quote: Everything we call real is made up of things that cannot be regarded as real. Niel Bohr
superstition: to keep nightmares away: use garnets, a dream catcher, or put cold iron next to your bed.
everyday omen: Okay, four toe stubs in a week must mean something, especially if it is the same toe. Obviously I am not catching this one. I open Louise Hay's 'Healing Your Body A-Z' for pointers. She says toes represent the minor details of the future. I'm still confused. I find somewhere else that toes as a omen called sabotaging oneself. That might be. Oh, there's the phrase stepping on one's toes. (Recently demonstrated...) That also might be.
The Celtic Tree Month of Oak starts June 10. Oaks stand for strength, security, and long life. Oak is a masculine moon, my source says, dealing with purpose, magic for men, and fidelity.
Possibly interesting tidbits:
> In the 1600's thermostats were filled with brandy rather than mercury.
> The first postcards were sent in Hungary in 1869. (That caught my attention because I have a postcard newsletter I'm procrastinating on...)
> James Ayscough invented sunglasses for someone to thank for those no longer blinded by the light.
thoughts: I am being tormented by a premonition--whatever it is. One that feels dire (to me) and is likely personal. (I guess it is about one of my cats, big unhappiness.) So far, I could bypass June and go directly into October, which I usually like better.
Sara, The Writer: I can do this. I don't want to. I am slogging through Byran book 5 still. I finally got through the 9 million new tweaks and my editing self had better not find any more, I'm over them!
Whoopee! I started writing the next Miss Kitty Mystery, Portals & Poison, book 11. Fun, fun, fun. Grim, The Evil Inner Editor says, "It's no good. There's too much conversation. You don't know where you're going. You are off on a tangent." (Most of that isn't actually true.)
Zip, I get side tracked and start bookmaking a new series that has been rolling around in my mind for awhile. Maybe something will come of it. It's about the Jump Hunters in the Miss Kitty Mysteries.
In the middle of that, I tangented into the thought: Why have I never set up a bookmaking document to address the fact that I usually write in a series? That way I can lay some tracks so I know right away where I want the series to go. For instance the main character in a series needs a long arc of growth that covers all the books (assuming she or he is going to change. I know they all don't, some mystery characters stay the same book to book. (Mine is already growing each book.)
Why do I read? I read stories for enjoyment and escape. Why do you read? What are the common threads in the stories that you enjoy reading? Aren't they in your stories as well?
I want to leave my readers hopeful and feeling complete, with warm fuzzies at the end of my stories. Those are the kind I like to read as well. What about you?
Sara, The Artist
I am painting the outside of my house. Does that count???
I painted on my tapestry of Ganesha and now I like how he is coming along. Putting in eyes helped a lot. If I don't feel hopeful about my art coming out a way I like, I avoid it and grump at it as I walk by...
I started painting the calendar pictures for the 2016 Sara Ryan Limited Edition Wall Calendar...after all that lead in, I only have 2 painted so far... Below is a copy of the January 2016 calendar picture.
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