I changed my mind...

Instead of revamping both the Ebook and the paperback versions of The Trouble with Tulip, I'm going to republish them on Amazon. Why? Another Neuse River Writers member said the profit I'm making is more than she gets. The only thing is, it costs quite a bit to order author copies. I don't think I can demand more than $20 for the book. 

Now I'm going to have to set up a place for the book launch. First, l need to update the press release.

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Today I started changing existing photo files into cartoons.  I hope that kids will like to color the images. I have about twenty pictures amassed so far. I'm going to search Amazon for other coloring books.

Box of Tulip

Whether Tulip comes across a laundry basket or a box, she loves to plop her body inside.

This particular box - covered with a cat blanket - is no exception. 

Do you think she knows that she's sitting in the midst of books about HER? She won't be able to nibble on the pages because of the protective blanket.

#TulipBox

#TulipGuardsHerBooks

It's "curtains" for Tulip

What I mean is, I hung blankets in lieu of curtains to keep Tulip out of the venetian blinds at night. Two lap blankets are doing the trick.  I pull them back in daylight hours and let them drop for privacy at night. This might mean nothing to anyone reading this, but to me, it's an innovative solution for my long standing issue of Tulip-messing-with-the-blinds.

The red one is on the north side of the house.

The blue one is on the south side of the house. 

You might ask, why not install curtains, Barbara? 

My answer is, I know better. They'd be chewed upon until they'd resemble lace. Thankfully, as long as Tulip can push the blanket aside so she can look outside, she hasn't bothered with the blankets.

#Tulip_blinds

#catsolution

#TulipBlinds

Bread Pudding

On Saturday, I made bread pudding. It was still tasty, even with gluten-free multi-grain bread. 

Not thinking, I left the recipe on the stovetop. You know what that means:

Tulip got into it.

The paper had become brittle over the years. So much so, it produced a singular crunchy sound, not the typical close-to-silent sound of paper towels when they are being decimated.

Some Winter Storm!

All I've heard for the last few days is that a major winter storm is heading our way. Then the forecast was amended to a dangerous ice storm.

The temperature has not moved above freezing. Tree branches were covered with a layer of ice (so pretty!), so we might end up getting some downed power lines.

Trust me: I am an unskilled photographer. Today I took two photos from my back porch, one of which is shown above. When I faced the camera in the opposite direction, the yellow porta-potty next door was the only thing to grab one's attention. 

#BensonNC

#TulipHouse

#bigwinterstorm