A Day Late

I can't believe that Friday flew right past me, but it did. I woke this morning wondering how I'd lost a day. Please tell me that's happened to you, too.

With the warm, springtime breezes come new yard chores. Here on the farm we've been planting trees for the past few weeks. We're down to just seven left to plant, and I'm so glad! While I love tree planting time, it's a lot of work. The satisfaction of watching the trees grow is great, but...it's a lot of work.

Maybe I'm just responding to the way my knees ache this morning. Maybe tomorrow, when my wrists don't feel as if they've been attached to a shovel for days I'll look more favorably on those remaining trees.

A day of sitting on the back porch, reading and playing chess will do me some good. That's my hope, anyway.

Have you any plans for this gorgeous Saturday?

23rd April

I am afraid there is not much of a blog today. Put it down to these hospital appointments that take up so much time these days.

However, I wanted to mention two things - today is Shakespeare's birthday, it is also the day on which he died. Spooky? Coincidental? A little of both perhaps.

As well as it being the great man's birthday it is St George's Day in England. Each of the countries that make up the British Isles and Ireland have patron saint days.
You will all know that the patron saint of Ireland is St Patrick - did you now he was British? St David is for Wales and St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.

We haven't celebrated St George very much in England but now there is a movement to do so. In London the Mayor has organised all kinds of festivities which should be fun. John and I will be wearing red roses and we put up the George Cross flag, why not? In these days of doom and gloom and with a lousy Budget that the Government gave us yesterday (probably putting us into hock for a trillion years) it's time to lighten up.

So picture me, my flag waving on my car, off to the supermarket and preparing dinner before hitting the road for the hospital - sounds fun, doesn't it?

In the Mail

They are coming! I just received word that a hundred copies of my soon to be released novel, Men of Paradise, will soon be arriving at my door.

Wonderful news, of course, but I have no place to put them. Florida houses don't have basements and my closets are full. So today is a weeding out today, which is so hard. What if I need those twenty-year-old purses and shoes? What about those dozens of only once used gift bags?

Oh well,I'm getting tough and out they go. Today I begin my spring cleaning.

New Release

Just came out on Wednesday at Whiskey Creek Press Torrid

Artist Lacey Owens comes home to her father’s ranch for a long over due visit, and a little R and R. She’s not prepared for becoming the means for revenge against her father, by an old enemy he helped send to prison. Getting involved with her father’s ranch foreman and partner Chase Saunders isn’t in her plans either. But as unexplained incidences occur and Lacey’s life becomes threatened, fate throws her and Chase together when he makes it his mission to protect her. Her independent nature rebels against his arrogant high handed methods and tempers ignite, but it soon becomes apparent that their animosity is only a ruse for the hunger stirring in their blood.


Also, check out my new Tory Richards website!

Tree Day

Yes, it's finally springtime here in the country. The daffodils are blooming and the hyacinths are just beginning to really come into their glory. We have a bunch of hyacinths planted in one of the beds and the scent from those flowers is heavenly. I wish I could share it with you.

Today is Tree Day in our house, and we are very excited. Every year we plant trees on the property. We buy some small seedlings from the county every year, and today's the day they are ready for pick up. So this morning we'll head out and pick up our bundles of trees, stop for breakfast, and then bring the trees back here to their new home.

I'll be tired and dirty by dinnertime, but the digging and planting will keep me from having to hit the gym this weekend. I love planting trees, and watching them grow. I know we're doing our part to keep the planet healthy, as well as beautify our little corner of it.

I hope you've got pleasant plans for this day. Happy Friday!

A Poisoned Legacy Review

I couldn't resist posting the review below for A Poisoned Legacy.A Poisoned Legacy is published by Robert Hale Limited and avialable from www.halebooks.com www.amazon.com, many other outlets on line as well as book stores, and of course do not forget your local library.

5 Blue Ribbons from Romance Junkies - Reviewer : Kimberley.

"A Poisoned Legacy is a must read! Mrs Blake had me from page one, I could not put the book down."

Full review can be read at www.romancejunkies.com

Meeting in the Middle

There are guy books and gal books but do Mars and Venus ever meet? I've been wondering about this since Monday when my husband and I had an unexpectedly long wait at a one-day surgery center. I offered him, the patient, my Nora Roberts book to read. It's a suspense, I told him. Maybe so but he would rather read a four-year-old Newsweek.

I kind of understand because I really don't want to read his WEB Griffin novels about World War II. Though I know they are historically accurate and fine books.

Is there anything we both read? Well, there's Michael Connelly and we both like him. Occasionally we both read P.D. James and Nelson DeMille but I can't think of much else. Any suggestions?