Happy Birthday, Ruby

Two years old today.

Bum thumb

If you have a bum thumb (like me) or other hand problems, here's my new pen discovery. Really does help! (Now if they would just make one called Dr. Gripe.)

Things I Love Thursday

My rattan furniture.

I have a set of 3 chairs and a sofa. They are from the 20s. Really comfy. The cushions are heavy and have springs in them.

Watching what you eat

I got this new app on my iPhone called Meal Snap.

You take a picture of food and it identifies it and gives the approximate calorie count, then stores them by calendar days.

We were playing around with it during Easter dinner.

It's pretty amazing. It actually identified the chocolate mousse on the spoon!!

On the Road to Mr. Mineo's

In honor of ALMOST finishing On the Road to Mr. Mineo's:

"Why don't we discuss this?" she suggested.

A fascinating discussion about "Said is Dead" initiated by author Augusta Scattergood on her blog.

Would love for both sides to chime in. (I did.)

The Rusty Key

Happy first birthday to The Rusty Key Blog.

Another perfect Easter

Hoppy Easter

On the Road to Mr. Mineo's

Revisions almost done.

Things I Love Thursday

(Notice that these are on the grocery store shelf and not in my pantry. I can't control myself with these little gems of marshmallowy calories.)

Quote of the Day

Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong word.

--Mark Twain

Lemonade Mouth

The Disney premiere of Lemonade Mouth, based on the novel by Mark Peter Hughes, was quite an event last Friday.

Look what I have

Scritch-Scratch, A Perfect Match
by
Kimberly Marcus

Cute
Funny
A rip-roaring good time
Who doesn't love dogs....
....and fleas?

A Dog's Way Home

A Dog's Way Home by Bobbie Pyron


A lost dog.

A broken-hearted girl.

A fast, fast, fast full-steam-ahead pace.

Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains (my heart's home).

What more could you want?

Pyron doesn't mess around. That little dog was in a crate and tumbled down the side of a mountain on PAGE 8!!!

Lemonade Mouth

Be sure to watch the movie Lemonade Mouth (based on the book by Mark Peter Hughes) tomorrow night at 8 on the Disney Channel.

Things I Love Thursday

This little angel I got in Ensenada, Mexico.

South Carolina Part 3

More of the terrific students of McDonald Green Elementary School.

South Carolina Part 2

The students at McDonald Green Elementary School are smart, funny, polite and enthusiastic. They made my visit very special.

(More pics tomorrow)

Children's Literature Network

I love these folks!! They are passionate about children's literature and spread the love in so many ways.

I'm honored to be featured on their Book of the Day page.

South Carolina Part 1

I'm so happy to be down in South Carolina.

The trees are lush and green.

The dogwoods are in bloom.

It's 78 degrees.

Grownups and children say, "Yes, ma'am."

I had a homemade pimiento cheese sandwich on white bread and sweet tea with my relatives.

And there are Piggly Wiggly stores.

What could be better?

McDonald Green Elementary School, that's what.

(l to r) Principal Michelle Crosby, me, Assistant Principal Alysia Joyce

(More pics tomorrow)

South Carolina

Last day in SC today. Will post pics soon.

Love these folks.


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Things I Love Thursday

My bird hotel.

Hampden Meadows Part 2

I'll let the pictures do the talking: