I’m on the home stretch with my book. My book. My first ever-taking-it-to-an-agent-want-to-get-it-published book. It’s the first book in a series of at least three.
I’m getting dizzy just thinking about it and of course the possibility of it being rejected 14 bazillion times before someone accepts it to be published. Wouldn’t make a great story if I were accepted the first time out which I really can’t recall happening to anyone? It’s possible it’s happened but what a great story to be able to tell. You just never know how insecure you can get until you write something for a grade (high school/college) or a contract.
‘It’ll probably be turned into something really depressing, like a Baby Gap”, Meg Ryan’s character Kathleen Kelly on the fate of her book store in the movie; ‘You’ve Got Mail’.
This is Michelle’s. See the cute Eiffel Tower? It used to be a local land mark until the owner tried to open one in Denver, and wasn’t able to pay his taxes on both, or something like that, according to the news clip. I worked for a lady like that once. She used all the money she had, including Uncle Sam’s portion, to try and keep her business afloat. Can’t tax what doesn’t exist, but like all government logic (an oxymoron) businesses get closed anyway, no taxes, no money for the city budget. I understand that businesses have an obligation to pay their taxes, really I get it, and I’m not saying this one restaurant is the sole reson for our city’s budget woes, but there are many empty store fronts downtown and in Old Colorado City, the two most popular destinations for Colorado Springs.
Isn’t, wasn’t this a cute restaurant?
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Yes, that’s me in the circle.
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I know there is quite a bit of glare, but can you see them? The ladies in the mural enjoying a bit of something, ‘delectable’? as my sister would say.
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Look at the empty cases. Perhaps they are waiting to be filled with these? Or perhaps turn it into this? I can only hope.
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I’ve tried some oolong tea today. Without milk and sugar, it tastes very planty. With milk and sugar, it tastes like steeped tobacco. I know. When I get sick my sniffer and taste buds act up. I’ll have to try it again when I’m feeling better.
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I love my tea tins. This one is currently full of Tetley Tea.
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I had so much fun at the nephew’s b-day party last night. Pappa, my dad, squirted Reddiwhip into C.A.N. and his friend’s mouths and some on the floor for the dog. My socks were sticking to the floor, C.A.N. had whipped cream speckles all over his face. He and his friend giggled so much. I’ve always loved my nephew’s laugh. Then, we were all standing around in a circle holding hands and praying. My sister’s dog was walking from person to person looking like she was trying to figure out why we were all holding hands. Then, she jumped on the sofa and whined and grumbled at my husband trying to get his attention. I thought she was going to jump onto him from the sofa, a distance of almost 3 feet. She didn’t but it was funny watching her.
My nephew, his initials spell out C.A.N. is turning ten today which is quite impossible since he was just born yesterday. I was living in Denver when he was born, dealing with my own dramas at the time. I managed to get to my sister’s house about a week later. The minute she placed him into my arms, I cried. Big fat tears of joy. I had always wanted to be an Auntie. He was a beautiful baby. Some of the skies we saw while in Cabo remind me of the color of his eyes at that time. They were a steely blue, the light and dark blues and grays swirling together. My mom says he and I share the same personality traits. Stubborn of course. Independent, absolutely. But also loving and sensitive.
I remember my tenth birthday very well. It’s one of the few I do remember. My dad had retired from the Navy and we were living in Seattle, Washington at the time on the Navy base up there. I remember exploring the wild wooded areas with my sister and our friends. I remember how dark the woods were, and you probably couldn’t pay me enough to go in there today. Probably the only reason why I even went in there at the time was because I knew, no matter how much we beat each other up, my sister wouldn’t have let anything serious happen to me, beyond the normal tortures endured by a kid sister. I never did understand her love for me. I was always such a pain in the butt. That’s her though, big hearted and loving.
