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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Back from North Carolina

Life was quiet, full of nature, flowers, trees and slow paced. Loved the time I spent in North Carolina. Take a look at what I saw from the back porch early one morning.








Now back to Florida life.

We arrived really late Wednesday night. Bruiser, a Chihuahua we rescued in November was very ill when we returned. We took him to our vet, Aventura Animal Hospital, and they decided he needed hospitalization. Blood work revealed he is heartworm positive. He tested negative in November, but must have had an early infection. So now, we're giving supportive care and helping him regain his strength so he can go through the heartworm treatment.

Here's Bruiser





"Passing through or live in Northeastern North Carolina? Want a place to take the kids they’ll be talking about for days? Then the Aurora Fossil Museum, in Aurora, North Carolina, is a must stop, even if you’re not interested in geology or paleontology. The museum hosts marine fossils from the Pleistocene, Pliocene and Miocene periods. Is Fido traveling with you? No problem, this is a pet friendly museum. Don’t forget to watch the 20 minute video about the local PotashCorp Mine that is “the most important source of Pliocene and Miocene fossils in the world,” according to the Aurora Fossil Museum’s website.

After visiting the museum, stop at the Pit of the Pungo and try your luck digging fossils for your very own collection. Weather or time not in your favor? That’s okay. Stop by the Digger’s Gift Shop, located within the museum and buy prefilled buckets of dirt enhanced to make sure you find the perfect fossil to add to, or start, your collection. Need gift ideas? The Digger’s Gift Shop sells on site or through their website.

Follow the Aurora Fossil Museum on FB and don’t forget to like the page so you don’t miss their next Fossil Festival and fossil raffles."

I discovered a submission that I didn't clean out when I was housecleaning. November, last year, I submitted "No Laughing Matter" to WD Short, Short Story Contest. I didn't receive an response. So it's considered--didn't place. Don't forget to get into their Short, Short Story Contest this November.

I have an appointment with South Dade Newsleader to, again, discuss possible employment and what happened to the articles I did write. My first paid article, "Free at last: I forgive you," will be up soon. It's in the final stages of preparation. I'm working on another article for familyshare.com. They now have a new website with our articles translated into Portuguese, familia.com.br. Check it out and share with your Portuguese speaking friends. All that is left to be back on tract is to contact the ranger about my controlled burn article for Assignment 8.

The back of my mind is bugging me. Many novels have been outlined, some started and they're bugging me to dig them out of obscurity. Need more time, but taxi mom, of five, has four children going three different ways in the morning and then picked up in the afternoon. Getting up earlier isn't working to gain any writing time since the characters aren't awake to tell me what to write.

Still reading Bigfoot books and loving the information. Hopefully this will help with my children's story that involves Bigfoot. I'm considering entering the Spoonful of Cheerios contest. Not 100% sure I can. Will have to contact them, but I've never been paid for anything written for children. I think I still qualify for this contest. Anyway...

Having more fun than one ought to reading, writing, submitting, researching, getting published and missing North Carolina life.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

In North Carolina packing and moving

my parents from their temporary rental to their rebuilt rental. The sun wakes me every morning about 6:30 am. I make my morning smoothie and sit on the porch and listen to the trees and swamp animals wake up to another day. The property has two ponds and I watch them come to life with dragon flies, flying fish, frogs and turtles.  A momma duck can be heard behind the brush. She's too shy to bring the little ones to the pond while I'm out. A rabbit carefully wanders to the edge of the forest to eat the tender grass and the flowers show off their brilliant colors in the morning sun. During a noon-time break I observed, I think, a Northern Watersnake. It was swimming out of the pond onto the grass in the backyard.

Another really beautiful site is the night sky. Brilliant stars, and so many, against a very black background demanded observation and I willingly gave in. The only constellation I've identified so far is the big dipper. Will have to check start charts and try to figure out what is here. At home the big dipper faces down and is in the front yard. Orion and his group of stars are in the back. I haven't found them here and am thinking I may not this time of the year since he's a winter star.

Tropical Storm Andrea graced us with a visit, lots of needed rain and high winds. Both ponds are now full. (lack of rain had them low) The frogs sang praises for the rain and, that evening, called out for their mates and a bit of night-time fun. Tadpoles coming soon.

I was unable to get with the ranger about controlled burns, Assignment 8, in the Everglades before we left, so I'll try again when we return. The South Dade Newsleader was supposed to run my articles, but I can't seem to find them. Will have to check on them when I return as well. I finished the article for Rover's North, at least as much as I can until the Florida Land Rover Club answers my questions and supplies me with some pictures I need.

I wrote another article for Familyshare.com. I'll submit it as soon as I am able to print and submit the Independent Contributors paperwork. I am now on their payroll. The internship, only four months, worked out great as they like my work and asked me to come on board.

My chastity article is up and ready to read. Check it out and if you like it, please like it at the article page and share it with your friends and family. More articles coming. As stated I finished one and am working on another. Will keep you updated.

I visited Bath, NC on Tuesday, the 4th, with Inspector Meiko Luv. Hopefully we have some great pictures and can finish a children's book, middle grade, about it's history. I was able to talk to an archeologist that was working on a dig. It was very interesting. I hope the children enjoy that part of the book as much as I enjoyed discussing his project.

We then went to Aurora, NC and visited a the Fossil Museum. We had a great time walking through the dog friendly museum and then digging for fossils. We found some interesting pieces. I didn't take very many pictures, but know Inspector Meiko Luv and I will return so we can write another story. It was too late in the day. This time about Aurora.

Some contests to consider:
Kindergarten story: Exploration! Write up to 150 words. Contest ends July 12th, 2013.
Pockets Annual Fiction Contest Write 750 - 1,000 words. Contest ends August 15th, 2013.

Heading for bed, Inspector Meiko Luv is demanding I join him for tonight's slumber.

Having more fun than one ought to reading, writing, submitting, researching and getting published.