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Weekend Wishes

 I'm posting at Cowboy Kisses about:

 

If interested, please feel free to drop in.

AND..... 
 

Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know Thursday

What's your synonym, sentence or definition for: 

ie: portly, squat

 AND

Did you know, the Flannel Moth Caterpillar is called the Donald Trump caterpillar or  Trumpapillar because of its fur? If you've never seen a picture of one you can get a look-see at the link below.

 

 

'Trumpapillar': Fluffy Caterpillar Looks Just Like Donald Trump's Hair | Live Science 

101 Greatest Animal Facts That Will Blow Your Mind - Fact Animal 

Ketch-up Day

 

AND In the Garden  The fox, the HH got me, has his eye on my rooster.

 

My white Iris has decide to bloom in July.

 

 

A leaf from my daughter's basil plant.

What's growing in your garden, blogger buds? 

Weekend Wishes

 

Weekend Wishes

 

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 Greetings, Blogger Buds. What's your synonym, example or definition for:

 

 Example: Being agelast, he never laughed.

 AND

 Did you know, dolphins use pufferfish to get high? 

Puffers release a toxin that is a hallucinogenic. Dolphins keep 'nosing' them till they release it in self defense. 

 

101 Greatest Animal Facts That Will Blow Your Mind - Fact Animal 

Weekend Wishes

 Enjoy the weekend Blogger Buds and if you are in the United Happy 4th of July.

IWSG Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 

The firstWednesday of every month is officially IWSG day. IWSG was formed by NinjaCaptain Alex Cavanaugh. Members post about their doubts and fears, discussstruggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.

 

Twitter handle: @TheIWSG  

Hashtag: #IWSG 

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.

 

The awesome co-hosts for the July 2 posting of the IWSG are Rebecca Douglass, Natalie Aguirre, CathrinaConstantine, and Louise Barbour!

 

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer intheir IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, apersonal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSGpost or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something tosay. 

Remember, the question is optional!

July 2 question - Is there a genre you haven't tried writing in yet that youreally want to try? If so, do you plan on trying it?

Nope.

When I first started writing, I was all over the board. I wrotewhatever genre tickled my fancy. Fiction (of various genres). Non-fiction, youname it. A writer friend suggested I find a genre and stick with it. I didn’tpay any attention to that sage advice until  I started writing Westerns and realized I’dfound my niche. I do occasionally meander in to time travel and shapeshifting😉but whatever I write must have a Western theme.  Don’t misunderstand me. My sales aren’tanywhere near where I’d like them to be, but more solid than any other genre I’ve ever written in.  What about you, have youfound your niche or is there something new your muse is urgently whispering you try?

 

June/July Reviews in noparticular order.

*Disclaimer. If I run into an occasional typo, I ignore them and don't factorthem into my review.

 

GRATITUDEAND NO FAIRY TALE by D. L. Finn

Thisis such a wonderful collection of poetry. It both concentrates on nature and shares a part of the author’s innerself, the poems written with a delicate, expressive style.

 I loved all her works but my absolute favoritewas The Door.

Theopening lines:

“Youthought you had found it;

Yourforever home,

Asthey carried you through the door.

Youate, you slept, you loved them,

Andthere’s much, much more in this vein.

I’ma Finn Fan and highly recommend this addition to her collection of poetry.

Available at Amazon 

 

AUNTSOPHIE’S DIAMONDS  by Joan Smith

Thisis a reread for me and to my way of thinking one of Ms. Smith's best.  I love a good regency when I'm after escapismreading.  To my way of thinking JoanSmith and Marian Devon were the best authors of this genre.  Their style: witty and entertaining, withjust the right amount of romance sprinkled in.

Highlyrecommended. Available at Amazon

 

 

 

 

WILESOF A STRANGER by Joan Smith

Anothergreat Joan Smith read filled with her classic wit and humor, with just theright amount of romance thrown in. Highly recommended. Available at Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIGHTSHADEby Michael Connelly

Anotherwinner.

Someof Connelly’s books, I really enjoy. Others I’m lukewarm on. NIGHTSHADE turnedout to be a ‘really enjoy’.  The authorhas introduced a new character, Detective Stilwell who has been transferred toCatalina Island because of inner office politics.  The rural setting suits Stilwell to a T. Thenthe country quiet erupts, as murder raises its ugly head. Now its up toStilwell to bring justice to the deceased.

Connellyhas created a character who is a bit more subtle and less in-your-face thanBosch. Though thankfully, he retains Bosch’s refusal to quit until the crimehas been solved, regardless of the consequences, attitude. Highly recommended.

Available at Amazon 

 

PIONEER SUN by MK Alexander

Insightful. 

Calvin Hobbes, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, visitsretired engineer Henry Humes. What he learns there upends his life and sendshim questing for answers about a magnetic field in interplanetary space. Andmodern algorithms may help him find them.

While Calvin’s team is searching for what’s out there, what’sout there is keeping an eye on earth, where political unrest has only gottenstronger and is spreading throughout the world. Now earth must figure out ifthere are aliens among us and do they mean us harm….and vice versa.

MK Alexander is a master at world building and character development. I found PIONEER SUN to be a very insightful read—especially considering the times we livein—with some unexpected twists. Highly recommended for MK Alexander fans. If you enjoyed his other works, I suggest you add this to your TBR list.

Available at Amazon 

 

AND 

Did you know,  Washington Irving (author of Rip Van Winkle) first used the term "Gotham City" to describe New York? 

 

150 Interesting Facts About Our Favorite Authors [Infographic]  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ketch-up Day

 

Elbows Up It's Canada Day 

Per usual, not too much newsworthy here. We lost a colleague, which was distressing. They had her visitation and celebration of life at the community college. I thought that was a lovely idea. 

The weather has dropped from flirting with 100 to the 80s, so that goes on the plus side of the ledger. How's Mother Nature treating your area and have you done anything fun and exciting?

We got some sun bunnies here:)

 AND

A guardian for the pet cemetery.

 Enjoy the rest of your week, my friends.

 

Weekend Wishes

 Dear Friends,