It's that time of year again.
Turkey's, and deer season, and Christmas lights.
Personally my favorite are the Christmas lights. When I was younger, and my dad was still alive, all seven of us would pile into the car and Dad would take us cruising around the countryside for no other purpose than to look at the Christmas lights and decorations. Part of the reason why he liked to go out and look at others' displays was to get ideas for our own home. Dad was always big on decorating for Christmas, and it's something I really miss.
Some years we would have real trees, chopped down from the farmer's field across the road. Nothing beats the smell of fresh cut pine. Sometimes they'd be nice and full, other times more like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. A few years we had an artificial tree. Not as nice, but easier to clean up after and take down. We always had a mix of homemade ornaments and store bought on our tree. Pretty normal, I guess.
Dad built his own light forms. The ones I remember best are the star and the cross. Nothing fancy, just wooden frames he'd staple the lights on. One package of lights he didn't even take out of the plastic form because he liked the designs they made as it was. So he just found a spot and hung them out like that.
Even though Christmas is a few weeks away still, Thanksgiving always makes me think of my dad because every once in a while his birthday (Nov. 23) would land on the big day. He's been gone for almost 20 years, but there are some things the heart doesn't forget.
I apologize for the lateness of this post. Between our slip and slide the other day in the nasty weather, Thanksgiving, and pushing to get my second book ready for publication I've been very distracted. The Kindle version should be going live sometime during the night, I'll edit this post later and share the link once I have it. In the mean time, my first novel Farmer's Daughter is on sale for a few days at $.99.
I can't begin to relate just how excited I am. Now I can shift gears and start tearing into the third book in the series. It'll help keep my brain occupied as I return to work next week. At least for four hours, but it's a start and I really do kind of hope that my foot can handle it. The tear in my tendons is still there, and it still hurts, so I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I spent the day with my in-laws and it was a good day. Good company and good food make for an awesome combination!
What are some of your favorite holiday memories and traditions? Another of mine are the holiday cartoons. Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Frosty, the Grinch, Garfield...kid stuff maybe, but we're never too old for it.
We're just getting started with the holiday season, so I hope you all have good ones. And I hope you still find time to read a book or two ;)
Edit as promised. You can buy the Kindle version of Ring of Fire at this link. Paperback version also available (Amazon's selling it for $10.35, over a dollar off - I have no control over the price of the paperback on their site - so get it while you can.)
Turkey's, and deer season, and Christmas lights.
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Personally my favorite are the Christmas lights. When I was younger, and my dad was still alive, all seven of us would pile into the car and Dad would take us cruising around the countryside for no other purpose than to look at the Christmas lights and decorations. Part of the reason why he liked to go out and look at others' displays was to get ideas for our own home. Dad was always big on decorating for Christmas, and it's something I really miss.
Some years we would have real trees, chopped down from the farmer's field across the road. Nothing beats the smell of fresh cut pine. Sometimes they'd be nice and full, other times more like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. A few years we had an artificial tree. Not as nice, but easier to clean up after and take down. We always had a mix of homemade ornaments and store bought on our tree. Pretty normal, I guess.
Dad built his own light forms. The ones I remember best are the star and the cross. Nothing fancy, just wooden frames he'd staple the lights on. One package of lights he didn't even take out of the plastic form because he liked the designs they made as it was. So he just found a spot and hung them out like that.
Even though Christmas is a few weeks away still, Thanksgiving always makes me think of my dad because every once in a while his birthday (Nov. 23) would land on the big day. He's been gone for almost 20 years, but there are some things the heart doesn't forget.
I apologize for the lateness of this post. Between our slip and slide the other day in the nasty weather, Thanksgiving, and pushing to get my second book ready for publication I've been very distracted. The Kindle version should be going live sometime during the night, I'll edit this post later and share the link once I have it. In the mean time, my first novel Farmer's Daughter is on sale for a few days at $.99.
I can't begin to relate just how excited I am. Now I can shift gears and start tearing into the third book in the series. It'll help keep my brain occupied as I return to work next week. At least for four hours, but it's a start and I really do kind of hope that my foot can handle it. The tear in my tendons is still there, and it still hurts, so I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed.
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| This right here, one of the best holiday cartoons ever |
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I spent the day with my in-laws and it was a good day. Good company and good food make for an awesome combination!
What are some of your favorite holiday memories and traditions? Another of mine are the holiday cartoons. Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Frosty, the Grinch, Garfield...kid stuff maybe, but we're never too old for it.
We're just getting started with the holiday season, so I hope you all have good ones. And I hope you still find time to read a book or two ;)
Edit as promised. You can buy the Kindle version of Ring of Fire at this link. Paperback version also available (Amazon's selling it for $10.35, over a dollar off - I have no control over the price of the paperback on their site - so get it while you can.)
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