Prickle Forrest Chronicles July 2021

PRICKLE FORREST CHRONICLES

By Chrissy Hartmann

July 2021

July came in hot and with a bang. Not only firework bangs, but A moving bang. Seems as if got caught up in the hot-hot selling market for home owners. Did manage to snag the condo wanted. Now hopefully, with some updates to the home it will sell with no problem. Let’s hope the month doesn’t go out as a dud. Keep the fingers crossed, this could lead to a full-time job writing. Woohoo! Woohoo!

Stay tuned for August.

Happy Independence Day!

Remember too, Patriots, hold the line. America needs you!

THE TOP FIVE

1. Patriots, fireworks, Old Glory, and red, white, and blue!

2. POTUS 45 rallies.

3. Saturday morning breakfast out. Yum! Yum!

4. Packing boxes and moving companies. Yeah baby!

5. Saturday nights at the Blue Barn Winery. Wine, music, and people. Woohoo!

WIP IT… WIP IT GOOD…

To be honest, haven’t worked on the WIP for a few weeks. Packing up the homestead to move. Hope to be situated in the new home by the 28th if all goes well. Did manage to turn in a short story and a memoir for the local library writing contest. Will know results August 2nd. Keep the fingers crossed. Website is coming along. Background pics being designed by Rye Designs. Hope maybe can get Referral for book cover illustrator. But will take suggestions from the readers. Just leave a comment below.

QUERYING…

Ha! Not happening for this series. Maybe for the next one, which should be back on the drafting board in January.

Plan to showcase the talents from the website. Hope to have it up and running by mid August if not September.

THE CRAFT

This month’s writing tip…

Find yourself a great book editor who can edit for plot holes. Nothing like writing a book and then sending it off to a line editor to find out there’s major plot holes. Not a common thing here, but it does happen. Even a group of beta readers can help or a writing group. Writers are great to use if they have time, after all, they know what to look for. Good luck!

THE HOLIDAYS:

Boom! Boom! Boom! Fourth of July Independence Day lit up the sky around here. Will miss living so close to the fireworks. Compliments to the crew who put them on. The WCFD did an excellent job.

Only other holiday worth celebrating right now is the potential move. Still ready to host a packing/moving party. No takers yet, but the local moving company. Somehow, don’t think they’ll appreciate getting paid in pizza and beer. Or will they? So other than celebrating the birth of the nation, a slow month for celebrating. But that’s okay. Moving in July works out for the social schedule. But havoc on the writing one.

THE BOOKSHELF:

1. The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

2. Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis

3. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Books 4-6 by Ian Doescher

SEASONAL FAVORITES:

SEASON: Summer

SPORTS: Definitely not MLB. Not after the Cleveland Indians changed their name.

COLOR: Dark Brown, pink, wine, gold, and green. New bedspread colors.

CAUSE: The Seeing Eye

SONG: Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden

FOOD: Bacon-cheese stuffed potato skins. Yummy!

Cold DRINK: Mai-Tai. Spiced Rum, fresh pineapple juice, and orange curacao. Oh boy!

FLOWER: Daisies and roses…better yet…both!

DID YOU KNOW…

Dexcom G6 is a fabulous continuous glucose monitor. No more finger pricks. This is almost like having the pancreas working on its own again. Provides a lot of freedom. One quick look at the iPhone app to see the blood sugar and you’re good to go. And if you want to dress your CGM up why not try an overlay patch from Expression Med?

Lots of great designs. Puppy paws, flowers, flags, shamrocks, etc. Check them out with the link below and get $5 off your firsts order. Hopefully you’ll love them too.

PRICKLERS OF THE MONTH…

• Government officials trying to put the kybosh on firework displays. Shame on you!

• Domestic violence. Put the loser in jail!

• Hot real estate market. Ha! Market in reality not so hot.

• Mosquitos. And more mosquitos.

THEY SAID…

In their hearts, humans plan their course, but God establishes their steps.

– Proverbs 16:9

HOMETOWN UPDATE…

• Looks as if the hot hot real estate market is slowing. For sale signs up all over the place.

• City not spraying yet for mosquitos n the neighborhoods and they are terrible this year.

• Talk about building a combined grade school and junior high.

• New housing development of really expensive houses approved near the Oak Hill area, $250,000 or more.

• New housing development approved for the Melrose Drive area, houses ranging from 125,000 to 200,000… maybe more.

INQUISITIVE MINDS…

The Muses want to know… Do you prefer the big colorful boomers or the lower sparkler-type fireworks?

Please leave your comment below. Thanks!

GOOSING OFF…

Goosie & Gander spent quite a few days dressed patriotically with July 4th. Then they moved on to a flowery type of theme with roses. Finally They geared up more toward summer with beach days.

Not too many days to celebrate since their outfits were packed away. Fall coming soon so look for more pics then.