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Posted by Cassondra Murray Feb 20 2015, 12:30 am
When I was a little girl, my grandmother, MotherGrant, had a huge garden. She and DaddyMike grew all the veggies they'd use for the entire year.
But that veggie garden was about survival. It was not about joy.
In the afternoons, after the other garden work was done, MotherGrant would spend a little time every day on her knees, on the outside of the garden fence, weeding and tending her flowers.
MotherGrant's flower garden ran all the way down the edge of the veggie garden, in a glorious pile of colors and shapes, from the humble violet to the bawdy whore-of-a blossom on the Celosia cristata. That's a picture of one over there on the left.
She called them Princey Feathers. Her name fit, don't you think?
I was in the garden with MotherGrant by the time I could walk, and though she had no science, she had something better. She had a gift. She didn't know the Latin names of the flowers, but the plants didn't care about that.
She loved the flowers, and they loved her back.
She taught me to love them too, and years later, long after MotherGrant had gone to tend God's garden, I went to graduate school to study horticulture, and then I became a grower in a big commercial greenhouse.
Flash forward a few years. I was doing something different for a living, but I'd started writing fiction on the side. I was working on a dark romantic suspense series when Del walked walked into my mind.
I figured out right away that she was persistent, because any time I stared out the window at the field in front of my house, that field would fade away and I'd end up in Del's greenhouse. She was a greenhouse grower, just like I'd been, and while she was innocently puttering around with pots of flowers, she'd swipe a dirt-covered arm across her forehead and start in, telling me how she had this story, and she wanted me to tell it.
Every time I went outside to dig in the dirt in my own garden, Del went with me, pestering me.
Del grew up in a small town in southern Kentucky, not too far from where I live right now.
That town is Honey Bend.
I wrote the start of Del's story long ago, just to get her to shut up. But then I put it away and ignored it for the longest time. But I never forgot about it.
I told y'all in my blog on February 4th about my growing pains, going from dark romantic suspense Goth Chick to writing small town romance, and I promised to show you the cover today.
Brilliant cover artist Lyndsey Lewellen at LLewellen Designs got just the right feel for Del's story, Grow On Me Honey.
That's Del, with her hero, Erik.
Sometimes I wonder if MotherGrant wasn't the one nudging me all this time, telling me I should write Del's story, because it was a part of who I am.
Every time I've typed a blog over the past eight years, I've felt like I was sitting down on the porch with friends, telling stories, snapping beans, and inviting y'all to come around and "set a spell."
Writing about the town of Honey Bend feels just like that. I can't wait to tell you more about Del and Erik, but for right now, I'll leave you with the cover, and hope you'll feel as welcome in Honey Bend as I do.
In the meantime, tell me, Bandits and Buddies..
If you read small-town romance, what is it that draws you to the genre?
Is there someone from your past who played a role in making you who you are now?
Or is there something from your childhood that's a part of who you are now, the way MotherGrant's flower garden became a part of me?
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Awww Honey Bend sounds and looks wonderful! I definitely enjoyed small town romances. I love the connection of every one in town and all the little ladies and gossips. Plus we get to see everyone from secondary characters to all the hits and misses of every day life of the residents there. It's all love around that bonds and binds these folks together. And who doesn't like small town romances? They're fabulous! It's a huge family affair. =)
ki pha, I think you've hit on something important, and you've also hit on the crazy bird.
Not sure that was a good hit, but you've got him.
More than anything, I think it's the secondary characters that I miss most when a small town romance series is between books or *sniffle* when it's over. I know what's happening with the main characters, or at least I know in my mind. But I miss seeing the interactions between the people. I think it's the same reason I STILL watch reruns of Andy Griffith. I want to go back to Mayberry, USA.
I so agree, Ki Pha! It is that bond of community, isn't it??
Hello Cassondra,
Looking forward to reading Del's story. I remember when you were writing a story set in NYC. Hope I get to read that, too. I do enjoy reading romances set in small towns. I guess one reason is because the settings are such a contrast to what I'm familiar with, especially with how everyone in town knows one another and everyone knows everybody's business.
Hi Jane!
It's true–everybody knows everybody–and that's actually one of the troublesome bits about living in small towns. People's noses are always in other people's business.
But with that comes the understanding that if they know about your troubles, they're usually there to reach out a hand. So it's hard to have one without the other since humans are, overall, a bunch of beings who can't look away from drama. *grin*
And I really want to return to that New York City Story. It still smokes through my mind constantly, just like Honey Bend did all these years, so I know that I will finish that series one day. The first couple of books are done, but I don't want to put out those and leave readers hanging, waiting for the rest of the series that never comes. Thank you so much for remembering that, and for bringing it up. No worries. This Goth Chick's favorite city is NYC. ;0)
I do enjoy small town romances. I love the fact that the hero & heroine have no choice but to interact in a small community.
My mother taught me to knit & I get such a sense of her when I knit. She is alive by the way, but has such a presence. I feel her right there with me as I choose a yarn or pattern. My mother is 90, so as you can imagine I am holding onto her very tight.
Mary, I know that feeling so well–holding on tightly. My mom is 87, and every day I do one thing or another and am reminded that "I wouldn't know that without my mom," or "My mom taught me that," or "I learned that from watching my mom." My dad had even more of an influence on me, but he's been gone for a while.
And my grandparents were the same way. MotherGrant and DaddyMike are such a part of who I am, and I appreciate what they all gave me.
I love that your mom is with you when you knit. That's so special, and something you will always have of her. I have to believe that the presence of those who made us what we are will always be with us, even if they've crossed the veil. But yes, I hold on too.
What a nice cover. I can't wait to visit Honey Bend. I love small town romance. There are always a few bad apples around but it mostly just feels really good.
My grandmother could do most everything: cook, sew, converted the entire yard into a flower garden, did some bird watching, made paper dolls with complete wardrobes for us – and was a voracious reader. Books, books, books everywhere, fiction, non-fiction, encyclopedias, magazines. I don't sew or garden, but boy can I cook and read. My sister is the gardener. I hope grandma is proud of us.
Aw, Sally, your grandmother sounds amazing! And I know she's proud of you.
