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Pinning!

Posted in Everyday, tagged , on December 28, 2013| 3 Comments »

I’m serious now.  I’m going to start cooking for me and Husby more than I have been for the last many years.  You see, Husby took over the cooking one year when I was especially mental about upcoming craft shows.  That was before I had the planning and production down to a tee.  But since then I’ve let him do all the cooking.  All…of…the…cooking.  Like the poor guy doesn’t have a life of his own.

So with this glorious week I’ve had off work I’ve been scouring the interlinks finding recipes that are day-job-friendly and am pinning like mad for my own quick reference.  There are a lot of recipes for two, which makes a lot of sense for me and Husby.  For those recipes that make enough for an army, I can take some over to my parents’ house so my mom doesn’t have to think up things to make, as she’s had to do for the past fifty-five-plus years.

If you’d like to see what I’ve been pinning on Pinterest, check out my Stirring Up Goodness board.  If you don’t have an account there, sign up already!  It’s free!

I mostly use Pinterest for my own personal use, not so much as a social media platform.  But seriously, if you want to find good stuff, Pinterest is the place to find it.  Stuff, stuff, and more stuff.  Ideas galore.  Recipes to die for.  Craft projects.  Redecorating ideas.

Go for it!

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The Day After

Posted in Everyday, tagged , , on December 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »

The day is soft and quiet ~ the day after Christmas.  The pine trees lining our yard have beautiful highlights of white snow on top of the dark green needles and the squirrels are playing with each other between their nut-gathering activities beneath the bird feeder.  When I looked outside our bedroom window on the second floor of the house I noticed deer tracks across the front yard, right up to the front window of the house.

From my bedroom window.

I wish I could have seen them lingering outside the window.  Or maybe seeing a creature staring back at me through the parlor window would have freaked me out.  We live in the suburbs, after all.

Again from the bedroom window up on the second floor.  Tracks right up to the shrubs directly in front of the parlor window. Yikes.

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Winter Is Here

Posted in Everyday, tagged on December 5, 2013| 4 Comments »

The snow fell with abandon and the arctic freeze is descending upon us.  Winter is finally here.  Some people dread this time of year.  I suppose the older I get the more careful I am with the ice and cold and snow surrounding me.  My reflexes aren’t as quick and my bones are a bit more brittle.  I have to stay upright; if I don’t I know I’ll take a long time healing.  But I’m not one of those people who complain about winter.  We are in Minnesota after all.

This is the season for a fire in the hearth and soup steaming in a big bowl.  It’s the season for evening cocoa with a good book.  It’s the season of rosy cheeks, warm hats and long knitted scarves.

Christmas is coming, but the winter season lasts well beyond that.  After the gatherings and cookie indulgences the snow will still fall and the wind will become even colder.  The nights will be long and the sunlight can be scarce.  The silence that comes with a snow-covered ground is nothing less that peaceful.

Let’s clink our glasses to the barren winter.  Let’s revel in the dormancy as it gives ourselves more time for introspection.  Let’s celebrate winter.

It’s here.

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When The Craft Show Season Ends The Christmas Season Begins

Posted in Everyday, tagged , , , on December 2, 2013| 4 Comments »

Hello again.  It’s been a while since I’ve written on these pages.

As you may or may not know, the biggest thing that’s happened to me since I’ve been here last is…

I Wrote A Novel!

That’s right.  I successfully reached the NaNoWriMo goal of writing a 50,000-word story in thirty days.  Sounds impossible, doesn’t it?  The pressure was certainly on, and I had other things to do besides writing during November, but I did it.  I did it!  My story has a beginning, middle, and end as required by the challenge, but it’s far from finished.  Maybe during the cozy winter nights by the fire I can do some editing and rewriting, cutting and adding to the story; then who knows ~ it might just be worthy for other people to read.

Also significant, for me at least, was the last show of the craft show season for Auntie B’s Wax.  Holiday at the Depot in Taylors Falls, MN has been a one-day show in years past, but this year it went to two.  I was less than excited about the additional day, but it turned out to be one of the most fun shows I did all year.  Of course sales increased with the addition of another day of shoppers, but most fun of all was the bonding Husby and I did with the rest of the vendors.  It’s quite an intimate little show with only ten of us, so we had some extra time to get all caught up with each other.  We decided that if the show is two days again next year we’ll just have a big sleep-over in the Depot.  We’re not too sure the city officials would go for that idea though.

With a novel under my belt and the craft show season behind me I can concentrate on the Christmas season.  Husby and I cut a tree today so that’s ready to find a home in our rumpus room this week.

It just started to snow and Husby has a pot of chili simmering on the stove.  What a perfect evening.

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Books And The Covers You Judge Them By

Posted in Everyday, tagged , , , , , , on November 21, 2013| 5 Comments »

I’m taking a break from my regularly scheduled novel writing to give some gratitude.  First, I’d like to thank those of you who have encouraged me and this novel writing business.  I’ve got ten days to go to complete the NaNoWriMo challenge, which really equates to seven because seriously, how am I supposed to have Thanksgiving plus a craft show the two days following and also write over nearly six thousand words those days?  Your continued encouragement is appreciated.

Me, these days.

Secondly, I’d like to thank Kelly Robinson who is the author of the blog Book Dirt.  She so graciously featured my very fun (and often irreverent and naughty) pulp magnets on her blog.  Her blog is all about books, and she, being a ghostwriter, freelance writer, and essayist, along with working in a bookstore for over sixteen years, knows her books.  And better still she appreciates a good book cover.  I’m flattered that she finds my pulp magnets worthy of mention in her blog, but I must say I still love them myself even after making them for years.  If you’re a lover of writing, a lover of books, or a lover a blogs go and check out Kelly’s blog.

Kelly points out the fact that in my Etsy shop most of the magnets only have “one available.”  I’d like to make it perfectly clear that if anyone wants more than one of a certain kind I’m happy to oblige and will make more.  Afterall, I’m in the business of not only making magnets, but also making my customers happy.

Thank you, Kelly, for such high praise, and the rest of you for your support in my crafting and writing endeavors.  I’ll be back soon, you can be sure.

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