The Girl with Laryngitis, the Wave and the Smile!

Who? Me. As you read this today, I wing my way home with Desiree Holt, Allie Standifer, and Brenna Zinn, all on same plane from Romanticon, EC's annual conference.

Yes, I was the one who waved and smiled, but did not talk. Couldn't. A WILD case of sinus and laryngitis (brought home from Barcelona and Sorrento?) shut my mouth. (And my doc set me up with STUFF so that, no, I was not contagious.  Just mute!)

Maybe a good thing!!!!

At left?

The Boqueria off Las Rambla in central Barcelona!  Jamon, anyone? Iberico ham, cured to a melt-in-your mouth savory delight. 

Expensive? As you can see from the signs, ABsolutely!

Fawning all over the place

No more than a day old!

I try to tend my garden. Herbs. A few roses. One day awhile ago, here in parched Texas, I went out in the noonday sun to pick a few herbs for salad for dinner. I nearly stepped on one of these! He was nestled up against one of the rocks with which we surround our herb and flower garden and then fence it off. Mama must have thought this a safe place to leave Baby. Fine. Great idea, Mom. Except that you should have told me!
Since our buddy Prince passed away the day after Easter, we have been visited more and more by Mama Deer, her Baby/ies and Brother, Sister, et al.
Here are 2 of the better shots I was able to get!

Cuddled up to the herb garden

Happy Monday!

Biology? Plumbing? What's your sub-genre?

My Regency!

Regency, medieval, contemporary Texas!  Loving all these periods, I also write them! The challenge to change my voice has never been one.
While I attribute that to my undergrad and grad studies and my extensive world travels, I also attribute my ability to shift to my childhood when reading was an inexpensive way to pass my summertime. I was an only child, you see, and so I found great comfort in the offerings of my local library! But in addition and to my mother's dismay, I loved reading her nursing books. And to my father's confusion, I liked reading his plumber's journals.
Say what?
Yes. And to this day, I understand human biology and medical practices better than a lot of lay people. (I am also very healthy so thank god, I do not need to use much of what I know!) But as you might now gather, I understand all too readily what might be wrong with heating systems, cooling ones and regular water pipes. (Here in parched Texas, we have problems with the land so dry that the underground pipes shift, bend and crack. The water wells break down. The air in the system groans and moans. Okay, enuf, you say!)

     But now you know that Cerise not only understands physiology, biology and got great grades in Chemisty too, but she is a good plumber. 

None of that fine knowledge is in any of my books, but now that I mention it....

Butter, milk, cheese and eggs--goodbye to all that?

Trying to cut down on fat and get to the gym more often.

YOU?

Yeah, we all do this.

Now, doc tells me I have asthma! HUH? Then my son who is a nutrition expert, says why not give up diary to cut the production of mucus.

WOW. For a gal who loves yogurt, organic chocolate milk, cheeses and butter, this is tough!

This morning Hubbie persuaded me to try dark chocolate almond milk. NOT BAD. And it has 45% Calcium and that means it is 15% higher than my other milk. But how to eat my granola in the mornings without my yogurt?

Booo.

Suggestions?

Meanwhile, guy above? I will not be cutting out any consumption of good photography. No calories in that.

Ciao!