I've said for years, but now I believe even more, that one of the downfalls of our more mobile society is that a lot of kids don't get as much influence from grandparents that way. Oh, there are fantastic things about being able to get half way across the country so easily, but those hours and days spent with the older folks in our lives…boy they sure did have an effect on me. I wonder what I would've become without that.
You said:
There are always a few bad apples around but it mostly just feels really good.
So true and so well said! That's a great way to describe small town settings!
That IS such a great way to describe it! And I always envied people who had grandparents around, so I know what you mean there too. My sons only got to know their paternal grandfather, unfortunately. They do have some wonderful "play" grandparents though, who live close, and a wonderful step-grandmother that is wonderful to them. We are actively seeking to be with her more these days. (Now that the boys are old enough not to trip on things!) Ha!
I can't wait to read this one and I do love that cover I really enjoy small town romances because everyone is close and know each other that s such a nice feeling and they rally around when people need each other 🙂
My Mum taught me so much I wouldn't be the person I am today without her
Woohoo Huge congrats
Have Fun
Helen thank you so much. I'm glad you like the cover. I can't wait for you to read the book. I'm working hard on finishing it.
You said:
they rally around when people need each other
That's so true. I know people can sometimes be harsh when they don't approve of another person, but I've also never seen a community fail to reach out if they actually see someone in physical need. I know there are homeless people in small towns, but I don't see too many, because when everyone knows everyone else, somebody who doesn't have a place gets noticed more quickly, I think.
Cassondra, love that cover. And the book sounds intriguing. I guess I love the small town series books for the same reason you wrote one, I live in a small town, and small towns are a hotbed of stories.
Amy, they are, aren't they? Every time I sit down to work on this book, new characters walk into my mind, wanting a place on stage.
They can't all have a spot in every book of course. The cast would be way too big. But they all seem very excited to announce that they'd like to play a role. *grin*
Whenever I read a small-town romance, I feel like I am going on a little vacation. The stories suck me in, and if it is a series I've been reading for a while, I feel like I am visiting old friends. I really enjoy the dynamics of small towns. I don't live in one, so maybe that is why I like to visit them in my reading. I love seeing the familiar faces in each book, and I also enjoy the newcomers that are passing through or moving in. The small-town businesses are always fun, as well as the town secrets and stories. I love to read all kinds of different books, but I really think the small-town romances are the ones I like to pick up when I need to get away and unwind.
Now I have the Dustin Lynch song "Unwind It" stuck in my head, and the need to pick up a small-town romance and escape. Hopefully I get a chance to do that this weekend. 🙂
The cover is beautiful! It will look perfect on my bookshelves. I can't wait to read the story behind it! Congratulations!!! It is amazing and very exciting to see your name in those big letters!!!
LOL, Heather now I'm going to have to go find that Dustin Lynch song. *grin*
You said,
The small-town businesses are always fun, as well as the town secrets and stories. Honey Bend has some of those secrets, and I debated about whether to spill some here today, like the way the town got its name, and a little of the history. I decided to wait, though, until the days coming up to the release to give those. Hmmm…now I'm rethinking that. Gosh, I want to spill.
I love to read all kinds of different books, but I really think the small-town romances are the ones I like to pick up when I need to get away and unwind.
It is that "unwind" that led me to pick up this series that had been floating in the back of my psyche for so long. The romantic suspense tends to wind me up tighter, and well…I guess my muse was resisting that.
Gosh, now I REALLY have to go find the song.
Oh, and I can't wait for a photo of the book on your shelf. I will treasure that picture forever.
Heather, I think you've described it beautifully – its about escape and unwind. Grins.
And now…that song is now in my head too.
Oh it is a great song!!! Actually, Dustin Lynch's albums could probably be described as small-town soundtracks. Let me know what you think. 🙂
You are such a tease, holding back all those goodies about your book. However, I understand and will be patient as I wait for it.
Thank you Jeanne! 🙂
Heather, I LOVE IT! That's a perfect song. Okay now I'm going to have to go looking for more of his music. He's one of the best new country artists I've heard in a long time!
He's so nice too! I met him at his show in Cleveland a few weeks back. Lots of fun!
Oh COOL! It's always a plus when they're nice people.
Yes…I love small town settings and this one looks so inviting. My grandmother lived at the end of main street of a small town and had the most beautiful garden. She kept chickens, grew and canned her vegetable, and sewed on one of the old foot pedal sewing machines. I loved sitting on her front porch and "watching the garden grow" as people road past on horses.
Oh my Gosh, Brenda, you paint such a lovely picture! And your grandmother sounds a lot like my MotherGrant. Both my mom and MotherGrant had an old treadle sewing machine sitting in their homes, but by then they'd gotten new, portable electric machines with the little foot switch to make the machine sew. I used to beg them to get the old machines out–to open the cabinet and pop the machine up to the top and let me play with it. Sometimes they did.(quick aside– No idea why sewing machines fascinate me, but they do.)
Now you've got me imagining even more characters because of your lovely description!
Oooh! More characters! Love that!!!
Yea! More new characters! So many good memories from those days. Looking forward to reading your new book soon
Thanks Brenda!
My grandmother played a huge role in my life. She came to live with us when I was five, after my grandfather died. When my brother turned seven he became very ill and was diagnosed with a rare bone disease. From that point on he was in and out of the Cleveland clinic all the time, sometimes for weeks at a time. My mom was with him, my dad working, so that left my grandmother and me. We grew very close. She had all kinds of funny sayings she would use that I find myself using all the time and she taught me to love the piano. We had some wonderful times together and I never felt neglected or left out because I didn't have my mom around all the time. I cherish the memories we made together.
Wow, Debbie, what a poignant story, and one that is much more difficult than mine was, but the bottom line that you didn't feel neglected is exactly the same as mine.
When my mom went to work when I was three years old, I stayed with MotherGrant and DaddyMike. They were as much my parents as my mom and dad were in many ways. There is no measure large enough to hold the influence they had on me.
I'm so glad yours were there for you as well.
