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Love and Domestication

Adventures In Domestication...

Feeling creative, I decided to try my hand at sewing. Let's face it, I've been to art school, I have my BFA. I can so absolutely totally make my own Boppy, and who needs a stupid pattern!!! Luckily for me, and about thirty minutes of feverish working, I think I did it!









Bopperific, and apparently machine washable...

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Ladybird, Ladybird










by Abra Ebner















Giveaway ends March 14, 2011.







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I Smell A Book For You To Review!!

It's that time again, review time, and I'm inviting all my favorite (and new) reviewers to come sign up to review Ladybird, Ladybird. Even if I know who you are (and love you!) please re-apply as I'm horrible at keeping addresses. He he.

The book comes out in hardcover this spring. ARCs are paperback editions. Also note that it's a "novella".

Here's what you need to do:

- Email me at abraebner@live.com

- Title your email "Review Request" so I don't lose it to other emails :)

- List your BLOG, name, ADDRESS, and whatever you like or nothing at all (it's not a contest!) but def. your blog and mailing address.

- Hit send and wait for my reply confirming you're on the list!

For now we're open to English speaking countries for review as it will still be some time before translation rights are sold and underway.

Thank you for your interest!

Abra Ebner and Crimson Oak Publishing
www.crimsonoakpublishing.com

A Great Movie Pick For This Time Of Year...

Yesterday I took my new DVD/Blu Ray player with Netflix for a spin and downloaded The Spitfire Grill. I watched this movie a lot when I was younger, but it had been a while. Best movie ever, though. Seriously, if you're feeling a little blue this time of year, take the time to watch it!

I've Invented A New Season And It's Called Werpingsnirt...

I'm sick of the four seasons and the idea that winter is snow, spring is blooming flowers, summer is hot and happy and fall is beautiful leaves. I don't know about you, but for me there is a huge gap between the beautiful snow and blooming apple trees for me. This is why I've invented werpingsnirt (an anagram of spring and winter). It's a nasty season, an exiled season, a season that doesn't look pretty knitted into a quilt. I hate this season most, as we all probably do. So, now it has a name that you can curse at and grumble under your breath when you find yourself trapped at the bus stop in a sudden werpingsnirt downpour.




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Ode To Rainy Days And Mondays...

It seems predictable that sadness and boredom inevitably fall right after the holidays. I guess most find refuge in the typical routine of exercise, but I'm not too into that this year, I didn't much indulge over Christmas, and I'm in the mindset of weight gain ATM. To top it off, it's been rainy and windy for days...




But I guess this is the hump before spring, it's just so hard! Even the cats are fighting...




But my friend made me a loaf of bread yesterday... And I ate half...





And my Seahawks lost...





Come fast spring!!!!!

Almost A New Year!

So, congratulations to the winner of the Christmas Giveaway, Sabrina Rutter. I swear I will send the books out as soon as I can make it through the snow to the post office :)

Aside from that, I've been working hard on some very fun fun things for the new year. At last I'm starting my first Children's/Young Adult book that fits into the Harry Potter/Percy Jackson genre. So far the outline is nearing 10 pages, with many more to go.

It will be named the Jack Scar Series.

This spring I will be releasing my two children's books, one aimed for boys and one for girls. They are Grumpy Lumpy, and Dream Dance Prance (though that is just the working title)...




And then of course I will be releasing the third book in the Knight Angels Series this fall (Hopefully September!) I haven't decided on a cover yet, but I will :)




And THEN! I have another book coming out this spring called Ladybird, Ladybird, and I promise you it is and will be the sweetest, most mysterious paranormal love story you will read this year. It's a short read, more of a novella...


Busy, BUSY!!!!

Special Christmas Giveaway!

 
I'm giving away a signed copy of Knight Angels: Book of Love and Knight Angels: Book of Revenge in a bundle this holiday season! And as a special gift, I'm throwing in a signed review copy of my new, self-illustrated children's book! What a treat!!

Hurry now...

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I Never Knew Cooking Seafood Could Be So Dangerous...

So, here I am, all excited to simmer my beautiful two pounds of fresh mussels in a delightful white wine sauce. I was ecstatic, following the recipe to a "T" because I knew just how good these puppies could be. So I begin...

Simmer...

Simmer Simmer...

Simmer down now!....


...

Hmmm... Lets check them! BAM!!!!!


...

Um...

eeerrrrrr............. ummmmmm....... ooooooohhhhh-KAY!

My husband nearly fell off his chair, and upon looking at me, his eyes got wide. "Babe... your bangs..."


Hand to head, crispy southern bangs... then I smelled burnt hair... "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"



I guess I didn't expect the explosion. I had tipped the lid and the alcohol that had condensed on it must have dripped into the gas flame. This had never happened to me before. I have a Christmas party to go to, and I have curly, smokey, crispy fried bangs.

CRISPY FRIED!!!!


But...

The mussels turned out good :)