Suzanne – Page 39 – Suzanne Warr

Jellyfish, Fiddler Crabs and an Iron Horse

7AugustSuzanne5 CommentsExploring (travel), Writing

Today the kids were stung by a jellyfish.Â First the R girl started jumping about in the water and yelping, then two seconds later her brotherÂ hollered and tried to jump out of the waves.Â Somehow I managed to miss it, which I personally have no problem with, though the kids thought it sad IÂ couldn’t brag

The First of Many Omelets To Come

28JulySuzanne5 CommentsHome in the Rookerychickens eggs lay poultry nest box first start

We’re delighted to announce the arrival ofÂ the firstÂ egg fromÂ our spring chicks! We recently looked up the age that we could expect eggs, and figured theses pullets wouldn’t lay ’til the middle of August, so this was a fun surprise.Â Of course, they couldn’t be accommodating and lay it in their nesting box…that would be sensible

Blood, Sweat and Gargoyles

20JulySuzanneExploring (travel), Just for Laughswriting travel west gargoyles kansas church 13 demon days

We’re home, but still deciding how we feel about that.Â For the most part I’m thrilled.Â It was a fantastic adventure and wonderful visit to see family, but if it had gone on much longer I would have melted into a puddle of sludge. Bloody sludge. I swear we signed up for the non-violent vacation,

Bellyaching Over Toothaches

8JulySuzanneExploring (travel), Just for Laughs

We love to hate our dentists, but I for one am really glad they’re there and can make tooth problems go away.Â Of course, asking that the problem go away may be a tad too open-ended…today at the pioneer heritage village (circa 1860’s) on the wall in the blacksmith shop was a sign offering tooth

All-American Custard Concrete and Story Reconstruction

29JuneSuzanne4 CommentsExploring (travel), Writing

We made it safely to our first stop on the road west–the lovely St. Louis.Â Yesterday we defied the summer heat andÂ chilled with our black and white feathered friendsÂ at the St. Louis zoo, then finished up an evening out with family at the one and only spot for truly divine frozen custard–Ted Drews. A relatively

Car Travel and Just Saying No

26JuneSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughskids car travel road trip no funny humor laugh joke

Tomorrow, bright and early, we roll out the door and beginÂ the first marathon day ofÂ our cross-country trip.Â I’ve said no to the over-ripe bannanas which thought they should be made into muffins before we leave.Â I told the turkeys and chickens no when they begged to have free range of the pasture while we’re gone.Â

Snake Netting

16JuneSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookerycopperhead snake deer netting garden

“Mom, there’s a copperhead in the garden.” That got my attention, and got me off the phone.Â A smart tactic if the kids just wanted to give me a scare, but it turns out they were right.Â A copperhead must have been prowling in the pasture last night, and got himself tangled in the deer

Kissing the Toilet Seat Goodbye

12JuneSuzanneWriting13 Demon Days toilet seat cut writing agent submission edit laugh joke humor white donut

In the spirit of all writers who are waiting to hear back from agents, I’ve been obsessing over 13 Demon Days.Â Specifically, over the first few pages.Â I’m confident that if I can just pull the reader in, they’ll like the story.Â They’ll laugh, take a couple hits to the heartÂ for the team, and walk

Painted Toes

4JuneSuzanne1 CommentHome in the Rookerypainted toe nail polish mother daughter summer fun rainbow

Where would summer be without a sizzling grill, time splashing in a pool, and . . . Rainbow Toe Decor! We have here (because I know you’re just dying to know) Jolted Jade, Red Glamour, and Deep Blue Sea.Â Oh, and a bit of honestly obtainedÂ dirt, just toÂ keep it real. PaintingÂ my daughter and myÂ nails brought

Techie Love

1JuneSuzanneHome in the Rookerycomputer joke laugh break trouble tech love sarcasm self-destruct

We’ve had a spat of trouble with our computers lately.Â Nothing weÂ can’t deal with . . . eventually.Â I know nothing is built to last forever, but it seems to me that computers are one of those devices which ought to come with a warning: Your computer will self-destruct in five, four, three, two, dzzzzzz….

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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