G.G. Vandagriff, Author
15
Feb
Lu Ann Worley is the winner of a special prize chosen for her during my journeys in Tuscany! She answered correctly the five trivia questions taken from Cankered Roots, the first Alex and Briggie mystery. If you missed the announcement, I am having a Magical Mystery Tour of all my published mysteries prior to the [...]
9
Feb
Actually I leave tomorrow at dawn, but wanted to get my final post in today. I didn’t quite achieve my writing goal, however I got far enough into the winding up conflicts that I have all the last chapters outlined. Also, had an industry pro go over my first 75,000 words and she gave me [...]
8
Feb
My hostess, Elisabetta, was kind enough to invite me to her own home for the birthday party of her son, Cosimo. I felt like I was in an old Italian movie. All that was missing was the accordian music. There was the grandmother, dumpling shaped and dressed all in black, her gray hair waved in [...]
5
Feb
This blog has been full of posts about the kindness of strangers that I have met with in Florence, but I think that last night must take the cake. It started with the opera that didn’t happen. The taxi dropped me at Senshall Theater in a part of Florence that is new and chic, where [...]
4
Feb
I felt the sun HOT on my back!! Yes, I know that it’s the beginning of February and that just a few days ago, I was complaining about the Siberian Wind, but nevertheless, it’s true! And Italy does NOT, as I supposed when I planned this trip, have a Mediterranean climate. I have been confined [...]
3
Feb
The people here may not understand economic principles or democratic government in the same way Americans do, but they know how to love each other. At least, the ones I have been privileged to consort with do. Utah is beautiful in its own unique way, and I love it, but Tuscany is so soothing, and [...]
2
Feb
This is one of the happiest times I can remember. I came to Florence to write and to fulfill my therapist’s wish that I become “confident in my competence.” The first week was all about acclimating myself once more to Florence—feeling its energy, being comfortable on my own, and establishing a rhythm in this spouseless, [...]
