Hot Days

It's another 100°F day here today.  No rain either.  We got a five second spritz yesterday, and we are hurting for rain, and a cooling off period.  Watering the garden(s) takes most of my morning.


The heat is making outdoor work difficult.  I really need to weed all the gardens, but watering by hand isn't enough to soften the soil.  Yet, despite lack of rain, the garden is producing many tomatoes now.


It makes you wonder how difficult it was for the pioneers to grow gardens. 

Write that Novel

I'm getting more time in for writing these days.  Although, I think I spend more time reading about writing than actual writing. 

I'm working on prompt exercises and getting my brain to shift gears from chores to what I enjoy doing - writing.


And you probably know how side-tracked I can get, so this is a challenge.  Especially in this chaotic, large family, home.

When I sat down to read over some magazines pertaining to writing, I ended up reading some old Clean Eating magazines there were in the same pile.

I got my focus back, and buried the recipe magazines underneath them.

The day before, I got out my journal I collect odds and ends of information (conversations, descriptions, places, names, etc.) in.  However, I never covered the front or the back, so what did I do?  You guessed it.  I decoupaged it with paper that looks like newsprint.  Then I added the typewriter stamp.  I will add letters to the front soon also.

Getting side-tracked is easy in my home.