Happy Tuesday. Spring has definitely sprung. My sister in Colorado tells me her garden is very green. And she says she’s ready to plant her tomatoes. Yay. More good news. Steel Strings is officially available on audio. If you’d like to listen, you’ll find a sample track on my website, here… https://alexhayesbooks.com/steel-strings. Check out the …
Springing forward Life has been crazy the past few months for sure, but I didn’t expect the time change to have such an odd effect on me. The “spring forward” in Mexico happened a couple of weeks ago, and with it the temperature took a jump, throwing us into the warmest month of the year. …
Amazon was so quick with their turnaround Steel Strings is already up and available for anyone who’d like to get a copy early. I’ve also added it to a short Book Funnel promotion, so if you’d like to take a look, you’ll find Steel Strings on the link below. It’s always exciting to put out …
“It is a magical story that will keep you captivated.” —Nilda, Amazon reviewer Hi Everyone, If you haven’t read Silken Scales, the first book of the Chameleon Effect series, yet, now is the perfect time to get yourself a free copy. Silken Scales is available through this “One Weekend Only” promotion running over the next …
Hi Everyone, Do you love cheese? I think fresh Camembert could be my biggest weakness.Here’s a picture I took while stopped for lunch at the Marin Cheese Factory. If you’ve read The Golden Thread, you may remember a scene where Bry took Megan for a ride on his motorcycle to this location. This summer, a …
We could all use some good Karma… When a skinny black kitten showed up at our back door, we decided to invest in some good karma. Meet Karma our latest hacienda cat… Yes, the cat in the foreground on the left is, indeed, Karma about six months after the picture above was taken, just after …
In our part of Mexico, ginger cats are called gatos amarillos, or yellow cats. Today, I’d like to introduce you to Ámbar our “yellow” hacienda cat. Ámbar appeared at the front of the hacienda one year ago. She was living in the shade of our front gate. We started feeding her and pretty soon she …
In Spanish, black panther is pantera negra. Meet Pantera, our second hacienda cat. Pantera arrived at the hacienda three years ago. We spotted her hiding under the big white van we use to haul building supplies. She was a tiny kitten so malnourished her legs were stiff and seemed arthritic. Now she’s a full-sized, healthy …
Our first hacienda cat, Luna, had the flu last week and lost her voice! I didn’t even know cats got flu. She’s almost recovered now, and the voice is coming back in high-pitched squeaks. Luna arrived at the hacienda four years ago. She was still a kitten and was mewing outside our front door. It …
As some of you may know, I spend quite a bit of time in central Mexico working on the restoration of an old hacienda, and I wanted to share a couple of incredible sunset images with you. Aren’t these colors amazing? We are truly lucky to have such beautiful skies and a clear view to …