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Your Target Audience: Step 3 of How to Write a Compelling Nonfiction Book Proposal in 10 Easy Steps

find the target audience for a bookWriting a nonfiction book proposal can feel overwhelming, but never fear! I’ve read hundreds of them (as an acquisitions editor for a traditional publisher) and helped numerous authors write them, too, and I understand the importance of including the right information in the right way that will grab the attention of an agent or editor—and now I’m sharing that with you!

Like most publishing professionals, I read those proposals in a certain order—but not necessarily in the order the author presented the material. As I wrote in Part 2: Author Bios, the different sections of a nonfiction book proposal (find a list of them here) are dependent on each other; in other words, what you write in one section will be elaborated on in the others.

Nowhere is this truer than in defining your target markets and the ways you convey your ideas for marketing to those potential readers.

No one really knows who will buy your book, so be optimistic and expansive in your assessment. You’re the expert in your field, remember, so don’t be afraid to think outside the box and offer some ideas for potential readers the publisher might not think about.

You’re selling two things in your book proposal: your manuscript and you. A strong proposal weaves those separate entities together in creative and compelling ways. As you may recall (again from Part 2), I think of the Author Bio section as the hub of the wheel; all the other sections are spokes coming from that hub. And those sections first come together as you lay out your

Target Market

Think about the people who will read your book. In What’s Your Book, former acquisitions editor Brooke Warner suggests,

Think about who would benefit from your book. Think about who your ideal reader would be. List five people you know who you’d love to have read your book once it’s finished. They can be a specific person, a type of customer, or just your ideal reader.”

Brooke goes on to discuss the value of this list when it comes time to market your book, and we’ll discuss that in Part 4 of this series, so stay tuned.

There’s an old saying that there’s nothing new under the sun, and another that says every story worth writing has been written, so why should anyone read your book? Consider the following as you think about exactly who your reader will be:

Timeliness. Is the subject evergreen? Or has there been a lot of news coverage about it lately?

Market size. Can you find statistics to support your belief that there are many people who are interested/will benefit from your knowledge?

Availability of current information. Will an Internet search turn up all the information a reader needs? How many other books are available on the subject?

Level of expertise. Will you introduce potential readers to a new concept in your field? Will your book appeal to readers who already have a firm knowledge base in the subject?

Let’s look at each point closely as a way to determine the information you should present in your Target Market section.

Many subjects are evergreen, so there is a continuous need for up-to-date information. If your book fits this description, you need to present evidence of that with solid examples. For example, if your subject is the health benefits of growing your own food, you might include:

  • Lovers of homegrown tomatoes. Of the 36 million households with home gardens in America, 86 percent grow tomatoes, according to a study of home and community gardening by the Burlington, Vt.-based National Gardening Association (NGA).

If your book is about something that’s hot in the news, provide that information . . . but remember that publishers need to consider both long production times and the long-term salability of a book, so a book about today’s pop star might not have a long-enough shelf life to garner much interest.

Market Size

As you list possible readers, be specific. “All women between the ages of 18 and 45” could be any book; instead give the publisher a much better idea of not only who might read your book, but how to best market it. Example:

  • Women between the ages of 18 and 45 who worry about the impact of an extended maternity leave on their careers

Instead of “Men and women who prefer alternative medical care,” be specific:

  • The 38% of Americans who seek some form of complementary/alternative medicine, according to the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (part of the National Institutes of Health).

Level of Expertise

Of course we all hope our book will appeal to everyone, but be honest about the potential reader, and use statistics to your advantage. If your book is about advanced scrapbooking techniques, don’t list every person who ever put a glue dot on a photo and plastered stickers on a page. Here is a targeted approach:

  • 1.45 million women self-identify as intermediate and advanced scrapbookers (according to

One of the reasons agents and editors reject nonfiction book proposals is because the author is unable to clearly define the market for his or her book. If an audience is too small or too broad, chances are slim that a traditional publisher will take the risk on your book. That’s not to say a niche market is a deal breaker—but as I’ve said before, it’s up to you, the author, to make a clear case for the marketability of your book. If you can imagine standing in front of a group and talking about your book, that’s a group you should consider listing as part of your target audience.

And finally (and here’s where your platform really pays off), be sure to list the hundreds—perhaps thousands—of potential readers you’re already connected with through your website, blog, and other social media. Again, nothing generic like “I have 5,385 blog followers, but specifics like this:

  • The 5,385 men and women who subscribe to my weekly blog posts about dancing for health, and the additional 2,711 who subscribe to my monthly newsletter that is focused on the health benefits of dancing and related subjects.
  • A final note: Almost everyone finds bulleted lists much easier to read than paragraphs of information, so use them to make it easy for an agent or editor to zero in on specifics in this section.

Next up, in Part 4 of this series, I’ll share ways to make your Marketing section sing. Even if you’ve never sold a thing in your life, you’ll learn how to think like a bookseller and create a compelling marketing section.

Does the idea of writing a proposal scare you? Do you have other questions about what should (or should not) be included in your Target Audience section—or any other parts of your proposal? Please ask any questions you have about any aspect of writing your proposal—I’d love to answer them as I cover each part of a proposal in more detail.

Happy Writing,

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And if you want more great writing and publishing information, check out my Facebook page at Change It Up Editing and Writing Services, where I share all kinds of interesting articles and links.

Candace Johnson is a professional freelance editor, proofreader, writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach who has worked with traditional publishers, self-published authors, and independent book packagers on nonfiction subjects ranging from memoirs to alternative medical treatments to self-help, and on fiction ranging from romance to paranormal. As an editorial specialist, Candace is passionate about offering her clients the opportunity to take their work to the next level. She believes in maintaining an author’s unique voice while helping him or her create and polish every sentence to make it the best it can be. Learn more here.

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4 thoughts on “Your Target Audience: Step 3 of How to Write a Compelling Nonfiction Book Proposal in 10 Easy Steps”

  1. I absolutely love that most of this applies to fiction as well. It’s just as important to know your market and how to reach them. Great concise information. Thanks again Candace 🙂

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Glen’s story began when he was diagnosed with leukaemia on 10th June 2009. He was 6 years old. Glen was sent to St Georges Hospital in Tooting and he started treatment on the 17th June. Three weeks later, further tests showed that he had philadelphia leukaemia and would need to undergo a more intense series of chemotheraphy. He was transferred to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton when a bed became available.

Over the next months Glen had blocks of intense chemo and he responded well. Glen’s time in hospital was positive and he coped well. This gave his family a sense of strength and hope for the future.

As Glen’s body had responded so well to the treatment the family were told that he would be able to have a bone marrow transplant. So their next mission was to find a suitable donor. After tests, the family had the good news that Glen’s only sibling, Adam who was 9 years old, was a good match as a donor. This was fabulous news for them all.

The rest of the year was spent making trips back to the hospital for treatment. Glen was at home and continued his medication. He had a home tutor to try to keep life as normal as possible.

Later a date was set for January 2010 for Glen and Adam to undergo the bone marrow transplant. A month before Glen had radiotheraphy to prepare his body for transplant. He was very tired but he coped well and his family were extremely proud of him.

Finally the day arrived for his transplant, 7th January 2010. It all went according to plan. The recovery period for Adam was 3 days and Glen had to stay in isolation at the Marsden for 5 weeks.

During this time the only people who could have contact with Glen were his parents and the medical staff. Once he was able enough, the teachers at the hospital were able to stimulate him and help him get back on track.

Glen's brotherAt this time Glen had expressed a wish to have his own laptop. This would help to get him motivated and learning again as well as being able to communicate with family and friends whilst in isolation.

The CLIC Sargent team, based at the Marsden, contacted us to see if we could help.

We were delighted to purchase Glen a laptop so that he would be able to communicate, learn and fill some of the many long hours on the ward. Glen was over the moon.

When Glen’s isolation period ended he was then able to mix with others and attend the ward school and use the playroom. A few weeks later he was discharged. He had a home tutor and went back to hospital for regular checkups. Glen was doing really well.

In July he attended his school for half days. During the summer Glen was able to mix more and go swimming. He returned to school in September and was monitored by the hospital and was doing well.

Charley Paige Trust has kept in touch with Glen’s family and we were delighted to have them as special guests at our Charley’s Smile Fun Day in June 2011.glen-smiler

Glen’s mummy told us,

I will never forget the day when Glen was handed his laptop. He wasn’t a very happy boy and receiving the laptop made him smile and very happy. I will always have that memory forever

Our aim: To enhance a sick child’s life and/or support their family and make smiles happen. We certainly made smiles happen that day.

