As one year teeters into another, my body is all at sea. A stray bug or perhaps the sigh of inactivity after the busyness of December. Flu sweeps in on Boxing Day and the lead up to the year end is fever, aches and pains, a chest infection. It leaves me with labyrinthitis, an ear condition I get sometimes that feels like constant motion sickness. So there is no optimistic, energetic start to the year. I can’t walk far, I can’t use a screen, I can only read for short bursts. Confined to the house, I hardly notice the passing days, or what is happening outside.
So far winter has been short and kind. There has been almost no rain and little frost. It has been mild, often grey but often sunny. The weeks leading up to the end of the year blinked by and I wonder if the rest of winter will be so quick.
It’s the second week of January when I’m well again and I walk to the sundial. It is just after dawn but you would hardly know it. The morning is grey with little colour. Subdued greens and browns with only a handful of gorse flowers offering anything brighter. Drizzle seeps from the sky. A gaggle of mallards follow me hopefully around the edge of the pond, clucking quietly. Otherwise there are few obvious signs of life. A male blackbird clatters out of a ditch and across the path, glaring at me from a fence post.
Raindrops cling to the alders on the path to the sundial. Up top there is little evidence that the sun has just risen. The hills are a misty grey smudge with a hint of pastel orange in the west. The sky brims with dirty grey cloud. Only a small patch of illuminated pink shows where the sun might be. The horizon is blurred, the sea nondescript, turbines foggy shapes in the distance. I hear the two note call of a great tit. Another joins it at the other side of the park. It is icy cold up here, my limbs already feel chilled.
Two woodpigeons fly from the path as I descend. A thrush sings a song full of climbing whistles. A lone herring gull charms worms with his feet. The sky lightens in patches until a wisp of cloud forms miniature inverted tornado in the distance, trailing upwards. Later, the first snow of the year falls. It is hardly recognisable as snow, only a hint of white and the way the tiny flakes drift distinguishes it from the morning’s drizzle. It seems that winter hasn’t made up its mind whether to be fair or foul. It teeters between the two. But my enforced absence has meant that I’ve already noticed a change in the air. Already the days don’t seem quite so dark. There may well be storms to come, but the scent of spring is there, on the misty horizon.
Blogger Book of the Month: Teagan Geneviene – Atonement in Bloom
Blogging has introduced me to many talented authors, some of whom have featured on this blog. This year I’ll be highlighting a few of the great books I’ve been reading by fellow bloggers.
I’m always delighted by the unique and magical stories that Teagan Geneviene creates, many of which are written spontaneously, week by week, on her blog. Her new book, Atonement in Bloom is the second in a series of books set in the magical town of Atonement, Tennessee. This book has all the whimsy, wonder and enchantment of the first. Ralda Lawton lives in an old house in a small southern town that has more than its share of magic. A woman created from flowers, a mischievous calico cat, a herd of glowing pigs and the Queen of Winter herself all appear in this novel. I would love to live in the enchanted town Teagan has created and to meet the characters that are so lovingly and inventively depicted. This is a hugely original book that weaves myth and imagination into a compelling story. The ending suggests that there may be more to come in future and, until then, I’ll be homesick to return to Atonement. You can find Teagan’s blog here and her books are available on Amazon.
I am sorry to hear you were ill, Andrea. Your skies look much like mine, punctuated by periods of sunny weather. It has been not been a restful winter here, with much going on, and like you, I look forward to spring. As always, I love your descriptions of the seasons.
A beautiful review of Teagan’s book, Andrea! My copy of Atonement in Bloom arrived, and I look forward to some quiet time to sit down and enjoy it.
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Thanks Lavinia.
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That is 🎶music to my ears, Lavinia. Hugs on the wing.
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I hope you feel fully recovered soon and it’s a pleasure to see Teagan here. I couldn’t agree more about her blogging and her books. I love the Atonement series.
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Thanks Olga, yes I really enjoyed both books.
