LOVE?

what is LOVE?
is it real? can you touch it?
can you feel it?
is it a feeling or an action?
a thought or a word?
what is LOVE?
why is it so easy to hurt?
if someone LOVE's someone should it not be a sacrament and protected at all costs?
LOVE

such a small word for so many feelings...

some times in life you are hurt more than words can say or even more importantly more than you truly understand, this past few days I've had an unwanted follower, someone who should no better, someone who belongs to someone else, for the first time I've had to BLOCK someone due to their actions or lack there of thoughts or concerns for their partner, who happens to be a very close friend of mine...that HURTS :-(

i don't want to rock THAT boat so i keep quiet and yet i'm the one hurting...hurting for me in what they want to do but most importantly hurting for my friend...

OMGosh :-D

Less than 24hrs and I'll know if A Grave Exchange has won an award for best cover :-)
Exciting as it's my first book too :-D

However everyone deserves an award for their covers they have put a lot of blood sweat and tears into them after all...the same as writing the book, it's an obsession that over takes, not enough hours in the day to bring our passions to the page...hope you enjoyed A Grave Exchange, available +Amazon.com soon to be release A Grave Desire based in WWII, my favorite ;-)

do you ever just have a day or night when you wonder why and if you've done the right thing?
i'm having such a day/night...it's so hard to talk about...if you follow your heart things may well fall apart if you follow your head you may never realize your dreams! what to do? life can be so difficult...

good verses bad, mundane verses outright ecstasy...life...a cross roads...which path do you choose and why?

Merry merry Christmas to You!
I hope today in some small way you find what you most desire, the gift of love, the gift of happiness, the gift of loving yourself!
Yes, really, loving yourself, being able to be happy with who you are, being your own friend.
So for a wee minute take a deep breath go look in that mirror and smile and say Hello Friend what can I do for you today!

You'd be amazed at how good you truly feel...

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!! Peace, Love and Happiness. 

I hope the New Year brings you all your hearts desires, much LOVE from me to you! xx

Merry Christmas to all my beautiful friends both near and far, I wish  you nothing but joy, peace and happiness now and in the New Year.

Blessings to bestowed on you, laughter to make your heart sing and a song always playing in your head...

LOVE and let LOVE that's what I say
who cares if it's same couples or older younger couples if it's LOVE then it's a wonderful thing!
Sad how society jumps on certain couples and trys to banish them away...

Let's ALL this Season give PEACE and LOVE a chance, welcome it in with open arms. Even if it's only for this Season...try it!

FREE from ME to YOU!

as a wee thank you for all your kindness
today and tomorrow and Christmas day even I am giving my book A Grave Exchange FREE on amazon you can download it to view on your computer if you don't have a kindle so don't fret.
I wanted to be able to give you something of me, to share something of me with you all.
All my LOVE and BLESSINGS to you and yours for a very Merry Christmas!

ach baby it's COLD outside! no really!!! below freezing to be exact
'tis that time of year, a winter wonderland and I love it all, except for the driving it it!  please stay safe out there!!!!
otherwise I've been knee deep in writing my third book A Grave Hope, Lotus's story the HOTTEST to date I'm even blushing a tad :-)

Next week A Grave Desire is released where ALL ebooks are sold, so so excited based in WWII and just so ye know you might want to read A Grave Exchange the beginning of it all before hand, available at Amazon, I promise it will leave a wee bright smile on yer face and ye might want to find some mistletoe afterwards :-D

sorry I've not been around of late
been busy writing up a wee storm
believe me it's beyond HOT, it has had me in total mess in the best sense of course!
what is passion to you?
what is desire?

do you have love in your life or is passion and desire separate entities?

ICE ICE baby...
nope, not the song the real deal, ICE outside everywhere, sigh

Life is certainly full of challenges this time of year, not just shopping for gifts for that hard to get person, no Mother Nature welcomes in Old Man Winter for a long drawn out turbulent affair, oh well, life is for living and accepting times get tough, life is for planning for such events,  stay safe out there!

