Happy National Dog Day! I hear about adoptable dogs all the time. I think it's becoming a bit of an occupational hazard. I wish I could take all of them home with me, but, I'm pretty sure the cat would hire a hit-man if I brought another dog home. So here are a few adoptable cuties from across the country, in case you or someone you know is looking for a four-legged friend. California - Alameda County/Contra Costa County BodieBodie is an adorable 9 week old girl. She's a min pin mix, and is described by her caretakers as being "confident, smart, almost potty trained, and great with other … [Read more...]
River Road Books & Mostly Shepherds!
Okay, so I guess I shouldn't promise to post something "tomorrow" ever again, because my version of tomorrow takes half a week, apparently. But oh, my goodness, I loved doing the STAY event at River Road Books in Fair Haven, NJ. I'm still smiling about it! Such a great group of people and wonderful dogs!River Road Books is a beautiful book store run by a great group of book loving ladies! They're such a vital and vibrant part of the community, offering a summer reading program for kids, writing workshops, and other events. It's nice to see an indie bookstore that is thriving!I read from … [Read more...]
Things that have happened – The Epic List Post
Wow, I've had blog back up syndrome. There are too many things I've been meaning to blog about, but I haven't gotten around to blogging, because I feel like I need to address the things I should have posted about before I get to current stuff. So here is an epic list post to catch you up. With pictures. Because pictures are good.A few weeks ago, there was an airshow that seemed to happen directly over our house ALL weekend.Stella was terrified. Argo was curious. Not about the planes. He didn't notice them, even when the windows rattled and the ground shook. Argo was curious as to why I … [Read more...]
Writing Binge
At certain points in my writing process, the best way to work is to completely dive in. So when J left this weekend to go camping with the Larkin men, I used the opportunity to throw myself a one-woman writing retreat. I loaded up on supplies: Easy meals so I wouldn't have to spend time cooking, and super yummy snacks to bribe myself with if my attention started to wane. Then I took the plunge. Aside from coming up for air to play with the dogs several times a day, I lived in my manuscript all weekend long. And it was blissful. What were you up to this past weekend? … [Read more...]
My dog pack
So, yesterday, I let the dogs out while I was exercising. I finished up and was about to go take a shower. I closed the door to the yard, and made sure I closed the bedroom door, because Argo, when left to his own devices in the bedroom will strip the blankets off the bed (I don't know why). I double checked to make sure Stella wasn't in the bedroom, because I've accidentally closed her in there before, and she gets upset about it.I was just about to turn the water on in the shower when I heard the hollow heaving sound of Argo starting to puke. I raced to the door and opened it, only to … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – If a lavender plant has white flowers, is it still lavender?
Ten things I know are true
1. Dogs are important. 2. You're never too old to wear blue nail polish. 3. People who read books are the best kind of people. 4. Absolutely positively no one is perfect, so it makes much more sense to strive for kindness than perfection. 5. The saying should really be: Make new friends, but keep the old. Both are magic. 6. One of the great joys of traveling is talking to the stranger sitting next to you. 7. If you ask the right questions and listen intently, everyone is fascinating. 8. It's more satisfying to vacuum if the floor is really dirty. 9. It's easier to wake … [Read more...]
Book Trailer Fridays – Ernessa T. Carter & 32 Candles
I love how books, movies, and TV shows give us a common history. How many twenty and thirty-something women dreamed of their own Molly Ringwald storyline after watching Sixteen Candles as a teenager? I know I did. So I'm super excited to read Ernessa T. Carter's debut novel, 32 Candles, about a woman who didn't get her dreamy fade-to-black romantic ending in high school. Here's a description:Davie Jones—an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi with a mother who couldn’t get any meaner—is positive her life couldn’t be any worse. Just when she’s resigned herself to her fate, she … [Read more...]
It’s kind of mind-blowing all over again. . .
On June 10th, STAY turned one year old, and the paperback will be out on July 26th. I thought that I'd (finally) pretty much gotten used to the whole I wrote a book and it's on bookshelves and people other than my writing group have read it thing.And then I was on my way out the door yesterday when this showed up:Even though I'd already seen the front cover art, I hadn't seen the whole beautifully designed package, (with the cutest little puppy backside ever on the book's backside). And then there are review quotes, and a brand new blurb from one of my favorite writers smack dab on the front … [Read more...]
Book Trailer Fridays – Stephanie Cowell and Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet
Stephanie Cowell is author of Nicholas Cooke: Actor, Soldier, Physician, Priest, 1996 American Book Award winner, The Physician of London, The Players: A Novel of Young Shakespeare, Marrying Mozart, and the most recent, Claude & Camille: A Novel. Her books blend facts with fiction to tell the fascinating stories of what could have happened in the lives of historical figures. Claude & Camille: A Novel has gotten rave reviews from critics and readers, and is out in paperback now, just in time to tuck in your beach bag or take along on your summer vacation. In her bio, Stephanie says:"Looking … [Read more...]
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