Monday, March 2, 2020
Old Vines
I have absolutely no brain cells left with which to compose a post. It's all being poured into the book, I'm learning so much, but please forgive my silence here. I have to get to 85K words by the end of this month, so I'm writing every minute I can, because I know that any day now I'm going to get slammed with a flood of stories to edit for the magazine, my other gig, and my writing time will be squeezed. I'm reading your blogs though I have no brain cells for comments just now either, but there's love. I'll be back as soon as I have a whole draft done, and can finally begin the fun part, editing, layering, pruning, deepening and hopefully making it better. The other book, the one I turned in last year, comes out tomorrow. There's a big launch party for it on Thursday. Will try to find mental space to report in about that. In the meantime, here's a picture that found its way into my day.
My sweet man is a wine connoisseur. He is part of a wine club that supports vintners working with small yield old vines. A shipment came last week. I looked up from the dining table where I was working and this is what I saw. The bottles are all put away now in his wine coolers. In our house, a good red is always just a corkscrew away. So much going on in the world. Wish I could stop and opine, but I know you know.
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ReplyDeleteAnd damn! That man is so handsome.
Thank you, dear Mary. And to me, he is!
DeleteI'm so tired of all the bad news and it feels like it will get worse before it gets better. It may be better to be working hard and doing something positive, like you are doing, than fretting over the world. Wishing you lots of productive writing time; the porch light is on for whenever you're able to return here.
ReplyDeletebless you, jenny. xo
DeleteYou've been in my thoughts as you work on the current book. I'm excited about last year's book being available tomorrow. Sending love always.
ReplyDeleteam, sending love to you, dear friend.
DeleteHugs to you and Ms. Moon is right!
ReplyDeletee, hugs back!
DeleteCongratulations, and great job. It sounds like you are worded out. We'll be here when you get back, waiting to read the story.
ReplyDeletelisa, worded out is exactly right. trying to marshall all the words into the manuscript! nice to see you!
DeleteYou just keep on writing. We're not going anywhere.
ReplyDeleteSending hugs.
Sending you hugs, too, Lily!
DeleteI get it. been in that situation myself. working under the gun to get it done by deadline.
ReplyDeleteellen, thanks for getting it. it's so all consuming trying to wrest something from thin air, which is how it feels sometimes.
DeleteAnd how wonderful, to have a good red just a corkscrew away! Truly one of life's greatest pleasures, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteSteve, i do indeed love that perk of life with this man!
DeleteI have been thinking about you and figured that you have been busy busy busy with all the writing. Glad to know all is well there. Love seeing your husband and all that wine.
ReplyDeleterobin, thanks for the kind thought. Sending so much love.
DeleteThe book arrived today!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG Connnie! Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. I so appreciate your ordering it!
DeleteWhat could be better than being married to a good looking guy who is ALSO a wine connoisseur? Happy writing, hope it goes well and you emerge from it all soon.
ReplyDeleteYes , the wine perk is fine, waking up next to such handsomeness is even more fine-I want to tell you to relax and just STOP your life - so worthy of savoring. As the days go by I am finding that stopping everything is nice. I stopped everything for ten minutes today, for instance, I feel brand new -takes practice- if I had that much wine and pretty folks around me as you do, I would stop for months at a time- happy and tipsy and so in love.
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