Back to the story about ME… when dad retired from the Navy, he and mom packed everything up and we moved to Colorado. We packed the car full of stuff we would need to get there and would need when we arrived, then hitched a 13′ trailer to the back of our Chevy, and headed South along the coast line. My parents had decided to take it slow and spend the summer traveling and camping. It was to be our big adventure. I can’t say I hated EVERY minute of it, but maybe about 60-70%. I’m an introvert. Being cooped up in small places with people is pure torture for me.
At one of our stop on our trip, dad decided to go fishing in the river. He was standing in the middle of the thing and forgot his jar of bait. He asked me to bring it to him. While I was gingerly picking my way across the slippery rocks, I felt what I thought was something getting trapped between my toes. I reached down to dislodge it, and my hand came back up, out of the water filled with blood. Nothing was stuck between my toes. I had sliced open my foot, between my big toe and the one next to it, on a sharp rock. Being ten, I did what I was supposed to do upon the sight of blood, I freaked out. Dad came to my rescue, but since we were literally in the middle of nowhere, mom had to play doctor and nurse and patch me up the best she could. I needed stitches. Wasn’t going to happen. She rinsed my foot out with green tincture soap and bandaged me up. To this day, from all the times I needed that soap used on me, the smell of it sends a shiver through me. Blech!
Shortly after the river incident, we ended up at the San Diego Zoo or wild park, something with animals and an elephant ride. Dad had to carry me on his back most of the day as I was not able to walk on my foot. We celebrated my tenth birthday, somewhere in America, on the road to Colorado. I even remember the doll I was given, but not her name. I wore a blue tank top and shorts outfit and faux pearls.
Looking back on that whole experience, I may not have liked most of it, but it was an adventure. I’m glad I have a mom who is into adventure. Must be that nomadic Mongol blood of hers.
Maybe it was all the sugar I ate yesterday, or having pizza two days in a row, or maybe it was having company which we rarely do. Anyway, man oh man did I have some weird dreams last night. Usually I’m too tired to remember my dreams. Tired because I spend a great deal of time that I could use sleeping, telling tech hubby to roll over and stop snoring and for heaven’s sake quit breathing on me!!! Ahem, yes, well last night or rather early this morning I was treated to some bizzarro sugar dreams.
1. I was traipsing across the Serengeti with a bunch of people I did not know, one of which had this huge weird automatic weapon he was using to annihilate the giant lion cubs that appeared over the horizon just at sunset. Then, the lion cubs turned into a herd of zebra and elephants at which he continued firing.
Then, we were trying to get away from those things form the movie, Tremors. Remember that movie? The original with Kevin Bacon?
In my dream, I watched in horror as the tremor worm ate the herd of animals. I tried climbing up a scrub bush but ended up just crouching down and watching as people who ran away, were hunted down and devoured.
I was eventually rescued by a helicopter. There was a black lady in the helicopter who was telling me I would have to do an act of service as punishment, but she didn’t tell me what it was I had done for which I needed to be punished. She was also telling the pilot she would pay him.
Finally, we set down and entered a building and went into a small room where another black lady lay in bed with the covers pulled up over her head. The first BL told me I’d have to clean the toilet which was gross, very gross. Then she pulled back the covers and said I’d have to take care of this lady who was covered in her own mess and so very despondent. I felt so sorry for her. She had obviously given up on life. The first BL then told the pilot that what I was doing was his payment. He wasn’t too happy about that and sat sulking. I told him, ’she can do whatever she wants. She told you she’d pay you, she just didn’t say how.’
Then, I woke up, rubbed tech hubby’s whiskers, and everything was alright again in the world. If you’re feeling down, go rub your husband’s morning whiskers. I don’t know why, but it makes me feel better. Perhaps because I have a husband’s whiskers to rub.
My and my hubby’s feet as we kick back and enjoy one of the many beautiful sunrises on our honeymoon three years ago. I wonder where my toe ring went?
I don’t have Photoshop, I have GIMP, a Linux based photo manipulation program. Here is one of the sunrises, before and after cubing.
