this Christmas.  Like so many of you, I’m staying at home. Despite the isolation from family, I’ve decorated a tree and hung stockings by the chimney. But it will be a very different...
Joan’s First Impressions of North Carolina

Joan’s First Impressions of North Carolina

For those of you who might have missed it, I recently moved across the country from Denver, Colorado, to Durham, North Carolina, to be closer to family during the Covid-19 pandemic. In my first month here, I’ve noticed that North Carolina is very GREEN (trees, grass,...
Joan’s Going Blond and Moving to North Carolina!

Joan’s Going Blond and Moving to North Carolina!

I don’t want to suggest that being cooped up in the house for the past few months has driven me crazy—but it has gotten me to thinking about what’s important to me. Family. Friends. Finding a way to stay active and healthy, even though I’d much rather binge on...
Joan Says, “Hello, Summer!”

Joan Says, “Hello, Summer!”

Since I missed sending you a newsletter in May, I have a lot to share with you this month. I started playing tennis again (singles), taking hikes in the mountains, and actually traveled on a plane (more about that later). Here goes . . . I set my table this month on...
Valentine’s Note from Joan (who has a cold)

Valentine’s Note from Joan (who has a cold)

I’ve given you three table settings this month, because I’m co-hosting our monthly Boulder Media Women potluck. I figured it would be great fun, even though it’s a potluck, for everyone to have a place to sit and enjoy each other’s company. All...
Joan’s Journey to Greece

Joan’s Journey to Greece

In UNFORGETTABLE, book 2 in my Benedict Brothers series, I foreshadowed a meeting in Santorini, Greece, between the hero and heroine in my next book in the series, IRRESISTIBLE. I traveled to Greece to see where “the rest of the story” would take place....