It’s a comfort to know that when lunch disappoints, there’s dessert to make up for it. 🙂
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Photo 365 #5
My boys are like tiny little Energizer Bunnies, especially Thumper. He literally goes until he drops. I made them sit still this afternoon while I froze more corn, and a miracle happened.
Thumper slept.
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Photo 365 #4
The boys wanted a tractor ride while Daddy was mowing lawn, so we got our shoes and socks on and – eventually – trooped outside for said ride around the yard. Thumper always wants to be first, but Cricket beat him to the punch. So while Daddy adjusted Cricket’s hearing protection, Thumper and I retreated to the sidewalk.
Apparently he thinks lawnmowers are quite loud, but he still had a great time riding around the yard when it was his turn.
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We’re in the homestretch!
Holy time warp, Batman – how is it week eleven already? Well, regardless, it’s my pleasure to introduce my very good friend, Sophie Tallis. I hope you’ll enjoy reading her recommendations as much as I did! 🙂
Summer Reads Blog Tour – Week Eleven
Sophie Tallis
I’m beginning to wonder where all the time has gone, I mean eleven weeks have already slipped by in this Summer Reads Blog Tour. Where has the summer gone?
I sure hope you’ve been enjoying the Summer Reads Blog as much as I have with meeting all these new faces and new reads. We’ve just got two more weeks left and I’ve saved the best for last. Let’s welcome Sophie Tallis and her books along with her recommended reads.
A Bristol born gal, I grew up in a sleepy village, dreaming of dragons and wild adventures. I haven’t grown up much and sincerely hope I never do. I live in the Cotswolds with my family, two enormous white wolves, two even bigger Alaskan Malamutes and a load of wild ducks who basically run the place! I was a full-time teacher, dulling young minds…ahem…I mean inspiring young children for the past 16 years and am now a librarian, a dream job being surrounded by books all day!
Although I primarily write epic fantasy…
Photo 365 #3
This apple beauty was my reward for freezing God only knows how many quarts of corn. It’s upwards of 90, but the exact amount is uncertain because we ran out of bags. There’s still a boatload left to freeze, but we’re also out of freezer space.
Apple pie has never tasted so good.
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Well, I’ve done it…
I went and uploaded a portion of The Price of Mercy on Authonomy again. I’m still revising, but it would be nice to get a little feedback on the revisions I’ve made so far. If you’re so inclined, you can check it out here. If you’re a member of the site, please feel free to leave me all the constructive criticism you’ve got – I’ve decided that when I finish this round of revisions, I’m going to query again and if I don’t get anywhere with it, then I’ll self-publish, so I need all the eyes on it I can get.
Also, I spent a fair chunk of time yesterday afternoon working on a cover because I didn’t like any of the generic ones they had. I’m not sure how well it works for this book yet – I still think it might be better-suited to the second book in the series – but what do you think? What do you like/dislike about it?
Hope you’re having a marvelous weekend!
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Photo 365 #2
I’m so creative with my post title today, aren’t I?
Anyway, I decided last weekend when I found one of my mom’s old embroidery hoops that I should take up embroidery again. My grandma gave me an embroidery kit once for Christmas when I was a kid and, though I started one of the samplers, I never finished.
No, I didn’t do this, but maybe someday…
I bought some embroidery floss and a fat square the other day when Miss Tadpole and I went to pick out the fabric for her home ec. project. I don’t have a pattern yet, but I was thinking something in a fleur de lis would be pretty. Of course, since I bought green and red floss, maybe I should stick with a holly and berry theme? That would be pretty too.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
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Photo 365 #1
Inspired by my good friend Mara, I’ve decided to undertake a new project. I’m going to post a photo a day for a year. I hope my skills continue to develop. Also, it’ll be fun.
Right?
Right. 🙂
So, without further ado, here’s a picture I took as I was leaving work tonight. It’s a perfect depiction of how I felt all day, of struggling to shine on despite the haze, and I love the way it turned out.
I hope you like it, and I hope you stick around and see where my camera and I end up. Happy Friday!
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Photo Friday: Lunch
Today’s theme is lunch. I had leftover pizza from Pizza Hut, and failed to take a picture of it, but I didn’t figure anyone really wanted to see two soggy slices of pepperoni pizza, anyway.
Instead, here’s a pretty picture of what I spent the rest of my lunch break doing:
Revisions. *sigh*
I relish my lunch breaks at work because I get a whole hour to myself, uninterrupted, to write or read or sleep. Because I tend to lose myself in whatever story I find myself occupied with (whether it’s mine or someone else’s), I have an alarm set on my phone so that I’m not late getting back to the daily grind. It’s not a fool-proof system – my alarm fails on occasion – but it generally works.
Don’t forget to stop by Charnele’s blog and see what she did for lunch today! Have a great weekend, everybody! 🙂
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When I’m nervous…
My fabulous friend Charnele tagged me last week to share a little about some of my nervous tics. I don’t think I have a whole lot of nervous habits, but there are a few that spring immediately to mind:
- I clam up. I’m shy by nature and have a hard time initiating conversations with people I don’t know well (and occasionally with those I do know well).
- I fidget. I play with my hands, my wedding ring, or my hair. I adjust my clothes. I cross my arms. You get the picture.
- I chew my cheeks or lips. I do this instead of clenching my jaw, but sometimes that happens, too.
- Hot flashes…I have them. I have them even when I’m not nervous, but they seem to hit especially hard when I’m nervous about something.
- I sweat. It’s an extension of the hot flashes, but one I’m rather self-conscious about.
What about you? Do you do anything in particular when you’re nervous?
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Suddenly they all died. The end. 