Deborah Macgillivray's Blog, page 64

Cover for short story for Halloween Flash Fiction Bash

All through October...

KMN Books is present 31 days of Flash Fiction
Each day a new author will give you a story of Halloween,short enough you can read on your lunch hour.



My story is about first love and a pair of special shoes that makes a
young woman believe magic can happen when you least expect it.
Click Heels Thrice
until then, I invite you to read all the other authors beginning October 1
Prizes will be offered, too!
http://kmnbooks.blogspot.com

A wonderful farewell to summer

Candy and I went to the Central Kentucky Highland Games today.  The morning started out rainy, but quickly cleared off to a glorious day!  Perfect for the gathering.

We were treated to all sorts of games, dozens of piping bands bands from all over the Eastern US.







At Lunchtime we were treated to Drunk & Sailor



 





and after lunch we saw a Celtic band from Nashville - Tuatha Dea - really good!!
All in all, a wonderful day!  Even got to see my good friend Angie Greenwell and get a hug!! :-)

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!!

Wishing Everyone a Happy
Talk Like a Pirates Day!!!

Everyone's favourite pirate!!  Savvy??

Are you getting ready for Halloween???

The mantle of my fireplace all decked out with Jim Shore items from Serendipity
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Serendipity-Cafe-and-Gifts/239229915625?ref=ts&fref=ts

The weather has been gorgeous, so I am hoping for a wonderful October and a super Halloween.  The Village has Ghost Tours every Friday and Saturday night.  Cannot wait to go.  Then on the 11th is the Scarecrow Invasion and Railroad Festival, which goes on through the 12th.  On the 26th the whole village goes Halloween, trick or treating on Main Street for the kids, and a Zombie Walk.

 But since it's still September....it's off to the Highland Gathering this weekend....pics to follow.

High Profile showcase for A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing on Amazon.com

Wow! So excited. Amazon.com editors have select my book, A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing , to be one of twenty books in their September showcase "20 books for $2"


This is high traffic exposure. 

:-)


http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000858781

Lady Knight

This Armored Lady Won The Longsword Competition At a World Invitational Tournament 
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A quiet birthday (cough cough)

(sitting outside Heirloom Antiques watching the train,
 a bit puffy faced from coughing for a week!!)
I caught a horrid virus going around last Friday, and have been down all week.  I slept Tuesday and Wednesday, just too sick to do anything.  I am missing my morning walks, but the bronchitis make it impossible for now.  Hubby is down with it, too.  So birthday was very quiet.  Candy, however, would allow it to pass without some celebrating.

She lured me to dinner at Serendipity.  Then, we took a walk down Main Street, watched people having fun window shopping and watching the train coming down the center of the street.  Everyone has their phone of snapping away when it comes through.

I didn't feel too great, but it was a fun evening and raised my spirits.  She also had a cake for me-- white with butter cream and red roses.  How lovely!

(Miz Candy, looking a lot like her sister Dawn)

Today, we went to The Copper Awnings parking lot sale.  They had all their dealers there making great deals.  I just wanted to look (famous last words...lol).  I came hone with a truck load of amazing finds.

My best treasure is this 19th Century Queen Anne Secretary.  I also found two brass flower pot covers, a flower cart, a basket, two end tables, a lighthouse painting for Candy, two concrete garden leprechauns, and a recliner/rocker for her and Addie.
So despite being very sick all week, the weekend was very lovely.

Julie Harris dies...

Another sad loss today― actress Julie Harris.  In an era of sex goddesses, this mousy actress carved out an impressive list of movies, along with an extraordinary body of stage work.  The only actress to win a record five Tony Awards for ‘best actress in a play’, she was honored with a six for lifetime achievement in 2002.  She also won several Emmys for her television work.   

Despite her long list of critically acclaimed roles, I think the one I loved most of all was as Eleanor in The Haunting, (1963) with Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn and Claire Bloom.  Robert Wise directed the adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel, The Haunting of Hill House.  I love ghost stories and this is one of the best, but Harris captivated me as the shy Eleanor, a woman who had spent her life taking care of her invalid mother,  who had never had the chance to really live.  She touches your heart with her yearnings for love, for a place to belong.

Julie was a “crow among the peacocks” of Hollywood, but she outshone then all with her beautiful talent.  I’m feeling a bit sad upon hearing of her passing.  I think I shall go put on The Haunting and treasure her gift to us one more time.

Say hello to new family members

Say hello to my third stay cat, Bootsy.  Miss Mouthy has been with us since last April.  Algie came in the summer and is now the carport cat.  Last winter a stray came begging food and I couldn't turn him away.  Algie and he do not get along, but I am juggling them to keep them apart for now.  They don't know it, but they are going to be bunk mates this winter.  He is the sweetest kitty and my heart breaks when he looks at me like "no one loves me, no one cares if I starve"....well, I care.  He's getting fat now and comes to the door every evening for dindin.  Bootsy has a forever home.


and if it isn't enough that I have another kitty....

Candy has adopted a baby boy named Addie.

About three months ago, Candy discovered that a mama cat was using an abandoned house next to hers that is going to be torn down.  She has one kitten and was using a hole in the foundation to live with her baby.  But then she went away and didn't come back.  Candy had been feeding them both, hoping to get them out of the house before it had to be torn down.  Since he was dependent upon Candy, he quickly made her mom cat.  As of earlier this month, he got his forever home, too.