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Heron’s Bonds
Well it might not be official, but Heron’s Bonds can be found on Amazon today, right now!
Read MoreAlmost ready
It is very exciting! Heron’s Bonds is almost ready to appear on Amazon. It could be tonight, or tomorrow morning. Someone asked if I was going to hold release, like so many writers do and my brain went blank for a second. Of course not, but I completely understood why someone who doesn’t know me…
Read MoreGold coins
To keep things simple I use a base ten system, 10 small coins equal one large. A small coin is about the size of a dime, easily carried and stored. Nuggets and various coins from other places are all measured against that system. Gold was originally valued by the humans because of its value on…
Read MoreGold Crafting
Gold nuggets, beads and coins are all part of the NewEarth economy. Gold tends to be the currency most easily traded for goods and labor, but it is not used only for that. Gold is also the memory river, it originally holds the planets memory that can be read by virtually anyone with a connection…
Read MoreGibbers
Someone recently told me they like my red and white squirrels but couldn’t remember what they were called. Gibbers are a lot like squirrels in they are small, race from tree to tree and collect nuts and seeds, but like everything on NewEarth they are connected to the planet. Gibbers are the gossips, the news…
Read MoreYoungsters
In Heron’s Bonds look for references to dragon youngsters. It isn’t until the HeartSinger that you meet the first two, but I think you’ll enjoy the idea in Heron’s Bonds. Dragons have a unique view of the raising of dragons and their society has very definite ideas on how they should be treated. Do you…
Read MoreBirthdays
I toyed with the idea of having birthday celebrations on NewEarth and decided instead to have other types of celebrations and a different way of marking the calendar. It is obviously seasonally divided, but since the year is longer and days are longer they keep track differently. One of the scenes that I cut from…
Read MoreInvited Company
Have you ever faced the quandary of how much to do when you invite people to come and eat with you? Shawn and I like finger food, little things that you sample and lots of them. The problem is that many people don’t know how to handle this type of spread. Typically I serve ten…
Read MoreGifts
Buying gifts has always been one of my favorite things. Sometimes I hit big, sometimes it is a complete miss, but I try. My husband on the other hand has great luck. This last Christmas he designed and made 3 ten carrot necklaces out of 3 Easter carrot bowling sets. He drilled, he strung, he…
Read MoreLack of Rain
Coming off an island in Alaska where the weather was wet, cold and inhospitable most of the time, Missouri had an abundance of sun. Now that we have been here over a year, I have noticed, it also has a distinct lack of rain. I can’t help wondering if this is the foundation of the…
Read MoreUnexpected guests
This morning, just before lunch, my husband stepped outside onto the porch to have a smoke and called me out to join him. Then he yelled, bring the iPad, we need pics of this. I did and stood there in the freezing cold with my coat undone giggling. Two horses and a cow were eating…
Read MoreCooking, celebrating and working
Early January is always a crazy, busy time. Not only is it clean up from the holidays, but my birthday is the 4th and we like to celebrate that too. Today I am cooking different finger foods and we have the neighbors coming to celebrate the NewYear. Wouldn’t you know the bathtub drain is frozen?…
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