June 2012 – Glen is currently in remission and doing very well. Brilliant !!

A big thank you to the family for allowing us to keep in touch X

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My friend, Mika, says she loves the short story! And how fabulous is that?! She said all manner of very sweet things, which was very nice considering how long it's been since I wrote anything at all. I was pleased with the story, but I'm ever more pleased that Mika was pleased. After all, I wrote it for her. Happy Belated Birthday, Mika.

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I hurt my back last night humping your mom.

Okay, not really. I actually hurt it in the service of the lord. Or actually, the demons that run women's society. But I suppose they work for the lord.

Anyway, I hurt. And am cranky. There is some fall out. However, I've been taking the lovely pills that Mare brought me in journalcon and have thus been spending some quality time with Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

I need to work on my attitude. It's very poor lately. I'm no fun to be around. I've been drinking heavily. I've considered taking up smoking again. Life is not pleasant. But then, it rarely is. The fatalism, see, it's good. My last day in California is April 17th. Which is good because I can catch Kill Bill Vol. 2 before I return to Zion, so there are bright moments on the horizon. Not that moving back to help out my parents run thier business interests is a terrible thing. It's just a bittersweet thing. There are things that I will miss, and things that I won't. People that I will miss, events that I will miss, opportunities that I will miss. But who knows. I don't think of it as a bad move, or a backwards move. Just as a move. People keep asking me if I'm excited about it, and the truth is, I have no idea. It's what is happening. The emotions are not really there. Perhaps that is helping me be irritable.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Running again

Things are going much better. I returned to work on Thursday and saw my doctors, who said things were healing pretty well and everything I felt was normal. The overwhelming social atmosphere at the office was delightful, though it later proved to be too much of a jump for me. Also, the aromas of everybody's lunches were too much for me, after sequestering myself from all but Alex's stray cooking fumes. I needed something, and sorbet wasn't doing it anymore. On the way to my appointment I grabbed a cup of Eyetalian wedding soup at Au Bon Pain in Union Station, opened my throat and just poured it in, meatballs and all. It was glorious.

My official weight loss from my pre-op visit was 17 pounds, I'm now down to a more efficient 164. The doctors did want me to drink Ensure and other such nutrition drinks, so I am doing so for a few days to get some protein. I spent the rest of the day planning to try running when I got home, but when I fell asleep on the metro ride, I figured going to work and the doctor's office was pushing myself enough for one day.

When I got home, I scrambled four eggs, on the advice of Dan Ruef, and managed to get most of it down. The smaller pieces got lost in the jumble of my numb mouth, but the big ones were great. If that isn't a better source of protein than Ensure, then I don't want to talk to you.
I woke up Friday morning feeling like someone hit me in the head with a bat. I stayed in bed most of the day.

Saturday I woke up and tried to run. I planned to go about a half hour, and as I ran around my apartment parking lot, I felt pretty good- the extra air making it into my lungs was a nice bonus. I decided on a Fisherman++ with potential add-ons around the metro loop. I hit my first (downhill) mile in 6:45, then around 1.75 started to feel like I was in over my head. The second mile was 7;15, and as I climbed up Fisher, I was definitely struggling, my lungs crying like I hadn't felt in a while. Clearly 12 days off with barely any exercise was deleterious. I had just enough strength to make it back to my apartment, for a 3.5-mile run in 26:10- a 7:30 average. I hadn't run that slowly since the ridiculous late July temperatures abated.

The next morning I tried to push the distance and start out slower. I ran to the Greenwhich mile loop and ran it three times and finished with a loop around the parking lot for 4.4 miles in 31:00- 7:03 per mile pace, and I ran it pretty evenly.

I took Monday off of running, but I noticed big gains in my throat recovery. The pain has been reduced to the feeling of a bummer of a sore throat, in that it bothers just a small area. I had my lip stitches removed, so eating is a lot easier and less painful. I had my first serious solid food -- chicken quesadillas and a smattering of fries, incredible tater tots and chicken wings that were a little too spicy at Churchkey. Hung out with Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Murphy, Snow and Nips Murray.

Tuesday I realized just how sensitive my throat remains to seasoning when I tried to eat a steak sandwich from Quiznos for lunch. It was too much. I came home and ran a Giant-Park, it ended up 6.1 miles and I ran 41:00, 6:43 pace. Longer and faster than my last run. I like the way this is going.

Tonight I will run along with the warmup and some easy miles on the track while the GRC dudes run a workout. I feel like I at least won't die during the WPIAL alumni run on Friday, though it will be hillier than anything I'm ready for. I doubt we'll be running under 7:00 pace. A week of training in Pittsburgh in the cold will toughen me up really quickly.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

I am hungry

At about five calories a cup, chicken broth isn't exactly what I need right now, but it's a good placebo. And it gets something into my stomach.

Yesterday seemed like a step back. I could barely swallow. I tried to eat pudding, but it never got much past the top of my throat. It wasn't going anywhere. I am getting bored and hungry. Netflix streaming isn't working well to sync up the audio and video of some movies and shows I'd like to watch, including 30 Rock.

My trip to Georgetown for a meeting ended with me sitting on a cushion on the floor in the corner, legs up on a bench next to Wilson, passing out during a presentation.

After a trip to the Giant to return some movies, I tried some new foods. Sorbet is saving my life.
I let it sit at room temperature and melt a bit, and it cruised right down my swollen throat, relieving the whole way down. Sadly, this did not go for the raspberry sorbetto, that was too bitter for me to enjoy. After the sorbet, though, I felt better for a while.

I am obsessing about food. When I mused that this episode might change my relationship with food, I think I mean that I will be more respectful of what food can do to my body, and what is in it. Alex caught me in a somewhat lucid state Monday evening and we talked about my weight loss- I was down to 167 today. Granted, a lot of those 14+ pounds will come back when I start eating and living a normal life, but he postulated that I could have a Lance Armstrong effect- waste away the excess upper body weight and be ready to go as a lighter competitor. I can only hope. I also hope my stomach shrunk. My scale at home put me at 166 today. I'll get official numbers at the doctor's office on Thursday.

Even lower-quality foods are starting to look good. This article about menu design brought the Huddle House chain to mind, and when I checked the chain's website to look at the menu, the enlarged photo of country-fried steak transfixed me. It's culinary pornography. Right now I would eat a Grand Slam at Denny's, even though I am pretty sure it features bacon or sausage prominently. I just want to eat something, chew it around, savor it. I am friggin dying here.
A cake. I want a cake. Toast. Grilled cheese with vodka sauce for dipping.

My childhood family friend Katie Ferguson and her husband Rob ran their first half marathon this weekend in Kiawah as part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. They survived and evidently had a blast. A few weeks before the race she said she was getting to the point where she is craving running during her off day. That just puts a smile right on my face.

I've watched a bunch of movies-
School Ties- enjoyable if for no other reason than to watch some actors when they were younger
Date Night- An amusing vehicle for the stars, but the only thing that kept me watching was the sunk cost of renting the movie.
Greenberg- Too pretentious for its own good. Totally unsympathetic characters. Though it was made well, one of the worst stories.
Hot Tub Time Machine- Good for all the reasons Greenberg was bad. Likeable characters. Delightfully lowbrow. Glosses over the right parts of the story to make it a tale.
The Brothers Solomon- bought it for $1 in Cumberland last December- Easily the fourth worst movie I have ever seen. I had no idea Will Arnett could not be funny, but Will Forte, who I have thought was a bit of a hack, managed to write a movie that was bad enough for that to happen.
The Naked Gun- A classic of 1980s film. Good God I'm hungry.
The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down- I hate hipsters, but somewhat enjoyed this blunt mockumentary.
Most of season 3 of 24- Kim's bangs don't do it for me. I really liked Ramon Salazar, but that guy at the end was far too fashionable to be truly threatening
first seven episodes of season three of The Wire. Wow, I love this show.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Jesus Christ, look at me...

I went out for my last run for a while Sunday afternoon. I started with a New Virginia Manor loop, but then wandered over to the Tuckahoe Elementary area to pick up my race t-shirt from the director's house, ten headed home. Exactly 7.5 miles- 6:40 pace. No matter how out of shape I was, I still managed to run that pace. Hopefully I won't lose too much of that basic fitness during this time off.

