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A Plug and a Snowman

4JanuarySuzanneHome in the Rookery, Newsy Bits About Writing and Writers

I may have known this before, but if so, I forgot to tell myself and will now make it a public announcement so I can’t miss hearing about it: James Maxey‘s book, Dragonforge,Â has been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award!Â Go here to vote.Â If you haven’t read it yet, do so quickly, and

Trespasser

2JanuarySuzanneHome in the Rookery

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

O Little Town of Bethlehem(s)

22DecemberSuzanneThe Human Condition, Writing

I found thisÂ Times Online article intriguing. Â Regardless of theÂ historic facts, the image of Bethlehem, Judaea, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â as the birthplace of the Savior has been so firmly fixed in the public mind thatÂ I doubt it could ever be dislodged.Â But from a purely intellectual, writerly perspective the

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