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You are so kind, Olga. Heartfelt thanks. 💙
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I’m so happy you are feeling better and that Spring is somewhere out there in the mist. Last Sunday it was a gorgeous April like day of 65 and today we are in the middle of a 2-day, 6-8 inch snowstorm. Fortunately, it does not look like it will be horrible. This is our second snowstorm in a month. Why it has to arrive on the second Sunday of the month, I don’t know. That is when our church holds its monthly Celtic Eucharist which I absolutely love because of the gentle, contemplative nature of the service. Will have to scrape the cars off and shovel out the back where the snowplows have boxed them in sometime today or tomorrow. Last year we only have one snowstorm that arrived in March, when the sun was strong enough to actually melt the snow the same day it was dumped. No such luck in this El Nino year.
Love the book review–makes me want to read the book. Pat
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Thanks Pat, it sounds as though your winter isn’t quite as kind as ours – I hope that you got to church and enjoyed the service.
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Thanks. It was canceled again because of the snow. They are rescheduling it for next week when we will not be able to go if our weekend guests show up. (It’s supposed to maybe snow next week too.)
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That’s a shame, I hope maybe it will work out in the end.
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I hope you’re past the teetering and on the mend Andrea.
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I am thanks Brad!
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Yay!
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Happy New Year, Andrea. I’m glad your flu didn’t last too long. I’m having a touch of inner ear problems myself from a bad cold, and it’s no fun at all.
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Thanks Jennifer, hoping you recover soon as well and a Happy New Year to you!
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Dear Andrea, I understand that teetering feeling too well. You expressed it so beautifully. What a terrible way to begin a new year. I’m happy to know you are on the mend, getting out and about. Feel fabulous fast, my friend!
With that in mind my gratitude that you read and enjoyed Atonement in Bloom knows no bounds. You succeeded in placing a smile on my face, where a moment before a grimace had been (my back is unhappy with me for relocation preparations). You’ve warmed my heart on this snowy day.
Oh, yes, I do intend a third novel in the Atonement, Tennessee series. It will explore the long ago beginning of Cael and the original Esmeralda… and perhaps Lilith. Not sure about that yet — or about exactly how to handle presenting the story.
Hugs on the wing.
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Thank you Teagan and you’re very welcome – I love the Atonement series and I’ll look forward to the next one!
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Enjoy these lyrical words as Andrea Stephenson begins 2019. She follows her post with a review of “Atonement in Bloom.” Woot — it’s her book of the month!
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A very similar winter here…different shades of gray…mild…record highs this week…but the days are longer now, noticeably, and that gives hope for spring, re-birth…and so it goes. I’m glad to hear you are feeling better.
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Thanks Bill, I’ll look forward to what the rest of the season brings.
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I enjoyed your rich descriptions of the winter days, Andrea, as always. I find your writing mesmerizing. I am glad you are feeling better, and were able to get out, and are already seeing signs of more light and less dark. It was easy to stroll along the path with you, with your artful description. And I am so happy to read about Teagan’s new book, and looking forward to reading more of her colorful writing and the quirky characters in Atonement. My warm wishes for smooth writing to both of you….
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Thanks so much Jet, I hope you enjoy more of Teagan’s writing.
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Heartfelt thanks for your encouragement, Jet. Hugs.
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I’m so sorry to hear you ended the year not feeling so well. I’m glad you had a more gentle winter to make things more bearable. Sometimes its good to ring in the new year in enforced calmness, gives us a chance to reflect, and be grateful for little blessings like all the beautiful scenic walk u painted for us so vividly it felt like I was walking beside u.
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Thank you! Sometimes I think we get ill when we need to, to make us rest 🙂
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He he actually that’s so true…its our body’s way of enforcing much needed rest. Am glad u got a long period of rest
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Andrea, I am so sorry to read how ill you’ve been and hope you are soon feeling much better.
We have had a poorly start to the year, my mother so bad 111 called an ambulance for her and she still has a terrible chest infection. We both have had ‘deafness’ and vertigo problems and reading about your diagnosis gives an inkling to its possible cause. The fatigue overall is tremendous and debilitating. I’m slowly improving and today was out the first time in two weeks – very scary and busy!
