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What Do You Mean It’s Almost July?

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What Do You Mean It’s Almost July?

June has been a busy month here in Washington. And it isn’t over yet. Among other things, this coming week will be Hobby Lobby, Costco, writing group and hopefully a day of rest before July 4th. But I’ll leave that for my next post.

I wrote about Cashmere in my last post. I will mention it again in this one. Today is Founders Day, complete with a car show, a parade, a helicopter drop, a book sale, a laser show, vendors and music. On Thursday I was at a community dinner at the church. The library is also moving to its new location in Riverside Center.

I finally made it to Leavenworth for the first time this year. My first stop was the library where I printed off copies for writers group next week. Linda met me and we picked up sandwiches at Dan’s. Back at her place we watched an interesting series on Netflix depicting the life of Abe Lincoln.

I love the book club I belong to here, although I must admit that I’m not too fond of the book we’re currently reading. While I’ve come to appreciate historical fiction, this one is far too wordy and boring.

I was at a memorial service in Monitor last weekend for a woman who was a member of our book club. It’s hard to believe that just last summer we had a birthday party for her when she turned ninety-nine.

Last night we were out at Union Hill Cider Co. where we enjoyed an amazing performance by a local country singer. Lots of families in attendance so the young kids also entertained us with their dancing as well as with rolling down the hills.

Throw in church, life group, writing group and friends and the days fly by all too quickly. And then there’s editing.

I spent a fair amount of time this month editing. Revelations, the second book in the trilogy, was published yesterday and is available on Amazon. Steve is diagnosed as being bipolar and he continues to struggle with substance abuse. Shocking revelations threaten to tear the family apart. And yes, this book also has a cliffhanger at the end.

Enjoy your weekend!

A Tough Week

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A Tough Week

“And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.” James Russell Lowell.

June stopped being my favorite month of the year decades ago. And this week is one of my least favorite of all.

June 17th. Ten years ago on that date I had my second knee surgery.

June 18th. Eleven years ago on that date I had my first knee surgery.

Of course Sunday was also Father’s Day. My dad died back in 1977 so it hasn’t been a day to celebrate for me in a long time.

Today is June 19th. On this day back in 1996 my mom died. And on June 21st we buried her.

Nope. Definitely not a great week. But I do try to look at more positive things, like going to Tai Chi classes and going to writers group. Those will be my highlights this week.

Last night Linda told me she’d reserved tickets for us for Leavenworth Summer Theater. That’s also a positive for this week. Joyce and I went for a lovely walk on the Apple Loop Trail again over the weekend, so that was another positive.

There’s always a silver lining in every cloud. You just have to look for it, although sometimes it’s harder to find than other times.

Have a great week out there!