Yesterday I cut the grass for the first time since the geothermal loop guys wreaked havoc on the yard. I probably kicked up more dust than anything, but it looks a little better. Seems like that rain we got Thursday night didn't do very much, though. My tulip poplar only has a few leaves left at the very top. The rest of it looks dead as a door nail.
I'm gearing up for the lake trip with the gang on Wednesday. I'll probably be cooking all day Tuesday, making potato salad, a coconut pie, and zucchini bread. Budley, Sam, and I went to the Bloomington Farmer's Market on Saturday, where I paid $3 for two great big zucchinis similar to the hundreds I've grown myself and given away in the past. I never really needed to go before since I always grew my own veggies> This year, however, I had need of someone else's produce.
It was an interesting event, particularly in light of the book I'm working on. My hero in Better Than Chocolate is the manager of a health food grocery, and I saw lots of people there who espouse a similar lifestyle. I wrote the original version of that story several years ago, and the main theme throughout all of the books I wrote back then were nice guys in ordinary occupations. Not a millionaire or a cop in the bunch. My critique partner, Elizabeth Raines thinks you all will enjoy this one. I certainly hope so. Alan (the hero) is quite a character!
I still haven't decided what to do with this series. Part of me says play it safe and sell it to Sourcebooks, but the little voices are telling me to take a chance and self-publish it. Either way, I need to get it finished so I can get back to work on Rascal. Onca was nagging me to write his book, so I wrote the first two chapters and sold the story to Sourcebooks, but I haven't written anything on it since.
A few days ago I woke up with ideas running rampant through my mind, and I sat down and scribbled out several pages. Apparently, Onca has been haunting my dreams, trying to get me to write some more of his story. I had an idea he wouldn't leave me alone for long. He's a Rascal, you know.
Kinda like this guy...
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*Smacks the buns really hard*
Sorry, couldn't resist. Every time I read about food or see food in the blog I really want to eat. Thanks Cheryl lol.
Yeah. I hear you. I watched the movie "It's Complicated" Saturday night. Meryl Streep plays a pastry chef and kept cooking and cooking... I couldn't stop eating!
ANA!! Laughing!! I'm reading a book"THE SIREN" with a very interesting erotica romance novel writer and her editor and roommate and former master. Do you own a red riding crop? Can I borrow it for a minute. SMACK< SMACK<SMACK<SMACK He was sooooh asking for it!!!! He looks like a RASCAL too. Alicia has a dangling mouthful waiting for her today. If she shows up. We just seen Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones in "Hope Springs" she cooked 1 strip of Bacon, 1 egg for her hubby Tommy every morning. It didn't make me hungry. But we laughed. It has some funny scenes.
Oh yeah, a large bonus with our Monday Moons:) Lord Cheryl, I have to keep my eyes below his waist...he's so damn young.
I'm a big fan of Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones.
You had me drooling over the thought of your potato salad, coconut pie, and zucchini bread. Add a chocolate pie and I'd overdose;)
I've been known to make both chocolate and coconut pies for the lake. Nobody asked me for one--yet.
Yeah. I know he's young. Tomorrow's hunk is, too. Sorry. :(
That's okay, Cheryl...I ALMOST didn't notice he's young. *grin*
LOL! Good for you!
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