Pauline Baird Jones

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    Still Standing #Renovation

    If you read my Monday blog post, then you know that I’m working on Maestra Rising: Project Enterprise 8. And if you follow me on social media, then you know we’re also doing a fairly major renovation of our basement. “Fairly” as in, our contractor has dug out and straightened every corner.  And yes, we’ve…

  • Found Girl Has Landed!

    The eagle—I mean the book—has landed! Found Girl: Project Enterprise 6 is on sale! No more preorder! Yes, I might be happy dancing. In my sad, old lady, dead author way. H Humor me. It feels like it’s been an eternity coming. The last Project Enterprise book released, maybe four or five years ago? Yeah,…

  • Resolving Early

    I had this story idea once about a character who was the shot-out-of-the-cannon person in the circus. The story died because I didn’t know much about working for a circus or being shot out of cannon. What does this have to do with resolutions? Trust me, I’m going to make this work. Though I don’t…

  • The Bleak Mid-Morning

    I am not a morning person. If you’ve seen me whining on Facebook, you might have suspected this about me. If you’re a morning person, please don’t hate me. I really can’t help it. It doesn’t matter if I go to bed at six in the evening and sleep until six or seven. There are…

  • On Sunsets and Hope

    When I was a little girl, the setting sun was a really large clock of sorts, indicating that play time was about to end. If we didn’t straggle home voluntarily, then the summons to supper, bath and bed would come from our Mom. Sometimes with a lot of emphasis. I loved summers, because the sun…

  • Lessons from HGTV

    I’ve been working on this blog post for some time (i.e. watching HGTV), so I had some words in reserve (i.e. making notes as thoughts come to me), but let me first say thank you to everyone willing to share their extra words with me during my recent word shortage. I’ve never let my supply…

  • Bridges to Somewhere?

    Bridges. As I was mulling this post, of course the first thing that came to my mind was The Bridges of Madison County. I’m happy to say I never read the book or saw the movie. I did read the Doonesbury version (The Washed Out Bridges of Madison County) in the comics. It was pretty…

  • It’s Spring! Have you got your fairy on?

    Today our scenic route takes us through the Sherwood Forest Faire near Paige, Texas. The hubs made a trip over there to try out his new camera and he found lots of whimsy. And fairies. Lots and lots of fairies. You have to admit there is a certain magical quality about fairies and this one…

  • After You Finish Blues

    The first of the month, while struggling into a girdle for a friend’s wedding, I found myself mulling middles (cause mine was seriously giving me trouble right then). This somehow lead me to mull starting and finishing. Last week I was sure I was finished when I wrote a blog post on finishing, but wrapping…

  • 3 Tips for Getting through the Middle of Crap, er, Stuff.

    Last week I promised a girdle analogy and I try to keep my promises. And in an odd twist, it was a girdle that prompted this mini-series of blog posts on starting, middles, and (hopefully ) finishing next week. Because, yeah, I struggle with getting through the middles almost as much as I struggle with…