Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A "Where Did Spring Go" Cup




Two days ago I was out "playing in the dirt". Tending the flowerbeds. Pruning the roses. Marveling at the sempervivums who...doing what they do best...surviving another cold and snowy winter. The trees budded. The willow a misty green veil. Irises and tulips and daffodils tipping...promises of Spring and Summer color.



Then WINTER re-appeared. 

Nine degrees and snow flurries. 

Even the "snow-peas" are muttering
                   "Don't even think about putting me in the ground, Missy..." 

So finishing the Spring Cleaning and making a huge pot of chili and a crusty loaf of bread...C'est la Vie.

The anticipation is almost as good as the gardening!

And what is winter good for if not relaxing inside warm...baking and reading and creating...plotting and planning over hearty soups and stews and kneading dough for baguettes and brochette...dipping herbed bread smothered with mozzarella in warmed marinara or drizzling it with good olive oil.    Hot cocoa and tea and toddy...yes...Spring can wait.  Snuggle under the warmed quilts for a bit more. There are books yet to be read. 

And written, as the case may be.

Working on The Ashes (novel) and also a short book based on my Zen Cafe blog-

The Mindful Life: Zen Living.

 The latter hopefully published before the end of the year. The former...looking at a 2014-2015 release. Ask anyone. I suck at deadlines. It will be done when it is done...and the process slows down tremendously from April-
October...lol.  An editor's nightmare. 

Like Smoke Through a Keyhole...a "sortabiography/memoir" completed in April 2012 (...7 years in the making...)

And my first ever children's book Sam Meets A Dinosaur published in May 2012
 So...as far as my manuscripts are concerned it could stay winter...forever.

 Well, coffee is over...and it is back to the keyboard!