Here’s another day in pictures.
Today wasn’t quite as productive as I’d hoped for, but a lot still got accomplished. Tomorrow should be even better. It’s almost time for me to head off to write. Hope everyone has a great night.
Life is good. This week has been exceptionally productive, both on the farm and with book four. I feel like things are coming together nicely on both fronts. I haven’t had much time to write blog posts because of all the hard work, so please forgive me for getting behind on here. I’ll try harder to carve out a little more time for this site, as I have many topics I’d love to discuss on here.
Tomorrow, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, I’ll be at the Best Western off exit #8 in Morristown for Collectors’ Showcase Comic and Toy Convention. The show was featured on the front page of the Citizen Tribune yesterday and looks to be a fun time. I’m looking forward to meeting Shannon Rhea and all of the others involved with putting this together. If you get the chance, stop by and say hello.
Also, I want to give a big shout-out to my best friend Dagan Smith, who received some much-deserved good news yesterday. He and I have both been through many similar struggles in our personal and professional lives, and there aren’t words for how happy I am for him. My man, you’ve paid your dues and come through the fires one helluva man, and deserve all of the blessings in your life. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you all best as you move into this new chapter of your life. You’ve been my brother for as long as I can remember and, at times, were one of the only people who had my back. You’ve earned this opportunity, and for what it’s worth, I’m proud of you for your perseverance.
That’s all for now. Hope to see some of you tomorrow at the show.
Sunday and Monday were fairly rough days, as I was dealing first with a bad poison oak rash and then the side effects of a steroid shot to clear it up. Despite disabling me on Monday, the steroids did the trick, and I was back at it with a vengeance yesterday, making a huge dent on the area near the springhouse where we’re going to raise mushrooms and hopefully build a wood burning smoker inside an old brick building. Things are really taking shape in that area and starting to look usable again. It’s a good feeling to once again see real progress on the farm front.
Also, book four is coming along nicely. I’ve been writing fairly steadily each night, again with the exceptions of Sunday and Monday, so hopefully I will stay on track with my deadline for completing the rough draft. I feel like the story is moving in right direction, and the tensions in the story are growing nicely. My goal is to make this the best book of the series so far, and while it will take some polishing to get it there, right now, it feels on track. I’ll know more after getting a couple of first readers to glance over the first couple of chapters to make sure it starts with a bang.
That’s all for now. Time to get outside and work on clearing more poison oak and honeysuckle. Have I ever mentioned just how much I hate them? Well, just as a reminder, they’re both of the devil and will be eradicated from my little corner of this earth to make room for plants that aren’t parasites. Here’s to another day in the sun.
Big Owl's Tree 