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Hubby and I went to Cabo San Lucas for our anniversary, the first week of December. I love, Chilaquiles which, surprise to me, you can look up on Wikipedia.
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This was our view for breakfast everyday.
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Same view without the cruise ship but taken from the rooftop restaurant. This is Land’s End.
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I wonder what she is thinking? Does she want to go for a swim to cool off? Is she drawing the water for her bath? For the washing?
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Sunrise from our balcony.
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I married a wonderful man. He loves me very much and I him. He is a software engineer. He can sit down, read a book on a coding language he’s never seen before (in a week) then go and start coding a project. To me, I think that would be equivalent to learning Chinese in a week then writing a novel that people could actually understand and enjoy. I’m amazed. He has also won two Academy awards for his work. If you’ve watched a movie in the last ten years, you’ve watched something that has used his coding in their special effects. If you’ve written a check or used your credit/debit card in the last five years, chances are good that you’ve used a machine with his code inside. How cool is THAT? See, not everything is being made over seas.
He is so smart and creative. It is very exciting to see his projects come to life. He has been very inspirational to me in the short time we have been married. I have seen him struggle through a project and come out the other side successfully. I have seen him run the race and not give up. (bible reference)
He has also patiently endured my tea obsession, helping me to acquire tea accouterments and sampling tea sandwiches, helping me to pick the ones with the best filling to use for friends and family.
My husband is the inspiration for everything I do. I love you, Tech Hubby!
Ten more posts to go before I draw a name from those who have left comments on my blog during the month of December. The winner will receive a prize. Don’t let the fact that I have yet to pick out that prize deter you from commenting. Free stuff is always cool. Even if it comes from someone’s closet, which my prize will not, but I’ve had that happen before, you know, re-gifting.
Have you ever re-gifted? I have. White elephant gifts are great for that, just becafeful not to give it back to the person who gave it to you first, or one of their close friends who might wear it in front of them!
What an odd title, yes? Tech hubby and I are going down today to sign up and put a deposit down on a class to qualify for a concealed weapons permit.
I heartily believe in and am choosing to exercise my 2nd Amendment Rights;to bear arms. Not bare arms. That can make you a bit chilly. I’m not saying anyone and everyone MUST carry a weapon, but if you wish too, you should be able to, after all, why should criminals have all the fun?
I will be detailing the process here on my blog. Classes don’t start for another couple of months. I’m nervous and excited.
I had been kidnapped earlier today by my mom and sis, to run errands and shop for the food for Christmas day. I picked up my cookies from mom and I still need to bake my share. We were gone from 9:30 until 4:00! My sis let me pick out my Christmas present;plates that match my butterfly meadow pattern from Lennox.
Who wants to come to my butterfly tea party?
Here’s a tea tip for you. We all know tea doesn’t last forever. If you find yourself with excess tea; loose or bagged, serve it at your next lunch or dinner, ala cart. We had home group last night and I heated up some water and laid out my various tea bags so my guests could choose. I didn’t serve anything old or expired, just enough to make room for new tea.
My dinner was a huge hit! Everyone was so complimentary. Not bad for an X single girl who used to eat ice cream and pizza for dinner! I made an Asiago cheese and pear pork tender loin, a ratatouille casserole, wild rice, and stuffed mushrooms. Then, my sister had just brought over her wonderful creme de menthe brownies which I shared with everyone. A huge hit!
Have you invited anyone over to share your table with you yet this year? If not, why not? Yes, it is not easy, but it can be so rewarding. Why not give it a try?
Went to a friend’s house yesterday. She lives and hour away in one direction. Whew! It was a meet and greet, possibly going to be called Rural Neighbors, and let me tell you my friends, it is rural! lol
We had a yummy pot roast with veggies. I met some lovely people. I brought a cake that was devoured which is always nice. I hate bringing stuff that isn’t touched. A few points of interest. One of the fellow there, would dish himself up, then his wife, than set the serving dish down without offering it to anyone else or passing it around. Now, we all should know, that when you dish yourself up, you then pass the serving plate around so that everyone else may serve themselves food, right?
