chrissymunder@yahoo.com Isn’t this the way life goes? I’ve been offline for what seems like *ages*. No really. *Ages*. I hop back on here in November and I’m flush. Excited. High off my successful editing efforts and ready to implement all of the nefarious plans that have been swirling around in my fevered brain. We’re talking Posts. … Read more…
No, that’s not a steam engine in the background, that’s me wheezing while I recover from the panic attack fueled by pressing “live” on my new website and transferring my domain and webhosting service. Can you hear the constant chatter running through my mind? I think the refrain runs along the lines of: Did I … Read more…
Remember when a television interview would start with the host saying “My next guest needs no introduction”? Yes? No? Am I showing my age? Wait, don’t answer that.*Please*In any case, today’s Guest Author, Joe Cosentino, is now a very familiar face on the blog and I wish I had a prize to offer him for … Read more…
*Not Exactly*But the day’s not over yet. As for what I did get done? I crossed off some of my major items, and … And … AND … the cool part of the day? If you’re a stationery geek, hold on to that squee …. I learned how to make notepads using my recycled editing … Read more…
I’m more than pleased to turn the blog reins over to today’s Guest Authors, Erin McRae & Racheline Maltese in celebration of their new release, Twelfth Night, Book 2 in Love’s Labours, a co-written M/M May/December gay-for-you(ish) novella. Ready to hear more?Like many New Yorkers, I’ve spent most of my summers visiting the Jersey Shore. For me, that’s … Read more…
heeeeoooooo! That’s my August so far. Remember when just a post or two ago I was fondly contemplating August’s slower pace? Yeah, not so far. But I have hopes, darn it. High ones. In the meantime we are continuing our cottage frenzy with staining the deck, the window well, and unexpectedly doing some work to … Read more…
So what do you think of our July? We did a lot of work, but I’m happy we made time for fun as well. Plenty of West Michigan inspiration for my 5 novella series currently in the outline/rough draft stages. The new cottage is keeping us busy, but we still miss the old one and … Read more…
We worked really hard last weekend. REALLY hard. It was a very hot and humid weekend. The unrelenting sun offset only by periods of heavy storms. Nevertheless, we scrubbed the entire exterior of the cottage, including the gutters we cleaned out the weekend before. And we did it with long-handled scrub brushes – not a … Read more…
Let’s not forget the weekend we spent cleaning the gutters. Urgh. have you seen that commercial? The one where the guy is scared to get on the ladder and remove the evil gunk from his gutters? He’s right. That stuff up in there *is* evil. And the ladders do have it out for us humans. … Read more…
We also spent a weekend redoing the landscaping around the exterior of the cottage. The previous owners had kept things simple with white rock and edging around the entire perimeter. Except … and there’s always and except, isn’t there? The edging wasn’t quite tall enough to corrall all the rocks. Before we could mow we … Read more…