Summer Time and the living is easy—–and HOT. Having a good week. I have family visiting, and of course, we are doing all the local stuff, i.e. Mexico shopping, eating lots of seafood, swimming, beaching, and catching up on the prior year’s events.
We went to Nuevo Progresso yesterday, and shopped ‘til we dropped, but had plenty of guacamole and margaritas to sustain us. Today, it was a ride on the beach, and shopping on the island, along with swimming, and just hanging out.
Next week, I’ll get back to working on book 3. It has all come together now, and before long I’ll share a little with you. In the meantime, enjoy your summer, and stay cool!
What a difference a week makes. This time last Wednesday, I was finishing putting everything inside and battening down the hatches for Alex’s onslaught. Fortunately, she grazed us rather than hit us head on like Dolly did two years ago.
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Driving along Highway 100 in deep South Texas between South Padre Island and Harlingen there is not a tremendous amount of pretty scenery except in the spring when the yuccas are showing off their beautiful white, frothy blooms.
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March 17th, 2010 by cindy
Ahhh. Spring break on South Padre Island. Not a bad place to be, even if you aren’t 18 or 20 years old.
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February 10th, 2010 by cindy
It was pouring buckets of rain all through the 1:00 book signing, but a few brave souls ventured forth and bought my book.
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February 8th, 2010 by cindy
First, I woke to a loud pop, pouring rain and no electricity. Apparently the loud pop was a transformer gone wild. So, I dragged myself out of bed to call the electric company
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February 4th, 2010 by cindy
Home Sweet Home, but not for long! Arrived home late Saturday, and have been running ever since. Sunday and Monday were primarily spent unpacking and looking at my poor yard. Landscaping doesn’t do well when you are gone for two months, even when someone is cutting the grass.
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February 2nd, 2010 by cindy
Although I was tremendously excited for my first book signing of Keeping Faith, which was held at Atticus in Ruidoso, NM, I am totally giddy about tomorrow’s signing at “Paragraphs on Padre.”
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November 18th, 2009 by cindy
Remember when I introduced you to the Q-Tips??? Well, now that it is November, they are arriving in greater numbers, especially since it seems Ole Man Winter has decided to hit the West with a vengeance.
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November 6th, 2009 by cindy
We also have “red tide,” which is common on the Gulf of Mexico when conditions are just right to cause microscopic algae to bloom in the water, turning it a red or brown hue.
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