I haven't eaten solid food in six days. I can't feel the front of my chin, and it looks like someone has taken up residence in my neck. Swallowing even a bit of water, or ever-present saliva initiates a wince of pain in the top of my mouth and my throat. I haven't been outdoors for an appreciable length of time since before my last solid meal. My feet are freezing and almost numb.
It's all going to be worth it.

Monday evening I finally put what I hope to be an end to years of sleeping misanthropy. A series of surgeries hopefully corrected what was so wrong with my mouth and throat:
I came to after surgery on Monday night, right around midnight, and instantly felt the difference. I could now breathe without the effort to which I had become accustomed. It was amazing. So were the painkillers. The next day in the hospital ran together a lot, and the big problem was that they didn't give me painkillers before I headed home, and a prescription snafu delayed delivery even more, so that night I went eight hours without drugs. Swallowing them when I finally got them was the most excruciating thing I had ever done, because I had to initiate the pain. Staying on a strict medication schedule was easy because I knew the consequences of messing up.

My swollen face, neck and chin about 72 hours after surgery, which means this was actually an improvement...

In the days since, I have pretty much just passed the time watching movies or napping. I am disappointed that I haven't been able to focus more. I would have liked to have used a lot of this time to read, but my attention span has been off as a side effect of the drugs. I am carrying on a torrid love affair with my Kindle, and my inability to perform has frustrated me. I wanted to be productive. Talking has been hazardous, because the threshold between comfort and pain comes very suddenly and frequently when I am making an important point. I do feel productive when my head reveals a defunct blood clot- not only does it clear up space in my noggin, but I feel like it shows progress in the recovery.

My mom stayed with me from Sunday night until Wednesday afternoon, and all of that companionship was crucial. She supplied me well with soft foods and most importantly, was a second set of eyes as I finally decorated part of my apartment, having lived here for 14 months already. A simple series of three photos of Pittsburgh I took in 2008 on a narrow wall has made a dramatic difference in how my place looks and feels, and makes it a lot more comforting when I am stuck here for days on end.

My chin is still numb, but it is regaining feeling by the hour. It's better I not look too closely at what is holding my mouth together, because I am not sure I could fully handle it. Obviously, I can't eat solid foods, so my desire for them has only increased. I am able to eat pudding, jello, ice cream (though it doesn't taste good). A little bit my of sense of taste is altered, but the doctors assure me it will come back.

I badly want the following:
  • pizza- primarily from Pomodoro or Cheff Geoff's- particularly the meatball pizza I had the day after NCAAs
  • chicken kiev from the Eleventh Street Lounge in Arlington
  • basilo linguini from Matchbox. I had this with Nora and Nadir the Friday before surgery, and I devoured it.
  • chicken Parmesan
  • a chicken sandwich and fries from Pizza Perfectta (spelling correct) in Pittsburgh with Craig
  • my dad's chicken chili and my ex-girlfriend's stellar cornbread. Alex made chili one of my first nights back and I was so jealous I couldn't stand it.
  • The Pad See Ew and the Australian strawberry liqourice Anne-Marie and I had a month ago or so
I do wonder if my relationship with food will change, though. So frequently I would eat something just to get some energy that I should have gotten from my faulty sleep. I can't go into it too much now because I am too hungry, but I wonder how it will change...

I can't wait to get back to running, hopefully by the end of next week. Eating again, however, will be my next goal. I'm definitely wasting away. I wish I knew some exercises I could safely do, but I'm better off resting completely, I guess. It kills me not to be able to line up with the GRC guys in Charlotte, or even at the Jingle all the Way 10k. I can't even yell loud enough to go and cheer for Dickson and Jimmy. As for USATF nationals, to paraphrase former Pitt (and current Chiefs) quarterback Tyler Palko, "I'm so proud of my motherfucking cross country team!" Big races from Wiggy and Predator. We beat Ragged Mountain, which might only matter to me, but it is pretty cool.

I am eyeing a return to work on Wednesday, but I'll go out into the world later today (Sunday) to go to a meeting. I can't wait to see how I enjoy normal life as a regular sleeper. Wiggy described his pre-tonsillectomy breathing aptly-- it was like someone had a hand around his throat. If I do indeed sleep better- every second of my life is going to improve. Waking up won't be as traumatic, I won't need a nap just to get started on something, the time I spend sleeping will be efficient. Running- man, I can't even begin to expect what I will feel. I survived 100+ mile weeks this summer feeling like crap. How much more will I enjoy it now that my body will recover when I sleep? There were times I would be running and spending more than enough physical and mental energy getting the air around those bulbous tonsils. To take a deep breath- I just don't know what to expect.

Saturday evening. The swelling has fallen dramatically, but I still look oafish. I need a shave, but with stitches in my chin, I am not risking using a razor, especially if the skin isn't taut.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Guess my weight!

This afternoon I will finally get rid of my tonsils. I'll also lose my uvula, part of the back of my tongue. The doctors will also drill a small hole in my jaw and pull my tongue muscles forward.
All this means I won't be able to eat solid food for a while. Possibly a week. I've already had to fast for 14 hours, so my behemoth (for a runner) frame is going to shrink a bit. The question- how much?
During my pre-surgical visit, I weighed 181.3- a lot, I know. I have a followup visit on the 14th. My question to you is- how much will I weigh then?


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Leggings are one of the most comfortable items you can wear and, of course, one of the clothing that hugs you the most intimately. Some people love the leggings for women, and others think that leggings shouldn’t be worn at all. I am among the people who love leggings for not one but too many reasons. Personally, leggings are all I wear in the fall and winter, when I’m at home, and also wear my leggings when I am going out. If you want to wear the leggings for women but don’t know what to wear with leggings, or you’re not sure how to wear leggings, make sure that you that you continue reading. Leggings have been around for centuries; they have been made of various materials and used for different purposes. They have been adapted, updated, and transformed into a closet staple and are still holding strong. Apart from the leggings, the jeggings for women and the jeans for women are no less in terms of fashion and comfort. They may change material and colours from season to season, but you can wear classic leggings every year. Now that you know what you should and should not do when wearing leggings, let’s review a couple of stylish ways you could wear leggings.

  • Wear leggings with a button down: In this outfit, you can wear a black legging with a cute black and white polka-dot button-down shirt. Accentuate the loose top at the waist with a black belt so to not lose your figure. The shirt should be long enough to cover the behind, so as to keep the look classy. Also add a pair of dark burgundy heels and a mini cross body bag with a gold chain. Keep the accessories to a minimum with a classic pearl necklace, one gold bracelet, and earrings.

  • Wear Leggings with an oversized cardigan and boots: Pairing leggings with an oversized cardigan and high boots is classic for the fall. This outfit is stylish, cozy, comfortable and my favourite way to wear leggings in the colder months.
  • Wear leggings with a chambray shirt and boyfriend tee: Leggings for women are my preferred bottoms for long road trips. They are the most comfortable and stylish option for times when you’re going to be sitting for hours. When wearing leggings for a road trip remember to layer and wear comfortable shoes, like flats.

When the trend of leggings and jeggings has taken over since then all are less incline towards jeans for women. The stretchable jeans for women are even then doing better than the ones which are not stretchable. You’ve seen them, you’ve judged them, and you’ve definitely considered purchasing jeggings for women – but the real question is, how do you actually wear the jeggings for women. Here are some do’s and don’ts for jeggings for you: –

  • If you’re rocking the style sans pockets, avoid pairing them with any top that doesn’t hit your hipbone.
  • Avoid wearing shorter pairs with heels, as they will leave an awkward gap of skin at your ankles that when accentuated by the added height, will draw even more attention.
  • Wear longer pairs with sandals or heels for a glamorous, more modern look.
  • For a more flattering look, stick with a dark wash in a thicker fabric for a smooth silhouette.
  • If you are very comfortable with your legs and want to show them off like no other, pick up a pair of light wash jeggings and pair them with your favourite heels. Similar to styling dark wash jeggings, pick a flowy top in a darker colour of your jeggings for women stand out.


