Owen and I took a walk along the Grand Haven boardwalk last week (well, I walked, he got a free ride) and managed to catch the beginning of the sunset. I’d forgotten how nice it is to face due west over the water.
Melanie Hooyenga
Better Late Than Never
You know the tradition to save the top of your wedding cake to eat on your first anniversary? Ibis and I were good newleyweds and saved the top in my parents’ extra freezer (convenient since the reception was at their house) but then four months later we moved to Mexico. I didn’t think the cake …
Spring
My mom noticed these way behind the house in the backyard, just at the edge of the woods. I think the flower fairy planted them. Why is it that I always feel like a murderer after picking flowers?
What I Did
Thank you to everyone who played along last week when I asked What Would You Do? I have to complain about one thing though — several of you said you’d either call for directions or call your husband, but I didn’t have a phone. That was what made the whole thing SO FUN. 🙂 When …
Thank You, AT&T
For the second time in as many months, AT&T accidentally cut the phone and internet line to my parents’ house. Yesterday. The good news is Owen and I took a nice long walk on the boardwalk last night. Bad news — I feel COMPLETELY cut off from everyone. Gah! Hopefully I’ll be back online tonight.
WWYD?
Imagine this scenario: You’re on your way to your first day of a temporary gig that could turn into “something more” (I feel like a teenager saying that) and suddenly you realize you missed your exit. You plan to take the NEXT exit, but it’s closed. You continue on for DAYS (really about three minutes) …
Licks All Around
Lately lot of people have been wishing me good luck with my interviews (thanks a lot of people!) and somehow Good Luck has mutated into Good Lick. I swear I was not the one who first made that slip of the tongue. I mean… I wasn’t the one who… nevermind. I plead the fifth. Anyway, …
Two Birds
My wip has a pivotal scene that takes place in the local hospital and circumstances have come together that will allow me to do a bit of research: my dad is having knee surgery. I haven’t set foot in this hospital for almost twenty years so my plan is to explore the ER while he’s …
Red Velour Track Suit
While I haven’t been writing much, I’ve been thinking about writing almost constantly. My characters are alive and kicking and just waiting for the moment I can put an obligation or two aside and sit down with them again. (It’s looking like that will happen tomorrow when I have to wait with my dad for …
You Tell Me
As those of you who chat with me on Facebook know, this week has been a bit hectic! When I was querying last summer I didn’t really talk about it on my blog because… well… I just don’t want to put all that out there. By that same token, I don’t like to talk about …