It's Crystal Clear
Look over yonder
What do you see?
The sun is a ‘rising
Most definitely
So don't you give up now
So easy to find
Just look to your soul
And open your mind
*(Lyrics from “Crystal Blue Persuasion," a 1968 song originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells)
Earlier in the week when I opened the bottom doors of my hutch with the intention to wash each piece of fine stemware, it occurred to me these lords and ladies had overstayed their welcome. Serving no purpose throughout a span of 30 years, it became crystal clear these aristocratic vessels had to go!
Before kicking them curbside, I tried to find a good home by contacting relatives. When the glass window of opportunity for positive feedback expired, I placed every carefully wrapped item into two large shopping bags for a random act of charity by leaving them in the entryway of my building.
No takers! Subsequently, the lords and ladies of the manor were destined for the dumpster. In transit, perhaps inanimate vengeance predisposed one of the wine goblets to tumble out of the bag and shatter when it hit the slate floor. Reduced to a scullery maid, I crouched on all fours to sweep up the fragments.
Switching gears to author mode, pre-publication of my second novel in the genre of Women’s Fiction, 'An Enlightening Quiche,' it has become crystal clear to me that one cannot be too prepared in advance of your book’s release date.
Though, I’ve already developed templates for press releases, compiled a list of potential reviewers, and plan to develop a brochure pertaining to the book, I’ve miles to go in my journey to market and promote the novel.
For further inspiration, I’ll “just look to my soul and open my mind to see the light” of crystal blue persuasion.
Mmm, mmm oooh ooh yeah!
What do you see?
The sun is a ‘rising
Most definitely
So don't you give up now
So easy to find
Just look to your soul
And open your mind
*(Lyrics from “Crystal Blue Persuasion," a 1968 song originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells)
Earlier in the week when I opened the bottom doors of my hutch with the intention to wash each piece of fine stemware, it occurred to me these lords and ladies had overstayed their welcome. Serving no purpose throughout a span of 30 years, it became crystal clear these aristocratic vessels had to go!
Before kicking them curbside, I tried to find a good home by contacting relatives. When the glass window of opportunity for positive feedback expired, I placed every carefully wrapped item into two large shopping bags for a random act of charity by leaving them in the entryway of my building.
No takers! Subsequently, the lords and ladies of the manor were destined for the dumpster. In transit, perhaps inanimate vengeance predisposed one of the wine goblets to tumble out of the bag and shatter when it hit the slate floor. Reduced to a scullery maid, I crouched on all fours to sweep up the fragments.
Switching gears to author mode, pre-publication of my second novel in the genre of Women’s Fiction, 'An Enlightening Quiche,' it has become crystal clear to me that one cannot be too prepared in advance of your book’s release date.
Though, I’ve already developed templates for press releases, compiled a list of potential reviewers, and plan to develop a brochure pertaining to the book, I’ve miles to go in my journey to market and promote the novel.
For further inspiration, I’ll “just look to my soul and open my mind to see the light” of crystal blue persuasion.
Mmm, mmm oooh ooh yeah!
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