I know I've gone on about this before, but my trip to Colorado is in a little over two weeks. Can't wait. Sitting on the deck at the cabin, listening to a breeze talk to the aspens, dodging aggressive hummers, talking with my girl friends, hunt for bears and mountain men. Then there's the wine, and dancing on the picnic table (not me, I'd collapse it.) Shopping in Santa Fe and Taos, cooking good food, all of this is so fun. Time to write and paint, and yes, we fit this all in during one glorious week. I will have pictures.
For the 4th, family and food and fireworks, what else do you do? My daughter will be in from Houston. So I'll have all the kids together in one place. Have a painting I need to finish before Colorado, plotting I need to do so I can hit the ground writing. Then packing for vacation and for moving into the new house. Gosh, I don't have much happening.
I'm working on a new story for The World of Myth and plotting a Nocturne Bites. So busy, busy.
Since it's a day all about love, here's my love fest, all about things I love, but no romantic sweetie. Plenty of other sweeties though.I love:My children, who actually put up with and even like my writing.My mother who loves me no matter what.My brave-in-the-face-of-cancer sister, one of only two people left who knew me as a young woman or child.My Cuchara girlfriends-we take care of, cry over or for each other and share triumphs.My Ink friends who pay attention to each other and our writing.Creating new stories with more fun characters and seeing where they will lead me.My name on the cover of my books.My wonderful publisher, Eternal Press and editor Deborah Nemeth, who loves my writing.Being home with a cup of hot tea or hot buttered rum, a good movie on TV and a good book in my hand (Boy am I exciting.)My cats, Punky and Poppi who love to purr.Colorado in the summer.Books-more kinds than I can mention.Movies, especially the old black and whites like the Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Spiral Staircase, The Portrait of Jenny, The Enchanted Cottage, anything Jane Austen.Chocolate truffles, especially Godiva, chocolate anything.Babies and small children.Sushi-especially California Rolls.Chinese food and Mexican food.Now I'm off on food so I'd better stop. What do you love? Post a comment in the guest book for a chance to win a download of Fairy Dust-my new short urban fantasy. The deadline is midnight February 28th.
Had to share my Three Cup review from Coffee Time. I'll post the full review on my website.Excited here.Privy to a Murder is a fun and quirky murder mystery. It seems to have a little bit of everything, murder, love, mystery, and a haunting. The main character of Tali is a very likable character that is well written. The story flows well, and you can not help but manage to smile at all the mishaps, and bad luck that Tali finds her self being plagued with. This story had just the right mix of characters that it had you guessing until the end on who was the murderer.LeeAnn:Reviewer for Coffee Time RomanceReviewer for Karen Find Out About New Books
