Greenspell arrived

Jan. 12th, 2020 11:49 am
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My copies of the paperback version of "Greenspell" (my collection of short stories) arrived yesterday. I was silly-excited, I admit it. There's a kind of wonder when I hold one of my own books in my hands.

I'd forgotten how small a book it is. I keep calling it my "Little Book".

DNA - launched

Jan. 10th, 2020 10:36 am
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Got my DNA kit, and sent it off already.

DNA

Jan. 1st, 2020 04:12 pm
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I've been contemplating doing one of those DNA tests for about a year now, but for a reason that might be considered frivolous. My (beloved) grandmother used to claim she had Cherokee blood in her line, and I always wondered if that was true or just a family myth.

Today I finally gave in and sent for the kit. What a way to start the year, right?

2020

Jan. 1st, 2020 12:19 pm
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Happy New Year's Day, everyone. A big wish for a more peaceful, joyful year ahead.

Friends!

Dec. 21st, 2019 10:31 am
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Facebook has given me something good - friends here on Dreamwidth! 

Impeached

Dec. 19th, 2019 10:28 am
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 I don't normally discuss politics (or religion either), but I will say this once, on this historic day - I loathe and detest that creep in the White House, and I hate and fear the way the division between the two parties has become so solidified. So I don't hope that he'll be ousted by a Republican-led Senate, but... this is a day of glee for me. Yup.

Nano 2019

Dec. 2nd, 2019 10:15 am
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 I forgot to mention - I did 50,588 words and won Nano! I finished the last of them at 10:00 PM, so two hours to spare.

A horsey experiment

Nov. 30th, 2019 10:18 am
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Magic went through the fence again. She destroyed it! I know because the pair who keep horses on Betty's property (Hannah and her apparently nameless boyfriend) came to tell us they were fixing the fence and showed us pictures. A lot of talking passed, but the upshot is that we're going to leave Magic over there permanently. She's getting along fine with the other horses, and with grass and hay all day, a change in her grain won't hurt her. She'll miss her molasses and carrots and apples, I suppose. But she'll be happier with a herd.

I'm 67 - Hey, I made it this far

Nov. 24th, 2019 11:04 am
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I've had a lovely birthday morning. Randi came up with a cool idea - she decorated a small 3-ring binder and got the inserts, the idea being that I can easily carry it with me and use it for jotting down story ideas, especially at our brainstorming sessions. She got me a gorgeous aqua Cross pen, and a cool flash drive (it's in a tin box with a "window", and it looks like a mini perfume bottle!) to go with it. She also got me something I really, really need - warm socks that I can wear with my Crocs. And not white! (I really don't like white socks.) They're all crazy sorts of patterns.

So I'm starting out this day in a great way.

First day of Nano 2019

Nov. 1st, 2019 10:27 am
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 I'm launching into an experiment. It's a Vale story with multiple protagonists' stories woven into a civil war. There are at least 10 storylines. Am I nervous? Ha. It's Nano. The worst I can do is crash and burn. Actually, the worst I can do is not try it!