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[Lillian]

TBTAT
Well, I've had my first Creme Egg of the year, but better than that my cover reveal for my historical WW2 romance is going down a storm. Best cover reveal ever.
In fact I wish I could share it with you all here but I've no idea how to or if it would be allowed.

[Antonella]

I've just seen the second badger in the twenty years I've been living in this very quiet part of town! Or maybe it is the same badger I had seen the first time...

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "TBTAT... Day Off. :-) I had no huge plans except to listen to audiobooks and punch Pride buttons. I finished Green Glass Beads and it was amazing!!"

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[Josh]

Lillian wrote: "I've completely finished with the writing/editing part of Under the Radar. My blurb and tagline is formalised. My cover reveal and release tour is organised. I can finally breathe. ..."

Oh, well done!

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "TBTAT is no no deal in Brexit.
Not only are May and Corbyn 'constructivly' working on a united plan but MPs have also voted 310 to 305 to rule out no deal.
Finally. It should have happened 2 years..."

Why is there no second referendum? Is that even a possibility? Because from the outside looking in, there seems to be a lot of buyer's remorse.

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "501s
I've only ever had three beloved pairs of jeans and two of them have been Levi 501s. My first pair fell apart during the years between ripped-up punk and chain store ripped jeans. My second ju..."

hahahahha. That's great.

[Josh]

The best thing about today is that, although I'm sick (UGH!!) I'm not so sick that I can't work. And that today's schedule is:

Listen to the audio for Seance on a Summer's Night
Respond to questions for the Chinese Moments game
Work on Stranger in the House

[Jordan]

I haven’t worn jeans in over four or five years because I can’t find any that are comfortable anymore. :-( I do kind of miss them...

TBTAT is that this is a day off without any plans!

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "I haven’t worn jeans in over four or five years because I can’t find any that are comfortable anymore. :-( I do kind of miss them...

TBTAT is that this is a day off without any plans!"

I don't normally wear jeans anymore either, but I've just bought a second hand pair almost new for 2 dollars. I just couldn't leave them there!

[Lillian]

TBTAT is that a book I've spent the last 7 years working on has finally gone live on Amazon. Phew.

[Jordan]

Congrats, Lillian!

[Jordan]

$2 for almost new jeans is an amazing price!

I’ve been sticking to yoga pants for years now. If you get the right style and color they can look very professional, paired with the right shirt and nice scarf and sweater. :-) and they’re super comfortable.

But, I have an appointment with a new doctor next month, and I’ll be sure to mention my issues. Maybe she can figure out what the problem is so I can wear jeans again. :-)

[Jordan]

Well, it’s part me and Part jeans. I really don’t want to have to wear high waisted jeans, but I’ve gained weight where it counts, and on top of that, I bloat easily, which means I could suddenly go up a size or two without notice. It’s just better to have pants that can change size with me, that can’t dig into my internal organs.

It sounds weird to describe it, I know.

[Lillian]

Josh is stopping me from getting to number 1 at Kobo in Gay Fiction.
Yes, Josh.
I think I'm more chuffed with this than if I was number 1...

https://twitter.com/LillianFrancis_/s...

[Jordan]

Lillian wrote: "Josh is stopping me from getting to number 1 at Kobo in Gay Fiction.
Yes, Josh.
I think I'm more chuffed with this than if I was number 1...

https://twitter.com/LillianFrancis_/s......"

:-D I don't know if I've said this before, but that's a great cover you've got!

[Lillian]

Jordan wrote: "Lillian wrote: "Josh is stopping me from getting to number 1 at Kobo in Gay Fiction.
Yes, Josh.
I think I'm more chuffed with this than if I was number 1...

https://twitter.com/LillianFrancis_/sta..."

Aww, thanks. I'd love to take some credit but it was all Tiferet Design. She read the book and then designed the most brilliant cover. Perfect in tone, period and the character she chose to depict.

[Jordan]

Lillian wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Lillian wrote: "Josh is stopping me from getting to number 1 at Kobo in Gay Fiction.
Yes, Josh.
I think I'm more chuffed with this than if I was number 1...

https://twitter.com/Lill..."

That's awesome!

[Loretta]

The best thing about today is I get to start a 3 day weekend. I also filled my hummingbird feeders. The little darlings have been buzzing around all week.

[Jordan]

Loretta wrote: "The best thing about today is I get to start a 3 day weekend. I also filled my hummingbird feeders. The little darlings have been buzzing around all week."

Where's the like button?!?!

[Johanna]

Loretta wrote: "The best thing about today is I get to start a 3 day weekend. I also filled my hummingbird feeders. The little darlings have been buzzing around all week."

Awww. Hummingbirds! Love, love, LOVE.

[Johanna]

Mymymble wrote: "Democracy
For a minority of 25% Ukrainian voters (which may include some Fanyons sorry) it isn't great news their new President is Petro Zelensky, a comedian whose only political experience is play..."

Democracy is such a good word even though it doesn't always work to the direction one would hope—as we all know. Last weekend we had our parliamentary election here in Finland and I hate the fact that one of the winners of it is Finns Party which combines left-wing economic policies with conservative social values, socio-cultural authoritarianism and ethnic nationalism. Argh. But I have good news for Antonella: also Green League (which is a member of the Global Greens and the European Green Party) did really well! They gained 5 seats! Which means that they now have 20 seats of the total 200 seats.

And here's a nice fact: In our new parliament 46% of the members are women (93 of 200 parliamentarians).

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Democracy
For a minority of 25% Ukrainian voters (which may include some Fanyons sorry) it isn't great news their new President is Petro Zelensky, a comedian whose only political e..."

Wow, that's almost half!

