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We Made It!

Thanks for the pic, Rye. Yes indeedy, the weekend's here! Got plans? I'm going to a 'babies' shower. grin. Tell you all about it Monday.

Corn Maze

I don't get it. Just down the road from us is a corn maze and it really draws a crowd. I grew up in the Midwest, surrounded by corn, and I just don't see the draw. An English Maze, yeah, that would be cool, but a cornfield?  I'm trying to figure out if it's a southern thing. Do you have mazes, of the cornfield variety, where you live? Ever been through one?

~*~Just in case this happens to you.....Have you ever lost your sound on youtube? I did and of course thought my speaker was shot. Went on line and did some research. I so appreciate the person who shared this information. If you see an x down by the youtube speaker on your trailer click on it. Its your mute. Walla, you have sound again.

Writerly Wednesday

I'm not home today. I'm at Crystal Collier's Writerly Wednesday's. If you're in the vicinity drop on by. If you aren't that's okay too. Have an excellent day.....it's hump day.

Tom Clancy

"Writing isn't divinely inspired, it's hard work."~ Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy, a superstar in the book world, died last week at age sixty-six. He referred to his mega success as just dumb luck. It's an amazingly humble statement for someone who fathered a genre and was considered one of the best author's of his time.
His passion for military history began early. Instead of reading children's books, he went straight to books on engineering and the military.
Tom Clancy started out as an insurance salesman, who wrote on the side. When the Naval Institute Press purchased The Hunt For Red October for $5,000.00 his meteoric rise in the publishing world began. It was nudged along by Ronald Reagan who loved the book and
referred to it as 'my kind of yarn'. He was so techno savvy that even the military wondered where he got his information.
He ended up with seventeen best sellers and over 100 million book copies in print.
Mr. Clancy was part owner of the Baltimore Orioles.
 

And It's Monday....Again

And it's here again....
Did you do anything exciting this weekend? We went to see Gravity. Has anyone else seen it? What did you think? Don't ya just love Sandra Bullock with short hair? After paying $16.50 at the concession stand for drinks, candy and stale popcorn we're swearing off.


Also read Michael Connelly's The Lincoln Lawyer. It's a good read. I know some folks prefer to read the book before seeing the movie but I'm good either way. In this instance, I'm glad I saw the movie before I read it. Whenever I visualized Mick Haller I visualized Matthew Mcconaughey:) Do you have a preference? Movie or book first?

Friday's trailer: It drove the cat crazy. She could hear the parakeet but couldn't find him:)

It's Friday!

Enjoy the weekend, my friends. Be sure and tell me all about it Monday.


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Fruits and Vegetables

The broccoli says, "I look like a small tree." The mushroom says, "I look like an umbrella." The walnut says, "I look like a brain." The banana says, "Can we please change the subject?" 
~anonymous~

Snacks That Don't Automatically Drop To Your Waist

Okay, I admit it. I'm a snacker. Anybody else out there that indulges between meals? Show of hands. Anyhoo, since I do, I'm always on the look out for tasty snacks that don't automatically drop to the waist and continue downward. Here's my top snacks in no particular order:

Calbee's SNAPEA CRISPS
These are really tasty.
22 pieces for 120 calories

GOLDFISH GRAHAMS Fudge Brownie
Yum. They really do taste like brownies.
35 pieces for 140 calories


BLUE DIAMOND WASABI AND SOY SAUCE ALMONDS
Mouth-watering seasonings
28 nuts for 170 calories
(I also like Rosemary and Blackpepper)

SUGAR FREE CHICK-O-STICKS
Love these things
6 pieces for 100 calories

WEIGHT WATCHERS JALAPENO STRING CHEESE
Good stuff plus its got calcium and protein
50 calories a stick

And last but not least fun size M&M PEANUTS 
Ya just can't leave M & Ms out of a snack line up.
90 calories for 5 to 7 pieces
I've told you mine, now you tell me yours.

SBB: To Steal a Highlander's Heart

BLURB:   Alana sets eyes on Morgann for the first time in several years and what does he do? He captures her! But Alana refuses to go meekly with the sexy Highland warrior. Her kidnapping will reignite the rift that’s existed between the two clans since her father accused Morgann of theft and she doesn’t want to see her father harmed in the inevitable war that will ensue.
Unfortunately for Alana, the faeries seek to interfere with her plans to escape. The sidhe have a debt to repay and Tèile, the green faery, is determined to mend the rift between the clans for good. And that means ensuring Alana and Morgann marry.
Morgann has his own reasons for taking Alana and they are nothing to do with marriage or war. He wants to use her to reveal a secret from the past, the one that had him accused of theft. If only he didn’t find his childhood friend so attractive. When circumstances force them together, Alana’s life is threatened and war is imminent. Can Morgann reveal the truth without losing Alana? And will the faeries meddling help or hinder his cause?EXCERPT: Endless moments stretched on as she waited for Morgann to look away, to break the connection, but he stared brazenly on as his gaze trailed over her face. What did he see? As she gaped up at him, the irate warrior dissolved into a flesh and blood man and she recalled how much she used to adore him. When Morgann was banished from her father’s lands, she’d been heartbroken at losing her friend, but with the blazing sensation of having him flattened against her, she remembered that it wasn’t just the loss of his friendship that hurt her so. She’d always silently hoped Morgann would play a bigger role in her future.
But that didn’t change the fact that he was taking her against her will and she would not go meekly, regardless of what she once felt. If only she could ignore the sensuous pull of his lips or the darkening of his pupils as a rough finger drew a path over her cheek.
A crack ripped across the sky and they both jolted. Pushing to standing, Morgann helped her up and grimaced as he eyed her. Aware of the mud coating her, she swiped a hand across her face as her cheeks heated. Titling her head up, she hoped the rain would at least be useful for something and would not only rinse away some of the dirt but also cool her down. The way the man made her skin blister was extremely disconcerting.
Morgann muttered a curse, drawing her attention back to him as he raked a hand through his hair and yanked some rope from the leather pouch hanging from his saddle. As he turned back to her, rope held out, Alana shrank away. “Ye cannae mean to tie me up, surely?”AUTHOR INFORMATION: Samantha resides in Warwickshire, England with her twin girls and husband. She's a romance addict and has been devouring all kinds of romance for as long as she can remember.Having studied archaeology, Samantha likes to blend her love of the past with her passion for romance to create thrilling and passionate tales set to medieval backdrops. She thinks there's nothing sexier than a rugged warrior and a feisty maiden falling head over heels for each other.
Website/Blog – www.samanthaholt.org.ukFacebook – http://www.facebook.com/romanticfictionAmazon page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008FKHIXYOne randomly drawn commenter will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.The tour dates can be found here:  http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/08/super-book-blast-hot-to-steal.html

October 1st

Can you believe we're into October?  My first clue: my toes started getting a bit chilly in my sandals and sadly I've had to trade in my shorts for jeans. But on the plus side, I'm going to the NJRW conference the middle of the month. And since I'm flying into Philly, I'll get to see my daughter and her significant other.  Anyone else out there going to this particular conference?

On a totally different note, did you see on yahoo how to tell if an egg is still good or not. If not: If an egg floats in a bowl of water, its gone bad. If it sinks to the bottom of the bowl its still good. It has to do with the porousness of the egg shell and the liquid evaporating and being replaced with air. Anyone care to expound on this?