Loooooooooooooong day filled with many emotions, must have been a Monday ;-)
How are you all today? No really, how are YOU?
Have you even asked yourself that lately?
How about now? I'm asking and I DO want to know?

If you ask someone in a day how are they doing? Do you actually mean it or just say it to say something because it's expected...how about from now on only saying it if You mean it!

well finally I sit here with my head bowed and my heart empty I can not let this weekend pass without saying something, anything it would be remiss of me not too, 26 souls have passed since Friday, 20 little souls and 6 adult souls who tried to protect the innocent.
why am I posting, it hurts, my heart bleeds, and I find myself asking WHY?
how could this happen, what IS the solution?
sadly and more frighteningly I think there is NO easy solution to this but I do believe whole heartedly the answer lies at HOME, not the government not other people at HOME, children should be punished, disciplined and learn from their mistakes too often now children are pushed into a corner with a game system and left to their own devices yes parents are busy but it's NO excuse in my book.

it's time we step up and be who we want our children to be...

L O V E

that is all we need!
seriously,
it's THAT simple

I'll say it again L O V E!
now let's go practice it!

it's always in a Christmas song isn't it one that gets your heart beat fast and makes ye smile ear to ear with all the possibilities that might ensue over the holidays...well my dear friends I wish ye all much joy and love

HUGS, quite simply I believe we all need MORE HUGS and then some more besides
wouldn't life be amazing if we could receive a hug anytime and not have to ask or hope for it?
this time of year so many people are hurting badly, alone, afraid destitue and fearful.

Reach out this year, talk to THAT stranger and perhaps part with a sandwich or coffee...

Why?

yesterday I could not face blogging after all that news, my mind whirled trying to understand how anyone could kill anyone else but children little one's at that?
why are people the way they are?  is in inbred, genetics or a learned form after years of abuse of some sort?

I don't really by the after abuse myself, been there done that sort of thing...I believe a person can overcome anything if he/she truly sets his mind to it, so to blame something horrific in order to go do something else, no no way am I buying into it...people fess up, own your own actions and for pity's sake get the help you need, it's there if you look for it...

do you ever have a day where everything you do has gone wrong?
well I have had one of those days, sigh
and it's not even over yet :-)

some days are impossible you do or say something and for whatever reason it's not understood or twisted around, sigh...onwards and upwards

grrrrr! today I am so far behind in everything it's one of those days!!!  have you ever had a day like that?
somedays it's like there are not enough hours in the day or night for that matter!
does that mean I'm doing too much or just one of those days or weeks?
this time of year we may all find ourselves in that rush, but, do we stop and think about if it's truly that important or if that rushed dinner is a good thing to do?

tonight after dinner I'm going to sit and just take some me time in, maybe you should too!

Today I've made a wee promise with myself, to learn to love myself, to learn to relax, to just enjoy!
Have you made that promise to yourself? How can you be loved if you don't truly love yourself?

It's not ego it's not selfish it's just natural...

...today I'm sitting here being reminded that life can suck royally!
is it really anyone's fault or just a culmination of things that happen together that make it so?
both really, or so I think so...today someone just is having such "fun" annoying me, pulling me apart saying how what I'm doing with my life isn't real isn't going to amount to anything...well maybe for them but for me I know where I'm going and how I'm going about it, life is hard and yet somehow people who supposedly care are the very people who drag us down and stomp all over us, why?  because we supposedly love each other it's totally acceptable?  well news in, it's NOT alright, EVER!

well I survived a wee blizzard that left over a feet and a half of snow in 24hrs WOW!
Mother Nature is incredible and constantly reminds us that there is more to life than all the plans we constantly make, life is forever evolving and changing, for good reason.

let's not get too stuck to our ways let's realize there is far more to life than what's in our visual paths...

maybe it's because it's snowed over a feet last night or maybe it's because it's beginning to look at alot like Christmas but I'm feeling mighty mellow today? what about you?

it's one of those days where a smile is constantly on yer face for no other reason than pure natural joy, it's beautiful outside, freezing make no mistake but beautiful, Mother Nature teaches us a whole lot if we choose to open our eyes and see :-)

grrrrrr!
do you ever have a day where someone just keeps on pushing your buttons knowing they are annoying you and still choosing to do so anyway?
grrrrr!
I never intentionally try to irritate I don't understand why some people get off on irritating someone, it HURTS plain and simple, if you see you are bothering someone STOP why continue?
grrrrr!