Oh, Cassondra!!! Congratulations!!! I love the cover because it shows warmth, love, happiness, and a fun relationship. The background is lovely and the title is just right. The best part, though, is the little ribbon at the lower right side that says "Book 1". 🙂
My mother is my biggest influence, still today. She is strong and loving, but often tells it like it is. I would say the strongest I have EVER seen her was just last night. She had to take my dad to Bickford Cottage, a memory care facility. She was weepy, but knows it is best for him and for her health.
I think one of the things from childhood is the remembrance of family gatherings at Gram and Gramps' farm, and gatherings are still important for our family today.
Small town romances are easy to read because I am from a small town and the warmth and happy take-care-of-your-neighbor sentiments are ever present. (As well as gossip, ha!) I am so excited for you and your future books!!
Just a side note…my folks will be married 60 years in May.
That's amazing. My parents had been together (I *think*) 53 years when my dad crossed. I know now how quickly those years go by.
Deb said:
the strongest I have EVER seen her was just last night. She had to take my dad to Bickford Cottage, a memory care facility.
Oh Deb, there are tears streaming down my face. That is such a hard step to take, but I'm glad your mom took it, because it means you will have her longer. I think caring for my grandmother, then my father, wore my mom's health down a lot. She was always so young for her age, but she seemed weaker after that. I'm glad your mom is doing what's good for HER as well as what's good for your dad.
And yes, I definitely wanted that "Book 1" on the cover. I'm not the fastest writer, but there will definitely be more books in this series. I've told the cover artist I hope she can start on the covers for books 2 and 3 late in the summer, so everybody will have at least a look at the next two by the end of this year.
I so agree, Cassondra, and Deb, I know that was hard for your mom, but bravo to her.
And on another note, picture me bouncing in my seat like a two year old that I'm'a gettin' two more great covers and two more great books in Honey Bend! WOOT!!
Squeeeee!!!! It's gorgeous!! Congratulations on a fantastic cover, Cassondra! Ms. Llewellyn is brilliant indeed. And I love MotherGrant for inspiring you so beautifully. 🙂
Wow, I am bouncing off the walls with excitement to visit Honey Bend and read Del's story. Woot! This news made my day!
Thank you so much, Kate! Lyndsey is amazing, and was so good with me, helping me through this one She has a gift, indeed.
Kate, I'm in love with MotherGrant too. Grins.
And also bouncing. BounceBounceBounce
Good morning, Cassondra! That cover is gorgeous! And I can't wait to visit Honey Bend, because that's totally what I want out of my small town romances–that large & quirky cast of secondary characters all up in each others' business. I LOVE that. It's my favorite. Our own Caren Crane does it like a champ, & I'm betting you will, too! Can't wait to get my hands on this one!
Aw, thank you Susan! Yeah, that "all up in each other's business" thing… that's unavoidable in small towns. A lot of people who grow up in small towns just hate that. I think they don't realize until they move to a bigger place, that there is good stuff that comes with that aggravation. *grin*
I'm trying to write faster, but there's this OTHER aggravation…everyday life! grrrr.
It's a really lovely cover. I enjoy small town romance for several reasons but one of them is the feeling of belonging that the characters have as they live in the town.
That's so lovely, isn't it Maureen?
Maureen, that's a really insightful comment.
As I worked out the plot for this book, some of my friends and I had a conversation and your comment answers a question I've had.
There is always the concern for me about "so many of the characters that come to the small town end up staying there. That's not realistic."
And that's absolutely true–in real life, not so many of them would stay. But on the other hand, I think the ones who do come to that town, are drawn there because it fills a need for them, exactly as you've pointed out. Erik, my hero, has never had that sense of belonging, but when he's forced to slow down and let the people of Honey Bend embrace him, he finds it for the first time, and he likes the way it feels.
You nailed it.
Small town romance gives me hope, is inspiring, has such great characters and is meaningful.
Hi Ellie! I'm glad you think so.
I do too. When life gets tough, the tough reach for small-town romance.
My mother made me whom I am today. She was an avid reader, devoted, loyal and hard working as well as frugal. All those traits I have inherited. I enjoy small town romance because it is completely different from what I have experienced in life.
Anne, that's really interesting. I'm drawn to it because it's so familiar. I love hearing that you're drawn to it because it's different for you.
Your mom sounds amazing. Those are all such great traits to have.
My home cooking is something that I treasure from my grandmother whose meals were memorable. Small Town Romances are unique and special since they involve real individuals whose lives are integrated within the town who care and become invested in their neighbors health and care.
Pearl, I have tried for years to replicate my grandmother's cornbread, and I can't quite do it. People like my cornbread okay, but hers….NO cornbread comes close to hers. She tried to teach me to make it, but of course, she didn't measure anything with measuring spoons or cups. She just dumped it together using her hands and approximate measures, and that's never the same with two cooks. I still have the memory of that, though, and I have her recipe for German Chocolate Cake that is just amazing. I love that your grandmother's cooking is something you carry with you. Sometimes I think we don't have any idea how far those things reach.
Oh, that's so true, Pearl. In a small town, whether you like it or not, you care. Grins.
My grandmother was a big influence in my life… she showed me she cared no matter what… helped me come out of my shell a bit… I loved where they lived… my grandparents always had a big garden… I would help them pick all of the fruit and veggies they grew… loved being around them. Great memories.
Colleen, those memories are so wonderful aren't they? I wouldn't trade those times for anything. And isn't it interesting that whether the home was humble or grand, it's the love of the grandparents that made it the place we remember. A good lesson about life and raising kids, I think.
You know I love small towns and small town romances, (even if I do tend to add suspense to mine.) And you know I love talking about my visits to my grandparents farm in Tennessee. And of course I not only love your cover, but the designer is special to me, too.
Having said that…I cannot, cannot, cannot wait for this book to come out!!!! I'll be getting my copy the moment it's released!!! 😀 😀 😀
Thank you Suz!
And you did good, when you brought that gifted artist into the world. I love my cover, and I have Lyndsey to thank for that.
Hey Cassondra!! As you already know, I'm bouncing in my seat to get my hands on this book. Grins. Love, love, love the premise of Honey Bend and am THRILLED to see the cover bring even the smallest slice of it to life. As someone else said, it's got movement and happy and purposeful and fun written allllll over it. Grins. Cannot. Wait. :>
Aww, thanks Jeanne!