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Cheating stories

A Big Mistake Ch. 05

by Pami

07/30/2016 18:43 in blowjob

Note from author: Like all the previous chapters, this story contains Female domination, humiliation and bad behavior. If you don't like that, please go read something else. Thanks to all who have sent me feedback. It is great to hear from the readers. Goamz86 * Missy got off the phone and called La

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Patchwork scarf

When I needed to come up with a big project for my youth sewing camp a few weeks ago, I panicked. What would appeal to ten and eleven year-old girls, be fairly straightforward, and fun? Plus, I had included fabric painting in the course description, so I needed to work that in. In the end, I decided on a patchwork scarf made of half painted fabric, and half commercial fabrics. Here's my sample:

Blue and orange patchwork scarf

After I made mine, I knew I had to simplify it a little more, so I made their patchwork rectangles longer, so that they'd sew 4 rectangles on each side, instead of 5. It'd be a stretch for the kids, but I hoped they'd have fun painting fabric, at least. And they did -- never underestimate how much tweens love glittery paints!

We painted first thing in the morning, and put their fabric on racks outside in the 90+ degree heat. Then I had them cut out their commercial fabrics before they went to lunch. After lunch, the paint was plenty dry, so they cut out the rest of the rectangles. The tricky part was getting them to piece the scarf together correctly. I don't get uptight about crooked seams, but they were sewing stuff together backwards, so there was a lot of seam ripping. Much moaning and "this is stupid" and "I don't like scarves" and so forth. In the end, I think 3 out of six finished, and I was really impressed at how nice the scarves looked. This is probably a better project for more advanced and motivated adult students, because the kids just didn't think they were that cool. But I do love mine!

My kid, now

My son gets annoyed when I start snapping a lot of photos of him. Can't say that I blame him, but what's a mother to do? Sometimes I have the urge to freeze the moment, and to capture that lovely boy just as he is.

With sunflowers at the farmers' market

(at the farmers' market)

Swinging the water bottle

(on the hiking trail)

Heart leaf

(you've got my heart, kid)

First day of 5th grade

(first day of 5th grade!)

Friday, August 28, 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Talking about swine flu

Tonight Ross and Chris and I were sitting at the table, playing cards, when the subject of swine flu came up. Chris and I both lectured Ross about washing his hands, and using tissues, and keeping his fingers out of his mouth, and other such things. We were not delicate about the matter. We told him that many people may die from this thing, and that if his dad, a diabetic, gets it, he may well end up in the hospital. Not to mention that Ross himself is in a high-risk group this time.

My responsible, serious boy started to look very grave indeed. And I wondered if we had gone too far, if we had needlessly scared the crap out of him. He lightened up as we resumed the game, so I don't think he'll have nightmares, but still, I wonder.

How do we as parents convey vital information in a manner that gets our kids to pay attention, but doesn't cause them distress? I always try to be straightforward and honest with Ross, but sometimes I know I'm lacking in subtlety and compassion. Is it a kindness to soften the message a bit? Or do I risk having him not taking the information seriously if I try to cushion it?

What have you said to your kids about swine flu? When you were a kid, do you remember something your parents said to you in a serious situation that was helpful, or harmful? (I'm thinking about diseases like AIDS and polio, but also more broadly -- death in the family, serious illness, and so forth.) I'd love to know what worked, and what didn't work, for you.

Friday, August 14, 2009

In any moment

In any moment, I can choose to be my truest self.

I can let go of the past, my "story," my grievances, my tightly wound-up adultness, and just be.

A simple miracle, emerging in every moment of our lives.

Light rays and clouds

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Our new car

My wonderful, diligent husband did a lot of research and dragged my reluctant self to dealer lots, and now his efforts have paid off: we have bought a new car. Introducing our 2009 Hyundai Elantra:

Our new car

We've mostly been a 1-car family over the years, but Ross will be going to a different school this year, and we needed a second car to make sure we can get him there and back again. (Talk about a spendy school supply item!) Plus, our Jeep is 12 years old -- still running fine, but it doesn't hurt to have something newer, just in case.

Ross in Hyundai

Can you believe that he'll be learning to drive this car in 5 years??? Yikes!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Rose among the thorns

Red rose among the thorns

Winter was very hard here in Spokane. All of my rose bushes looked dead this spring. They were here when we bought the house, and I had tended them as best as I could, but I am not a big fan of hybrid tea roses. Give me a unruly species rose any day, but the fussy ones are not my favorites. So, when the bushes looked bad, I thought, okay, good, I'll dig them out and put something else there.

Never count out a rose bush, though. They have all since come back and bloomed, without any care from me. Yes, sadly, I have not even cut back the dead canes this year. They've had little love from me, although I have been watering them when I water the lawn. And that is all they have needed from me, apparently.

They have triumphed despite my neglect, and my disdain, and my plotting against them. They have produced beauty from the sunshine. I can learn tenacity from these roses.

Monday, August 3, 2009

What's new, pussycat?

She's been a while in the making, but at last she's finished.

Chenille cat

The blue eyes and the pink collar came to pass, as I'd thought they would. I embroidered her eyes the same way I made the hearts on my last post, with the same muslin over felt. The pink chenille heart came from one of my favorite thrift stores, Value Village. It's one of those things that I bought because I liked it, not because I instantly knew what I was going to do with it.

Chenille cat back

Long tail!

Chenille cat face

The collar is made from vintage barkcloth, found in a lovely bundle of fabric goodies at Area 58, my favorite antique/vintage store in Spokane. The blue rhinestone pendant was from my husband's grandmother. Her whiskers were almost pink, but Ross thought white was a better choice, and I like his judgement on the matter.

Chenille cat collar

I thought it would be nice if the collar could be removed, so I sewed on a vintage glass button and a rattail loop for a closure. Now she can take it off and relax at the end of the day . . .


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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Louisiana Products at there peak!

Here in Louisiana we have an abundance of local ingredients just waiting to make there way to your table. Some of my favorites for this time of year is our Ponchatoula Strawberries and Fresh Sugar cane that was harvested a couple months back and hitting the shelf at its freshest state. With sSummer time around the corner this brings healthy eating to mind and salads to my mind. Below is a salad that I find to focus on those two great ingredients and is great for you and you palate. Enjoy these great local ingredients to there fullest and let your imagination run wild with culinary creativity.

Strawberry Spinach Salad
w/Sugar Cane Vinaigrette
1# Fresh Spinach leaves
1 pint strawberries (cut in ¼” slices)
3oz Blue Cheese Crumbles
2oz Chopped Walnuts
Toss Spinach leaves in a large mixing bowl with strawberries and Sugar cane Vinaigrette. Once all leaves are lightly coated top with Blue Cheese crumbles and chopped Walnuts. Top your salad with grilled chicken or blackened shrimp for light entree choice.
Sugar cane Vinaigrette:
                1/2 cup vinegar
                1/2 cup cane syrup
                1/3 cup mustard
                1 teaspoon garlic
                1 cup oil
Combine vinegar, mustard, garlic and syrup with blender. On medium speed slowly add oil till completely blended.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Lobster Napoleon

The Lobster Napoleon is a great Appetizer or entree for a dinner party or for that special evening at home. This recipe can be modified so many different ways to accommodate anyone. The lobster could be any other protein if lobster is unavailable (lump crab meat, shrimp, crawfish, scallops, etc.). I also have swapped the eggplant for green tomatoes turning this recipe into a whole new dish by changing one component. Cook with passion and use local ingredients and you cant go wrong!

Lobster Napoleon
Yield: 1 order

1 eggplant
2 cups corn flour
1qt buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1qt olive oil

4 oz cooked lobster meat (chopped 1/2”- 1”)
1 cup heavy cream
4oz unsalted butter (cut in 1” cubes)
2tbsp fresh basil (chiffonade 1/8”)
1tsp fresh garlic
1oz white wine

Preheat frying oil (olive oil) to 350°. Peel one eggplant and slice ½” wheels and set aside one small, medium and large cuts. Place wheels set aside in buttermilk to soak while preparing the sauce and lobster.  Heat small skillet over medium heat with 2 oz of butter, add garlic and lobster meat, sauté till meat is heated and absorbs flavors, deglaze pan with white wine. Add remaining butter and basil, continue cooking till butter is all melted and basil begins to wilt. Pour cream in pan and lower heat to reduce cream by half. While reducing sauce remove eggplant from buttermilk and dredge in corn flour, shake off excess flour and place carefully in fryer for 3 minutes then flip for another 3 minutes. Remove eggplant and place on paper towel to absorb excess grease, season with salt and pepper.  Sauce should be considerably thicker now, remove from heat and set aside. Place largest wheel down on plate first and top with 1oz lobster meat, place medium wheel on top of meat and add another ounce of meat on top of it. The smallest wheel will be last with lobster meat on it then drizzle the cream sauce all over letting it run down all side. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley.