HUGS to us all, life is hard, we don't need someone who thinks so little of us that to pleasure themselves they hurt us...

why do people keep asking for the simple life?
is it because everything is so easy to come by now?  convenient?  life is disposable?
well life isn't!  it's what you make it to be not what you want it to be.

time, do you find yourself running out of it or do you have too much of it?
it's always a battle for me, I blink and I'm almost late, I yawn and I'm off and running to keep up and get everything done.
there is more to life, I know it, so do you.

It's called balance and this time of year that is so rare to find, make time, for yourself...

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense out of the past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Let's share our gratitude and drop our attitudes...

I love smiles, smiles are what makes me shiver with happiness, happiness that comes from seeing others smile purely because they want to portray a moment of happiness passing someone by, so lets all give someone a smile :-D

have you ever stopped and just stood there, looking around you, really looking around you, noticing things you wouldn't normally notice?

a wee snail on his journey across the path into the grass, the bird on the tree branch watching the snail, the cat on the fence watching the bird watch the snail that you see...life has reasons for everything, blink and you may well miss something it's trying to teach you...what lessons have you been ignoring?

wouldn't it be nice if we were all just accepted as who we are, that we didn't feel the need to "fit" in, to "click" to just be accepted as unique and beautiful, that our stars are bright enough and shine beautiful enough on their own, no interventions are needed, no therapies, no miracle treatments, no fancy clothes, no fixed anything...we are who we are, ♥ us for who we are, in return you might be loved for who you are, how refreshing would a world be to live in then! ♥

Dreams are free, so free your dreams...is it truly so hard to go after a dream?
it doesn't cost anything, it just costs time and effort, is it that hard to go after knowing it's something you've wanted for so long?

what's wrong with trying, putting in the effort?  so what if you fail, it's in trying that you win, not giving up and never crossing the start line...TRY, DREAM, HOPE and BELIEVE!!!

what is the real meaning of Christmas to you?
to me?  LOVE, quite simple really, to be able to meet up with loved ones both near and far, or at least call them on the phone and say I LOVE YOU and I've missed you so
Christmas is time for getting it right, for putting past differences right...for forgiving, for moving on...

Christmas is REAL and Christmas is PEACE to ALL or at least to me it should be!

do you ever sit and wonder who your true friends are?
I mean surely your friends are just that your friends there in good times and bad right?

sadly not so...today I was reminded that some friends are only around if you are there to meet there every need and when life gets in the way and you are busy they lose it with you and practically huff and stomp their feet, life is hard but to have friends that are there always, now that is a priceless gem you should treasure!

what is it with people that feel they know you and what you have gone through so can safely cast their judgements and opinions knowing you so well?
I don't know anyone not even me totally, why would I ever cast my opinions of others especially on something like FB or a blog?
we are here for such a short time, life is so fleeting, blink and it can be over, why not enjoy someone's differences and learn from them instead of criticizing and judging?

CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS and CHRISTMAS it's everywhere today :-)
Happy 1st day of wild and crazy's in the shops
but you know there's more to December than shopping, there is, deep down you know it for a fact, it's about the loved one's in your lives, both near and far...it's about celebrating the joy they bring to your life, it doesn't have to cost a single penny if you choose it not too!
Take time this month, write an old fashioned letter or card and post it, yes POST/MAIL it to your loved one, think of them as they open up your letter, now smile doesn't that feel much better than a quick text or phone call?

what is it with expectations?
do you have some?  or are they created out of the pressures amongst all our loved ones and friends?
are we our own enemies or friends?
who is the hardest task master, thy self or thy loved one's?

Life is HARD no matter what way you look at it, so why not just treat yourself kindly, you are your own friend!

today has been wild, oh so wild
and that's just dealing with people everywhere, 'tis that wonderous time of year :-)
I don't mind really, well once I get home in one piece :-)

What about you?