Second point of interest. When setting a table; knife and spoon on the right, fork and napkin on the left. Water glass on the right, salad bowl/plate either on the dinner plate or on the left with the bread and butter plate.
If however, you sit down to a table that is backwards, or you encounter a dinner companion who forgets to pass the food around, do NOT draw attention to either. Worse still, than their error, would be your error in pointing out their folly.
Be a good guest. Always.
Hello all my tea loving friends out there. I hope you are all staying sane during the Christmas season.
The other day, I went to a tea tasting. Of course, I would have done it differently. We all have our own ideas on how to do things, don’t we? I tried teas with peppercorns in them and lemon grass bits of wheat and cacao. I’ve never before had tea with peppercorns in it. It was good. A bit odd at first with the peppercorns warming up the back of my mouth and throat.
Did you know, that green tea should be steeped in cooler water than black tea? Wait for the bubbles to stop and let the water rest/cool a bit. Steep longer than black tea and taste it first before adding sugar. I would recommend not adding milk to your green tea.
I finished painting my ornaments. It was a lot of work. We have home group tomorrow night. I’m baking an Asiago cheese and pear pork tenderloin with new potatoes and a salad. I have some left over cinnamon chocolate cake from an event I went to today. I baked it last night and only took half of it to my friend’s house as there were only seven of us sharing it, I knew I could leave some home for tomorrow.
One thing that I learned working in department stores, was how to wrap a present and make it look GOOD! Now, it bugs me to go somewhere and see them do a poor job of wrapping a persons gift. It really is not hard to wrap a gift in the way I’m going to demonstrate. Come along, let’s get to wrapping!
Supplies:regu;ar clear wrapping tape, two sided tape, scissors, wrapping paper, present, and ribbon.
I don’t know if you can tell, but inside that circle, there are squares. The entire back side of the paper is marked with squares. You don’t have to use marked paper, it just makes things easier to line up. So, step one line up your box face down on your wrapping paper, draw up the paper over the edge of the box, then tape it down. Use regular tape for this step so that when you line up your overlapping side, it doesn’t stick before you want it to.
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Pinch the edge so that it is nice and ’sharp’.
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Bring the roll of paper, up and over the entire box, extending it about and inch past the box. See the circle?
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Take that inch of over lap, lay it on the edge of the box and pinch it so you have an edge to fold over, fold it over, and pinch it too, so that it is nice and sharp and lays flat when folded under. This means you will not have any ‘raw’ edges to your wrapping paper.
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See how nice the edges look lined up? At this point, you may use double stick tape unde the edge or regular tape on top of the edge as I had to since I didn’t have double stick to use.
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Another example of how the edges line up. This is where you would place your double sided tape.
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(Sides) Tuck in the ‘top’ of the paper which when turned over, will become the bottom of the package.
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Tuck in each side, remembering to pinch those edges, even up the sides so that they are sharp.
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Tuck in and fold down that raggedy edge (see the X) making that crease, what?! Sharp! lol This is also where you may apply double sided tape to secure this flap, or you may tape it on the outside too if you wish.
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See how pretty? You’ve secured all the flaps and have run your fingers along every single edge, pinching it and making it sharp. now you have a lovely package, ready for a bow, without a huge seam down the middle. Who is going to give it a try?
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Dear (name of boss or company here)
Thank you for the kind gift of (name of what they gave you here). It is sure to (how you plan to use it). We will think of you when we (use it, spend it, etc.)
Sincerely,
Your Name Here
Now, since you are hand writing this on a thank you card, and not using your office stationary, the message need not be long winded, but short and too the point.
I hope this helps.
Are you getting or giving a Christmas bonus this year? I used to work for a large bank many years ago, and our annual bonus, after making them millions of dollars, was a frozen fruit pie. Blech!
