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Travel Day
During our travel yesterday we came to a traffic clog, with warning messages about an accident. Everyone moved over, lots of backup for what seemed like miles of road. I was sincerely hoping they would have the blood cleaned up before we passed. When we were finally able to see something it was a plane…
Read MoreWaiting on Kindle
Grabon’s Nest is going out in the world. All the steps are taken, the last form and blank filled in, the kindle version will go live as soon as Amazon deems it ready. The print versions on sale now! The kindle is hopefully soon to follow, watch Amazon and of course my website, JuliaSchmeelk.com for…
Read MoreApproval
Let me walk people through the steps for approval for one of my books to go live. step 1 write book step 2 beta readers step 3 multiple rounds of editing step 4 formatting step 5 CreateSpace build back cover (Athena designs front) step 6 submit files for approval step 7 book gets filed and…
Read MoreMy Garden Grows
I am not a neat tidy row kind of gardener. I like to plant things in an amongst other things, not on barren stripped ground that gets sun baked and stripped of nutrients. Sometimes that works well, sometimes it doesn’t but it saves me a lot of time with weeding. I only pluck out anything…
Read MoreExpressions
There are so many expressions that humans make that are noisy but nonverbal. For instance the puffing T sound that means in all sarcasm that you are fighting to suspend all belief. Then there is clearing or clicking in the throat while tossing the head, or turning aside. Plainly that means nobody wants to hear…
Read MoreWasps
We spend a lot of time on the front porch, some in the daytime, some at night. We have a light on the porch which evidently was a cozy spot for the wasps to nest and congregate, right above Shawn’s head. It was fine until summer arrived and it was time to put in the…
Read MoreTreasured People
In everyone’s life there are people who are treasured, in some cases it is the young, the teens or the elderly. I my life it tends to be an eclectic mix of ages and for some reason keeping track and in touch with everyone is difficult. Possibly because I am the most scattered and moved…
Read MoreMy Way
I am so guilty of having a particular way of doing things and confusing my way with the right way as if how I wash dishes were the only way to wash dishes. The object of course is to have germ free dishes to put in the cabinet, grease free and ready to use again.…
Read MoreCorn Dogs
We went to the county fair yesterday. It had more rides than we expected and less booths. Not that this areas is lacking in vendors, or talented artisans, or innovative people looking to gain attention, but either they weren’t invited to participate or a booth was overpriced. I sensed a story, but have yet to…
Read MoreCoffee
As a baby I would beg for sips, as a toddler I had coffee in my milk, as I grew older, less milk and more coffee and as an adult coffee was my drink. I drank it cold, hot black, light with sugar and without. As time went on, I drank much less of it,…
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