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Have you ever felt like the universe is talking to

Have you ever felt like the universe is talking to you? Trying to lead you in a certain direction? What began as a series of paintings I saw of red and blue poppies on a gold leaf background at the @QuailLodgeCA in #CarmelValley has “blossomed” into a sign I can no longer ignore.

When I was at #LindaSivertsen #BeautifulWritersRetreat I talked with my fellow #sistersinwords about changing the name of my book. One of the two titles I’ve been debating has the word #poppies in it, and while they gave me great feedback, I wasn’t sure which title was the right one.

A few days later my new sisters and I found @erinhansonartist #Carmel art gallery and her beautiful impressionist painting of red poppies along the #California coastline. Yesterday I found @lookforthewoman IG photograph of #redpoppies in her yoga space, and this morning, I opened a box from @clarinsusa thinking it would be a plain brown box containing my favorite makeup base. Instead, the inside of the box is printed with... You got it! Red poppies! Beautiful red poppies!

It’s as though the cosmos is trying to tell me to change the title of my book. What do you think? @travelwelljo @rondaz4900 @grace.hivery @laticiadianecarter @Linda_Sivertsen

#xoxoBrenda #1010ParkPlace #memoir #memoirwriter #letgoofyoursecrets

Still basking in the love and camaraderie at @lind

Still basking in the love and camaraderie at @linda_sivertsen #CarmelWritingRetreat So many new #BFF @travelwelljo @rondaz4900 @grace.hivery @laticiadianecarter I don’t remember the last time I cried so much! #goodtears #happytears #tearsofrelief

You can’t imagine how long I’ve kept my story a secret, and #secrets take a toll on you. Find a way to #letthemgo

#xoxoBrenda #1010ParkPlace #womenwriters #sistersinwords #memoir #memoirwriter

I’m losing it... I actually went outside and spo

I’m losing it... I actually went outside and spoke to Mr. Lizard as though he could understand me while Annie was inside the house, barking at us like the sky was falling.

“You’ve got to find another place to live. It’s not safe for you here. She’s going to get you.”

You may remember another #DrDolittle conversation I had with Alfred, my guinea hen, when I crawled under my car to teach him how to keep from getting pelted by the hail. That didn’t work out well for either of us. I hope this time will be different.

PS: The plastic on the #daybed is not part of my usual decor. It's to protect it from the fierce rainstorms we’ve been having.

#xoxoBrenda #1010ParkPlace #animallover #suckerforlizards #whatelsecanido

My life changed forever last week in Carmel, Calif

My life changed forever last week in Carmel, California, at the #CarmelWritingRetreat My memoir is poised for me to light the afterburners and send it to the moon. Thank you @linda_sivertsen for your nurturing love and sound advice. My launch countdown has begun!

I found this on #LindaSivertsen Facebook page. Thank you, sweet lady! This #bookmama and all of the women there helped me admit I am a #badass and it's a good thing. We should all strive to be a bad ass in our own lives. If I hadn’t fought to save my life, over and over again, I wouldn’t be here.

This won’t be the first time I will sing Linda’s praises and shower love on her and the other phenomenal #womenwriters there with me. @travelwelljo @rondaz4900 @grace.hivery @laticiadianecarter We will love and support one another until the end of time.

#xoxoBrenda #1010ParkPlace #memoirwriter #memoir #badasschic #makelifecount #whatareyouwaitingfor

Consider me a happy girl. This is the first time i

Consider me a happy girl. This is the first time in 18 months I’ve left the security of my home and traveled. Wasn’t crazy about being packed into an airplane with people who may be carrying #Covid but the last five days in #Carmel have more than made up for it.

For starters I had lunch with @cindyhattersley From the second we met you would have thought we’d known one another for ever. #BFF She’s so fun. I didn’t want it to end. Would you believe we didn’t get a picture together? I missed seeing @contessa_and_her_pig and @shannonkirbyinteriors and the other women in this area I know and love. Next time!

Now I’m here with #bookmama the fabulous @linda_sivertsen and her #beautifulwritersgroup and every second has been a learning experience. If you’re a writer, or want to be a writer, check out Linda’s #beautifulwriterspodcast and her website. I’d like to describe her as #amazing but the word is too inadequate. I know! She’s #Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

#xoxoBrenda #1010ParkPlace #memoirwriter This week I have owned who I am: #gutsy #badass #stillhereandkicking #lifeisgood #makelifecount #whatareyouwaitingfor

Bravo to the greatest #rocknrollband of all time.

Bravo to the greatest #rocknrollband of all time. The first time I saw them was June, 1964, and it was their second US performance. I was just a kid but my mom dropped me off at the Joe Freeman Coliseum. I had a front row center seat and went to see Leslie Gore, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vee and Paul Peterson.

Since then I’ve lost track of how many front row, center seats I’ve splurged on to see #thestones but it’s been an addiction. I’ve even travelled to Italy to see them and have an unused ticket to a concert that was canceled during Covid.

Missing my fix guys! Where are you?

#xoxoBrenda #1010ParkPlace #paulwho?

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