Now send faeries to do the housework and take care of the rest of life so I can write faster, will you?
Seriously, this book would not exist without you and some of the other Banditas, so you get credit too!
*blush* I do so love credit but…all you, girl. Grins.
BTW, just saw a funny post that said "A writer with a messy house produces books" I presume this is because he/she isn't cleaning, but writing, Grins.
Okay okay. I could go with the not cleaning to an extent. But not feeding the cats, or letting the dogs out….that would get ugly fast.
Only so much I can ignore, I guess. *heavy sigh*
I'm really thrilled that this day has come! It's been a long time in the making and I'm so excited to see the GROW ON ME coming down the finish line. Love the cover. Can't wait to read it. Congratulations!
Thanks Donna!
There's a bit of you in this book too, you know? The support you've given me has played a huge role in coming to this point.
Hmmm…the Bandits are a little like a small town in that way I guess. *grin*
Cassondra ~ That's the loveliest cover I've seen in a long time. I love every element of it. I just signed up for your newsletter as I would love to buy the book when it comes out.
I grew up in a small town. My paternal grandparents and a couple of uncles just across the road from our house. My maternal grandparents lived a few miles away in another small town. Lots of family influence to garden on both sides of the family. It was a necessary if you wanted to eat. However there were flower gardens as well. There isn't any small town agriculture fairs there anymore but I remember going to see the displays of everything from peas to peonies to whatever. In the fall there would be a pie social to raise money for the church. Everyone would try to bake the pie that brought in the most money at auction. If you did something wrong your parents knew about it and did not worry if someone else told you it was wrong. We were raised by a village.
I love reading small town romances because they bring back so many wonderful memories.
Kaelee, thank you so much for saying those nice things about the cover. The designer, Lyndsey, deserves the credit for that, and I love it too.
I cannot get over your descriptions of the small town where you grew up. Having all those people around you–neighbors and family nearby–there are negatives about it of course, but the positives so far outweigh that for me. I remember when, if you did something you shouldn't do, your parents would hear about it before you got home. And that was before cell phones or remote cameras or video evidence. Because the neighbors were nosey, yes, but they also all took a certain responsibility for the children in their communities. Good and bad in that of course, but once again, I think the good outweighed the bad.
You said: There isn't any small town agriculture fairs there anymore but I remember going to see the displays of everything from peas to peonies to whatever
We still have that at the larger fairs around here, and for so many years I have said I wanted to go. I want to look at the exhibits and see the competitions for pickles and pies and cookies. (Our own Bandita Joanie has taken many a ribbon at our State Fair baking competitions, btw) Each year goes by and I'm either traveling or too buried with work to go.
This year is my year. I want to support that, and I want to see it before it disappears completely.
Congrats on a beautiful cover and a wonderful story line, Cassondra. I love how the cover feels like a "first romance," which is how every great romance feels.
I'm really excited to read this series as I'm a fan of small town romance. Honey Bend already feels real and having "honey" in the title is great. I hope you do that with all the stories.
Ready for the first one *tapping fingers…" 🙂
Hi Dianna! *waves*
Thank you so much for stopping by. You already know the other books will have "honey" in the titles. *grin* Thanks for hinting for me to say that here.
I'm trying to write faster, but it's not helping that you're about to come out with a new book. I can't wait for STOLEN VENGEANCE next month, and that's gonna slow me down, yaknow? Because I HAVE to stop writing to read it as soon as it comes out. Can't miss a Slye Temp novel. *grin*
Small town romance provides me with the wonder, beauty, nostalgia and relationships which I pine for and miss. Unforgettable and special. I learned to appreciate books early in life since my parents read and this value is a treasure.
Elaina, I think the best influence any parent can have is by sharing books with a child. I'm not sure what my life would be like without books, and I don't want to find out.
Very well said about the small town settings.
Thanks for stopping by!
Cassondra, I LOVE your cover!!! It says so much and makes me want to reach into the computer and grab it, go settle in the couch with my tea and cookies and dive right in.
I am a huge fan of series and of small town romances. I'm so excited to read yours.
So, um, when can I read yours? 😉
Thank you, Tawny.
I love the cover too.
It'll be out this year. Hopefully in summer, but I'm afraid to say for sure until it's ready. I don't want to disappoint anybody. I'm typing as fast as I can!
Ooh, Cassondra! I can't wait!
I do read small-town romance–I love the whole community feel of it, and generally that means there are great supporting characters 🙂
flchen1, that seems to be the echo I'm hearing from everyone. The great supporting characters in small town romance really make them feel alive to me, and it seems I'm not alone.
I wonder if, in our technology age, we miss the face to face community that was once more common?
I dunno. But I'm enjoying the writing, so I hope you enjoy the reading!
Cassondra, love, love, LOVE the cover. Congratulations to you and to Lyndsey! I think it's just gorgeous – and if the cover makes me smile, imagine how happy I'll be to read the words inside.
Aw, thank you so much Anna! I'm thrilled to get to show it off, and yes, Lyndsey did a fantastic job. It means a lot that you like it too, and I promise to get finished as fast as I can.
Congratulations! It looks just right. I'll leave it at that since I'm in a severe sleep deficit, and anything I try and say might be unfortunately and unintentionally entertaining. 🙂
Aw, thanks Rick!
I really appreciate you stopping by from wherever in the world you are.
Now go get some sleep!
OMG I've been waiting for this SO long!! I'm so excited, wish I could find my dancing WOOHOO.
Cassondra, I know this series is going to be something special, with your own brand of richness and depth that you bring to your blogs every time. Gorgeous cover, too! Thrilled for you, Bandita!
Thank you so much, Christina!
You are all making me verklempt. I so appreciate my Bandita sisters. You all mean the world to me.
Cassondra, woo-hoo! I love this cover and am so excited about the book. I know it's going to be terrific.
I like the sense of community among the characters. Sometimes that's bad, when everyone seems to be in your business, but it's wonderful when someone needs help and word spreads.
My grandfather and I used to make up stories about stick people we drew. He nourished my imagination.
