This past Tuesday I was invited to read “Katie and the Magic Umbrella” at the Primrose School of The Mid-Cities in Hurst. I did 2 sessions. I started with the really “little ones” . We read the book, talked about thunderstorms and clapped our hands and stomped our feet to make the sounds of rain [...]
Around 5pm this evening (June 11th) I was going to pick up my daughter at her friend’s house not a mile away…along the way I couldn’t help myself….I had to stop and take a picture of these… They are called Mammatus clouds. These clouds were formed about 100 miles to the north of a cluster [...]
This morning, I drove through the driving rain to the KLTY studios in Irving where I recorded a half hour long interview with Minette Riordan. She is the founder and publisher of North Texas Kid’s Magazine. She also hosts a radio show that airs between 2-2:30pm 5 days a week on KWRD The Word 100.7 [...]
A strong upper level ridge of high pressure over Mexico will stand strong for the next 2-3 days at least. A weak disturbance will rotate around the north side of the upper ridge to bring North Texas a chance for strong to severe storms late this evening and tonight. Here is the Storm Prediction Center’s [...]
I know most of you know that Katie and the Magic Umbrella is available at all major bookstores and on Amazon. But you may not know that there is a huggable plush Katie doll too and that both items are now available for purchase at 3 locations in the metroplex. The newest location is at [...]
I’m a few weeks late posting this because it’s taken me this long to download the photos off my camera. On Saturday May 16th, I had my final spring book signing at a wonderful new family owned and operated bookstore called The Book Carriage. It’s this fabulous 2 story bookstore that just opened up in [...]
This Friday morning, I’ll be a proud mother at my daughter’s 1st grade awards program at school. I’m hoping I can stay for the whole event before heading to another very special event…. I will be the guest speaker at a luncheon in Arlington sponsored by the Friends of the Library. I am really looking [...]
I can’t believe June is almost here..let alone the official start of the Atlantic/Caribbean hurricane season. It kicks off June first, and we are already seeing the signs that the upper level steering winds are beginning to transition across the Gulf from a cool weather season pattern to a warm season pattern. In fact, North [...]
Had a blast doing a radio interview with Rebel and Heywood Friday morning on The Ranch Radio. Gave away a couple of books and had a great time chatting about weather and TV and family. You can find them on the FM dial every weekday from 7-10am. Here I am posing with Rebel and Heywood [...]
I plan on using the summer to focus on finishing the second book in the Katie and the Magic Umbrella series. The first book A Stormy Adventure covered all the main aspects of a thunderstorm. Book #2 is called Katie and the Magic Umbrella: On Snowflake Trail. This one I am so excited about. It will [...]
