Elizabeth Andrews
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It's been grey and rainy here most of the day, so I've done something today I don't do often in the summer: I have the oven on and a pot of soup on the stove. There is a cheesy tomato pie (the tomatoes are all from my garden!) currently staying warm in the oven while a summer corn chowder simmers on the stove, and the house smells so good. When hubby is done playing an online video race game with…
I'm still finding my way in this new story, I feel like the characters and I are still getting to know each other as much as the hero and heroine are beginning to get to know each other as well. That's okay. The photo in the graphic this week is a little hint about a part of the story. I'm just happy to be writing, even if it's very slowly. The last year and a half has been a real challenge,…
It's the first weekend of August as I write this, which means one of my favorite seasons is coming before too long. At least I hope it is, and this hideous heat goes away soon. Haha! The housekeeping in the title above is both real and metaphorical; I wanted to send out a thank you to the people who popped into my virtual birthday party last week. Cynthia is the party gift winner, so she's got…
I'm writing this on Sunday, so less than two days until this year's birthday party over on the Facebook page, Tue, July 28, 1 - 3 pm ET. I hope you'll join me for some book talk, party games and a birthday gift for one guest! We had a nice family dinner yesterday with the boys and a really delicious red velvet cake (that photo I found for last week's post made up my mind about what kind of cake I…
Just over a week until birthday party time! I've been putting together a tote bag of goodies for a party giveaway, but I think I'll wait to talk more about that. That's part of my weekend to-do list, which is mostly done as I write this Sunday afternoon. I have half of dinner prepped already and just need to deal with the rest, then do some dishes and the weekend list will be completed. Woohoo!…
The birthday month is off to a good start. We spent Friday evening seeing Rick Springfield again, and it was fantastic. This year, it was just Rick and the opener was Starship with Mickey Thomas. We had a great time, and I'm still listening to Rick albums because they make me happy, ever since I was fourteen. Haha! I posted a couple pics over on the Facebook page yesterday, too. I still haven't…
Now that the holiday weekend is almost over, such as it was (no extra day off at the day-job, so basically a regular weekend here), it's time to kick off the real party: it's my birthday month! I'm still debating what kind of birthday cake for this year...cheesecake, chocolate cake, red velvet, something else? And I'll figure out dinner when we get closer, but the one thing I am thinking about now…
And summer cranks up. I planned this week's grocery orders around the weather forecast, for minimal cooking. We're heading for temps over 100 degrees starting mid-week, so there will be lots of salads here. My other plans for this week are to get in most of the weekend chores after work the last few days of the week, because we're having our delayed birthday dinner for younger son next weekend and…
The boys just went home a little while ago, after a nice time hanging out and having Sunday dinner for Father's Day. My last load of laundry is finishing in the dryer, and the rest of the weekend chores list is checked off. That means I get to spend some time writing, first here, and then on this story I've been playing with. And this week is monthly writing group, so I might want to update the…
Still making a little progress, but as hot as it's been here, I've been thinking about the beach. My quick visit there last year wasn't long enough to make up for not having been there in years. I should probably remedy that, but I can wait until after all the summer vacationers have gone home. I mean, I can visit it in my photos from previous trips, and in some of my stories in the meantime,…