That's a hard one. My family were all readers, and I have some of my grandmother's novels. I never really knew her because she developed dementia when I was very young, but my mom once told me her mother had a book by her favorite chair in every room and read that book when sitting in that chair. I also read more than one book at time on occasion. So I guess it's the family love of reading that has stayed with me!
I'm sorry not to have gotten here sooner. The afternoon was jam-packed, and the evening is stacking up. But I am so happy to see you moving ahead with this!
Thank you Nancy, and no worries. The evening is still young!
I love the visual of your grandfather drawing with you and making up stories. It takes so little to entertain kids, really, once imagination is engaged. Imagination is the best entertainer of all.
Thank you for the kind words about the cover and about the book!
Wow! I've never heard of or seen a Celosia cristata before! Fancy!
Yay! Pretty cover!
Small town romances are great! I love the romance…and the small town… Okay, I guess that didn't help. 😀
I figure everybody and everything in your past plays a role in making you who you are whether it's an itty bitty minuscule role or a big whopping one.
Pissenlit, I think you are absolutely right.
It's interesting that as I started working on this series, I found so much of my past–so many experiences–playing into what I chose to name the town, the river, where I set it, and even the characters who walked on stage. I don't use real people for my characters, but even so, as certain ones of them started talking to me, I realized that I couldn't have "heard" them if I hadn't had certain experiences in life.
It's amazing how every moment, even the difficult ones, play into the creation of a book and its setting.
So glad you like the cover, and so glad you like small town romance!
There are several kinds of Celosia cristata That particular one is called "cockscomb"—-appropriate, don't you think? For the way it looks, AND for the Lair? *grin*
I am SO EXCITED about this book! One of my many jobs after opera was as a landscape designer for a large local nursery. I ran a crew of mostly Spanish-speaking guys and it was hard work, but we had a great time. I don't spend nearly as much time on my current landscape and flower gardens as I would like to, but one of these days I will be writing for a living. Working at home keeps one close to the flowers!
I have spent much of my life traveling, but my favorite stopping places have been small towns – a small village in England, a small village in Germany and now the small town where I live.
In a small town, everyone knows who you are and usually what you are doing. It can be a pain, but it can also be a bit of an adventure trying to outsmart the gossips. It is the idea of belonging to something, very much like a family. You may fight with your family, not speak to them for years, but when the chips are down and an outsider comes after you, that "family" will come out of the woodwork to help you. It is perfectly okay for the "family" to beat up on you or talk badly about you, but an outsider? Hell, no!
Haha! You, me and the Duchesse Jeanne–we'll call it Dream Landscapes.
Yup. Birds of a feather.
Louisa said: In a small town, everyone knows who you are and usually what you are doing. It can be a pain, but it can also be a bit of an adventure trying to outsmart the gossips. It is the idea of belonging to something, very much like a family.
I don't think I could have put it any better if I'd tried. It is that "belonging" that makes the difference, and sometimes the family that stands up for you isn't actually blood kin. And that makes it all the richer, I think. When you find that community, you've found home.
I found that with songwriters first, then ended up with fiction writers and readers who've embraced me with an even stronger hold.
The creative community has become my family, and I love the town I live in.
Thank you, Louisa. As usual, you say things in a way that's fresh and brilliant. I hope you like the book as much as I'm enjoying writing it.
Oh, OH!
Storybook Landscapes
That's even more fitting, isn't it?
Oooh! I like it!!
Sorry I'm so late to your party, Cassondra. But SUPER CONGRATS on the creation of Honey Bend. Can't wait for the first book!
Thank you so much, Jo!
If you read small-town romance, what is it that draws you to the genre?
I like the closeness, the family ties, friends forever.
In small towns everybody knows everybody and everything about you. There's a feeling of togetherness and pride in making your home and the community a better place to live. Helping your neighbors is the norm.
My parents were avid readers. My great aunt. Anna, too. My grandmother, Rose, canned jams and berries and pickles. My neighbor, Gladys, had a gorgeous flower garden. She tried to teach me how to grow flowers. My mom taught me how to knit
I'm looking forward to reading Del's story and visiting Honey Bend.
I love small town series!
Hi Laurie G!
That's a great summary of small-town life. How cool that you have all those people, even neighbors, who were strong influences for you.
I think the people who influenced us positively truly become a part of who we are. I love your descriptions of the people who filled those roles for you.
I hope you like Honey Bend as much as I do. 🙂
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I have a tendency to worry. When I'm stressed, I can worry pretty much any time of day, but my brain's favorite time to worry is in the middle of the night. At 3 a.m., there is no problem that can't be mulled over, chewed on, and puffed up until it seems like the biggest problem in the world.
Anxiety has been a problem for a lot of people I know lately. First there was the election, which hung over us all, with daily news stories (fake and real) and opinion pieces (anxious and more anxious) and stupid memes (mean and meaner). And now there's the uncertainty about what this next administration will do.
But at the end of October, I was worrying about something pretty great: a three-week trip to Nepal. And, yeah, I was worrying about it. That's just a thing my brain does, ok? In the middle of the night before I left, I did one of the things that helps me keep my mind off of things: Drawing. And I went for one of the more challenging subjects, my hand. And then I thought maybe I'd just decorate it with some of my travel-related worries.
Writing down your worries is supposed to be one of those things you do to manage them, but I gave it up decades ago, after I noticed it had a tendency to turn into pages and pages of increasingly catastrophic possible outcomes. That's not helpful. But when I limited those worries to one drawing on one page of a tiny sketchbook, I think it did help. I went to sleep, anyway.
The trip was, of course, great. Nepal is a stunningly beautiful place with nice people and excellent tea. A lot of my worries did come true, and it was fine. There were mosquitoes. A couple even bit me. But I'd already established that malaria was extremely unlikely, and bug repellent worked wonders. I did get sick, but it was temporary. I probably spent too much time on Facebook, but I also amused and comforted my stressed-out friends back home with lots and lots of pictures of goats.
After I got back, a friend saw the hand and the worries in my sketchbook and made me review them.
So here it is: The post-travel update.
To summarize: It was fine.
