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Overheard at... Tao of Tea, Portland
“If he is English he would ask for second flush Darjeeling to show he knows what he is talking about.”My recent revisions to Molto Mayhem have led my main characters to a tea salon in Salerno so I...
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“Of course I am stressed. I only have a month and a half to finish my application.”Ha! This is so me. Having decided to apply for a residency program outside of Seattle (two weeks, hidden away from the...
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Overheard at... Art A La Carte
"Mommy, you're not even focusing on me."Rather than coming from my own daughter, this quote was from a little 4 year old boy. We were painting and hanging out at a fantastic open studio, Art A La...
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Overheard at... Starbucks
Photo courtesy of Elsa Mora “You can’t dye hair blonde, you bleach it.” (15 year old)Isn’t it amazing the things you know at fifteen? Instagram – check, fad diets – check, manipulating the system –...
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Overheard at. . . Starbucks
“I was a totally different person there.” Sometimes when we travel we end up in places that have such a strong identity they infuse us with it as well. Italy has always been one of these spots for me,...
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Overheard at... Willamette Writers Conference 2013
"We filmed it in the old, abandoned, part of a hospital. Very creepy."I was volunteering in the IP lounge at the conference and so was privy to some interesting conversations taking place. Aside from...
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Overheard at... Office Depot
“Do you have the lunch boxes with the thermos inside?”It may have been a joke- I mean, we were at Office Depot, not Target- and I wouldn’t have blamed the mom who said it since I was tempted to make...
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Overheard at... Starbucks
“I’m going to Lake Tahoe with some friends.”All around me people were talking about their last vacation of the summer: Camping, Disneyland, Las Vegas. Typically we head out for one last hurrah to...
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"What time should I set the alarm for?" I'm taking off with the family on a final summer fling. But though there won't be any new blog posts for a while, I promise to tweet the exciting parts of my...
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Overheard at... Pastificio & Cucina
"Can I get his autograph?" Right... so I know I said I wasn't going to blog on my trip, but this was too good to pass up. It was one of those perfect days where the stars aligned and brought every...
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Overheard at... the pool
“Did you get a first day of school outfit?”Ahhhh, the start of a new school year! The butterflies. The school supplies. The new outfits. There is a routine that sets the stage for this seasonal change...
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Overheard at... home
Courtesy of Axe Cop and Icons by Curtana. “Yes, bath! No bath! Yes bath! No bath!”For those of you who can make a high squeaky voice, say the above in that tone and you will get the gist. My daughter’s...
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Overheard at... the beach
“…through dedication and love…”The wind whipped the white cloth hung from the makeshift marquee, obscuring and then revealing the bride and groom who stood underneath it. Over the roar of the ocean we...
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Overheard on... the T.V.
Photo courtesy of fox.com, Master Chef “The winner of Master Chef is… Luca. - Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole!”I ran to my office and finally got onto twitter (something I had been avoiding so that I could watch...
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Overheard at... Rose City Romance Writers
“The 12 stages to intimacy can be overlaid against the story and relationship ARCs.”There is always a hesitancy on my part when I am asked about what I write. For one thing, Comedic Women’s Fiction...
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Overheard at... The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas
Photo courtesy of Blogger of the Bride “We just had a marriage ceremony with 150 dogs.”I am assuming, give the barking taking place all over the casino, that by dogs she was referring to the animals’...
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Overheard while... driving through the Gorge in Oregon
Cover photo courtesy of www.deana.com “It’s a crazy thing. Fate has perfect wings…”I’ve heard these lyrics for ANGELS WORKING OVERTIME, by Deana Carter, many times But for some reason, while driving...
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Overheard at... the pumpkin patch
Photo courtesy of - Lawrence County School System “Dairy cows are super skinny until they are two to three months old.”The little calf in question looked like it was all skin and bones. I would have...
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Overheard at... Home
Photo courtesy of www.Brothersoft.com The croaking of our resident frog.Unlike the squirrels who continue to torment me, the frog that lives in the backyard feels like a personal friend. For one thing,...
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Overheard at... School
Photo courtesy of Ali-Watkins BlogSpot (Fun Blog - Check it out!) “Did they smash my pumpkin?”This last weekend my daughter had special homework. A kind family had donated pumpkins for all of the kids...
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