Chapter Six is giving me fits. It should have been done already. I should be typing it up, getting it ready to send to my critique partners. But no. It’s sitting in my red binder, looking really really bad. A big mess. It’s only “sort of” done. All the scenes are there, but the last [...]
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
1 Aug
Flicks
Only managed to get one-and-a-half pages written yesterday, because I got wrapped up in movies.
First, in the afternoon, I saw that Gospel Movie Channel (or is it Gospel Music Channel?) was showing the 1996 made-for-TV movie Home Song, based on the novel by LaVyrle Spencer. Spencer used to be my absolute favorite author ever, and [...]
9 Oct
Announcement: New Blog Page!
Hi Friends!
You know that saying, “You can tell a lot about a person by the books he reads”?
Well, I just spent a ridiculous amount of time updating my Favorite Books and Authors page (now called “Good Reads”) and creating a new page of non-fiction book recommendations (“Great Resources“).
I hope you’ll check out these pages. You’ll [...]
6 Oct
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for 10/6/08
Hello Friends! Is it just me, or did last week seem really long? Anyway, it’s Monday once more, and time for The Simple Woman’s Daybook, hosted by Peggy. Seems like this is the mainstay of my blogging these days…..oh well!
Outside My Window…Pitch black, hopefully cool! The back porch garden is in severe need of watering—that’s [...]
17 Jul
Did You Know…?
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of L.M. Montgomery’s classic novel, Anne of Green Gables.
I remember when my mom first read this book aloud to me. I was not interested in “old-fashioned things” at the time and was really quite bored. I’m not sure we got much farther than the [...]
15 Jun
Father’s Day, This ‘n’ That
I’m not sure there are any fathers who read this blog, but I’ll say Happy Father’s Day anyway!
My husband’s birthday always falls within a few days of Father’s Day, which means I always have to put on my proverbial thinking cap to come up with gift ideas for him. This year, it’s been all about [...]
20 Apr
Spring Fevers
All three of the boys have been stricken with fever, sore throat, and headache. It started with Levi on Thursday, progressed to Urban in the middle of the night Friday/Saturday, and hit Charlie yesterday afternoon.
So, you can imagine the kind of weekend we have had.
However, between bouts of caring for sick little fellows (and [...]
9 Apr
The “Dreaded Chores” List
My mom has told me that she would rather clean the bathroom 857 times than dust the house just once.
Is she crazy?!
It’s true, though: we all have certain chores that we absolutely cannot stand to have to do.
I am thinking about this today because I am currently in the process of avoiding one of [...]
4 Apr
Quiz: Which Jane Austen Heroine are You?
So, about this Jane Austen heroine quiz…….
I have to tell you that I’ve taken this quiz three different times now. The reason is that, the first time I took it, I found myself unsure which answer to put for a few of the questions. More than one answer seemed appropriate—but obviously, you can [...]
