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Trespasser

We heardÂ noise from the backyard today and went to investigate.Â A big husky was standing on the far side of our pasture barking his head off–but since the orange cat was up in the carport, with us, we couldn’t see what he was fussing about.Â Then I noticed a spot of grey standing out from

Typing in My Sleep

1JanuarySuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Newsy Bits About Writing and Writers

I’m not really awake this morning, just pretending for a few hours.Â Our New Year’s celebration was extended, just as it should have been winding down, by a sick child.Â I think I got to bed sometime between 3:00 and 4:00am…and, yes, I’m still in bed at something close to 11:00am–though I have bestirred myself

Blowing Kisses to the Old World

31DecemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery

So much has changed for us over the last year.Â My graduation, our move, many of our long-term plans for the family by way of where our kids go to school and our financial goals.Â Some of it was expected, much of it was not.Â All in all, though,Â 2008 was a good year.Â Even the

Chocolate: To Eat or Not to Eat

28DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, The Human Condition

I’ve always had a love hate thing with chocolate.Â On the love side, it’s delicious, it perks me up, I crave it.Â It’s helped me make difficult writing deadlines and can claim a large percentage of my having good grade when I graduated. But too much of a good thing, especially a good thing that’s

Never a Dull Day

26DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery

Yesterday afternoon we mostly finished the big project of Christmas–putting in a floor-to-ceiling mural in our daughter’s room.Â The room’s small, so the mural really opens it up, like a big window. This morning our daughter woke up at six something with a fever of 102, so we showed her the room even though it

The Joys of Christmas Past

25DecemberSuzanne4 CommentsHome in the Rookery

I know I said I wouldn’t blog today, but give me just a few more minutes and I won’t have–it’ll be tomorrow.Â And let me tell you, that is a wonderful thought.Â I love Christmas.Â Love the songs and music celebrating the Savior’s birth, the family togetherness and thoughtfulness, theÂ delicious and funÂ traditions.Â But I find

Merry Christmas! (From the Cats)

24DecemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Since I’m not planning to post tomorrow, I bargained with the cats to give you a Merry Christmas blog.Â They accepted their payment of fish, but I think regretted the deal when the hats went on. Â Â Let’s hope they’re in a better mood tomorrow.Â Have a great Christmas!

Testing the Smoke Alarms

23DecemberSuzanne3 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Christmas is a good time for getting things done.Â Plenty of multi-tasking opportunities, too.Â Tonight, I decided to really be efficient and simultaneously cook dinner, get some cleaning done in the bedroom, and…test the smoke alarms. Okay, so maybe that last one wasn’t planned. The good news is, there was no fire and I salvaged

Salvage From the Train Wreck

16DecemberSuzanne3 CommentsHome in the Rookery

Last night we were supposed to see an art show, for our daughter, and attend a winter concert in which our son participated.Â Instead, we got me to the doctor, drove all over town not quite making necessary connections, cleaned up vomit, andÂ mopped up after ourÂ flooding fishtank.Â Our son and his dad did make it

Wrapping Up the Week

12DecemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

I haven’t done one of those ‘this week in words’ posts in a long while, but if I did, this weeks’ words would include a lot of fast action verbs, severalÂ dealing with parties and holidays, and a few unmentionable curse words. We’ve had workmen of one sort or another out here every day this week.Â

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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