Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Books as Gifts
Giving a book as a gift can be tricky, depending on how prolific and how picky your gift recipient may be. For instance, my brother reads continuously. If a new book came out in a series he was reading or from a favored author, I might be tempted to buy him a copy and give…
Read MoreThanksgiving
Like many people around this time of year, I have started the self-reflection on the many things to be grateful and thankful for. The top of the list of course is family. My husband, parents, brother and their children. I am always thankful for the many kids we had the opportunity to see grow to…
Read MoreShared Dreams
While Gordon and Hanna are fostering the mating bond between them, Gordon is anticipating each milestone. Shared emotions, shared sensations, and among the last in their case, shared dreams. When it doesn’t happen on schedule, Gordon is concerned and speaks to Heron. His fear is that something is wrong. Heron basically tells him to be…
Read MorePlay
My wonderful and talented niece was in a musical this evening. Naturally, as many of us who could- went and admired her growing and amazing talents in so many theater areas. She sings, dances, taps, speaks, acts, and adds so much to the production that it is astonishing. I would brag on her if she…
Read MoreSnow
We got a bit of the white fluffy stuff yesterday and I went looking for our bent, light weight shovel and it is nowhere to be found. Moving makes locating anything and everything a challenge. Having a heart condition and using a heavy shovel is probably not smart, but that was all I could find.…
Read MoreFood
Between human cultures, food is the great equalizer. It is the same with dragons who come into Grabon’s territory. Dragons may not be familiar with human customs of hospitality and the offering of food and drink, but they can certainly appreciate it. The idea that most dragons do not eat for texture or flavor, but…
Read MoreClogs
Most people have sink clogs, tub clogs, toilet clogs, but yesterday we had a vacuum hose clog that baffled me. We have a dog so a clog in the hose is not unheard of, but it turned out to be a walnut shell. Not just a piece of a shell but a perfect half. Typically…
Read MoreBanks
We have a number of banks that we deal with, but we were thinking about opening a local account. My husband recently inherited some money so we had a check from the lawyer and it seemed like the perfect opportunity. We have been talking about consolidating and making it easier to keep track. Since the…
Read MoreGrabon’s Friends
Grabon has many friends, but when he realizes that Rok, Pit, Thane, Brom, and Griss are flying into his territory he is suddenly nervous. He has a few reasons and even as humans we can understand them. First off these are older, tough dragons who have watched him mature and always half threatened, half teased…
Read MoreHappy Day!
Things are coming together. I unearthed the washer and dryer from the sea of boxes. They both work perfectly, so we now have clean dry clothes hanging in closets. No small accomplishment there. My wonderful father is turning 80 today and we have a few surprises for him. My fingers are crossed that all goes…
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