Friday Faves!

May 1st! Big things happening today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILD ROSE PRESS!!! It is the third birthday of my publisher, The Wild Rose Press. In honor of the occasion all the lines are blogging all day at Behind the Garden Gate. They are giving away a book an hour to people who comment. So head on over leave a comment and you could be chosen to win a book!

Today is the start of Brenda Novak's online Auction for Juvenile Diabetes. Hop over there and start bidding on items. Not only can you nab some good stuff, but if you are the person who places the most bids (you don't have to have the winning bid, just bid the most) you will receive a new HP computer from Brenda. And don't forget, I have a barbwire wreath on the list of donated items. I'd love for it to make at least $100 for the cause. And if you have the winning bid and prove to me you have read one of my books- I'll throw in something special along with the wreath.

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I now have my book signing junket for the summer complete. Not as impressive as a NYT best selling author but it works for me! Miner in Petticoats comes out June 12th. I have a signing in Bend at Camalli Books on June 26th and the next day I'll be at a signing/book fair in West Linn. Then in July I'll be two days at the Miner's Jubilee in Baker City. It doesn't look like much, but in between I have weddings to go to, and eight day junkets of irrigating in Princeton and judging at county fairs. If this summer whizzes by and I ask, "Where did it go?" You'll know why!

May 1st is the start of the Brenda Novak online Auction for Juvenile Diabetes. Be sure to sign up as a bidder and hunt down some good stuff. It's for a good cause and If you hunt around you just might find a barb wire wreath made by moi and up for auction.

I picked up my booster antennae for my internet at Princeton. If there is a post on Monday, you'll know it works.

Sunshine all week! I have been loving the sunshine and warmer weather. I mowed the lawn and watered the flowerbeds. The daffodil's perky yellow faces are wonderful to see when I drive up to the house. There's something about a flower in bloom that lightens the heart.

What was a fave of yours this week?

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Another week has gone by! Wow! Before I know it, it will be 2010!

Again this year, I've donated an item to the Brenda Novak online auction for Juvenile Diabetes. The auction is in May you can go to the site and check out all the great stuff that has been donated. My donation is the barb wire wreath you see here. We don't have a child in our family with diabetes, but I had the fortune to watch a young girl grow into a wonderful young lady through my 4-H work. She struggled with the disease. Some of the things her mom told me about the struggles has me very aware of the need for funds to combat the disease.

Good news! My Characters of the West presentation was picked for the Emerald City conference in Seattle WA in October. I love this conference. It was the first one I went to when I joined RWA. This is the presentation I gave last summer on the historical day at Nationals.

And along that line, my daughter, the clothing designer, sent off wedding gown designs to a company in Canada that is going nationwide with a new magazine and they picked one of her designs and want to feature it in the first magazine. To say she is over the moon is not an exaggeration. I couldn't be prouder! She's worked hard to work her way up the ladder.

Oh, and another fave this week- is CP's that come through in a crunch. You ladies know who you are and I appreciate your feedback when I throw something at you out of the blue and ask for input.

That's if for the faves today.

How did your week go?