Brain, if you wanted to remember this for next time, that would be great. And if you don't, I understand. I know you've got a lot on your mind. But there's a chance that most of the things you're worrying about now are going to be fine, too.
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- In deep 12-inch cast iron skillet, heat oil on medium-high until hot but not smoking. Add shrimp, squid and pinch salt. Cook 2 minutes or until shrimp start to brown, stirring once. With slotted spoon, transfer to medium bowl.
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- To skillet, add broth and clam juice, stirring to distribute rice evenly in pan. Heat to boiling on medium-high. Boil, without stirring, 15 minutes. Nestle shrimp, squid and clams on top of rice. Cover skillet with lid or foil; cook another 10 to 16 minutes or until clams open and rice is just tender. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with parsley and lemons.
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It has a story?Sort of. In a small camp high in the mountains of a fictional universe that hasn't been named (any ideas?), lives a little known tribe of Barbarians who mostly fight each other and eat lots of ham. LOTS of ham. Ham is really good you see, and it gives the Barbarians more energy to fight... and so the cycle continues.
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- Date Created/Published: 1880-1893.
- Medium: 308 photographic prints : albumen ; 28 x 36 cm.
- Summary: About half of the photographs depict scenes in Egypt including the archaeological sites of Isnā, Philae, Ṣaqqārah, Karnak, Luxor, Thebes, Qirṭāsī, Dandara, Medinet Habu, Jīzah, and Gebel el Silsila. Photographs also show Alexandria and Cairo including numerous mosques (the Al Ahzar Mosque and ʻAmr ibn al-ʻĀṣ Mosque), the Coptic church of St. Barbara, tombs, fountains, and streets scenes. Also shown are a shadoof and women riding in a cart. Photographs of Lebanon include aerial views of Beirut, and images of the ruins of Baʻlabakk. In Jordan are shown the archaeological site of Gerasa, Mt. Nebo, and one image of Petra. Depicted in Palestine (present day Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip) are Ramleh, Lydda (Lod), Mt. Carmel, the Great Mosque in Gaza, and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Dome of the Rock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and other historic sites of Jerusalem are also portrayed. Images in Syria include many interiors of Damascus mansions, the Great Mosque (Jāmiʻ al-Umawī al-Kabīr), the citadel in Aleppo, ruins in Palymyra (Tadmur), el-Barah (al Bara), el-Kefr, and the Hauran.
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Archive for May, 2012
The Island President
1. Film Screening – 'The Island President' There is a free screening of 'The Island President' at 6.30pm on Wednesday … Full Story »
Gerry Poole
Gerry Poole died last Wednesday – his Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/gerard.poole.5. He last appeared n the Sheffield Star and Telegraph a couple … Full Story »
Greens question the value of Economic Growth
"Greens question true value of economic growth – Bernard Little reviews the evidence for a new kind of economics". The … Full Story »
Stronger government if Labour respected the role of the opposition.
Dear Sir The recent referendum on elected mayors and the increase in Labour's majority have led to a debate about … Full Story »
Vigil for Bernard and letter writing campaign to Kenya Airways
Bernard has been detained at Morton Hall detention centre (prison) and is due to be deported this Monday. Please support … Full Story »
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
This Thursday at 5.30pm in the Peace Gardens there will be an event to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia … Full Story »
Keep Bernard safe in Sheffield
Stop Press Bernard was not deported on Monday, but today (Wednesday 16th May) he was arrested and taken to Morton … Full Story »
Friends of Edward Carpenter
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No, Sheffield is not set for a single party system!
12th May 2012 Dear Sir The Green Party believes in multi-party government. The whole point of electing councillors and MPs … Full Story »
Come and see the Million Climate Jobs caravan.
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I let out a loud chuckle when this image and caption appeared in my Timehop app today.
Clara hasn't slept all night since this post. If she slept 4 hours straight I would probably wake up in disbelief. Heck, I can't even lay her in the crib without her waking up most nights.
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'Sesame Street' marks 40 years on air
Mon., Nov. 9, 2009
Children's program has embraced change to retain fresh format
Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street!
That's what he decides on Tuesday's "Sesame Street" season opener. A rapping real-estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat ("habitat" being the episode's "Word on the Street").
After sizing up a beach and a swamp for his new habitat, Big Bird chooses a rain forest. But then he comes to his senses with a musical number.
"Sesame Street is my habitat!" he sings. "Sesame Street is my home!"
Indeed, Big Bird – that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old – has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.
Now, as it marks its 40th anniversary Tuesday on PBS, he is still brought to life by Caroll Spinney, who also plays trash-can denizen Oscar the Grouch.
Hand-picked by Muppet-meister Jim Henson, Spinney was 35 when "Sesame Street" began. He turns 76 the day after Christmas.
In his dressing room at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, N.Y., where the show is taped, he was pondering an existential question not long ago.
"If you didn't know when you were born, how old would you think you are?" he mused. "I can apply that to Sesame Street's longevity: It seems like years, but I'd never guess 40!"
Maybe that's because the self-renewing "Sesame Street" is forever young.
The series starts its new season with episode 4187, which features the letter H and, naturally, the number 40.
During it and the 25 new hours that follow, "Sesame Street" will continue to explore its chosen habitat – and experiment with how it does the job.
"We think of every year as experimental, and this new season is just part of that continuing evolution," says Carol-Lynn Parente, the show's executive producer.
"It was always designed to emulate the TV-viewing environment," she notes. "Back in 1969, it had a magazine format that emulated what was then on television."
To meet expectations of its audience 40 years later, each new episode has been reformatted as an hourlong block composed of modular programming parts.
Murray Monster, a lively orange Muppet, hosts each episode's four segments. These include Abby Cadabby in the new "Abby's Flying Fairy School," which marks the first time a "Sesame Street" character has been transformed into CGI animation.
The program is also kicking off "My World Is Green & Growing," a two-year science initiative designed to increase positive attitudes toward nature and the environment.
With that in mind, First Lady Michelle Obama visits Sesame Street to plant vegetable seeds with Elmo and several young flesh-and-blood gardeners.
Then Big Bird steps up.
"Wow, did I just hear right?" he says. "The first lady eats seeds? I love seeds!"