WOW! Where did today go too?
How did I happen to meet every single crazy person out there whether driving or in the shops or cues?

It's CRAZY out there, of course less than a month 'til Christmas...but I will admit I do love the pandemonium, there's something so exciting about it all, the faces, the rushing around, the brightly colored parcels and children, wow they are hyped :-)

a simple kiss...that is all and yet it transforms our world into another stratosphere when it happens

how small a word for such a huge and complicated physical and mental reaction!

I simply LOVE surprises don't you?
It doesn't have to be much of anything, just something that someone did to surprise me, lately a wonderful review is all I need to send me to the moon and back.

Life is for enjoying and right now I'm topping it with whipped cream!

what is it that makes people so hateful? is it 'cause life isn't going their way?
they feel the need to rain on someone else's parade?
I don't understand all the vitriolic comments that are viral everywhere even in some adverts and on TV!

if someone or something is annoying you by all means talk to the person or company but why act so hurtful to everyone else out there who is busy living their life?

have you ever wondered what would have happened had you not met THAT certain person?
not gotten involved?  not fallen in love?  would life truly have been ALL that different?

I believe life lets us meet and make mistakes for a valuable reason, of course it may never be understood or at best appear most confusing...life is certainly ever changing and to truly enjoy and live it, we must adapt and change...

tonight as I decide to head off to my bed early, I stop and think of how utterly cold it is outside...then I think of the thousands upon thousands that are homeless each and every night, I sit down and wonder, why are they? what happened in their lives that made them feel it safer to be on the streets than in a home somewhere, anywhere?

sometimes life hurts...the heart bleeds, the soul cries

time is so precious and rare, so many hours in a day and yet not enough, I find myself even wondering when was the last time I turned to loved one's and said I LOVE YOU, looking them in the eye, with all the rush and hub bub of Thanksgiving and now Christmas it's time, time to stop, stand still, breathe deep and just sit and enjoy...

DESIRE
what comes to mind?
Is it lust or love?
Is it worth all the heart ache or is there heart ache involved?

The third book in my series has been born, right now I can reveal the characters, Lotus Forsythe and King Casimir Adonis.  I'm getting excited now the characters are starting to breathe life into the story.
This book is the foundation for the whole series so I'm very excited to share it with you all.

I sometimes sit and wonder where people's priorities are?  do they even have any?
Wandering around some of the shops this past few days I've been amazed at what people find important verses what SHOULD be important, surely love for one's friends are family are utmost in our minds?

what is it about people that they feel the need to criticize others?
do they not realize other people are NOT them?
what works for them doesn't necessarily work for others?
can we all not be different with different tastes and diversities?
I like to be me, I am different from you, does that bother me?  Nope not in the slightest I enjoy a debate, I enjoy heated discussions, it makes me feel alive and I value learning new things from someone else's perspectives!

let's treat each other nicely, let it go, smile, breathe deep and be happy being in your own skin, celebrate YOU!

ach what a day!!! It's been actually a LONG few days come to think of it, what about where you are?
I am wore out and trying hard to think up my new characters traits :-)
It's not as easy as it would seem!
What makes a character believable, loveable and realistic!

Time for reflections and time to thank, thank the universe for creating this very moment in which we all can appreciate what we have in our lives to date...thankful for the lessons when things didn't work out quite as we wanted them to, thanks for new opportunities to discover and learn...

Life is in its very essence mysterious, days you plan end up falling by the way side.
But that's OK, life is meant to be challenging, trials are meant to teach us things, it's up to us to sit and learn from these lessons...some choose to learn others moan and cry about how unfair life truly is.

Bring it on I say!

is a black cat magical?  is a black cat scary? is a black cat anything other than a black cat?
I love black cats, I find them zany, mysterious and truly I believe they have powers beyond our understanding, cats that is, not just black cats, they are just COOL :-)

some days you just have to create your own sunshine!

 Yes I believe this to be true, life has a habit of throwing confusion with a heady mix of despair and anger in the path you are treading upon.