It’s lovely the days are slowly becoming drawn out and may Spring and its warmth greet us soon.
Take good care of yourself and keep warm. Hugs, Annika xx
PS. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts about Teagan’s book!
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I’m sorry to hear about the illness in your family Annika, I hope you and your mother are recovering and feeling fully better soon! I’ve also really enjoyed reading The Storyteller Speaks and left a review on Amazon and Goodreads 🙂
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Andrea, bless you! 😀 I’ve just read your wonderful review and am so touched by your thoughts on the book … this means so much to me! I can’t stop smiling and this has really lifted my spirits! Thank you so much and over the moon you enjoyed the book so much. ❤️
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You’re welcome, it’s a beautiful book.
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Annika, I hope you and your mom are both well and happy very soon. Hugs on the wing.
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So many bugs flying around this year. The words and photos just capture the season perfectly.
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Thank you! Yes, it sounds as though there were lots of people ill over Christmas.
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Love this – it’s description of the teetering into a new year – the darkness and greyness of winter. And I commiserate re. the flu. I’ve been confined all week to bed. Catching up on lots of reading though.
And the air has shifted – an opening of some veil- an opening into spring.
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Thanks Anne, I hope you get better soon!
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Let us wish for better and healthier times ahead. I hope you are feeling better
and regaining strength.
Going through the whole mess of this infection, fever and labyrinthis I can wholly agree it is no fun at all.
Your spring signs cheered me up.
miriam
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Thank you Miriam.
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What a dreary way to end one year and bring in another! So many people were ill during the holidays. I thought I would succumb but was lucky it never went past a slightly scratchy throat (maybe all those teas and vitamin C…)
Happy to hear you are well now.
It’s funny, because I am reading a book by a fellow blogger, too. Should finish it shortly. I have been encouraging fellow bloggers’ books for a couple of years now. This one sounds most interesting and I shall have to check her out. Thanks for that, Andrea.
Happy New Year! Hope the year brings you much joy and happiness and good health and … whatever you desire!
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Glad to hear you escaped the holiday lurgy Dale! My ‘to read’ list has grown a lot since I started blogging. Happy New Year to you 🙂
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Oh man, tell me about it. My “to-read” list is sooooo long! 😉
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Keep on with those teas, Dale! Stay well. Hugs.
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Putting on my audiology hat, I can affirmatively say that labyrinthitis is major ickitis. I’ve had it once, too — a mild case, I think, all told — and one time was enough for me. I’m sorry you suffer with it and I’m glad you are feeling better! What a start to the year — tittering and woozy indeed! May the rest of the year flow with a good balance of health, joy, and satisfaction. Take gentle care — it takes time for these little arches in our mastoid to get fully reaffirm their bearings … Na’ama
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Thanks for the best wishes, I’m glad it’s better now!
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The sun is shining outside my window despite becoming lost in your wintry world…after the busyness of the festive season, I experienced a pause between the years as well…I’m glad to read you’re feeling better!
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Thank you, and I’m glad you’ve had a chance to pause.
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It’s a pleasure and yes, taking a pause is wonderfully healing for the heart and soul!
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Sorry to hear you have been unwell. Here is hoping 2019 will bring you good health and creativity.
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Thank you and the same for you.
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Glad you are back to feeling well again, Andrea. Being ill is no picnic.
I, too, have noted the shift in day-length… we are about 20 minutes longer and that is good news as we head down the road to the warmer days of spring. Stay well!
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Thanks Eliza, it’s like a spring day today 🙂
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Oh my, Andrea, please be well. I’m so sorry to hear you’ve been sick and glad you’re on the mend and able to get out and about again. Not pleasant when we’re sick and seems to put our life on hold. Can give us a whole new perspective as we work through it though.
Congratulations to your fellow author, Teagan Geneviene, on her new book and being your blogger book of the month. I hope the sun shines soon for you again and warms your bones sparking glimmers of new inspiration.