[Josh]

Lillian wrote: "TBTAT is that a book I've spent the last 7 years working on has finally gone live on Amazon. Phew."

Oh wow! Congratulations! I hope it's doing well for you!

[Josh]

Loretta wrote: "The best thing about today is I get to start a 3 day weekend. I also filled my hummingbird feeders. The little darlings have been buzzing around all week."

:-) :-) :-)

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "Democracy
For a minority of 25% Ukrainian voters (which may include some Fanyons sorry) it isn't great news their new President is Petro Zelensky, a comedian whose only political experience is play..."

The world be cray-cray.

[Josh]

Starting to feel like my energy and focus is coming back. :-) I went walking with my sister, had my eyelashes redone, promoted the new book a little and answered a SLEW of emails...

[Loretta]

Josh wrote: "Starting to feel like my energy and focus is coming back. :-) I went walking with my sister, had my eyelashes redone, promoted the new book a little and answered a SLEW of emails..."

Glad you feeling better!

[Josh]

Loretta wrote: "Josh wrote: "Starting to feel like my energy and focus is coming back. :-) I went walking with my sister, had my eyelashes redone, promoted the new book a little and answered a SLEW of emails..."

..."

Thank you! That really did knock me for a loop.

[Josh]

Best thing about today was the feeling of centeredness I get working in the garden. Everything is kind of a wreck after the winter--I lost pretty much everything in pots--but as I start cleaning up and replanting and restringing lights... Everything seems to fall into place.

[Jordan]

Oh no!!! That’s awful!

[Lillian]

Belated birthday gifts. Son ordered my gift online and it took a while to arrive. But it came today. Since I can't post a photo here's the link to the website where you can peruse it in all it's nerdy glory.

https://qmxonline.com/products/worlds...

[Jordan]

OMG, it’s Superbat!

[Lillian]

Jordan wrote: "OMG, it’s Superbat!"


🤣🤣🤣 Yep. The look on Superman's face. He's so happy, flying his grumpy arsed boyfriend around.

[SamSpayedPI]

Internet!

I've been off-line for a couple of weeks while I moved. It took a while for AT&T to come out and install service at the house, and then there were problems with the system (of course). Everything was finally ironed out this morning.

I had cellular access to internet and e-mail, etc. (and actually quite a decent signal, unlike at my apartment), but I find the Goodreads app too difficult to navigate, and with all the stresses from moving, I'd fallen behind. It's great to be back!

My pugs Stella and Marlowe love the house and the yard. Paddy (pug x chihuahua) fell into the pool and was afraid to walk anywhere for quite some time (he doesn't see very well), but he's getting around a little better now.

[Jordan]

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Internet!

I've been off-line for a couple of weeks while I moved. It took a while for AT&T to come out and install service at the house, and then there were problems with the system (of course). E..."

Yay, I'm glad things are starting to work out! But poor Paddy!

[Lillian]

FCBD!!!!!!

[Jordan]

For tomorrow, I’m going to the opera for the first time! I’m not really a fan, but my Book Group is seeing The Handmaid’s Tale, which is in English, and we got to do a group read of the libretto last week, which helped make it more fun and accessible.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "For tomorrow, I’m going to the opera for the first time! I’m not really a fan, but my Book Group is seeing The Handmaid’s Tale, which is in English, and we got to do a group read of the libretto la..."

Enjoy yourself! I didn't know about the opera, now I've read about it: it's a modern one. When you say opera I expect Verdi or Mozart...

[Jordan]

That’s what a lot of people think, including me! Until recently, anyway. :-)

[Jordan]

I’m still not a lover of opera. Lol. It might have been better if they’d actually written songs for it rather than singing regular dialogue lines. Imagine asking someone “Does your commander like kinky sex?” In operatic fashion. Aside from that though, it was really well done. It was set in a Harvard University basketball stadium, where much of the actual book is set, which made it interesting.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "I’m still not a lover of opera. Lol. It might have been better if they’d actually written songs for it rather than singing regular dialogue lines. Imagine asking someone “Does your commander like k..."

Thank you for reporting back. I suspect I wouldn't like the contemporary music.

[Jordan]

I got to spend time with my book group, which was fun. The acting was great, the costumes were good. The stage was amazingly well done. Just not necessarily the singing. Lol.

[Loretta]

Friday!!

[Johanna]

Loretta wrote: "Friday!!"

Hear, hear! :-)

[Loretta]

Saturday!!

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "Josh wrote: "Best thing about today was the feeling of centeredness I get working in the garden. Everything is kind of a wreck after the winter--I lost pretty much everything in pots--but as I star..."

Oh my God! :-(

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "A couple at the polling station this morning asking why their dog wasn't registered to vote as his canine rights were affected by Brexit (this was local council elections)."

:-D

[Josh]

Lillian wrote: "Belated birthday gifts. Son ordered my gift online and it took a while to arrive. But it came today. Since I can't post a photo here's the link to the website where you can peruse it in all it's ne..."

Hahahahahaha That's so great!!!

[Josh]

Lillian wrote: "Jordan wrote: "OMG, it’s Superbat!"


🤣🤣🤣 Yep. The look on Superman's face. He's so happy, flying his grumpy arsed boyfriend around."

:-D :-D :-D Yes!

[Josh]

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Internet!

I've been off-line for a couple of weeks while I moved. It took a while for AT&T to come out and install service at the house, and then there were problems with the system (of course). E..."

I've been toying with the idea of a second dog for Marlowe, but the thought of having to watch to make sure he learns about the pool and starting over with all the training is daunting in the midst of all these deadlines.

But Marlowe wants to play ALL THE TIME and I know he's a little bored and a little lonely when I'm working (which is also ALL THE TIME)