Instead of curling up and giving up I choose to create my own happiness, it's by far a hard task but worth it, it doesn't cost money, it won't lose you a friend, instead it will give you peace of mind and hopefully heart.

Take a deep breath, let it go and do something to please yourself, in turn it will make others happy to see you happy!

Thanksgiving...being from Ireland and moving State side this is a relatively new holiday to me!
What does it mean, literally a traditional holiday going back to the Pilgrims and Native Americans, the Pilgrims started celebrating Thanskgiving after the Native Americans showed them how to survive in their new world.

I am thankful for all of you, for all of your support, as a new author it means the world to me, eternally grateful!

what was your favourite book as a child?

Mine was A Great Expectation by Charles Dickens, I completely lost myself in Dickens world and was blown away at how detailed he was in his descriptions, each character I felt I knew somehow...

so my second book A Grave Desire is in editing, based in WW II I have to admit I was totally captivated and horrified all over again, it was like being back in school and learning the raw facts for the first time, how can fellow man do such things to each other...the sad thing is, it could easily happen all over again, everyone seems so caught up in their own world and the lives of their loved ones on a daily basis that someone half clever, half crazy and half full of egotistical drive could slot in and rule the world through a country that no one is paying attention to...Africa...for example...worries me!

have you ever had a day where everything you touch falls?  everything you try to do on time falls behind, the elevator door closes as your walking in and every traffic light you hit turns RED!

sigh, yes one of those days, but in all of this, I noticed I was able to check off my list and figure out what I need to do...maybe there is a reason for it all happening...

Interview with Jamie Salisbury - women's fiction author

I'd like to introduce you to a dear author friend of mine, Ms. Jamie Salisbury who was kind enough to grant me this interview during her very busy schedule and release of Tudor Rubato the second book following the very successful Tudor Rose, which I totally recommend you read first! Also just released in time for the holidays is the fantastic BOX SET just screaming to be bought and read!!

1 Jamie, what is the single most defining moment to date in your writing career?

Hmmm, just one? I would say it would have to be when I saw my first book for sale on Amazon. That was pretty amazing for me. I was now living my dream of being a published author.

2 What is your favorite character that you created and why?

Hmmmm - that's a tough one. I am torn on which one to choose!

3 Do you find a piece of yourself in your characters? Explain please?

Yes, I think any writer is going to find some piece of themselves in their characters. You, as the writer may not see it at first, but it's there, no matter how minute that thread is there between you and your character.

4 In all the books you've read, what is your favorite book to date?

I honestly can say I do not have a favorite book because every time I say that another comes along that I like even better. I do however, love classics. 

5 In your latest series which brother is your favorite and why?

Amadeus without a doubt! He's just special. . .

I would like to perhaps once I'm finished telling Amadeus and Zara's story to go back in and do one on Angus (who has a large part in the sequel I'm working on) and another on Amadeus' oldest brother, Damien. I'd like to focus on Damien and what he was like before he had his stroke, and how he influenced Amadeus.

6 How has your life impacted your writing, or has it?

I'd like to think that it makes me look at things a little differently. I'm always looking at a lot of things like "Well how could I make that into a story". That and the fact that it takes up so much of my time - which I love!

7 Being an accomplished photographer, does this transfer over into your writing style?

To some degree. I look at things  with a little more detail and from different angles like I would in photography. 

8 What piece of advice would you give a "new" author?

To write, to always keep writing. It's your dream and you can do it, but you have to keep writing.

9 Do you regret being an indie published author, explain please

No, never!  I've never regretted becoming a indie published author. Sure I don't get the "big bucks" or all the publicity a traditional publishing house can crank out, but then I wouldn't have control of my work if I was with one. Being an indie published author I am in charge of what I write, when it is published, where it is distributed, whether I want print books or not (NOT). I decide what my cover is going to look like. I decide everything. When I first went into this it was because eBooks were (and still are) the hot new thing. It opened up a whole new frontier for writers, still does. There are some fantastic authors out there, whom we wouldn't have ever heard about if they weren't indie published.

