

Good evening from the Cottage of Blog.
Well, I tried to write tonight. Honest I did. Unfortunately, the tears of tiredness kept blinding my vision. (I HATE that when that happens) So, this will have to be my writing experience for the night.
It was finals day at school today. Right in the middle of second period, someone pulled the fire alarm and, once again, there we were outside in front of the school watching the fire trucks line up at the curb. this has been happening now almost every day.
The finals themselves didn't go that well either. It didn't help that I'd spent the better part of last week preparing everyone for them. It didn't help much that they all had study guides. Hah. You actually have to pick them up and READ them.
Don't get me wrong. I love my kids. Well, most of them. Sometimes, however, they drive me to distraction. Hell, that's part of the teenager's job description, isn't it?
I've been thinking about my erotica -- and I have to say romance, because it is. an erotica in disguise. I have enough material for one adventure per chapter, with a culmination of something not very nice happening to our fair heroine. Hero to the resuce. Then back to the girl meets boy, girl falls for boy, girl runs as far from boy as she possibly can get. Boy crosses heaven and earth to get her back. Hmm. think I can manage that in 100 pages? No?
Annie and Mark's story is coming along. Mainly in my mind at the moment. I spent some time revising the first chapter. I've been thinking about the ticking bomb. I alwasy have problems with "upping the stakes." well, I think a nice thunderstorm in the mdiddle of a state park with a maniac chasing said heroine might fit the bill nicely. I love Turkey Run STate Park. think I'll use it.
Anyway, my brain is a mess of ideas layed out like a spirly roadmap. Maybe like Wisconsin. Nobody can get around the back roads of Wisconsin without getting lost.
Trust me. It took me three hours to get to a sheep herding trial, because I got lost. Did I tell you my dogs can herd sheep? They all have their herding instinct titles bless them. Maybe next time I'll show you pictures of them herding in action. A good herding dog is something to see in action.
Hate to go. I'm having so much fun now that my eyes aren't quite as tired as they are. But, I'm yawning. I'm definitely yawning.
So, it's so long from The Cottage of Blog.
Pat
4 Comments:
Beautiful pictures!! Ugh, sounds like a terrible day at school. Can they post a guard on the fire alarms, or secretly tape and expel the guilty party or something? How annoying!!
Really. Couldn't agree more. Last year they closed all class rooms five minutes after the bell rang. This year they're not doing that. Kids are roaming the halls.
Unbelievable.
Great pics, Pat. Hope you feel better soon. Oh, and I love the dogs!
Tanya
Thank you. The are wonderful pets and companions. You can train a dog that has the herding instinct to be a really good herding dog. Those with great trainers and the will can be great. My dogs got their herding instinct tests, and I worked with them on that and other dog performance sports until I started to be serious about writing. Unfortunately, I couldn't do both--one had to go.
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