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August 20, 2009
All About Anne (Sorry, Jane)
I discovered L. M. Montgomery around the age of eleven while visiting my cousins in South Georgia. I still remember kneeling on the floor before a shelf full of books belonging to my much-admired cousin Carla, four years my senior. Aunt Ann said these were books Carla had outgrown and I could have any of them I liked for keeps, and only now does it occur to me that I might have skipped back to Colorado with one of Carla's treasures in my suitcase—because who ever outgrows Anne of Green Gables? O
August 19, 2009
Née Draft #240
So I was all set to write a post about Jane of Lantern Hill, something I've been meaning to do for, oh, years; but I'm 700 words in and still haven't gotten past Anne of Green Gables. Hmm. This could take a while. There comes a point when you realize you've swum out farther than you meant and either you have to turn around and head back to shore, or keep on going across the whole ocean. I have an ocean of things to say about L.M. Montgomery's books, and I never get around to saying them. During
August 18, 2009
Sorrow
Mary Ellen Barrett's letter about the loss of her sweet son, Ryan, has been posted in several places, but in case you missed it, here's a link to Alice's blog.
Like so many others, I am still reeling over the news of Ryan's death. Mary Ellen is a dear online friend and a member of my quilting group. I'd heard so much about Ryan over the years that I really felt as if I knew him. The passage about Ryan in Alice Gunther's Haystack Full of Needles is, in my opinion, the most moving part of an incred
August 17, 2009
Most Important Meal of the Day
Me: Are you ready for breakfast, honey?
Rilla: Yes.
Me: What would you like?
Rilla: Pizza crust.
August 13, 2009
Art Posts
Doing a quickie roundup of some of my posts on drawing and painting:
Drawing books we like (needs formatting/cleanup—old Lilting House post)
August 11, 2009
Circle One
Today I went to the dentist for the first time in eleven years. I know, terrible, right? What can I say: during those eleven years I had five babies, wrote seven novels, moved three times (twice to new states), and had no dental insurance. Besides, dentist appointments would have made a serious dent in my blogging time.
Hee.
Truth be told, we've had dental insurance for the past three years, and I still put off going. Classic avoidance syndrome…I knew it was going to be bad, so I put off dealing w
August 10, 2009
Scribbles and Bits
Has it really been a week since I posted? Just busy being busy, I guess. Lots of creative juices flowing here lately. Rose is hard at work on a novel inspired by Erin Hunter's Warriors series. I haven't been granted a peek at it yet, but her first effort, a twenty page tale filled with swash, buckle, and feline romance, was delightful. I'm eager to read this next installment.
Work continues apace on my own book; if only I could put in the number of hours per day that Rose devotes to her epic, I m
August 3, 2009
Hold the Spam, Please
Sorry, folks; got hit with a truckload of spam this afternoon. I'm temporarily turning on comment moderation, so if your comment doesn't go through right away, that just means I haven't had a chance to approve it yet. Thanks for your patience!
