Photo 365 #272

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015Leave a comment

Thumper absolutely hates naps. He also hates being interrupted. In this case, he was mad because we interrupted play time with his cousins for nap time with us:

I snapped these on our way home from Miss Birdie’s baptism Sunday afternoon. He never said a word, but his expression said it all:

“I can’t believe you did that, Mom.”

“I don’t need a nap – I’m not tired.”

“I’m going to look as pathetic as possible until you crack and let me out to play.”

I managed to resist his adorable little pout, though. And he did eventually fall asleep, only to wake up five minutes later when Miss Tadpole insisted that we absolutely must stop for a bathroom break because there was no way she could hold it till we got home.

*sigh*

So much for nap time. At least he wasn’t grumpy. 🙂

Photo 365 #271

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015Leave a comment

Miss Birdie and me. 🙂
Photo by Seymour

Well! Now that I’ve had a good night’s sleep, I’m feeling a little more with it today (but only a little bit because, once again, I’m being plagued with headaches and hoping they sort themselves out sooner rather than later). So, about my fun-but-exhausting weekend…

Saturday we spent the better part of the day picking up sticks and pine cones so that Seymour could mow the lawn after work. We have a couple acres and a lot of trees, so it took for-freaking-ever. We were out there till well after dark, and it stormed Saturday night and Sunday morning, so now all the sticks we picked up are once more littering the yard. *sigh* This was the first time we’ve mowed lawn this year, and it badly needed cutting.

Sunday we headed south for my goddaughter, Birdie’s, baptism. I hadn’t yet seen Miss Birdie, even though she’s five weeks old, and I may or may not have monopolized the baby-holding.

*whistles innocently*

I’m a guest!

May 5, 2015Leave a comment

Today I’m being interviewed by the wonderful Susan Finlay. We talk all things writing, so if you’d like to find out more about my books and some of the other kinds of writing I’ve done, be sure to check it out!

And don’t forget to check out Susan’s books. She’s got three mystery series going, one of which involves time travel, and I can’t wait to check it out. 🙂

Photo 365 #270

May 4, 2015May 4, 20156 Comments

It was an exhausting (but fun) weekend, so this is me today:

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Also, this:

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Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be more rested and can tell you all about the weekend (with pictures!). Till then, have a great one, and may the fourth be with you. 😀

A single sentence

May 4, 20154 Comments

The scales of those who came before litter the ground beneath the trees, decaying into dust, the last lonely reminders of the way things were before and the way they could be again.

Intricate

May 3, 2015May 3, 20153 Comments

I love old buildings. I love the architecture, I love the decorations, I love the tin ceilings. I’d love to have antique tin ceilings in my own house someday, but I’m not holding my breath over it – they’re crazy expensive.

But I digress. Late last summer, my mother-in-law and I took Miss Tadpole fabric shopping for her home ec. project. We went to a local fabric place, and while they were looking around at the fabric, I was looking around at the building. It had formerly been the town general store, and it was just beautiful.

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I stumbled across this in the middle of an aisle. I could have stayed there taking pictures of it all afternoon, as well as some of the other antique touches in the store. This is something I’d love to have in my house someday, even though we don’t have forced air heating.

Photo 365 #269

May 3, 2015May 1, 20152 Comments

I recently discovered that Lindor makes truffle bars in addition to actual truffles.

Dear. Lord. Hallelujah!

Now if only they weren’t so blessed expensive (the only place I’ve seen them is my local gas station, who want a whopping $1.49 for a single bar), I’d buy out the store and be well stocked in chocolate for…a week? Maybe? 😀

What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?

A story in a sentence

May 3, 2015May 4, 20154 Comments

A voice echoes in the distance, a song upon the wind, calling her back to her own time, her own place, and though she desires to heed its call, she finds her feet unable to turn back the way they came, the road to the land of Maybe forever barred.

Photo 365 #268

May 2, 2015May 1, 2015Leave a comment

apple Our apple tree has finally started blooming, and it looks lovely. I can’t wait for all these beautiful blossoms to turn into tasty fruit. 🙂

The kids, on the other hand, likely feel differently. They’re not terribly fond of picking up the fallen apples.

Review time!

May 2, 2015May 1, 20151 Comment

atr Today I’m reviewing After the Ruin by Harriet Goodchild. If you missed the interview she was kind enough to submit to back in March, you can check it out here. If you haven’t heard of After the Ruin before now, here’s the blurb:

What is the price of a man’s life? An apple? A sword? A kingdom? There are many ways to leave a life in ruins. But ruined lives go on, and so, after the ruin, there is love, sweet as roses on a summer’s evening. But love is such a little thing, no stronger than a candleflame at noontime. For, after the ruin, Averla, fire made flesh, is hiding in the light. She will use lover against lover, sister against brother, father against son, to build again her kingdom of everlasting fire. Love is not enough to set against her fierce desire. As well seek to turn back the tide with a wall of sand.

This book…This book! I’m still thinking about it. It’s a dense read, but a fantastic one, and I couldn’t get enough of it. The writing reminded me of some of the classics that I’ve loved; no one specific novel, just classic works in general. It has a timeless feel to it, and the prose is like reading music. It was poetry, plain and simple and magical. The worldbuilding was rock solid and the character development was amazing.

And the end…I still can’t believe the end.

This is a book you definitely don’t want to miss, and one I highly recommend. You can pick up your copy at Amazon, Amazon UK, or Barnes & Noble. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!