I AM BACK! FINALLY!!!
A spied a squirrel on a walk around the neighborhood and felt an instant connection. I feel ya, buddy! I feel ya!
Exhausted, but I’m here!
I don’t normally relate to squirrels. Personally I think they’re nut jobs and I don’t enjoy any creature exuding too much energy, enthusiasm, or perkiness before nine in the morning, but this guy seems to know how to chill and soak up a little sun. He’s my kind of squirrel.
Even my dogs know not to get all up in my grill before nine.
You will rise and feed me human.
Well … except for Rupert, but he knows to be mellow about it. He’s into this freaky mental telepathy type of thing. He actually believes he can bend me to his will by simply staring at me. He’s so stinking cute. Exceptions must be made.
This is our other Shiba Inu, Winnie. She’s almost seventeen, but she is on the same page with me about morning people. She’s such a love!
Winnie
Shiba Inu sweetness!
Okay, so the smile is fake. Whatevs! You shovel a foot of snow out of two long driveways and see if you’re wearing a genuine smile afterwards.
It was a tough winter for me between all the dang snow shoveling and finishing Rafe Ryder and the Brushstroke of Time, but I tried to maintain a positive attitude in the face of snow, ice and adversity.
(I do not know how the hubster managed not to be around for 99% of the storms last winter. I think it is one of his special super powers).
But things turned around as soon as June busted out all over!
The baby girl got me all duded up for the Heifer stroll.
Sisters, sisters. There were never such devoted sisters!
In June, I did get to see all my babies at the Strolling of the Heifers in Brattleboro, VT. My daughters pose for pictures, but my son and his wife are beautiful, but elusive creatures.
The hubster and me with two of our three! Such a fun night!
However … we did get to see our son and youngest daughter again a week ago in NYC! As the children grow and live so far apart now, we always seem to be missing one or two family members when we manage to get together. (If you’ve still got your babies at home with you, make sure you give them extra snuggles and cuddles … because one day this happens to all of us old successful Mommas who don’t practice enmeshed parenting).
Now it’s time to make the jams and jellies while I wait on my editors to work their magic, and while I wait on those edits, I need to stop ignoring my blog. Strawberry, peach, cherry, blueberry and raspberry done so far! Off to do another batch of blueberry!
Lovely to see you all again!
Ta Ta for now!
I’ll be back again soon. Promise.
Too many squirrels this year!
There sure are a lot of them around here!
You’ve been busy! Cold winter and now frying in the heat? Love your squirrel. I am not a morning lark either! I want to say, Oh, be quiet! (“Like to the lark at break of day arising…” Will Shakespeare).
Congrats on all your productivity! 🙂
Have you or will you take a real break, as in super relaxing?
Ohhhh, Ramona! So happy to hear from you!
Me??? You’re the one who just had her book translated into Chinese! That’s so exciting!
I’ll probably not get a super-relaxing vacation this year. Summer is hectic with the garden and all the berries we have in the yard.
Great knowing the progress with Rafe Ryder as well as the family spotlights. Love you all. Dad
Aw, Daddykins! Love you, too! xox
❤️ Winnie
As do I!
Save me some of that jam!!!
You got it.