This blog has really been neglected lately. I won't make any promise about writing more often, because with the Wyrmling and a full-time job, all bets are off. But I had a particularly wonderful weekend that I wanted to write about ( Read more... )

Had a WONDERFUL time. This year was very different. Instead of rooming with citycountrygirl and one or two other Hollins friends, I roomed with Brian and the Wyrmling. Wyrmling still views bottles as EPTFH (Evil Plastic Things From Hell) and we didn't want to introduce solids right before a trip, so she's still nursing. It actually worked out decently, mainly ( Read more... )

My cousin Jenny just launched her online quilting store, SewFabulous Quilt Shop. Stop by and take a look if you're in the market for quilting supplies ( Read more... )

Greetings all! Merry Christmas to those of you celebrating today! I'm having a fun day at my parents' house, got a lot of great books, including some that I need for research. Am I reading the research ones? No, I'm reading "The Ghost in the Little House," which is about Rose Wilder Lane, the real brains behind the "Little House" books. As I'm ( Read more... )

I got the last of my chapter critiques from my crit group today. Whew. I actually managed to go through 3 chapters tonight (typo and small changes). I think I'll try to wrap up the little things by this week, enjoy the weekend (friends and family coming from out of town for my shower, yippee!), then get into the major revisions. They aren't ( Read more... )

Oooh, look at the pretty seasonal journal layouts! Figures I'd discover them AFTER Christmas ( Read more... )