Yesterday, I added a few of Van's favorite things to the STAY prize pack, so today I'm adding a few of mine. Mind you, these are not mutually exclusive categories. I enjoy the occasional gum drop, my love for coffee knows no bounds, and I don't think Van would turn her nose up at this collection of goodies.A cotton tote bag from TheGreenists.comValdosta Orange Black Pepper PecansAlter Eco Dark Chocolate Blackout Fair Trade Organic ChocolateZhena's Gypsy Tea Coconut ChaiBadger Balm Lavender Lip BalmGinger Mint Foam BathAnd, lest you start thinking I'm classy or something - True Lemon Lemonade … [Read more...]
Let’s pretend it’s last Friday, okay?
Alright, so remember when I said I was going to be posting new additions to the STAY prize pack every Friday until the end of October when I'd announce the winner? What I should have said was that I had good intentions of posting every Friday, but if something got in the way, I'd post later. Because I totally didn't get around to posting last Friday, and then I've had one of those weeks where the alarm clock feels a lot like a starting pistol. So, you're going to get a prize pack addition today, and another one tomorrow, and I can promise that, because I'm setting up both posts right now to … [Read more...]
An Interview with Mindi Scott
FREEFALL is a book I've been dying to read for a very long time now, and IT COMES OUT TODAY, PEOPLE! I'm so excited!I've been reading Mindi Scott's blog for years, and have loved following her path to publication. I got to meet Mindi while I was in Seattle this summer. She's as lovely and sweet and funny in person as she is on her blog. If you have the chance to go to one of her book events, do it! And if you don't, you can still read FREEFALL, so do that, okay? :) Mindi was so kind to answer some of my questions:1. What inspired FREEFALL?I started writing this book because I had an … [Read more...]
New Addition to the Prize Pack
Orvis sent me a press release about their 2011 Dog Photo Contest Calendar:"Great news, dog lovers! The Orvis Company’s 2010 customer dog photo contest was so successful that they designed their new calendar around the best shots. Each month features full- color images of adorable, happy dogs swimming, lounging, and jumping together in the great outdoors. In January, one dog peeks out from behind a spray of winter flowers in a snowy field; in July, another leaps playfully off a wooden dock into a crystal-clear lake. Orvis has collaborated with the Morris Animal Foundation to help fight canine … [Read more...]
The pants are the best part.
My head is swimming right now. New characters, and a fun side project with a friend, the last day of my virtual book tour, fall, laundry, bills, life, food (seriously, why can't we just eat one huge meal once a month instead of all this three times a day every day crap?), and all sorts of other stuff. I've fallen into the trap of having too many random little things to blog about, so I haven't been blogging at all. So here's another list post.Now that I've painted my office, the hallway is bugging me. And the basement. And the front step needs fixing, and the floor in the entry way needs … [Read more...]
Fresh Paint
Before: After: Well, I had good reason for my blog silence. I've been hard at work redoing my office. I've had paint swatches taped to my walls for over a year now. I couldn't make a decision. And I couldn't make myself important enough of a priority to justify the time and effort and expense of repainting. I worried that I couldn't ever cover up the glossy dark orange-red paint on the walls. I worried I'd pick the wrong color. I didn't know where to start. Two weekends ago, I just started. I went into my office to file a few bills. Everything felt so dark and jumbled. I needed … [Read more...]
An Interview with Author Alicia Bessette
Alicia Bessette and I share the same editor, the same nickname, and similar taste in dog names. I'm also a big fan of Quest for Kindness, the blog Alicia shares with her husband, Matthew Quick. So, of course, I was absolutely thrilled to read Alicia's debut novel, Simply From Scratch. It's the sweet and soulful story of Zell, a young woman who copes with the death of her husband by entering a baking contest. Gladys Knight, goopy cooking messes, a pirate dog, a chainsaw artist, a precocious neighbor, a dessert made with chocolate and goat cheese, and a story about starting life all over … [Read more...]
Thunderbolts and lightning!
We had a bit of a storm last night. Flashes of lightning and low rumblings of thunder. Argo has no issue with storms. He'll snore away blissfully during gail force winds and thunder that makes the windows rattle. I've never noticed Stella being particularly afraid of storms either, but something about the one last night did not make her a happy camper. Stella usually sleeps on the floor with her head under the bed, but when I looked down to check on her last night, all I saw was her tail. She had crawled completely under the bed and when we tried to coax her out, we realized she was … [Read more...]
Virtual Book Tour, Contests, and all sorts of random links
Well, I'm touring again! Only, this time, I'm touring from the comfort of my office, while typing away at my next project and chilling out with my dogs. Check out my virtual tour schedule at the end of this post, and take a look at all the other authors on virtual tour this month. The tour is a mix of interviews, guest blogs, reviews and writing advice with a few giveaways sprinkled in for good measure. I'm also hosting a contest at I'm Not Obsessed today and tomorrow. You can enter to win a signed copy of STAY, a copy of the audio book, and some amazing eco-friendly dog products from … [Read more...]
My oldest friends
On the plane back from Seattle earlier this summer, I read THE ONE THAT I WANT by Allison Winn Scotch (it's wonderful, go order it, I'll wait. . . ). There's a line in the book where the main character talks about how she and her friends from high school "raised each other." I read that line and spent the next twenty minutes fighting back tears, because it was such a perfect way to talk about that kind of friendship, and it reminded me of my friends from high school. Last weekend, I had a reading in Poughkeepsie at the Maple Grove Restoration. I drove down on Saturday, and went to the … [Read more...]
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