by Johnnie Alexander | Sep 23, 2014 | Family & Friends, Treasured Moments
Wisdom sometimes appears in the most unlikely of places. It appeared last night for me in the voice of Shawn Spencer, Psychic Detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department. “Take pictures of moments,” he said to Juliet. “That’s what...
by Johnnie Alexander | Sep 18, 2014 | Treasured Moments
May 2009: Nate, my youngest child and only son, and I climbed in my Pontiac Vibe for the two-day drive from our home in Orlando to far west of the Mississippi for freshman orientation at Oklahoma Christian University (Edmond). August 2009: We drove to OC again. This...
by Johnnie Alexander | Sep 4, 2014 | Treasured Moments
When this house was built, the property was known as Maple Lane. The story goes that a long line of maples grew on the right side of the driveway–just out of view of the camera. Over a hundred years later, it was known as Twin Oaks. But in my family,...
by Johnnie Alexander | Sep 4, 2014 | Treasured Moments
Imagine! Dress up in stockings and hats. Put on red lipstick. And step back into time to Miniver’s of London, a cozy tea shoppe near Waterloo Bridge circa 1939. That’s what we did to celebrate the release of my debut novel, Where Treasure Hides....
by Johnnie Alexander | Sep 4, 2014 | Treasured Moments
Pictured here are a few of my favorite things. See the Avon perfume bottle at the left? I’ve had that since I was a teen. The photo behind the perfume bottle is actually a box. All the note cards that came with it are gone, but I keep the box on a...
by Johnnie Alexander | Sep 4, 2014 | Treasured Moments
Years and years ago, I saw photos of curly-headed, long-lashed alpacas, and my heart quickened. How much fun to have a herd of my own! But not very practical on my suburban, homeowner association-controlled quarter acre. I had to make do with teasing from my...
