First Draft to Published

Everything in Hollywood gets a face lift, including my old blog. Formerly, The Real Hollywood it has been renamed to Hollywood Daze. Join me over there for the new look and lots of new posts about Frontier Justice, the classic detective, Columbo that solved all cases and so much more. Find it here at Hollywood Daze Enjoy!

The annual Strawberry Festival was nestled in amongst the Eucalyptus trees and acres of farmland in the city of Oxnard away from the busy 101 freeway and the snarled traffic jams.   Thousands of people enjoyed the event, May 21 and 22 in the typical California sunshine and cool ocean breezes. Live music, children’s entertainment, arts and crafts and lots of booths offered a variety of food that kept the crowds busy. The strawberry festival is a celebration of the beautiful strawberries grown in the city Oxnard and surrounding areas, 60 miles north of Hollywood. With everything coming up strawberries one didn’t have to go very far to find their favorite strawberry desert or drink.    Just how many ways can one eat or drink strawberries?  Read more here at The Real Hollywood , 

At the Los Angeles Book Times Festival April 25 and 26 I had the pleasure of meeting one author in particular. Marilyn Meredith, http://marilynmerdith.blogspot.com author of No Sanctuary. One of the highlights of blogging about Hollywood stars and famous book authors is being able to meet them in person. Marilyn was signing books for all her fans and gave away an extra special gift for those who bought a book, it was, her first Tempe Crabtree novel, Deadly Omen. Marilyn shares with us her experiences at the book festival at The Real Hollywood blog . Want to find out more about these exciting characters from No Sanctuary? Click on the links below from the authors virtual book tour: Memories of a Simpler Time, http://valleygirlmusings.blogspot.com/2009/03/memories-of-simpler-time-interview-with.html Author creates blog for her novel, http://valleygirlmusings.blogspot.com/2009/03/author-f-m-meredith-creates-blog-for.html Thursday Thirteen with a Character from No Sanctuary, http://valle...

Have you had a chance to see the movie, Marley and Me, about the world's worst dog. If you have a chance visit The Real Hollywood blog and read my movie review. It's here at The Real Hollywood