What I Did for Two Days Instead of Blogging

I didn't start out not intending to blog, but as time slipped away, I did let it go.

I started Saturday off with scheduling some social media and an early breakfast with my brother and sister-in-law that was so relaxing, it extended into most of the morning.

And then I spent part of the afternoon working. I still had a couple stories to write since I had taught the monthly fiction workshop on Friday night.

Afterward, Rebekah and I worked on a surprise project for Christmas that's been on my idea list since the Channahon days. Timothy put up the tree, and it's a beautiful tree.

On Sunday, we watched two movies that's been on our "must see" list for awhile: Crazy Rich Asians and Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic. I enjoyed both, but the first was Americanly predictable, and the second, although it started off slowly, was very well executed.

Note to writers: At least twice, Book of the Atlantic stops the motion for back story and "info dumps." And guess what? Both times it works! It only goes to show: context, context, context.

Sunday night I had the house to myself, so I cleaned said house in preparation for today, walked a bit, and scheduled some social media.

We did not cook this weekend so the Thanksgiving recipes will remain on Sue's Diner for the coming week. If you're tired of rich food, I suggest trying the roasted vegetable recipe on the page, it's very good: https://www.bryonyseries.com/sue-s-diner.

If you'd like to try other recipes, simply buy the official BryonySeries cookbook here: https://www.bryonyseries.com/bbbs. All proceeds are donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties, so the cookbook has two benefits.

What about the books?

Rebekah has to finish the cover for Cornell Dyer and the Necklace of Forgetfulness, and that one is ready to go, two proofs later.

She also has to finish the cover for Before the Blood: John Simons, check my formatting, and order a proof.

These are not her favorite things to do. Please give her some encouragement. ;)

Photo courtesy of Timothy Baran