Hasn’t this year been rushing by?
I can hardly believe that it’s almost summer. What happened to
winter and spring?
I spent a lot of time writing
during the winter – a perfect cold weather occupation – but spring
lured me outside… spring and a sadly neglected yard. Have done a
lot of cutting and planting and cleaning. Unfortunately, yard work
is like housework – once you finish, it’s time to start over at
the beginning again. That’s why I tend to avoid both, until it
becomes absolutely necessary.
I do have a new release coming
out in May, a traditional Regency romance from Awe-Struck Ebooks
entitled THE FAIR AMAZON. It’s a fun romp about an impoverished
young lady of good family who is jilted by her true love, rescues
a young man from a highwayman, and then finds herself the Toast of
the Ton. I enjoyed writing it.
I have also done it again. To my
amazement I have written another children’s story. This one is
called THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF MINDY MOO THE MONKEY DOG, and it’s
at least partially based in truth.
Yes, we have a new dog, which has
greatly cut into my writing time the last month or so. So far she
and the cats have had a wary truce; no blood, no flying fur, and
that’s fine with me. Mindy has fit into our home with very little
problem. She’s a terrier mix and a very funny looking little dog
with both short and long hair. My dear friend and scholarly
writing partner took one look and said, “She looks like a monkey!”
Well, she does, so she has become
Mindy Moo the Monkey Dog.
Like all our animals, Mindy is a
rescue animal. She was found as a stray and even though she was
estimated at being barely a year old she was lactating. The person
who found her searched, but could find no puppies. The orphanage
said they were probably eaten by some other, bigger animal.
Tragic!
If you’re thinking about getting
an animal, please consider a rescue animal. They have been
mistreated and abused and lost, and have so much love to give.
Please give them a second chance at a good home.
If you do buy from a breeder,
please take the time to research the breeder and make sure they’re
legitimate and humane with their animals. It’s terrible what
animals undergo in those horrible ‘puppy mills.’
Well, I’ll get off my soap box
now. Mindy and the cats are napping – each in a different room –
so I’m going to get some writing done in the quiet! Hopefully I’ll
get a lot done, because the American Research Center in Egypt
National Conference is coming up and I can’t wait to get there!
