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Easter Haul

13AprilSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

We brought home new chicks over the weekend.Â They’re two weeks old, or thereabouts, and a cross between Barred Rock and Rhode Island Red. Â They may look young, but these sweet little pullets are already producing fantastic eggs.Â Just check out this assortment! We have the Purple Planet Egg, Â an Easter Valentine, Â

A Seussian Muse

10AprilSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Writing

In perusing the history section of my local library, I came across this book: Â Of course I checked it out, fell in love, and ran over to Amazon to see about getting my own copy.Â ThisÂ hardcover edition isÂ pricey and/or out of print, so I’ll have to check carefully into newer editions or alternative versions

Boot Camp Minus the Army

7AprilSuzanneWriting

I’m thinking about applying for entrance to bootcamp. No, not the Army, or theÂ Marines.Â Even I have some extremes I won’t go to!Â No, this would be the sit-around-and-write kind of bootcamp, as offered by Orson Scott Card. I’ve looked over my shoulder and wondered about bootcamp before, as I watched my friends traipse through

Weekend Blitzer

4AprilSuzanne4 CommentsExploring (travel), Newsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

After quizzing the aquarium staff at the Georgia Aquarium until they must have wondered if I was some kind of secret shopper for all things fishy,Â then heading over for a two parts delight, one part miseryÂ visit toÂ the Terracotta warriors (the misery was due to our arriving at the same time as the school groups), we

Older By the Minute

3AprilSuzanne3 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Our son is now twelve, and starting to take an interest in music.Â We were sitting aroundÂ our hotel eating dinnerÂ when he asked me when the Beatles first played. Not being much of a music historian I answered, “Quite a while ago–before my time.” He nodded knowingly,Â “Oh, so in the 1800’s?” Â Apparently he’s also

Sore Feet in Atlanta

1AprilSuzanneExploring (travel), Writing

First, happy April Fool’s Day!Â I’d planned on coming up with some clever joke for the blog, but expended all my cleverness trying to get back in the house in an obnoxious and early April Fool’s joke I played on myself. Sigh.Â Maybe next year.Â After a very rocky start on Tuesday in which the

WOTF Priority

27MarchSuzanne6 CommentsWriting

My latest Writer’s of the Future entry walked itself out the door today.Â This time I sent it priority mail, to make up for the fact that I spent approximately ten weeks longer editing thisÂ story then I’d planned.Â Anecdotally, this is the first story or novel I’ve ever written that retained the same title from

Facebook Names

26MarchSuzanne3 CommentsThe Human Condition

I’ve noticed that many of my FB friends use their entire name for their FB profile.Â This is helpful in finding friends from one’s past, and relatives from both sides of the family.Â Of course, it also puts a woman’s maiden name out on the internet, assuming she changed it when she married.Â Given the

Defining Malaise

25MarchSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery

I’ve felt a bit like molasses which has been stretched farther than it’s quite comfortable reaching for the last couple weeks, but I assumed that was thanks to my crazy life and thought no more of it. As it turns out, I’ve been suffering from Malaise. Now, I didn’t think that was a medical term

Happy Pinch Day

17MarchSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, The Human Condition

This morning I pulled a green plaid turtleneck from the closet, even though it’s not a favorite shirt and the weather would have allowed for something cooler.Â You’d think this was just a wise precaution on Patty’s Day, but I didn’t even realize that this most beloved of all pinching holidays had arrived. Except, maybe,

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