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The Cold Goes On
So it was a whopping -24 today. A bit on the brisk side to be sure. The hair around my face frosted from my breathing when I took the dog for a walk. Jethro the mighty, likes to walk, even in frigid temperatures. The snow is too deep in the yard for him to run…
Read MoreCold
It was not my intention to miss a few days on the blog, but the snow fell, the temperature dropped, snowplows dumped snow at the end of the drive, and Jo sent me a packet for book 7 – so I have been busy. We found the local Costco, yes one of my favorite stores.…
Read MoreBoot Hunting
Since Novemeber when the snow started to fall I have been looking at boots. I have rugged boots, but they are ugly. My pretty boots no longer fit due to foot spread. It caught me by surprise but now I know that most women after fifty change their foot size and shoe size. I went…
Read MoreCold Coats
As one would expect after retiring from Alaska, I have a number of warm coats; coats that are especially designed for real wet cold, the kind of cold that kills. It is a point of frustration; when we are moving, we have more than 10 boxes of coats. So when the weather here turned cold,…
Read MoreBook 5: Grabon’s Nest
Starting Friday you can download Grabon’s story for free from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Grabons-Nest-NewEarth5-Julia-Schmeelk-ebook/dp/B07FC4MT29/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1548261929&sr=8-2&keywords=julia+schmeelk+books This is the first NewEarth Novel where the romance is between two dragons. It adds a different perspective and by the fifth book, the reader knows Grabon pretty well. He is a reasonable dragon, stubborn, brilliant, a fighter, tender and loving with the…
Read MorePlans Change
A whole mess of snow fell on us over night and into this morning. Yesterday I got caught up in writing and our plans for dinner got sidetracked between ice and time. Did I mention that the sky snotted on us and it froze? You should have seen the truck all glazed and dripping with…
Read MoreRolled Roast
The current plan if the weather makes it possible to drive, is to take a rolled pork roast to my folks for dinner. Does anyone else ever do this? Get a boneless roast or as we do, a bone in on sale and cut off the bone to use for soup and use the roast.…
Read MoreSnow Removal
We got more than a foot of snow, but less than the two feet they were predicting. It gave me a chance to play with my snow blower and Shawn could use his big scoop. We were as excited as 2 kids on a snow day as we dressed to go outside and clear the…
Read MoreGreat Interview
Mr. Foss contacted me on a Twitter and sent me a few questions. Answering questions for an interview when it is between me and my computer, is a lot harder than it looks. I did the best I could, but he made it sound great! http://empowered-individuals.blogspot.com/2019/01/schmeelk-authors-not-only-come-up-with.html?m=1 For those spread out everywhere, we are among those…
Read MoreThe Great Job Hunt
So I have officially begun the search and my inbox is flooded with suggestions, most of them not at all helpful as I am not inclined to get my CDL license nor am I interested in driving for Uber. I did see a post for an exotic dancer, an experience librarian and even a dog…
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