Downton Abbey

My favorite new show on t.v. is on PBS or OPB and it's Downton Abbey.

My husband and I discovered the show by accident and ended up watching the entire first series in one weekend. . . and we aren't even big t.v. watchers. It's kind of a Pride and Prejudice during the Titanic era.

Have you seen it? Do you like it?

If you haven't seen it, look up Downton Abbey and check it out. It's on Netflix and you can probably check out the dvds from your local library - at least you can here in Portland.

Rice Krispie Easter Egg Treats

I spent the night with my daughter and her gfriend making candy, Easter Eggs and Rice Krispie treats.

We stuffed the eggs with jelly beans and peeps

Word for Wednesday

This is a game for writers or anyone who loves words.

Guess what the word means.

Word: TIZZY

What does it mean?



Scroll down.


Further.



Further. . .


Tizzy is a dither, a nervous, excited, or distracted state. If you want to read more, read it here.

The Lucky Seven Meme

I recently received this award from Rena who writes the her own blog. The Lucky 7 Meme award is for writers, and it's a chance to showcase your latest manuscript. Here are the rules ...

1. Go to page 77 of your current manuscript.
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy the next 7 sentences exactly how they're written. No cheating!
4. Tag 7 other writers to pass this meme on to.

Here is an excerpt from page 77 of my manuscript, THE WRITER'S HOUSE . . .

but the bigger question screaming in my head, the real question everyone wanted the answer to was WHO? Which one of us had done it? I had no idea. But, I knew one thing. One of us had. One of the few guests left alive was a cold blooded murderer.

I looked around the lobby, wondering which one of us was the heartless killer.

Kelly Matthews had shifty eyes. She never looked right at a person. She bobbed and weaved even when she was standing directly in front of a person. Her

Here are 7 writers I'd like to tag. Please check them out!

1) Cate Gardner
2) David Batista
3) Christina Farley
4) Jen on the Edge
5) Green Girl in Wisconsin
6) Ellen Oh
7) S.R. Johannes

Drum Roll Please

And the winner is:

young primrose they chose
girl on fire goes instead
let the games begin

only one can win
for their sick entertainment
the berries she held

Thanks to everyone who played!!!

I'll post pictures on the shoes being created.

Fatina email me your shoe size.

Winner Will be Announced Tomorrow

I had my dates wrong on the last post. Monday is April 2, 2012 not April 1, 2012 and that's when I'll announce the winner.

The Hunger Games - CONTEST REMINDER

The Hunger Games is just around the corner and I don't know if you've been waiting - like I have!!! but I can hardly contain my excitement. So...to celebrate the arrival of the movie I'm running a contest where you can win a pair of shoes with artwork by the wonderful and talented Kathryn Lillie.

Here are a few examples of Kathryn's work. These are fan art pictures she did before the movie was cast. Here's Katniss in her dress for the interview:

And a scene from a showing of solidarity:

Kathryn's vision of Peeta and Katniss, after reading the book

and a pair of shoes she painted for a friend

So, if you'd like to win a pair of your own fan art shoes with Katniss and Peeta or other characters Kathryn feels like painting, all you have to do is enter a Haiku about your favorite character from the books (and of course win my Hunger Games poetry contest).

The contest will be open until Sunday, March 31st and the winner will be announced on April 1st!!! Yep, that's right April Fool's Day! The winner will have to message me their shoe size so the shoes will actually fit when they get their prize. And I'll pay the shipping and handling. A free pair of fan-art shoes :)

So tell all your friends about the contest and then enter one Haiku in the comments section and come back and read all the entries - I'm hoping to see some great ones :)

Good luck everyone! And, I can't wait to talk, blog, on-line chat about the movie!!!