Dazed and Confusedtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3765532009-11-06T10:36:16-05:00With three names--Lorraine, L.L. Bartlett, and Lorna Barrett--is it any wonder she's dazed and confused? TypePadToday's stop on the blog tour . . .tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a6b17d65970c2009-11-06T10:36:16-05:002009-11-06T10:36:16-05:00Today I'm visiting the Conscious Cat blog, talking about -- what else -- my cats, including Miss Marple. I hope you'll check it out. Just click here!Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/11/todays-stop-on-the-blog-tour-.htmlPet Peeve Thursday--Whatever happened to "throw the bums out?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a6561c08970b2009-11-05T07:12:13-05:002009-11-05T09:42:11-05:00This past Tuesday was election day. For most of the summer the local newspaper has been awash with letters from disgruntled voters, complaining about the problems both in Albany (our state capital) and here in the Rochester area. It costs...Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/11/pet-peeve-thursdaywhatever-happened-to-throw-the-bums-out.htmlI only read good reviewstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a6a5625d970c2009-11-04T03:59:00-05:002009-11-04T03:59:00-05:00Okay, that subject line is a lie. I read the bad ones and cry. But I don't have to cry about the reviews I've received so far for Bookplate Special. (I'm sure disgruntled readers will be posting some pretty nasty...Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/11/i-only-read-good-reviews.html1st Stop On The Blog Tourtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a64fa58e970b2009-11-03T13:16:21-05:002009-11-03T13:16:21-05:00Yikes -- almost forgot to mention that today is the first stop on my blog tour for Bookplate Special. I was interviewed on the Authors Exchange Blog. I hope you'll check it out: http://tinyurl.com/yh22rx3Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/11/1st-stop-on-the-blog-tour.htmlDo I REALLY need another diploma?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a69f86ef970c2009-11-02T06:18:08-05:002009-11-02T06:18:08-05:00It seems like every week I'm being spammed by a new schemer. At first, it was "male enhancement." And don't get me wrong, I'm STILL getting a lot of those kinds of emails. And over the summer, I was getting...Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/11/do-i-really-need-another-diploma.htmlFIRST SIGHTING!!!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a699c965970c2009-10-31T11:40:07-04:002009-10-31T11:40:07-04:00It was "dump your old pharmaceuticals" day at my local Wegmans, and boy did our family accumulate a LOT of unused drugs. (It's a shame they can't be given to people who can't afford them. But, up in smoke they'll...Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/10/first-sighting.htmlPet Peeve Thursday--Don't ask me for advice if ...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a68afbf8970c2009-10-29T13:54:56-04:002009-10-29T13:54:56-04:00There's a certain kind of writer that comes to see me at my booksignings. These people show up with no intention of buying my books. They come to pick my brain. They want to know how to cut corners to...Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/10/pet-peeve-thursdaydont-ask-me-for-advice-if-.htmlOops--missed my cuetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a6772ca4970c2009-10-26T08:11:24-04:002009-10-26T08:11:24-04:00I've had so much on my mind lately, I forgot that yesterday kicked off my (admittedly limited) blog tour for my new book, BOOKPLATE SPECIAL. I was interviewed by Avery Aames of the Mystery Lovers Kitchen blog. (And I shared...Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/10/oopsmissed-my-cue.htmlMy Dadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a617559d970b2009-10-23T09:44:21-04:002009-10-23T09:44:21-04:00I lost my Dad this week. He was a wonderful man, and a fantastic husband and father. This is my favorite picture, taken on his Birthday several years ago. We celebrated with surf and turf--lobster and steak. 1926-2009Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/10/my-dad.htmlI MEANT to grow them that small . . .tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345202e069e20120a5f471c0970b2009-10-19T06:57:00-04:002009-10-19T06:57:00-04:00The veggie garden is done for 2009. The other day I picked the last of the beans (and what a magnificent crop it was), the peppers, and the lone squash. The tomatoes were history about a month ago. The heirlooms...Lorraine Bartletthttp://llbartlett.typepad.com/dazed_and_confused/2009/10/i-meant-to-grow-them-that-small-.html