Kate's Blog

Please help me congratulate Trinity R, the winner of my giveaway of a $100 Amazon gift card and a Kate Lloyd title. Many thanks to all who entered. I appreciate each and every one of you!

On the first day of the New Year, January 1st, 2026, my friend's neighbor and dog walking partner asked me if I was going to make any New Year's resolutions. I said "No, I never do." She said she was making a priority instead and that was to exercise more. Which got...

Please help me congratulate Teresa K, the winner of my giveaway of a $100 Amazon gift card and a Kate Lloyd title. Many thanks to all who entered. I appreciate each and every one of you!

Yesterday as I was chatting with a woman from Hartford, Connecticut, in my Seattle kitchen the subject of weather came up. It seems that area of the country is about to face its first cold spell of the year. It made me want to call my cousin in CT and talk about the...

Please help me congratulate Jess R, the winner of my giveaway of a $100 Amazon gift card and a Kate Lloyd title. Many thanks to all who entered. I appreciate each and every one of you!

A change in the air told me to go back and get a warmer jacket this morning when walking Piper. And maybe switch hats to a cap with ear covers? Not a Fashion statement but practical.The last flowers in Puget Sound.In the PNW our nights are hovering just above freezing...

Please help me congratulate Donna F, the winner of my giveaway of a $100 Amazon gift card and a Kate Lloyd title. Many thanks to all who entered. I appreciate each and every one of you!

I fondly recall the wonderful time my husband and I traveled to Lancaster County, PA, to celebrate our anniversary. I don't remember the exact year, but I remember it was in late October because that's when our anniversary is. My husband kindly indulged me as I...