On my status board, I am seeing many people searching for ways to write thank you letters to their employer for their Christmas bonus, and even more encouraging, I’m seeing employers search on what to give their very deserving employees to say ‘thank you’ for all their hard work and effort over the last year. Thank you for helping our customers, thank you for making me more money, thank you for coming to work in a good mood, thank you for appreciating being employed, thank you for seeing the vision. Thank you.
You Are a Gingerbread House |
 A little spicy and a little sweet, anyone would like to be lost in the woods with you. |
Hello my tea friends. What is in your cuppa today? Is it the same old same old you’ve been putting in there for years now? How long has it been since you have tried something new? Something different?
Did you know, that McCormicks makes tea? I’ve only ever seen their spices at my local grocer, never boxes of tea. When hubby and I were in Los Cabos last week, we went in to the local convenience store and there was a selection of teas there done up by McCormicks.
Why not treat yourself to an early Christmas present of a new flavor of tea? You never know, you just may discover a new favorite!
Happy Sipping!
My husband and I returned Saturday night, well, by the time we walked in the door, it was Sunday morning, from a trip to Los Cabos (pictures to follow soon).
Last weekend on our way there, we encountered a snow storm in SLC that delayed us by two hours, just long enough to avoid a horrendous accident on the Mexican highway leading to our resort. There were four fatalities. On the way back, we were caught in another snow storm that left 5-6 inches of snow all over our Jeep. We had no scraper in the vehicle. The Lord, however, provided one via the nice man in the car parked next to us who offered the use of his.
Today, the church my sister attends, New Life, was attacked by a gun man right after the service she normally attends. Several people were shot and one died, including the gun man. My sister, and her family, were at their condo in the mountains for the weekend. It is bringing tears to my eyes even now as I write, to think of what might have happened had they been there today. I am so thankful that, not only were their lives spared, but that my nephew wasn’t there to witness that horror.
Thank you, Lord, on my knees, thank you.
Please keep those families in prayer who were not so fortunate today, who sit at the sides of hospital beds praying for their loved ones.
My contribution to the virtual cookie exchange taking place through the Make Mine Pink site: Fudgy Cappucinno Crinkles.
The yummy delights are low in fat, high in flavor.
1/3 C butter softened
1 C packed brown sugar
2/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder
1 TBS instant coffee granules
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 egg whites
1/3 C vanilla, low-fat yogurt
1 1/2 C all purpose flour, try to use unbleached, unenriched flour
1/4 to 1/2 C white sugar or powdered sugar
Beat butter for 30 seconds on medium speed. Add next 5 ingredients after butter, beating until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add egg whites and yogurt and beat until incorporated. Beat in as much flour as you can, then beat in the rest by hand if necessary, but make sure it all gets in there. Cover and chill 3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
Place sugar in a small bowl. I use my 2 inch cookie scoop to form the balls. Scoop up cookie dough into cookie scoop then release into your hand, and form a ball, roll ball into the sugar, coating on all sides. Place 2″ apart on slightly greased cookie sheet and bake in a 350 oven for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Transfer to wire rack and let them cool.
These would be great at a tea or with a glass of milk as you watch the snow fall.
Happy Eating!
I’m kind of nearing my 100th post. i would have reached it sooner, but I had to delete some posts because I wasn’t able to post the pictures with them that I wanted. I try, with hubby’s help, not to infringe upon copyrights. So, any comment, from now, to the end of December, will be placed into a drawing for the giveaway, which will take place in January on Twelfth Night. I’m not sure if I haven’t worked out all the details yet, so bear with me. I may offer something lighter to my overseas friends than those closer to home, due to shipping costs.
If you haven’t already done so, please remember to check out December’s tea menu.
Your posts may be on any of my blog entries, even the very first ones, it’s just the comments starting today, that are eligible.
Happy Sipping!
Three years ago today, at about 4:00pm, I became a married woman. I love being married. I love, and respect, my husband. He has, and continues to be, a source of blessing and happiness in my life. I love you, B3!