10 What writing piece are you working on now?

A couple of things. . .I'm working on the sequel to Tudor Rubato, which is titled Tudor Ritenudo. I also have the sequel to Timeless Sojourn almost finished, along with the final installment of my Perpetual historical cowboy series. And if that's not enough to work on, I have a couple stand alone projects in various stages of development or writing!

11 What makes you get up everyday eager to write?

Ah, trick question! I don't get up eager to write every single day, but I do write. Some days it is with passion, others not so much. A lot has to do with the world right around me, a lot has to do with what I'm writing. I may need a jump start if I'm in a difficult scene or I may need to put it down and get out and recharged. Then other times, there is so much passion I cannot wait to get back into it - or I don't stop until I've finished.

12 Do you believe in true love? Does it influence your books?

I would like to believe there is such a thing as true love.  As in most things in my life, I'm a skeptic. But yes, I'd say that it does influence my books. Because as a writer if it's not actually happening in my real life, I can simply write about it in my books and dream.

13 What genre have you not written that you would perhaps consider?

Paranormal, fantasy, sci fi. I have dabbled a bit at trying to write a paranormal book, but it's sitting because I'm not sure if it's silly or if it has potential.

Jamie I'd like to thank you so much for taking time out of your hectic schedule and talking with me, it's an honor to have you as my first author to interview on my blog, I think your books are incredible, your characters come to life from the very beginning and I found myself completely in love with Amadeus!  Good Luck in your future endeavors! 

 
To contact or view any of Ms. Salisbury's releases here are her links:
Jamie Salisbury

Women's Fiction Author

Timeless Sojourn 

Timeless Wayfaring (coming early 2013)

Tudor Rose 

Tudor Rubato

Perpetual Love

Perpetual Emotions 

Blood Lust

Blog: http://www.jamiesalisburyauthor.blogspot.com

Website: http://www.jamiesalisbury.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jamie-Salisbury-Womans-Fiction-Author/202978499741542

Romance Novel Center: http://www.romancenovelcenter.com/jamiesalisbury

Twitter: @JamieRSalisbury

It's in a kiss, a look a stare...
It's in their touch, their hug and their hair...

can it all truly start with a "look" a simple stare from the distance?
I believe it can, that one simple look, draws you in, hooks you to them forever...
is it love?  or is it lust?

was it some sort of magic or enchantment?

Sexiness, who has it?
Is it a real tangible thing or is it something in our head when we meet someone and our heart skips a beat?
Is it attitude?
Is it love?

SEXINESS, do you have it?

someone asked me today why my Vampyres are "nice"
Yes they are "nice" but deadly, make no mistake they are not the glittery friendly kind that you are used to seeing on the latest movies, mine have suffered immensly and have to work through their heart felt pain
To me a Vampyre it he epitome of angst and hardship in today's society the latest vampyres out there not so much!

Well as I sit and contemplate my last book in the series I've decided to make my first A Grave Exchange available FREE on amazon on the 23/24 of November as a THANKSGIVING gift to ye all, from me to you.
I'm excited to share my book with everyone and I feel it important to make it available to everyone, so ENJOY and let me know :-)
The second book A Grave Desire is being edited and will be up the beginning of December :-)  Shhhh, it's my favorite and last the last book in the series A Grave Hope soon after Christmas can ye wait???

HUGS my dear sweet friends, on later

so after all the hype this past month I finally sat down and watched Felix Baumgartner free fall back into the earths hemisphere.
I saw in total awe I must admit, the video taping was incredible and I found myself holding my breath the few seconds before he jumped, what total fear he must have had, how did he push himself over that last barrier to jump.
I ask myself are we all like Felix or are there only a very few who dare to dream and dare to jump?
I hope when I'm old and grey sitting in a rocking chair somewhere that I can look back and smile and say I was the one who dared to be bold, dared to be true...dared to jump!

what inspires you?  what moves you to the point of tears?
is it a book or a film, is it music or a poem?

it's amazing how we can be utterly transfixed by words or music...

funny how a wee song can influence a story line...tonight while writing my new book, the third in the series this is playing around and around in my head, Lotus my character looks like the above character.

tonight I'm smiling with my bowl of ice cream and hot fudge sauce, why?
I'm listening to eighties music thanks to a dear friend for putting it in my head.
What was your favorites?
mine?

