Day 1 Me, calling Kid 1 back to the house from the office: Hey, could you please tell your dad that I can’t turn the heat on in the office? Is there some switch I should flip somewhere? He isn’t answering his cell. Kid: Okay. 5 minutes later Gordon: What’s going on? Me, handing the
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New Excerpt for BLOOD HEIR
I was going to wait until we had the proofread done, but everyone could use a bit of a distraction, so the page for BLOOD HEIR has been updated with the edited first chapter. Happy reading. Update: OMG, it’s not “totally different,” it’s still the same scene just with a bit more editing. Love you,
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Milk Bread
I like the texture of Hawaiian rolls but not the sugar. I found this recipe, tried it yesterday, and am happy to report it’s exactly that: Hawaiian roll like texture with a fraction of sweetness. I did a little bit of research and I’m guessing that what we view as “Hawaiian rolls” was probably a
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Acknowledgements and Proof Readers
If you have contributed to BLOOD HEIR by offering Hebrew translations, medical assistance, religious research, etc, please email me through the contact form on the site with your name so we can thank you in the book. Please pick Acknowledgements option. Proofreader Update: Thank you, we’ve received enough applications. No applications sent after 10:00 AM
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Flaws
Why was Kid 1 wearing shorts in cold weather? She wore shorts because she was in the kitchen drinking coffee, comfy and warm, and I dragged her to the back yard to model the shawl for me for about a minute. π Is there anything you canβt do?? Seriously!? Ilona, you are this uber tea
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An Easy Garter Shawlette
I have finished knitting something. I know, shocking. Sorry to stun you like this early in the morning. π Awhile ago I was going through the craft room and found a little metal tin with tiny balls of yarn in it, mohair with a touch of lurex. The best I can figure out it must’ve
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Adventures in Online Grocery Shopping.
In this pandemic times, grocery delivery keeps us safe, and the essential workers are saving lives. That said, with the sheer volume of online orders, mishaps happen and the lack of availability sometimes results in some hilarious substitutions. Not sure how that last one happened. They won’t take it back because of COVID. So what
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RUBY FEVER delayed
RUBY FEVER has been pushed to early 2022. This is excellent news, as it allows us a bit more time to work on this book in this challenging year and will permit us to finish Catalina’s trilogy on a strong note. We will update Release Schedule with a proper date once we are sure we
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Plastic Palms
In 1983 someone in Raleigh, NC must have said, “I want an indoor lap pool. And I want plastic palms around it. Design a home around that.” There is a TV in a little house with the fireplace jutting out of it. There is a bed suspended on bungee cords. There is the front of
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Did you press the corpse with your finger?
“I heard you were moving to Maryland and starting a tea farm. π” “As I read this I wandered if this post would have been something that Catalina would have posted on her extremely exciting Instagram. π “ Let me tell you what my professional life has been like for the last 4 days. Web searches:
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Spilling the Tea
Several months have passed since I did a post asking about favorite teas. It’s time for tea review. I am not an affiliate of any of the companies mentioned, so I received no compensation for my tea reviews. I have very specific taste when it comes to tea. I drink it straight, without sugar or
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No, We Are Not Moving to Maryland
Are you moving to Maryland? No. We have received a number of emails – please stop abusing the technical issue report form – about why and when we are moving to Maryland and whether our books will be now set in Baltimore. Sorry, this is one of those cases where I was really asking for
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