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Monday, May 10, 2010

Turkey Taco Mac

This recipe has been popping up on a lot of food blogs lately and for good reason. It tastes fantastic! This is an easy and quick week night meal and suited for the whole family. When I first saw this dish, I knew BOTH my kids would eat it and that's saying a lot.

I followed the recipe pretty closely, but did reduced the taco seasoning just a bit b/c my kids don't like very spicy foods. I think I might add some corn to this next time to add an extra dose of veggie and color. This can be made with any shape pasta and I used mini wagon wheels to make it fun and kid friendly. This dish is definitely a keeper and makes for great leftovers.

Creamy, cheesy pasta = perfect kid dinner!

1¼ lbs. ground turkey
8 oz. dry pasta shapes
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (14 oz.) can diced tomatoes, drained
3-4 tbsp. taco seasoning or 1 envelope of taco seasoning
3 oz. cream cheese
½ cup sour cream
Salt and pepper
Shredded cheddar cheese
Cilantro or parsley chopped (optional)

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain, reserving ½ cup of pasta water. Set aside.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet or saute pan, cook the ground turkey over medium-high heat until no longer pink. A few minutes before the turkey is cooked through, add the chopped onion to the skillet. Once the turkey is cooked through, mix in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Mix in the diced tomatoes and taco seasoning and let simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked pasta, cream cheese, sour cream and reserved pasta water, and continue stirring until the cream cheese is melted and the sauce is well blended. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer over medium-low heat 3-5 minutes to reduce the sauce a bit. Remove from the heat and top with shredded cheddar cheese. Sprinkle cilantro or parsley on top if desired.

Source: Annie's Eats, originally from Delish

  1. I like how you share your adaptations for a family friendly meal.

  2. Tried this tonight, based on your recommendation. Yummy! Quick and easy, too :) Anna's not sold on it, yet, but Al loved it. I used light sour cream ... wondering about low-fat cream cheese. Would probably work - I just had a lousy result with it once and am scared to try it again!


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Friday, December 21, 2007

harry's wedding

in case you didn't know, harry got married this november! here is a picture of harry and rachel.

quite a few of the cousins went to virginia to attend the wedding. unfortunately, i don't think i got a picture of all of us together, but this is what i have:

bruce, jeff, and myself all missed our flights out to D.C. and we were all afraid that we would miss the wedding. luckily, with a bit of determination and a lot of running we were all able to get on other flights that got us into D.C. the morning of the wedding. bruce's car wasn't towed, and we were all able to clean up, get dressed, and arrive at fort meyer with a slick 20 minutes to spare.

at the wedding, there was a ton of food, including lobster and wedding cake.

and here is lin enjoying some sorbet

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Of course, the most exciting thing we saw was the panda park where we got to hold pandas!
Here are some pictures.
For the rest, see

Cheng Du Part 2

After all the naturey stuff, we decided to look at man-made stuff.
Here's a picture of us in front of a huge Buddha.
If you look closely to the left you can see all the tiny people climbing up the stairs.

Then we went to see another big buddha. Three of us had to climb a lot of sta

Yay we made it! Bruce is tired. I'm not sure why.

Okay, we were all tired. We hired some outside labor to do our job.

Cheng Du Part 1

My family went to Cheng Du this year. It was a lot of fun!
We started by flying up to the mountains at Jiu Zhai Gou.
There, we saw lots and lots of waterfalls and lakes.
I think we took a couple hundred waterfall pictures.

Here's me stealing into Bruce's picture. After that, Bruce booted me off so he could take one by himself. How rude of him!

We did a lot of mountain hiking at 3000 meters above sea level.
Because of the lack of oxygen we carried oxygen cans.
Here's a picture of Bruce filling up.

We saw a lot of these things which I thought were pretty cool. Also, everywhere we went was super crowded, which made it a little hard to take pictures, not to mention enjoy nature.

I saw one of these things hanging out by the side of the street so of course I had to go and touch it. About 2 seconds after this picture was taken, he stood up and tried to gore me with his horns. Luckily my super fast reflexes (and the fact that he was tied to the pole) prevented a trip to the local hospital (assuming there is such a thing there).

We followed the water all the way down to the bottom where it turned into big rivers which were used by many cities in the area through a very old irrigation system.


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Wednesday, 15 February 2017

The Boy Behind the Window Chapter 12 Ello Ello

Continuing my prequel to The Face in the Window. Anyone who liked reading about 17 year-old-Ace will love fourteen-year-old Ace, who is just the same only more clueless. Will we get insight into why his brothers hate him so much? Will we find out what exactly was his relationship with James?

