1. I get to work at home.

2. My uniform is whatever I chose-mine is jeans and teeshirts.

3. I set my own hours. I can work 12 hours. I can work 0. (Deadlines exert some pressure, of course, that destroys the perfection of this statement.)

4. Everything is fodder for a story.  Warning: Cross me and I’ll make you the villain in my next book.

5. Even when I’m not working, I’m working. Yes, staring into space is working time for writers.

6. Books. I can buy so many books for research. Now if I can just find time to read them.

7. Research requires travel. What more can I say?

8. The worlds and people inside my head sometimes…often….usually make more sense than the real world.

9.I actually get paid to do something I enjoy.

10. There is a whole world of fellow authors out there and they are the most interesting people.

Today I would like to tell you about my all time favorite book. I have read it probably a thousand times and still enjoy reading it.

It’s called The Piggy In The Puddle, written  by Charlotte Pomerantz (Author), James Marshall (Illustrator)

(Available on Amazon and other fine on-line bookstores)

See the piggy,
See the puddle,
See the muddy little puddle.
See the piggy in the middle
Of the muddy little puddle.

Thus begins the book that is good clean fun. LOL. Someone has described it as read aloud popcorn. What a great description of this fun story of a piggy in a puddle. Me oh my. What’s a father pig to do?

I have read this book to most of my kids and all my grandkids. I love reading it. The words roll off the tip of your tongue like honey.

My kids all love it. In fact, my twenty-seven-year-old son saw it recently after I’d read it to some of my grandkids and said it was an awesome book. The best book ever. I totally agree. Check it out. Better yet, buy it for a child, a grandchild, a neice or nephew or neighborhood kid. Buy it and donate it to your local library.

In my opinion, no child (and perhaps, no adult) should miss out on this wonderful reading/listening experience.

 Anyone else have a favorite book?

Summer has flown by. Two more weeks and we’ll be into September. Sometimes summer goes by so quickly I almost miss it so I thought I would list my summer specials.

1. Visitors.

I’ve had friends, relatives, kids and grandkids visit. It’s been busy but fun. Here is one of the grandkids who came for a few days.

2. Family dinner.

While kids were here from Colorado, several others gathered to enjoy a family dinner. About 20 of us visited and enjoyed each other.

3. The garden is in full swing.

Yes, that’s the peas that I had to weed in an earlier post. And no it’s  not your eyes. It’s the picture that is blurry. Sorry.

4. I went to a family reunion and saw relatives I haven’t seen in years. This is the lovely spot where we gathered.

5. I enjoy my flowers.

6. I finished the draft of a book.

This is my office when I finished. Lots of papers scattered around. I need things at hand when I’m working.

7. I have 2 books coming out this month. See home pages to see what they are.

8. I won first place with Darcy’s Inheritance in the Beacon Contest. http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/contest_pub.htm I am now an award-winning author.

I trust each of you is enjoying your summer to the max as well.

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