Not exactly, says Mrs. Obama, but "I do eat what grows from these seeds."
Big Bird absorbs this information with the thoughtfulness of any curious 6-year-old. But that wasn't how he was originally hatched.
"For the first few shows, he was just a silly, goofy guy," recalls Spinney. "Then one day I said, 'Big Bird should be a kid. Forget the fact that he's 8 feet tall.' And real children accepted him."
Indeed, Big Bird fast became a signature figure on "Sesame Street." Early on, he appeared solo on the cover of Time magazine, which dubbed his show "TV's Gift to Children."
Spinney is one of but a few charter members of the show still on the Street. Among them: Bob McGrath (Bob) and Loretta Long (Susan), as well as camera man Frankie Biondo.
They and many others pioneered a strategy for channeling television to help underprivileged youngsters. Cradled by a nonprofit organization (now called Sesame Workshop), the mission continues, its mandate expanded to reach middle-income kids, too.
Just as in the formulation of the show's original game plan, research continues to play a major role.
"That is the model that 'Sesame Street' has always been based on: The education and research department works hand-in-hand with producers," says Rosemarie Truglio, who heads up Sesame Workshop's research effort.
In-house testing helps identify key curriculum goals, shape the show's content and track its success.
Independent academic researchers have conducted more than 1,000 studies, making "Sesame Street" the most researched TV show in history.
One notable study reconnected with adolescents who had participated in "Sesame Street" research as preschoolers. It found that teens who watched the show at that early age had higher grades and spent more time reading for pleasure than other teens who had missed the show as children.
"We feel so passionately about getting 'Sesame Street' in the hands of as many kids as possible because we know it works," says producer Parente.
These days, it's not only available on PBS, but also on cable's Sprout network, online and as video podcasts.
Last season, "Sesame Street" averaged more than 5 million viewers each week, and beyond that, logged 135 million impressions through media sources other than PBS between January and September.
One recent afternoon, a scene was being shot for an upcoming episode on a rare rainy day. The diminutive Muppets Elmo and Rosita are having a problem sharing an umbrella with Big Bird.
"You can't fit under the umbrella if I'm holding it," Rosita worries.
"Oh, sure I can," says Big Bird. "I'll just make myself short."
And down Spinney sinks into a Big Bird crouch. Good knees!
With no sign of slowing down, Spinney says he aims to keep going as Big Bird and Oscar.
"I still have the job, and I have contracts for the future in hand," he says with a smile, "and I'm delighted."


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Hukilau Mai-Kai History Presentation
June 9th, in support of my recently released book on the history of the greatest Tiki bar on earth, the Mai-Kai, I will once again be giving a presentation at the largest Tiki event outside of California, The Hukilau.
This year I am holding a sort of Mai-Kai reunion and doing a live panel discussion with many of the people I interviewed for the book. Their first hand stories were the driving force behind the work. I had thousands of fantastic images and I knew a few stories, but getting the history straight from the people who were actually there was a truly rare experience. These folks are now in their 70s, 80s and even 90s, and it is harder and harder to get them together. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Come get your book signed by those featured in it!
First click here get this amazing coffee table book, that is also an interesting read about Don the Beachcomber, Tiki and the birth of the greatest Tiki bar in existence:
Then get your tickets for the event by clicking HERE.
Here are some of those who will be in attendance:
Hukilau Plans
It's just a couple of weeks away. Last year was a crazy weekend. I hardly slept! It was the first year I have actually gotten to enjoy the weekend and talk to so many people. I think I talked more in a few days than the entire year. The hot tub made for memories we'll all keep forever. Once again, thanks to Crazy Al. He has a way of inventing fun.
This year I am endeavoring to spend more time at the Mai Kai. It is my favorite place on Earth. I want to be there for Happy Hour a couple of times.
Beachbum Berry's talk last year and then sipping with him at the Mai Kai was fantastic, and getting an all new book will be a huge plus. This book has more history rather than being just a recipe book. Lots of new recipes in it too though. Pre-Order it now and have it for him to sign at the event.
After years of anticipation, we are getting a little peak at The DVD of Tiki and a showing of footage from the Hukilau Hurricane of 2004. Many I talk to say that year was the best in many ways. For a lot of Floridians, it was the worst. Very much the worst for me. I never recovered really. But it is a powerful memory and I love to hear Pablus sing "Hukilau Hurricane."
I look forward to seeing the Crazed Mugs perform at the Mai Kai again. When they took the stage last year, it all just stopped and we were transfixed. Otto was standing next to me and he whispered, "he's our Bruddah Iz." So right.
The Hukilau mug has some of my favorite imagery in Polynesian Pop this year, the cannibal trio. I have discussed them with Sven and Bob at Oceanic Arts. I think the concensus is that it started with Donn Beach, which is precisely why those tikis are so special.
The new version of Tiki Road Trip will be making its debut at Hukilau and we get to see all the places we never knew existed.
Robert Drasnin will perform his new work which was recorded earlier this year for a new release. Basement Kahuna says his record "Voodoo" is near perfection for the tiki bar soundtrack and now we'll have a great follow up.
It's always great to see my many friends I see only this one weekend a year in person. It's great to be around so many people who are passionate about the same things I am. And this year my lovely fiance will join me, although she plans to spend more time tanning and exploring the area than doing the tiki-nerd stuff.
This event is central for us non-Californians. California may have an abundance of tiki locales, but we still have the best one of all by a mile down in Fort Lauderdale. We all come together to worship in a rum dazed fog for the weekend. We get to visit the Mother Ship of Tiki and be transported to that special place. That place that is slowly slipping away more and more. No other place holds that mystery better than the Mai Kai. And we right coasters are darned proud. Inside the Mai Kai, it is like stepping back in time. As close as any of us will get anyway…
Two weeks and I'll be there, at the bar, soaking it all in for my yearly ration… It's never enough…
Tiki Eyeball Trip Report
This year was the first annual Tiki Eyeball. It was an event by Wizzard Road Shows, which does a number of car events over the summer. I was contacted to put together a tiki carving demonstration and then helped get ideas together and promote the event.
