New Year doin's

After a long hiatus, which I will not apologize for as I don't want to go into a litany of excuses; I'm starting up my blogging again--it's just that life happens.

It's the first week of the new 2017 year, so what have I planned?  No resolutions for me. I have revamped my blog header to reflect a more concise summary of what you can expect to find in this blog.  And of course, I am busy with research for my second novel, more about that in a later post.  Any actual writing at this point is a joint project with my husband.  We are collaborating on a small volume for our family, chronicling our separate and joint lives.  It's more in the legacy theme, that runs through most of my life lately, considering my first novel's title is Unfinished Legacy, and my second is Unknown Legacy.  (I've written about it in a previous post here.)

In case you don't know me, I believe that what is important for an individual life is not the just the moments that make it up, but the entirety of life as it pertains to purpose and legacy.  The journey is what we will leave when the moments are forgotten.    I guess you could say I believe in story.

Well, so much for today's post, I need to get on with transferring some files from my broken computer to my new computer.  See ya later!

Writing goals . . . ?

As you can see, I have not done well, with my goal of writing for forty days.  Life happens.  The end of summer and beginning of Autumn is always a busy time for me in regard to crafting.  And it shoved my writing to the background!!

Anyway, I will be back to writing after the holidays in January. In the meantime, here are a few pictures of our recent adventures.

Trip to Silver Falls

Trip to the Diamond Peak area of Oregon

Rogue River, Oregon portion

Update

Day18--

Not doing the greatest at this writing for forty days thing.

Took a mini beach vacation in the middle of this week, (some pictures below).  Today is Saturday and I will write more on my novel, and tomorrow is Mother's Day, probably no writing on that day when one has ten kids!  Probably will be going out to breakfast, lunch and dinner and taking phone calls the rest of the day!  Whew!

Anyway, I just wanted you to know that I am still trying to keep up with this 40 days of writing. catch me later at the first of next week for more writing.

And have a happy Mother's Day!

R & R

We're off on an adventure today.  Rented a cabin at Fort Steven's State Park near Astoria Oregon for some R & R.  Ahhh, so peaceful and quiet here (until hubby's car alarm went off accidentally :)  Sitting here enjoying the view from the kitchen table over a cup of tea.

 A little difficult to get my mobile to post pics, so I'll share more when I get home.

Determination

Day 13 - - -

Well, I missed posting on Saturday and Sunday, but I did write on other projects, so I feel I am doing well with this writing for 40 days determination. (See first post here.)

It's harder than one might think to follow thru with 40 days of anything.  It involves will power! And as I said before staying focused on the final destination--this one being a habit of writing daily.

  So for today's submission, here is a little poem about our new month of May.

May, traditionally a month of flowers

brought from the April showers. 

Spring brought us May Day poles 

and garden Easter egg rolls. 

All beautiful symbols of peace

But our symbols have been fleeced--

by people who protest in streets--

too bad they don't choose peace.