Who is Dracula?  Who WAS Dracula?  Does it really matter?
Was he truly the evil vicious pyscho killer or an extraordinary man who went above and beyond for his small town defending them to the death?
Sigh, Dracula is an enimga roughly based on the real life persona of Vlad Tepes 
 otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler!

So much has come to pass about this legendary man, and yet so little is truly known about him, without Vlad my characters would never come to life or death as the case may well be :-)

This weekend I'm on a reading spree all over again, back to Vlad's routes, I owe this man a lot!

 To appreciate the story of Vlad III it is essential to understand the social and political forces of the region during the 15^th century. In broad terms this is a story of the struggle to obtain control of Wallachia, a region of the Balkans (in present-day southern Romania) which lay directly between the two powerful forces of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.

 
 

It's Saturday!  Time to throw my arms into the air and squeal, time to kick back and let it all go
and I will, once I stop smiling knowing yet another book I've finished :-)

Of course that means tomorrow I start on A Grave Hope!  What will it be about?
Well I will tell ye all this...18C England, a young Chinese woman comes of age into her adopted family, they are hosting her reaching of maturity party, the highest bidder will be able to have young Lotus Forsythe.

Of course this means disaster doesn't it...will Lotus be saved or live in an unspeakable cruelty, after all not many men back then were used to beautiful Chinese women.  Who will save her?  Will she be saved?

 

 

night time is my favorite time in a 24hr period.  It's a quiet peaceful and magical time, looking out the window into stark blackness makes my heart beat a little faster...so much unknown out there, yet people idly choose to ignore.

a big collective sigh here, why?
I've just sent my second book off to the editors, it's out of my hands :-)
It's called A Grave Desire, based in WW II in a concentration camp, it stole my heart while writing it, it's totally beautiful, I biased of course, recommend it, but first please do read A Grave Exchange @ Amazon!!!

I've just finished my WW II book called A Grave Desire soon to be released and sadly I've come to the horrid conclusion that YES another World War will happen repeatedly, why?
Lessons were not learned, people have not changed, greed and corruption are in abundance today.
It's not LOVE now it's what can you give me NOW!

Today we may say aloud before an awe-struck world: "We are still masters of our fate. We are still captain of our souls."  Winston Churchill.

What is it with time?  We think we have oodles of it or not enough!
We put our watches on in a near religious fervor each and every day...are we truly afraid to miss something or not be included in something?

Time stops for no one...we must live our lives as if this is truly our last minute on earth.

have you ever heard a piece of music that truly turns you on, that makes your blood boil, that makes your body break out into a quivering mess?

This wee piece tends to do this to me, why I can't truly say, but I take what enjoyment comes my way, life is truly simple, enjoy the ride!

do you think you attract fate or do you create fate for yourself?
can you avoid fate?  Or are you destined somehow to fall into your fate?
today I sat for the longest while contemplating the above...is there truly such thing as fate?
I believe so most adamantly, how can we not believe it?

So much more lies out there we do not know, we do not perceive but if we don't kid ourselves and just accept things start happening, truly wonderful things...

Who says life is fair or indeed unfair?
Is it truly meant to be either way? Who says?
Day in and out, morn 'til night more often than not that is what we hear, "Life's not fair for me", or "You are so lucky!"

What is it with your life that you think it should be one way or the other?
I always thought life was for living, to experience both the good, the bad and the down right ugly.

Life would be tremendously boring if each and every day we woke up with the sun beaming in our windows, the birds chirping and our beloved fur baby wagging it's tail waiting doe eyed at the end of the bed with the newspaper all fresh and crisp.

Tonight I'm huddle up with a wee kitty that has a broken leg, so I'm feeling mellow, I sit here and see how precious our lives are, how fleeting a time we have on this planet, I wonder what to do to make it memorable and to show loved one's how much they mean to me, have you lately told someone what they mean to you?
In the blink of an eye it can all go so very wrong...don't waste precious time