http://charriehazard.com/charrie Charrie Hazard's Blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:14:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Got back last Monday from a wonderful trip to Los Angeles to visit former St. Petersburg Times writers, now LA Times editors, Bill Nottingham and Susan Denley.  We took a two-day jaunt into the Santa Barbara and  San Luis Obispo wine country (known for Pinot Noir and Chardonay). Talked to ... http://charriehazard.com/charrie/thought/a-great-trip-to-la-and-great-news-upon-our-return 2009 has been a great year. Not only did my first novel, Falling into the Sun,  get released in July, but it won a very nice award in November--"Best Published Novel" in the 2009 Letters Competition of the National League of American Pen Women, Florida Association. Woohoo! Better than any award ... http://charriehazard.com/charrie/thought/falling-now-award-winning Yesterday I spoke to Ray at Haslams Book Store in St. Petersburg, Fl, about doing a book signing at his store. He was hesitant at first--right up until the point I said I used to work for the St. Petersburg Times. Then he was all for moving ahead. Why? As ... http://charriehazard.com/charrie/thought/st-petersburg-times-represents-excellence Tuesday the kids go back to school and I'm already depressed. I especially hate the first day, when I drink my second cup of coffee of the morning in a house that is empty and silent! http://charriehazard.com/charrie/thought/back-to-school Just got back from a five-day horse show in Venice, Florida. My 13-year-old daughter, Emma, competed on her paint pony "Jumpin' Jack Flash," or J.J. for short, in cross rails. She was reserve champion in both the hunter and equitation divisions and won the cross rails hunter classic, which had ... http://charriehazard.com/charrie/thought/emma-wins-17-ribbons-at-horse-show Welcome to my Blog. I'l be posting often, so drop in again. http://charriehazard.com/charrie/thought/welcome