I just love these guys…

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Food and Drink, Travel

Hey friends!

I can admit, I might be a little biased, but after spending a week with these rascals, I am feeling blessed to be their mother. (and wife–hubs went with us. Hated to leave him behind. He carried stuff. And he’s rather fun to have around. Hard to tell, I know.)

These men remind me why I write about families.

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Rel Mollet Books, Family, Travel

Hey friends,

I hope you’re having a fabulous summer!

I’m freshly back from an epic 29th anniversary trip to Italy – (pix below) and hubs and I decided to take another plunge…

We bought a pool.

I know, I know…it’s sort of an extravagance…

Here’s me,

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Making a splash!

Rel Mollet Books, Family, Travel

Did you know that I’ve been in Florida, getting NOT eaten by a shark, but earning my Open Water Divers certificate.

For those who knew, thank you for all your prayers and warm wishes—Here’s my newly minted card!

But it wasn’t without a bit of,

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Hollywood!

Susan Film, Good Stuff, Travel, Uncategorized

I’ve been travelling a lot this spring in between writing Duchess, my final Daughters of Fortune book for Summerside/Guideposts.  Duchess is about a starlet in the Golden Era of the Silver Screen, the 1930s, and I’ve been furiously researching everything from MGM, Warner Brothers, Irving Thalberg, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable and generally all things iconic Hollywood.

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The Bean.

Susan Good Stuff, Just for Fun, Travel

My daughter is a junior in high school, so we’ve begun the college search.  Although I’ve been on the road for a few weeks, to such places as Sioux Falls, SD, Fargo, ND, Fosston, MN, and even Monroe, Louisiana – I squeezed in a quick trip to Chicago to visit North Park University.  

We went there because my daughter loves schools with columns. 

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February Fun!

Susan Good Stuff, Travel

Okay, so, I know I didn’t blog much in February.  It’s because, well, I was offline.  Having…fun!

First, there was this….

AKA, Dinner out with my hubby for Valentine’s Day.  It’s a little frightening, I know, when I’m enthralled with a piece of cake, but this was simply gorgeous (and tasty too). 

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