For Basement Kahuna, it meant driving 4 hours up to Knoxville from Athens. We then set out on another 9+ hour drive to central Illinois. With a late start and lots of stopping to search antique malls, plus an hour where we put it in park and stood in the interstate, it turned into about a 14 hour drive.
Basement Kahuna and I are always on the prowl for rare liquors and this old sign we thought pointed the way. Screw gin and vodka! We sell Whiskey! Well, on opening the door, a few haggard locals swung around on their stools at 2PM on a Thursday. We were not finding anything there.
So we were a little loopy come Friday. Noa Noa's in our room before the trip to the Aku Tiki Room. Lake Surfer and his wife, Tipsy McStagger, Kevin and Hadley Moore, and others came by. And then we found out the bus had broken down. In the middle of an intersection…
The sunken bar at the Aku Tiki Room. The design of the bar was fantastic. I wish there was a bar this cool around here, tiki or no tiki.
This painting once had no lei. It still has some nipple. Cool.
Great shell lamps. These are over 3 feet across.
Tipsy and others at dinner.
The Tiki Twins! These gals started serving there, along with their Mom, when they were 13. They continued to work there for decades. I spent most of the night talking to them and hearing their story. In fact, I spent so much time taking pictures and talking I forgot to eat dinner! Luckily I it also kept me drinking slowly.
Great Oceanic Arts rail posts and mask with shell sconces.
Next day was kar time with Kay Ohara signing prints.
Tonga Trader and his wife drove their 1961 Chyrsler 300 to the event. This is one of my favorite cars. You gotta love a cross ram V8 luxury car.
Kevin Moore shows a novel way to torch a tiki carving, using a 1959 Cadillac… Video is on its way…
BK and I went back to the Aku Tiki Room that night and stopped by the Kewaunee Moose Lodge.
This is the Church of the Future! On the road to the ATR.
BK enjoys a lobster tail dinner. The drinks here are fantastic. Demerara Dry Float, Beachcomber Punch and Rum Barrels I recommend. El Dorado 12 Year. The bartender Tom works hard to keep the ingredients in stock.
On the return trip, we stopped at our Papua New Guinea collector's house to see the new shipment. Here are a few shields.
Left side…
Right side.
We'll have a few pieces for sale at Hukilau.
The event was poorly attended for reasons we don't know, but we'll correct some problems and do it again next year. I already have a verbal agreement from Pablus to perform in the round in the ATR. Basement Kahuna puts the ATR right behind the Atlanta Trader Vic's. He now has one of his carvings there and is designing their signature mug we hope will be available when we return next year.
Coon Tiki 2007
We have set the date for the next Coon Tiki carving class here in the mountains of East Tennessee. Last time, everyone had a fantastic time. It was great to get away to a secluded, peaceful cabin (minus Basement Kahuna's heavy metal acoustic jam sessions, and the occasional Crazy Al bobsledding incident), and spend time with like minded people. We all got to know each other better and really share aloha in a way you don't get very often. The one on one teaching from Benzart is unparalleled.
This is an incredible opportunity in many ways and we hope to see you here in July.
Make your reservations at the Coon Tiki site. Class is limited to 12 people.


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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, explained on Wednesday that the United States Constitution is 400 years old.
"Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving us an opportunity to have a deliberative constitutional discussion that reinforces the sanctity of this nation and how well it is that we have lasted some 400 years, operating under a constitution that clearly defines what is constitutional and what is not," she said on the House floor.
Perhaps Jackson Lee could use a trip back to the National Archives Building. The Constitution was formally adopted on Sept. 17, 1787, making it 226 years old.
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After high school, I attended Bard College in upstate New York, where I studied philosophy and printmaking. It didn't stick – I wanted to DO, not develop theoretical constructs about the principled development of hermeneutics.
So, after wandering around for a year, I moved over to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago studying printmaking. I learned a lot about good design, but also a lot about being a professional and running my own business: I designed posters for local music venues and bands to pay my rent. And I discovered that I really enjoy balancing technical and artistic challenges: I get unnaturally excited about bringing technique into service of vision. At the time this mostly revolved around the technical aspects of lithography and screen processing, but the principles I learned there have served me well since.
When I moved to Oakland in 1995, I started to focus more on web design, and worked at a handful of dot coms you've never heard of. I learned a lot about database management and getting what was in the database onto the screen, laid out the way I meant it to look. I also learned quite a bit about php and javascript. Over the course of the next few years I was part of building a whole lot of websites, most of which were database-driven. Some of that time was spent coding, some of it was spent designing, and some of it was spent art directing the work of others. I felt like I'd found an enjoyably challenging balance.
In 2000, I stopped being an employee and became my own boss. I started using the then-novel cascading style sheets (CSS) as a primary layout tool, and started embracing the document-object model for all websites. I also started doing color correction for art galleries and museums, helping translate their photography onto the web and into print.
Then, in 2005, I started using WordPress. Finally, someone had built a content management system (CMS) that was elegant on the back-end, and allowed me to hand control over content to clients. It still had a few years to go before it developed from blogging software into a full-fledged CMS, but it made everything so easy for my clients.
Today, WordPress is my go-to CMS, because with it I can solve most problems. But I do occasionally branch out to Expression Engine and Drupal.
I wrote a somewhat detailed case study on the Art in Print site, which I developed with my friend and colleague, Chris Palmatier. In case you were wondering about how a website goes from zero to live.
As a designer, I focus on problem solving. My client's problems, not mine. While there is a lot to be said for "having a style," that style rarely coincides with the client's. When it does that's great, but most of the time it is a disservice. Because of that approach I've been able to work with a wide range of clients, from unkempt rock bands to arts organizations to University departments.


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When designing an eclectic, bohemian inspired nursery, it's all about the textiles. Think mixing patterns, colors and textures to create a curated feel–no matching sets here!
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The bird photos and the sunsets are wonderful…!
Skidaway Island, GA
Skidaway Island National Park is surrounded by more 'low country' salt marshes, similar to the Edisto Beach area. The highlights for us were watching the sun rise and moon set over the marshes, walking through the stands of Palm Trees and Live Oaks draped with Spanish Moss, and watching four pelicans fishing on the incoming tide.
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