Some of my friends keep a gratitude journal, which sounds very lovely to me, and very old-fashioned—I picture my friend Nancy sitting in...

The kids and pals at the Fourth of July neighborhood party. I hate the last week of summer. Summer, as we all know, truly ends when the...

As you might know, I was in a car accident a week ago, resulting in my car (which is named Derek Jeter) going in the shop. The repairs...

This has been a very full and lovely summer and quite old-fashioned in some ways. We’ve done a lot of porch-sitting—we do have the most...

McIrish and I are…how shall I put this?…climately opposed. In other words, when he’s hot, I’m freezing. I like a sheet covering me no...

Though I’d never buy a Tiffany diamond (just can’t go there), they sure are pretty to look at! Yesterday, I went to New York for a reader...

As you might know, I was at the Romance Writers of America National Conference in San Diego this past week, piggybacking with an RWA...

For the past nine years, I haven’t taken a break between books. That’s a long time. For nine years, I’ve had a book to work on, whether...

My dad has been dead for more than half my life, but I think of him every day. He wasn’t perfect—he was only 22 when he became a dad, 25...

Probably not this one… I need a gown for an event this summer—I’m presenting the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award to Robyn Carr....

McIrish and I were in Provincetown this weekend. It’s a new tradition—go to Cape Cod the weekend the lilacs are blooming. Ride bikes....

So let’s see…what’s been going on this week? Dearest Son almost hit another car when we were out for a drive, but luckily my maternal...

When I was an infant, my mom had a nickname for me: her Gorilla Baby. That’s because I was a preemie, and I had hair on my back when I...

Recently, I spoke at a middle school. One of the teachers there is a girl I’ve known since she was a teenager, and it was Career Day. She...

Me to Dearest Son as he practices his driving: "When we're in the car, I'm not your mother. I'm the voice of God. Got it?" Dearest: “Yes,...

I was asked a question in an interview this week. “What do you wish you could tell your younger self?” Oh, my GOSH! SO MUCH! Like, don’t...

I don’t care that much about celebrities and their love lives. I’m pretty pro-marriage: I admire couples who stay together a long time,...

Licking McIrish We weren’t really planning to get a puppy. I mean, I love dogs, but our house is smallish, and puppies are a lot of work,...

When I was a little kid, Easter was all about the clothes. I mean, yeah, we went to church and had dinner at my grandparents’ house...

About 25 years ago… This week, I got to see my eldest godchild. I have six godchildren, something I’m very proud of, but Julia was my...