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Proofreading is a part of my job. It is also one of the hazards of my job. I see typos, (cue Haley Joel Osment) grammar and punctuation errors everywhere. It doesn't matter if I'm reading a classic, trash or something in between. Of course, if I'm reading something I have written, all bets are off.... Continue Reading →
There is a certain cemetery I have been trying to photograph for about a year now. The problem is the church was decommissioned back in the 1920s and there is no one around there to ask about access. I have tried to contact the neighboring church pastor, the closest cemetery's caretaker, the pastor of the... Continue Reading →
I usually avoid books that have "BBW" in the description or genre. Think plague. For some reason, I when I read the blurb for Sugar Jamison's Dangerous Curves Ahead, I did not go screaming in the opposite direction.In fact, I downloaded it to Vishous. After I slogged through the very tedious romance (yeah, not an... Continue Reading →
Ever since I was a little kid, I've thought of the characters in book as living, breathing actors who have their own lives. Once I close the book, they talk amongst themselves or they go on about their daily lives -- lives that have nothing to do with the book's storyline. This must be very... Continue Reading →
... cranky. I've been trying to knit a lace scarf for a friend to give as a gift. I'm using Jaggerspun Zephyr in Iris. The pattern calls for NUPPs, but as a general rule, I don't NUPP. I'm putting a bead there instead. I have one scarf that I made for myself from the same... Continue Reading →
Dear Dan, Happy birthday! I've spent much of the day thinking of you. Most of the thoughts have been good. Positive, gentle and funny memories are in the majority now. I can laugh and smile when reminiscing with others who knew you. The only tears come when I think of how you left this... Continue Reading →
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