Ace knew from the sounds he’d been hearing, and the vibrations on the road, that there was traffic, although it wasn’t busy. In panic, he scrambled backwards onto his bottom on the pavement. Hugging his knees, he rocked, trying to get his racing heart and panting breath under control. He was rarely so swamped in panic, but then no one had thrown him in front of traffic before.
At first, he didn’t hear the voice. He heard his tormentors first.
“Come back, you pussy. They won’t….”
“Fuck you, I’m out of here.”
The pounding footsteps confused Ace. Were they running away, or toward him? When someone touched his shoulder, he jumped, panicked. “Don’t hurt me, please,” he gasped, shocked by how much his voice was shaking. He never lost his composure like this.
“Take it easy, love, you’re quite safe now. No one’s going to hurt you.”
Dimly aware that someone was crouching at his side, Ace pressed his forehead to his knees and concentrated on breathing. He’d never had a panic attack before, but it wasn’t difficult to work out why his heart was racing so much its pounding in his ears drowned out everything going on around him.
When the roaring began to fade, Ace became aware of a soothing voice, and a hand rubbing his back. He raised his head and blinked, realising for the first time that he’d lost his glasses. The sunlight cut into his eyes causing him to flinch and rub his eyes. He was surprised to find them wet. He hadn’t been aware of crying. He hardly ever cried. It wasn’t that bad. He’d only almost died.
“Easy there,” the voice said. “You’ll make your eyes sore.”
“Light,” he groaned. “Hurts.”
“Oh, I see.” There was a sound of someone scrabbling, then something was pressed into his hand. “I assume these are yours.”
Ace sighed with relief as he curled his fingers around his sunglasses then settled them back in their accustomed place.
“Yes. I’m sorry.”
“What on earth for?”
“I’m not usually such a mess.”
“I’m guessing you’re not usually attacked and thrown into the road, so it’s not surprising you reacted like this. I’m just sorry I didn’t get to you in time to stop that. I saw it coming but I just couldn’t get here. I guess I need to hit the track. I’m out of shape.”
Ace smiled, and for the first time, took a mental step back to consider his rescuer. She was woman, that much was obvious from her voice, and there was a note of authority that made him think she might not be just a casual passer by. He remembered a strange noise he’d heard but not acknowledged while he was panicking. A hissing sound, like a radio.
“Are you a police officer?”
“Isn’t that obvious by the uniform?” The straightforward humour in her voice led Ace to the conclusion she hadn’t put two and two together yet.
“I can’t see it. I’m blind.”
A sharp intake of breath was the only sign the policewoman made of how shocked she must have been. She muttered under her breath and although a “normal” person would probably not have caught what she said, Ace heard every word loud and clear. “Little bastards.” He smiled
“Are you allowed to swear?”
“What? Oh, sorry I didn’t think you’d hear.”
“It’s my eyes that don’t work, not my ears. In fact, they work really well.”
“I should have realised. Many apologies. Not the most professional behaviour. Can you stand?”
Ace found himself to be shaky but solid enough to stand without help.
“Is there someone I can call?”
“I’m not happy with just letting you walk away. You’re clearly shaken and I’d be inclined to believe if I walked away right now you’d have no idea where you are or where to go. Do you know where the road is?”
“I….” Ace shook his head. He was entirely disoriented and couldn’t even work out in what direction the traffic sounds were coming from.
“Don’t worry. Come on, let’s be British and get a cup of tea. Tea cures everything.”
“I…. You don’t have to. If you show me where the café is I can wait there until my brothers come back.”
“Don’t worry. As long as there are no armed robberies in the next half hour I’ll get you settled and make sure you’re okay and someone is coming for you.”
“My brothers will be here soon.”
“Then I’ll won’t be long, will I.” She took Ace’s arm and guided him along the pavement. Ace soon discovered she was a capable companion, warning him of obstacles in plenty of time. He was worryingly nervous crossing the road and clung to her arm.
“I’m not usually like this,” he said, his voice shaking. “I…I have a stick and I’m more confident with that.”
“Why don’t you have it with you now?”
“I left it in the car.”
“Lesson learned then.”
Ace nodded, not wanting to tell her that the lesson wasn’t his and he would never have left his stick behind if Nick and Logan hadn’t been involved.
A wave of warmth and the scent of coffee washed over Ace when the policewoman opened the door of the coffee shop. Ace’s legs trembled and he had to bite back tears. Relief made him weak. He was safe. The policewoman, who’d told him her name was Jan, got him settled in a seat near the window – he could tell because he could feel the warmth of the sun and the chill next to the glass – while she went to get tea. Ace didn’t like to tell her he preferred coffee. Tea wasn’t horrible and anything warm and sugary would be welcome.
While he waited, Ace closed his eyes, safe behind his glasses and thought over what had happened. It hadn’t been so terrible really, and he hadn’t been very much afraid, at least not until he’d found himself on his knees in the road. It was the vulnerability that did it for him. For a short period he’d felt totally helpless and it had shaken him to pieces. Despite his disability, Ace very rarely felt helpless. In fact, he prided himself on his independence and seemed to spend half his life at home fighting for more of it. Such complete lack of control was alien to him and it highlighted just how big and scary the world was for someone like him. Had he just been lucky until now? Did his stick really make that much difference?
For the first time he could remember, Ace was swamped with a desperate need to be home, safe in his room. He completely understood his mother’s fears and half convinced himself that she was right and he’ be better off staying in his room and not exposing himself to the many dangers the world presented to a blind boy.
“There you go.” Jan’s voice cut through his musings that had begun to rise toward panic again.
What was happening to him? Was he losing his nerve? His confidence? Would he find himself unable to go out on his own again? No. He wasn’t about to let that happen, no matter what.
Pressing the cup to his lips, Ace inhaled deeply. The smell might not be as good as coffee but it was comforting. His mother drank tea and it brought back memories of sitting at the kitchen table with her, working on homework while she worked. There would be frequent breaks for tea and biscuits.
“Right,” Jan said, clearly meaning business. “Who can I call?”
“What?” As if Jan had conjured a demon, Ace’s phone rang with James’ tone. He groaned inwardly. Hames was the last person he wanted to speak to right now. James would know.
“What happened? Why haven’t you been answering? Are you alright?”
Ace chose to respond by text, not wanting James to hear the weakness in his voice. “They were dicks. I’m fine. Having tea.”
“Having tea? Why didn’t you call and let me know you’re alright? I’ve been worried sick. I was about to call the police.”
“Don’t worry, they beat you to it.”
“What do you mean?”
Ace gave James a potted version of what happened, and James went silent. “Shit,” he said at last. “Shit Ace, you could have been really hurt.”
“I could have been, but I wasn’t.”
“I’m going to kill Logan the next time I see him. I’ll have a good swing at Nick too. Why the hell did your mother let them take you into town. She knows what they’re like.
“I don’t think she does. She wouldn’t let them—“
“Oh please, Ace, you know she knows. It’s just easier for her if it looks like you’re all getting on.”
“Can we not get into this right now. There’s a policewoman here with me and she’s looking afully interested in everything you say.”
“So she should be. She should arrest Logan and Nick for what they did.”
“If you don’t shut up, I won’t come down for your birthday.”
“You wouldn’t do that…would you?”
“*roll eyes*  sigh. Okay, call me later.”
“A friend?” Jan asked as Ace put his phone on the table.
“Yes, a good friend. He happened to call in the middle of all that and I haven’t even heard the phone ring since then.”
“I have a few times. I was wondering if I ought to answer but I figured whoever it was could wait.”
“James isn’t good at being patient.”
“Who are Logan and Nick?”
Ace sighed, imagining all the trouble he could get into if Jan contacted his parents, or even worse spoke to Nick and Logan.
“My brothers.”
“Can I take it they were supposed to be sticking with you?”
Ace chuckled. “Can you read my mind?”
“No, but I’m pretty good at reading human nature. Can I give someone a call to pick you up?”
“No.” Ace’s refusal was too quick and too sharp. He bit his lip. “My mother would worry. She’ll be straight here and I won’t be allowed out for the rest of the holidays. She’s…over protective.”
“What about your brothers?”
“They wouldn’t be too pleased.”
“No doubt, but I’m not leaving until I’ve spoken to someone and I figure your brothers would prefer to hear from me on the telephone than to turn up and find me here in person.”
Ace’s mind raced, possibilities flying past before he could hold on to any of them. Which would be worse? What choice could he make that wouldn’t end in disaster? None of them.
“Okay,” he said at last, “you can call Nick. He’s my oldest brother. He has the car. Just to tell him where I am,” he added as he heard Jan pick up his phone.
“This is an um…interesting phone,” Jan commented. Ace briefly wondered what she meant. “Where do I find Nick’s number?”
“It’s speed dial five. I’ve never used it. I don’t call him at all, but my mother insisted. I think he still has the same phone number.”
Ace heard the phone beeps as the calls connected. It seemed to take a long time for Nick to answer and when he did he snapped, “What do you want, freak? This had better be good.”
Jan’s voice was cold. “This is WPC Baxter, can I confirm I’m talking to Nick Richmond.”
“WPC? Why have you got Ace’s phone? Is he alright?”
“I’m with your brother right now, Mr Richmond. There’s been an incident. He’s alright but he’s shaken up and needs to go home.”
“Shit. What do you mean “incident”? Where’s Logan?”
“I presume Logan is your other brother. I’m afraid I have no idea where he is.”
“Stupid fucker. Oh, sorry. Okay, tell me where you are and I’ll be right there.”
Ace bit his lip, groaning inwardly. Nick was going to be so mad Ace had messed up his day.

 If you want to read the continuing adventures of Ace and his brothers check keep checking out here, or jump ahead a few years to

  1. Very sweet snippet! I'm already liking Jan.

  2. Thank you. Jan was a saviour for sure. Shame she can't save Ace from his brothers, although I think things will go a little differently than Ace expects.


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Friday, 6 April 2007

More doors

Today is Good Friday and we should be relaxing and eating hot coss buns but this morning we went to look at doors. Not just for the bedroom but also for the back door as its' frame has gone rotten. We went to the aptly named Door Warehouse on a nearby trading estate and managed to make three wrong turns on the way there. The choice of doors is amazing and as we were only looking it is more difficult to concentrate the mind on these things. We came away with several brochures and the contact details of three more carpenters/joiners, just in case we hear no more from P.

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Friday, 15 June 2012

Four days away

When I posted the now disappeared post Inspiration or perspiration I mentioned that we were going away for a few days to somewhere that I had never been to and we had been trying to get to for a few years. Finally we made it last month to the Lake District which is less than two hours drive from where we live. For a change we managed to set off not long after we had planned to do so, leaving around noon.We had a good if slightly damp journey and if we had kept going would have arrived at our hotel before we were allowed to have our room. So we stopped for lunch at a pub/restaurant in the Lyth Valley. We just needed a sandwich and a drink. Having taken our order the bar maid asked where we would be sitting. I pointed to a table by a window over looking the Lyth Valley. We were told that we could not sit there as that side was for diners only and we were having food from the bar. It was Friday lunchtime, which I would have expected to be a busy time and we were the only people in the whole place! So we had to sit by a window over looking the road. We were not there long and it was only a short journey from there to our hotel in Bowness-on-Windermere.

By the time that we had settled ourselves into our room, from which we had this view of Lake Winderere,

the sun was out and we decided to go and do some exploring. Part of the object of this exercise was to find somewhere to eat that evening, as husband does not like eating in hotels in the evening. He also thinks that we get more of a feel for the place if we eat out. That night we ate at an Italian restaurant! But before we did so we worked up an appetite walking around Bowness and along the Promenade by Lake Windermere.

The next day was dry but cool with sunny intervals. We set off for a tour of the lakes by car. First we went into Windermere before heading off round the southern end of Lake Windermere. Then it was on to Coniston Water. The scene of  Donald Campbell's triumph and disaster on 4 January 1967. I remember watching it all live on black and white television. The terrible outcome took everybody by surprise. We stopped in Coniston to stretch our legs and take a few photographs mainly of Coniston Old Man, the peak, below, which overshadows Coniston.

Next we had a quick look at Hawkshead where there was nothing much to see. From there we headed towards Lake Thirlmere stopping at Thirlspot for lunch. After lunch we drove around Lake Thirlmere stopping on the way to take some photos.

