Comments on: Workspace Wednesday welcomes Alice Gaines!

By: Alice Gaines

Alice Gaines — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:43:38 +0000

Thanks, Lori.

My garden also has a lot of weeds. Writing doesn’t leave much time for pulling weeds. Ocassionally the neighbors in the back tell me they like looking into my yard. I’m pretty sure they overhear me talking to the cat.

By: Alice Gaines

Alice Gaines — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:42:18 +0000

Thanks, Bonnie. I like my books hot. Luckily, so does my rector’s wife. lol

By: Lori Gallagher

Lori Gallagher — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:12:26 +0000

I’m impressed and a bit jealous of your outdoor office. It sounds wonderful. My gardening skills leave a lot to be desired, but I enjoyed living vicariously through yours.

By: Bonnie Vanak

Bonnie Vanak — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:48:33 +0000

Hi Alice!! Your garden is lovely and you are lucky to have such a great climate! And your books are hot!!!

I’ve eaten grape tomatoes standing at the plant at a friend of friend’s house up north. Fresh off the vine. Yum!

By: Alice Gaines

Alice Gaines — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:03:53 +0000

Hi, L. J.
We know we’re blessed with our climate. It seldom goes below 40 in the winter. One year, it got down into the teens, and we lost lots of plants.

Aren’t homegrown tomatoes the best? Cherry tomatoes never make it into my house because I eat them standing at the plants.

By: L. j. Charles

L. j. Charles — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:43:21 +0000

Hi, Alice. I’m so jealous of your weather. I live in North Dakota – enough said!

Those tomatoes look absolutely delicious. My favorite uncle grew the best tomatoes and gave me free rein to pick and eat them right off the vine. Good memories.

Thanks for sharing.

By: Alice Gaines

Alice Gaines — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:37:05 +0000

Hi, G. D.,
Yes, Oakland has a huge problem with violence. It’s a shame because it’s a beautiful place. I pretty much write happy romance and erotica, although I’ve thought a series of cozy mysteries set at an Episcopal church with the detective being an altar guild lady would be fun. So many stories, so little time.

I have a PhD in personality psychology, but I’ve never used it. My area of interest is/was psychological testing.

By: G.D. Ogan

G.D. Ogan — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:17:45 +0000

Oakland has earned the reputation as a dangerous city…perhaps a few books on MURDER would be in order? I lived across the bay in my youth at Los Altos High and Foothill J.C. but ran some track and cross-country meets in Oakland.
I heard it got a lot worse after I moved to Texas to finish my bachlors and AFROTC. Can’t believe I’ve been retired longer than I served (retired in 88).
My wife would agree with you on tomatoes but I’d go with Avocados (Yum) if your trees produce any. I’m mostly into military history and the development of the “tools” of the trade, as shown in my adult action-romance, “Immortal Relations” and doubly in the sequel, “Immortal Relations, Love & War.” The latter should join my first on AMAZON & KINDLE by E.O.M. and I’ve started the third in the series (I’ve been told I can’t expect folks to read them until I have three books out). No doctorate here, just a double masters M.A. & M.Ed in Counseling Psychology and Counseling and Human Development, but I worked in the field and wrote a book on A.D.H.D. assessment, back in the day.

By: Alice Gaines

Alice Gaines — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:14:49 +0000

Thanks for hosting me, Norah!

By: Alice Gaines

Alice Gaines — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:14:20 +0000

Hi, Jenn,

I’m glad we got to meet at RWA.

If you want to grow some veggies, try Earthboxes. (I don’t own stock in the company, seriously .) Earthbox dot com. They’re pretty fool proof. Put two tomato plants in one of those, and you’ll have yummy “maters” all season.