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Happy Thursday

For with my Happy Tuesday. It’s a bit later in the day than usual but still Thursday. I’ve been gardening in the mornings, then doing a bit of cleaning, then writing or re-writing as it is. I’m continuing to do well and have my reading for next week all prepared. I’ve been doing more fallContinue reading “Happy Thursday”

Happy Tuesday

Welcome back. Hope everyone had a delightful weekend. Except for the lack of rain, it has been very good weather. We have had the longest draught here that I can remember. It was pretty dry last year but not as bad as this. I continue to try to get the gardens done. Lots of weedingContinue reading “Happy Tuesday”

Time Off

I’m just beginning my 3 weeks break from work, which happens about 4 times a year. I always hope to get a lot done during these breaks. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not. We’re having some beautiful fall weather. I drew out a map of the pond and included the changes I want to try toContinue reading “Time Off”

Fall Break

I know, I know. It’s late in the day but at least I’m keeping in touch. It’s the day before the writer’s meeting and here I am preparing to write again. More and more is getting figured out about the pond. The first time it was put in someone else put it in and IContinue reading “Fall Break”

Work Gets in the Way

Still doing a lot of yardwork. Trying to catch up and hoping it will be better next year. I’m doing a lot of mulching in the front yard. The pond work also continues. The liner is no good. It must’ve been a cheap liner. My brother, who does ponds, but not my pond, gave meContinue reading “Work Gets in the Way”

Fall Chores Go On

I rewrote the first two chapters of the book and ran them by my writers’ group. The rewrite was easy. I find myself looking forward to doing more of it. This is always good. The group really enjoyed hearing it. I think it will go much faster than the rough draft. When I was youngContinue reading “Fall Chores Go On”

Rewrite

Hopefully I’m beginning the rewrite today. I have Scribes tomorrow and am reading again. I worked last week, and it was a heavy week. We are all doing a new rotation in a new area of work and last week I began my month of it. But that went better than I expected it toContinue reading “Rewrite”

Rough Draft Complete!

Surprise, surprise, I’m back again. I’m very happy to say that I completed the rough draft of my Lincoln mystery novel. More to come as I start the rewrite. I read the final chapter at Scribes, and they felt it worked as a conclusion. The final chapter is very important as it must have emotionalContinue reading “Rough Draft Complete!”

End of Summer

Hello again. I basically ended up taking the summer off from writing. I couldn’t go to my writer’s meeting because of my work schedule, and I had a lot of yardwork to do. I’m scheduled to read tomorrow, so I need to write today. It’s my first day off work today. I’ll be writing theContinue reading “End of Summer”

Still Working

It’s the time of the year when I can’t attend my writer’s group because of schedule shifts at work. I miss it a lot. I’m spending a lot of time in the yard. The iris are blooming and they are my favorite flowers. Peonies are a close second. There is always a lot of weedingContinue reading “Still Working”