From there we headed back towards Windermere, stopping in Grasmere, where the poet William Wordsworth is  buried at St Oswald's church. Below is the bridge by the churchyard in Grasmere.

Back at the hotel the sun was out and we decided to have a walk around the garden, right, which is opened under The National Gardens scheme.

That evening we dined at a French restaurant in Windermere recommended by one of husband's squash playing friends. We had taken the precaution of checking out the menu and booking a table during our visit to Windermere earlier in the day, which was just as well by evening it was full and we saw several people turned away. The first couple that had been turned away returned a hour later and sat at the table next to us. They were Americans from Boston and had only flown into Heathrow that morning. They had travelled by rail to Windermere for a few days. Then they were going back south and over to Normandy, in France.

Sunday morning dawned cool and grey and the weather forecast was not very good. We decided to take a drive up the coast. After driving for miles along a deserted country lane we came to the Sellafield Nuclear Power Station. It is not a pretty sight. Its' situation is desolate and bleak. In fact it looks rather like a prison - box like buildings and a tower surrounded by a wire fence with topped with coils of barbed wire. We did not try to take any photographs. We did not want to spend a night in a prison cell. The only other building in the area is a railway station. So we continued up the coast driving through St Bees, Whitehaven and Maryport before turning inland to Cockermouth. Everywhere looked grey and miserable. By now we were looking for a pub for lunch. We did not find anywhere suitable until we had driven to the bottom of Lake Buttermere.

Lunch eaten, we had two options, to go back the way we had come or along the more direct route which took us along the Honister Pass - a slightly scary single track road to Seatoller, which had this view.

That afternoon the rain set in and we decided to call it a day. We went back to our hotel room and read the Sunday papers. Later we ventured out into the rain, driving into Bowness for our evening meal.This time we tried an Indian restaurant. So our feel for the area gave us the taste of Italian, French and Indian cuisine.

On Monday morning before setting off home we went into Bowness to buy ourselves some souvenirs and Kendall mint cake for husband's work colleagues. The previous evening I had spied a rather nice art shop on our walk from the car to the restaurant. So it was to there that we returned to purchase a wall hanging wine bottle and a small blackboard to hang in our kitchen. One small problem. Over a month later I am still waiting for the blackboard to be hung up.

This was not the Lake District at its' best. Here is what it can look like.

Thursday, 7 June 2012

Cheshire Wife's flower show

My mission for this year is to get on top of our garden, which means that because our English weather is erratic and unpredictable I need to spend as much time as I can working in the garden when the weather is good, as it was until about a week ago. Then having spent all of that time out in the garden, I have to spend time catching up with the housework in the cottage. I wish that I could say that I am up to date on that score but there always seems to be something that needs doing. However, I feel that I have spent enough time on the cottage recently to be able to justify spending some time on my blog.

Here are the rewards of time spent working in the garden.These photographs were taken about two weeks ago when the weather was hot and sunny.

An azalea to the right of the front door

and an aquilegia to the left.

Then there is this weigela which is flowering for the first time since it was planted about six or seven years ago.

On the other side of the front garden bearded iris are in bud about to open .

A few days later they are open.

Next if we move around to the back garden we have allium

a rose

and a clematis.

Then moving on down the right side of the garden we have the first of the oriental poppies in flower.

Behind them is a rhododendron which we grow in a pot because our soil is too alkaline for its acidic taste.

Finally of the left side of the garden these lupins are holding centre stage.

Lastly, no flower show would be complete without a flower arrangement. Here is the most recent arrangement from my flower arranging class. My mother used to keep umbrellas in this pot by the front door.

Not all of my arrangements are worthy of being photographed and displayed on my blog.


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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Australian Reviews?

I'm on the lookout for someone who would like to review Waking Rose for an Australian publication (Catholic magazine or homeschool journal, etc.). I know that some of you Snow White and Rose Red fans are Aussies: do you have any tips on whom I could send a book to for review? Please let me know! Thanks so much!

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regina doman said...

Thanks to Jacinta for volunteering! I'll be sending you a review copy!


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April 26, 2017

L'île de la Cité And la Place Dauphine

Place Dauphine

We have friends visiting from the States, so this morning I had the chance to wander around the Île de la Cité while they were inside Notre Dame. I had read about the Place Dauphine for years but had never seen it, so I took the opportunity to sit in one of the cafés along the square, enjoy the quiet, watch a fashion shoot taking place and soak up some sun. I think I've found a new favorite Place in Paris!

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

If you're visiting Paris and would like to stay near Notre Dame, Paris Attitude has some beautiful apartments available to rent. And if you're looking for a nice spot to have a coffee or a drink, I enjoyed my morning at Le Bar du Caveau.

Place Dauphine

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Parisbreakfasts said...

I have been meaning to come here of late and now I must do it!!
Mille merci

Darina Nykl said...

The next time I will vist Place Dauphine too!

Taste of France said...

Yes! It's one of my favorite quite spots.

Jennie said...

One of my very favorite Place.

Jennifer Greco said...

It's a really lovely spot.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Taste of France
Can't believe it took me so long to get there. :)

I can understand why!

angiemanzi said...

I never leave Paris without a stop at Le Bar Du Caveau. I love the Place Dauphine, tucked away in the middle of all that bustle. I am so glad you found it!

JudithK said...

What are those trees with the red flowers?

Jennifer Greco said...

I'm so happy I found it as well! I can imagine spending many hours there. :)

I think they are a variety of chestnut?


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GSB newswire...

Overview of current events from the past week @ GSB:

In a speech to GSB students at the Gleacher Center, Motorola CEO Ed Zander said his company looked into the possibility of buying Navteq Corp before rival Nokia struck a deal but rejected an acquisition because it wasn’t a good strategic fit. “We looked at it and went on our way,” Zander said. He called the $8.1 billion price tag for Navteq “stunning.”

University professor Steve Levitt, author of the best-seller Freakonomics, was this week's guest at the Harper Center for the Becker Brown Bag Series. He discussed the benefits of running experiments in real businesses, even if many short-sighted CEOs have historically refused to participate in what they perceive to be risky undertakings. He also shared with students his most recent study, which analyzes the economics of prostitution in the United States.

Professor Steven Kaplan was quoted in a Bloomberg article about the slowdown in buyouts. Many private equity firms are now unable or willing to leverage up as they did before, Professor Kaplan said. “Those multiples are dead … The amount of leverage they can get has gone down and will stay down,” he said in the October 1 article.

Professor Raghuram Rajan appeared on The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams October 10 in a story about foreign investment in U.S. companies. Although some Americans may be leery of such purchases, Professor Rajan says it often makes good business sense. “People don’t spend $10 billion or $20 billion on a company just to run it into the ground or for some nefarious purpose,” he said.

Professor Rajan was also quoted in an October 6 article by The Economist about whether there needs to be more regulation of banks’ liquidity. Professor Rajan said what is needed is consistent monitoring of banks’ liquidity positions over the economic cycle. One benefit of the recent crisis, he said, is that it will provide a benchmark for assessing whether banks have enough liquidity in the future. More scrutiny may be the only way to ensure less reliance on the state.

Timothy Chen, MBA ’91, was named CEO of NBA China, a subsidiary of the National Basketball Association, according to a September 21 Forbes article. There are an estimated 300 million basketball fans in China, the article said. Previously Chen was CEO of Microsoft China.

James Kilts, MBA ’74, was elected to the board of Pfizer Inc., according to an announcement September 27. He is a founding partner of Centerview Partners, a private equity and financial advisory firm and was CEO of The Gillette Company prior to its merger with Procter and Gamble. Kilts is also chairman of Council on the Graduate School of Business, a group of executives that advise Dean Snyder on program issues and serve as a link to the business community.

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Seeds for sale!!

Ok the first of our flower seeds arrived in mail today!!! YEAH !!! These have all been pkg for the 09 season!! We buy in bulk from a very reputable supplier that we have been with for years most everything we have planted from them germinates 90%!!

