We didn’t get the big storm the weather people were predicting, but we did get about three or four inches here at our place in Show Low Saturday night and woke to a beautiful blue sky yesterday. Alli had a wonderful time playing in the snow. It was all I could do to get her to come inside to eat.
While I was outside throwing a ball for her and watching her frolic, I decided to check out Terry’s greenhouse since we haven’t done much with it since the weather turned so cold. I was amazed at how big the kale has gotten, even though she hasn’t watered it or done anything with it for over a month. The plants are huge. Why couldn’t we have huge strawberries instead? I like strawberries.
I spent much of the day writing and then proofreading and correcting two more chapters in my next book. That puts me at 22,000 words since I began this one on January 12th. At one point, I took a break when I noticed the cats and Alli all looking at something on a rug in the living room. It turned out to be this nasty-looking critter. I’m glad it was already dead because otherwise I would have made sure it was.
On a very sad note, our granddaughter Destiny had to have her dog Precious put down yesterday. She’s had the dog since the day she was born ten years ago, and Destiny and the rest of the family were devastated. One of the reasons Terry and I held off getting pets for so long once we got off the road was that it hurts so bad to have to let them go. But the other side of that coin is they give us so much love and companionship while they’re with us. Rest in peace, sweet Precious. You were very precious to a lot of people. ❤
Congratulations Frank Melohn, winner of our drawing for a book from my personal library, American Fly Girl. Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot’s license, the first to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II and went on to fly in China against the invading Japanese forces. None of it was easy – she had to battle gender and race discrimination to prove herself as good as, if not better, than male pilots. She challenged every social restriction to endure and to succeed against seemingly insurmountable obstacles. In doing so, she broke every common belief about women. Hazel Ying Lee reached for the skies and made her mark as a universal and unsung hero whose time has come.
We had 63 entries this time around. Stay tuned, a new contest starts soon! Note: Due to the high shipping cost of printed books and Amazon restrictions on e-books and audiobooks to foreign countries, only entries with US addresses and e-mail addresses are allowed. After 90 days, unclaimed prizes revert back to the drawing pool for a future contest.
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And finally, here’s a chuckle to start your day from the collection of funny signs we see in our travels and that our readers share with us.
Thought For The Day – Dogs leave paw prints on our hearts.
Nick Russell
World-Famous, New York Times Best Selling Author, and All-Around Nice Guy!
Each pawprint left is filled with so much love!
Wanted to thank you for the book. I mainly wanted to say that the Though for the Day is one of the best features of your blog. They are often so true and can apply to any one of us. Started reading your blog partly because you were located in Arizona, as we were. Then we moved to Arkansas (to fish) from 2003 until 2014 and you moved to Florida. Then for health reasons we moved back to Arizona (San Tan Valley) and so did you. Keep up the food work and tell Miss Terry to take it a bit easier on you, and herself. God Bless Frank & Sue Melohn
You are having snow where we used to go to get away from snow while I, up here in the frozen Canadian wilderness have not seen one snowflake all winter and my gardening neighbours are predicting a very early spring!