National Lighthouse Day!
Serendipity…a happy coincidence! That’s what I thought when I sat down to write this blog and realized that today, August, 7th, is National Lighthouse Day! Can you imagine my delight?… Read more »
Category: Lighthouses
The Good With the Bad
One of the worst things about having a shoulder impingement is waking up in the middle of the night with your forearm aching without relief. But that “twilight” state does… Read more »
Another New Year
How was 2011? As they say in the market, it was rather “flat.” That being, some good, some bad, all balances out. Certainly business for Valdata Services declined as I… Read more »
Big Day at Barnes & Noble
To lighten the tone after my last cranky post, here’s a snapshot taken yesterday at Barnes & Noble, Valencia, California. Kwei Quartey is the author of the Inspector Darko Dawson… Read more »
California’s Lighthouses: The History and the Mystery
January 12, 2011 – Santa Paula, CA – The earliest of California’s 35+ lighthouses have protected its coastal waters for over 160 years, and are thus a big part of… Read more »
Another Auld Lang Syne
Happy New Year. Have been thinking about what to say, but I’m so late I’m afraid all the good topics have already been written. And it’s already the 4th; folks… Read more »
Can You Imagine?
I hope so. Because life would be pretty dull without some kind of imagination. As you watch this wonderful slideshow of St. George Reef Lighthouse, just imagine what Darla’s life… Read more »
On the (Lighthouse) Trail
Of all the times to be MIA, it had to be now, when my new book is just sprouting wings! Not to be a bore, (or a boar?) I have… Read more »
CAPE SEDUCTION: Darla’s Story
1948. Post war, recovery. Hollywood was wooing back the public with blockbusters like The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo and The Three Musketeers. The beautiful people were “seen”… Read more »
The Light Flashes – Like Clockwork
We use the phrase, “like clockwork” when describing actions that occur in a timely, routine manner, not unlike time being kept by a clock. Clocks, of course, are designed with… Read more »