Meet Jennie Blue, my dear sistah-friend I’ve nicknamed:  “Madame Wonderful.”

A moniker should suit a person, and this complimentary salutation absolutely personifies Jennie.

She’s a class act, an absolute “standard” when it comes to representing the most positive of interactions amongst human beings and skirts “mess” at all costs. Yes, you want to both know Jennie, be a part of her circle, receive her encouragement, and without question, you want to be on the invite list to her Boss Literary Luncheon she hosts bi-annually at the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island Resort in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

It is aptly titled, “Mama Francina’s Fancy Hat Luncheon,” and yes, you must wear a hat…preferably an impressive one, you must RSVP [ Jennie is all things Emily Post and etiquette], you are required to read the selected book prior to attending and expected to participate in engaging discussions.

Yesterday, while having lunch with my girlfriend Sherila at Long Horn (I wanted a baked yam; had an impacted tooth root), she asked me, “Why haven’t you blogged on your website lately?”

GREAT QUESTION

The short answer is that I’ve been inundated with writing features, proposals for this and that endeavor, updates for my own literary campaign and writing, writing, writing. It keeps my chops strong and my mind in the mix of my craft, but to be honest, my blog life has simply taken a back seat. This morning I had oral surgery [ yes, on a Sunday] and as I sit here channeling my “Don Corleone-Gauze-Packed-Cheeks,” I thought: “I should finish that blog I started weeks ago for Jennie. The impetus was I wanted to do something uplifting and kind for Jennie since the recent death of her mother. Continue Reading »