Check out the wife’s latest illustration for the Gratitude Calendar. By the way, this isn’t photoshopped. She posed the illustration at our window and took the picture.
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Gratitude Calendar 2014 – Day 40
The wife has this project running for this year called a Gratitude Calendar. Basically, every day she draws a picture of something she’s grateful for. Last week, when she scheduled the post for today, she did not know that today we’d open a very tasty bottle of red (bought almost a year ago) that wonderfully complemented a delectable homemade venison pie (team effort).
My GRL Blog Tour Volunteer Recognition – Herman Kok
An interesting look at my blog through someone else’s eyes. While you’re there, be sure to check out John’s new book.
I want to thank Herman Kok for helping with the My GRL launch. He has a blog If All Else Fails Use a Hammerwhich has a sub-text of An Exercise in Percussive Maintenance. So what does all that mean? A visit to his blog quickly explains under the About Hammers tab: “Percussive maintenance is the fine art of bludgeoning an electronic device in order to encourage it to work properly (Urban Dictionary).” Herman further explains: “So this is me whacking stuff (and sometimes just myself) with a verbal hammer.”
A visit to the blog is like going to a multi-faceted, talented, and sumptuous buffet of words and ideas. More words from Herman about this: If you’re looking for a single-subject blog you’re in the wrong place. “While I aim to mostly write fiction and book-related posts, you’ll also get photography, philosophy, recipes and social commentary (which shouldn’t…
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Book Arrival and Kindle is as Book Arrival amd Kindle Does
John Howell’s book just came out on Kindle today. Go check it out!
This was a big day. My GRL is now on Kindle. The book cover is some how screwed (I have asked the publisher to look into it), but the content of the book and the ability to order is there. Go to my author site on Amazon and take a look. (You might even be tempted to download)
The day continued normally, but then went out of control when the dogs started barking at the UPS driver. He was standing on the porch at sundown with a thirty-two pound box pictured here.
Yeah I would say it was heavy and I did lift with care. I got out my trusty snap blade (you call that a knife?) and opened it to find inside my baby. I wanted to light the candles , but my wife would have killed me
And if that wasn’t enough, another box was on the porch (which…
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On Christmas Presents
I love giving Christmas presents. I love searching for that one thing that I know will make my loved one’s heart beat a little faster when he or she opens it. I love wrapping them, already anticipating watching the reaction on their faces as they open it, the complete surprise mingled with profound satisfaction at getting something they truly appreciate.
Finding those gifts aren’t easy, though, as it requires one knowing the gift recipient very well along with actually finding the gift itself, which usually involves more than a fair amount of luck and the appropriate budgetary allowances. With the wife, at least, I have an unbroken record thus far of gifts that either make her squeal with delight or stare at me in dumbfounded silence each year. That makes me feel good. Continue reading “On Christmas Presents”
if all else fails...use a hammer 