Here is what I have so far for sale:
*Teddy Bear Sunflowers{these are all yellow and kind of fluffy full with a green center, they dont get too tall but $.99 pkg (30+ seeds)
*Autumn Blend Sunflowers
$.99 pkg approx 50 seeds {you get quite abit in a pkg and they are a gorgeous color combo of bronze, light yellow, red, and 2 toned also smaller sunflowers all with brown centers}
*Bright Lights Cosmos
$.99 pkg this is a great mix of gold, yellow and orange cosoms, they bloom all summer and reseed each year spreading, mine got almost 3 feet tall last summer.
*Indian Spring Holly Hock {heirloom variety} $.99 pkg {these are so easy to grow and look great!! this mix has red, light and dark pink, yellow, peachy orange and purple seeds}
*Lemon Queen Sunflower $.99 pkg {light yellow smaller sunflower with dark brown centers and they are bushy with more than 1 bloom on a stem} 50+seeds
*Sensation Mix Cosmos $.99 pkg {these are your more traditional colors, purple, pink, whites, they bloom all summer and can reach up to 4 + feet tall, they do reseed and come up each year}
**Giant California Zinnia* these are my favorite of the zinnias!! Mine grew 5 feet tall against a fence and bloomed all summer and produced large flowers that i cut and put in vases!! super easy they do best with a liquid fertilizer {we use compost tea"} $.99 pkg asst colors mix
Ok now for some yummy early sugar snap peas!! these do wonderful and vine so nice on old fencing they take anywhere from 55-65 days to produce but once they start, and as long as you pick they keep producing til it gets hot outside. I started some in my greenhouse today.
$.99 pkg each Sugar Ann, Oregon Giant Snap, Super Sweet Sugar Snap. 30+seeds {they are about the size of a piece of corn}
That is what came today more are on their way!!

Marjorie (Molly) Smith said...

How do I go about buying these, I'd love a pack of the Teddy Bear Sun flowers and a pack of the Autumn blend and a pack of the Sugar snap peas.

Olde Dame Penniwig said...

Gosh those seeds sound so pretty. Sunflowers are so beautiful and easy to grow!


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Daughters and Grandbabies

A couple of weeks or so ago we took a day off school and made it a field trip since Daughter #1 was home with her hubby and my newest grand!  Almost the entire clan went to the Children's Museum.  We had so much fun, but not enough time!

This is a picture of two of the grandbabies on their "horsie" ride!

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My Mother's Gentle Love
by Ron Hamilton
Who puts a band-aid on my knee?
Who holds me close so tenderly?
Who always sees the best in me?
There’s no one like mother.

Who always wipes my tears away?
Who tells me I’ll be great some day?
Who cares in such a gentle way?
There’s no one like mother.

My mother’s gentle love, my mother’s gentle love
Has taught me of God’s tender care, and turned my eyes above.
I’ll bless her all my days for all her gentle ways.
Oh, how I thank my Lord above for my mother’s gentle love.

Today is my mother's viewing, and tomorrow is her funeral.  The song above so much describes my mom.  She loved her four children so very much!  Before she had children, she was a nurse for "special care" babies~~"old" term for NICU.  Once she started having children she gave up her career to stay at home and raise her own babies. Thanks, Mom!

Thank you, Daddy, for allowing Mom to stay at home and raise us four children!

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Life is keeping us busy.  We have had grans over, a couple family dinners, running teens to friends homes or a church activity. We are helping out a family friend who fell and broke a wrist. Now summer is in full swing and warm and humid!  The air conditioner has been doing its best to keep the home comfortable.

Next week our school age kiddos will be leaving for church camp.   That leaves us with the three adult children who still live at home.  This will be a first for us!

This week we have welcomed two, new to us, vehicles and next week two new licensed drivers....

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While China has hardened its position towards Syria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on China to use its influence in the Syria dispute, from AFP:

The UN leader “called on China to use its influence to ensure the full and immediate implementation” of the peace plan of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan and an international communique which China agreed on June 30 calling for a political transition in , said the spokesman.

They discussed “the imperative need for the violence to stop at once” and the massacre in the village of Triemsa on Thursday in which at least 150 people died.

The Security Council has to pass a resolution by July 20 to renew the mandate of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS). Britain, the United States, France, Germany and Portugal want sanctions added to the resolution if Assad does not pull back his heavy weapons in line with Annan’s peace plan.

Russia and China have twice used their powers as permanent members of the Security Council to veto resolutions which just hinted at sanctions.

Aside from Ban’s call on China to stop the violence in Syria, the UN Secretary General plans to stop in China to discuss China-Africa cooperation, the Voice of America adds:

On Friday, U.N. envoy Kofi Annan blamed government forces and armed militiamen for what he called “atrocities” in Tremseh. Syrian state media blamed terrorists for the massacres.

Meanwhile, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights tells VOA at least 31 people were killed in anti-government-related violence across Syria on Saturday. Activists also say Syrian forces pounded the southern town of Khirbet Ghazaleh.

U.N. Secretary-General departs Monday for China where he will meet with the country’s leaders and participate in a forum on China-Africa cooperation.

China and Russia’s veto of the UN Security Council resolution on the dispute has garnered criticism from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Despite China’s veto, Xinhua has reported that China condemns the recent violence in Syria:

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Saturday strongly condemned the recent attacks in the Syrian village of Tremseh in the province of Hama, which reportedly resulted in over 200 deaths.

Spokesman Liu Weimin said in a statement that China strongly condemns the killing of innocent civilians. China hopes that a thorough investigation into the killings will be launched and those responsible for the abuses will be duly punished, he said.

“We once again urge Syrian parties concerned to take substantial measures to cease all acts of violence, protect civilians and fully implement Annan’s six-point proposal, the communique of the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Action Group on the Syrian issue and relevant UN Security Council resolutions,” he said in the statement.

According to CNN, Iran has offered to host the Syria talks:

has offered to host talks between Syria’s government and opposition in Tehran, its foreign minister said Sunday.

“Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the Islamic Republic is prepared to facilitate talks between the Syrian government and opposition by hosting a meeting between the two sides in Tehran,” state-run Press TV reported.

Salehi told reporters Iran will invite dissidents “in a bid to prepare and facilitate the ground for talks between the Syrian dissidents and government,” according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Salehi emphasized that Iran supports the six-point plan proposed by Kofi Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria.

China’s need for Iranian oil seems to be fueling Iran’s offer to host the Syrian talks, from The New York Review of Books:

So the Great Powers are facing off in the most volatile region on earth, in a contest that is already destabilizing the domestic politics of Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq. It will go on like this for some time. Neither Russia nor the US wants to fuel the escalation that would bring the Syrian civil war to an end, lest this risk a direct confrontation between the two of them. The Russians and Americans are also restrained by their second and equally dangerous standoff over neighboring Iran. Russia helped build Iran’s nuclear program, China needs Iranian and both are willing to support Iran’s defense of the region’s Shias, including Syria’s Alawites, especially when the US and the Saudis are lined up behind the Sunnis.

But while Russia and the US want to keep the confrontation below boiling point, their proxies—Iran and Syria on one side, and Israel, Saudi Arabia on the other—will seek to drag them in deeper. And it’s not clear that either Washington or Moscow will be able to contain that pressure.

The Syrian conflict has laid bare how little the West understands Russia and China’s new approach to the world. Kofi Annan’s plan for Syria was based on the assumption that Russia’s real interest was in demonstrating to the US that it was the indispensable ally in the creation of a post-Assad transition. Annan’s attempt to secure Chinese support for his plan made a similar assumption.

What makes Syria a hinge-moment is that Russia and China are proving that they have no strategic interest in transitions beyond dictatorship, not just in Syria but anywhere else. Both Russia and China see Syria not through the prism of international peace and security or human rights, but through the logic of their own despotism. For Putin, Syria is Chechnya; for China it is Tibet. They understand Assad perfectly. He is doing what they have done many times and they want the world to understand that they will support any dictator facing similar challenges.

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From: Steven Ng
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:23:21 +0800

A true story points to a universal truth about human beings: we learn best by imitation.

President Calvin Coolidge once invited friends from his hometown to dine with him at the White House. Unsure of their table manners, the guests decided to imitate the president. They watched closely to see which utensils he used, what foods he ate and when. Their strategy seemed to succeed until coffee was served.

Coolidge poured some coffee into his saucer. They did the same. He added sugar and cream. His guests did, too. Then the president bent over and put his saucer on the floor for the cat!

Like Coolige's hometown guests, we, too, seem to learn best by imitation. Kids learn by observing parents when they are young, and by copying their peers as they grow older. They learn by observing television and movie characters as readily as the lives of actual people.

Adults learn best by modeling a personality trait or skill in another which they want to adopt. Practically ANY trait or skill can be learned: find it in someone and copy it. And the best part is -- you can do it today.

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