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Happy Great Pumpkin weekend!
When I was a kid, Halloween was a sort of epic event where my father took us trick-or-treating and we played the game of how much candy we could get. (My mother then rationed out our candy for months—one piece in our lunch. Just to keep us from full out gluttony.
So, it’s Friday.
I know it’s been a while since we really chatted. I blame it on my son. And his beautiful wife. And these people, who helped me pull off a one-year anniversary party for them when they came home from Italy for a visit.
We may have built a huge patio and painted our entire house for the party,
You might not know this about me, (or maybe you do), but I’m a total addict of Secret Super Heroes. Like Superman, Batman and the Green Arrow. Give me a masked man…
What I love is their balance between regular guy and masked crusader, and the struggle to keep that secret.
I’d like to think I have my own secret identity.
We returned home from our epic five day drive from Florida yesterday. Twenty-six hours. TWENTY audio book chapters of Brandon Sanderson’s Oathbringers. 4 nutty bars, a bag of Cheetos and McDonalds… (I don’t know why I eat like a teenager when I travel. It’s like a Pavlovian response. I get in the car and think…road trip!
Just to be clear, this isn’t me.
She’s much cuter. And I like her swimsuit better.
This, however, IS me.
On the beach.
I’m missing something. And no, it’s not sunscreen. It’s a NOVEL. Yep, I made the mistake of going to the beach without anything to read.
Hey friends,
I’m hanging at Disney Springs with my grand daughter Addie….
And yes, I’ve probably spent waaaay too much money…but I’m saving $4.99 to preorder Can’t Buy Me Love, the next book in the rebooted Deep Haven series! (Out tomorrow, so I don’t have long to wait..yay!!)
What book you say?
Hello from the beach!
Listen, I know a lot of you are cold. I’m praying for Texas and Minnesota and all the other cold, blizzardly places. Frankly, I love snow, and sitting by a cozy fire reading a book. But it can be dangerous…stay inside. Bundle up. Drink some cocoa. This too, shall pass.
Your ice cream cone is out there,
So, you know how it went…last year was the crazy year.
The year we all found ourselves doing something different. Staying at home. Homeschooling, maybe. Reading more. Making foods we hadn’t tried. Mostly, living outside our comfort zone, right?
Me too.
So, I did something I’d ALWAYS wanted to do but never had time.
I dunno about you, but it’s nearly three weeks into 2021 and already I need a little time out. With Christmas, my dear Mother-in-law’s home going, too much travel, and the news (don’t get me started!)…I’m ready to escape to someplace happy.
A place like (you guessed it) Deep Haven. “Where all the women are strong,
I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Listen, I know it was quiet (if you lived in a state where you had to shelter in place). I agree. I cooked for 4 people instead of my usual, beloved 14, but on the bright side, because it was so quiet, I didn’t burn anything. Almost didn’t feel right…