Did I enjoy my time off? I did!
Of course, getting there was challenging. Two days needed to be swapped, and I spent most of Holy Saturday working and not cooking (but fortunately Joshua, Timothy, Rebekah, and Daniel were willing and able to pitch in).
Mostly I attended services, celebrated Easter with my family, and squeezed in a bit of fiction writing here and there. I returned to work refreshed and (hardly) stressed about fitting fives days-ish worth of work into three.
And look! The weekend is upon us!
Have a great Friday readers, writers, and vampire fans! :)
Non-bylined features:
Monday through Saturday I assembled my non-bylined works - brief posts and calendar listings - into one convenient file and posting them on Facebook in the evening, so readers can easily choose the ones they want to read.
One can also find those event listings, the Gotta Do It calendar, as well as the pets, health, faith, and arts and entertainment calendars, under the sections tab on the left hand side of http://www.theherald-news.com/. Click on "features" and the topics drop down. Gotta Do It runs under "people."
Community news? Again, under the sections tab, under features, and by topic. Updates are posted on these days in print and web (and some only on web on other days as I have the time): Monday (pets), Tuesday (health), Thursday (faith), Friday (arts and entertainment), and Sunday (people).
Social media:
Daily updates: I do post the briefs and calendars on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.
BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries. And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.
Books and Such
Information on my books (including where to buy) along with upcoming events is at
www.bryonyseries.com.
Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.
'One of the best human beings I've ever met'
Dick Goss celebrates 35 years as Herald-News sports editor
“It’s been nothing but a pleasure to work with Dick Goss,”
said Joe Hosey, managing editor of The Herald-News. “Not only does he know all
there is to know about sports in Joliet and beyond, he’s one of the kindest men
I’ve ever met.”
http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/04/01/7833dda3fbc74a7ea542868b97bf4021/index.xml
Plainfield Township residents keep Easter egg hunt tradition
going
This year, the childless couple spent about $500 to give 60
kids a happy Easter experience.
How? Why? Keep reading...
http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/03/28/0c53a936ec584358ba83f73989ece589/index.xml
An Extraordinary Life: Joliet veterinarian was a '24/7 guy'
"Dad made practice fun," Wayne Ingmire of Kansas,
retired veterinarian, said. "He had a great ability to interact with the
clients and he had a sense of humor. He'd be giving an IV to a cow and telling
a joke."
Mystery Diner: Joliet's 99 Hops House has good burgers,
plenty of beers
It's well lit, there's plenty of room along the expansive
bar and .... they have a lot of beer options.
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/03/eastern-orthodox-churches-prepare-for-easter/av7jyep/
Only a blurry photo remains
Handmade heirloom lost in move
That cloth adorned our Easter basket that year: 1991. Then it
was carefully folded and put away until the following year. It had one job: to
drape over the top of our Easter basket full of food while it awaited the
blessing.
That’s it. And we used that cloth every year.
Until 2014.
Eastern Easter treats
Recipes tend to be heavy in foods forsaken during Lent
Three noteworthy items, two being traditional and one being
traditional for us, are pascha (Easter bread), hrudka (Easter cheese) and
pirohi (more commonly known as pierogies).
Here is the way we make ours. Since the Easter season lasts
40 days, trying one or more of these recipes during this time is perfectly fine
and extends the spirit of joy that accompanies the resurrection.
Joliet man ‘was a good soul’
Anand Maraj brought home books and taught Debra to read,
simple words at first and then more complicated words and stories.
“There is not a day that goes by that I don’t read,” Debra
said. “I’ve learned a lot from reading. And it’s all because of him.”
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/07/joliet-man-was-a-good-soul/a63pm5e/
Cat daddy offers purr-fect advice for feline care
Joliet theater to host Animal Planet personality
Cat Mojo philosophy is not much different than human mojo.
When you find the thing you were put on this planet to do you exhibit… mojo, a
natural swagger and confidence.
2-Fer's Pizza & Pub in Minooka: Where pizza is buy one,
get one free
One day when I was passing through Minooka, I asked a friend
to join me at 2-Fers. Karaoke wasn't part of the plan, but white pizza and good
conversation was.
