G.G. Vandagriff, Author
31
Jan
Literally. I visited two cities on the tops of hills and was climbing up or down the entire day. After the weekend with Morgan, it was a little much, and I’m afraid I od’ed on ibuprofen, but it’s the only thing that saved my life and prevented homicide against my peppy tour guide. The first [...]
30
Jan
Morgan, #1 son has been here! I saved all the best tourist sites for our visit, so I am absolutely worn out with sight-seeing, and very sad to see him go. He is such a great son and so much fun to do things with. I worked until he arrived Friday afternoon and then we [...]
27
Jan
February Blahs are the Worst! Especially if you don’t have anything to read! Following is a giveaway AND a contest that will net you fun prizes you can’t get anywhere else! 1. Book Club Prize: For any book club that decides to read Piece of Paris for their monthly book, I will do, not only [...]
26
Jan
Some of you worried because you didn’t receive any colorful tales from Florence yesterday. The truth is, I didn’t leave the B & B. I hardly left my bed. I slept in until 3 pm, and spent the rest of the day working on my book from bed trying to make up for the wasted [...]
24
Jan
Why didn’t someone brave my wrath and tell me I was too old to take this trip? Today, I wrote happily til one o’clock and then set out, happy that the Siberian Wind was blowing elsewhere and that the sun was out. What a lovely day I was going to have! I would walk all [...]
23
Jan
Yesterday, as luck would have it, began the first Siberian Wind that Florence has ever experienced. (I made that up, but I’m sure it’s true) After excavating myself from my bed and into the new Bridal Suite which is (I hope) my permanent quarters (you can see the Residenza Betta on line) and a gift [...]
21
Jan
Yesterday was mostly taken up with travel. My seatmate was also from Provo and is a champion speed skater who moved there for the rink. His world was so fascinating and different from mine (even though he has an MFA in Creative Writing!) that the flight went fast as I viewed videos of past races [...]
12
Jan
I am off a week from tomorrow for another trip to Florence! This city which produced the Renaissance seems to have all the elements necessary for my (single) writer’s retreat. I will be there three weeks and will hopefully finish Crazy Ladies of Oakwood, which takes place there. I am also going to be researching [...]
8
Jan
Has you heart ever thrilled at this plea uttered in the hymn “Come Thou Font Of Every Blessing? Have you ever been saddened by the line preceding that plea? “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it! Prone to leave the God I love.”? A study of Korihor in the book of Alma can help us [...]
4
Jan
My husband and I have been studying the topic of “faith” in great detail. It seems that the circumstances of our lives have never been easy, and that one trial of our faith has instantly followed upon the heels of another. You might say that we have been blessed with a “steep learning curve.” This [...]