Love and hugs 🙂
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Thanks so much for your wishes Pat, it does give you a different perspective – I don’t often get ill fortunately!
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I’m glad you’re able to bounce back quickly. It’s a new year and so much to get started on. Stay well, my friend, and enjoy.
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Thank you kindly, Pat. Wishing you and yours a 2019 filled with all good things. Happy New Year hugs.
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Thank you, Teagan, and all the best on your new book. 🙂
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Wonderful descriptions of some pretty dreary weather. Super interview of Teagan’s Atonement in Bloom.
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Thank you John.
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John, Andrea adds magic to everything she writes. Thanks so much. Hugs on the wing.
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If it hadn’t been such a dull day you wouldn’t have been able to pen such a vivid picture!
Glad you have overcome the flu. You are not to get a relapse.
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True, there’s always more material in a gloomy day 🙂 Thanks Bruce, I hope not!
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Cheers to you feeling better. Wishing you the best for the rest of 2019. Loved the way you presented your story in story form. Welcome back!
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Thank you Frank.
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Yikes. You got that dreadful flu that has lain/laid waste to whole armies of healthy people. Local theory here is that it’s our very kind and calm weather that has enabled this miserable flu; cold weather would have killed the germs. But leave it to you to write so compellingly about charmless illnesses and grey skies.
I shall look further into Teagan’s books.
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I did, it’s a while since I’ve had flu like that one, glad to be rid of it!
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I am sorry to learn you have been ill, Andrea. I picked up a cold last week as well and have had a sore throat all weekend. First week back at work is not the best. I am hoping it won’t develop and am self medicating like mad. I also love Teagan’s writing. There is something very special about how she puts stories together. I think she has a huge talent. Have a lovely week.
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I hope you get better soon, especially now you’re back at work. Yes, Teagan’s writing is magical.
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You are so kind, Robbie. I appreciate all your encouragement.
You have had more than your share of sickness in the past several months. I’m sorry to hear something else has latched on. Fight it with everything in your personal arsenal! Feel fabulous fast.
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Hello Andrea, here in Staffordshire,birds and animals are already forming and defending territories, but a pound to a pinch of snuff, Winter as still got a trick or two up the old sleeve for them.
Keep warm and safe. Get well soon.
.Mick.
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It’s like a spring day today here Mick, sun is shining, birds are singing….
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Recover fast Andrea and have a great year ahead. All the best
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Thank you, all the best to you too.
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Good morning Andrea. Take care
Have a wonderful day today
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I’m sorry to hear your year didn’t start off well, Andrea, but I’m happy you’re beginning to feel better. Great to see Teagan’s book here…love her!
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Thanks Jill!
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Thank you kindly, Jill. Great big hug! ❤
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Hello Andrea, keep warm and get well soon.
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Thanks Mick, much better now.
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It’s awful to hear you’ve had such rough start to what is supposed to be a fresh, hopeful new year. But being sick does give one perspective on how great it is to feel well, doesn’t it?
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It definitely does, thanks Kerry.
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It doesn’t get as cold and as frosty out here, but it triggers vicious bouts of vertigo to my wife occasionally, so much so that she can’t even stand straight at times. I feel sorry for the condition that has debilitated you at the onset of the new year. Fortunately, you have recovered already and are back to your usual self, captivating with your pen as ever. No turn of weather, no drops of ice or water, no birdsong is complete unless you brood on them at your blog.
Thanks for introducing Teagan Geneviene to me. I plan to visit her blog soon enough.
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Thank you Uma, I appreciate it. I’m sure you’ll enjoy Teagan’s stories.
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Thank you kindly, Uma. I’m pleased to meet you here at Andrea’s beautiful blog. Happy New Year to you and your wife.
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Happy New Year to you and your loved ones too, Teagan. We will surely meet again at your blog.
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Ooh, seems like the time of year to get sick. I suffer from vertigo on occasion. I find that at any tiny little sign of it coming on, I take an antihistamine right away. It usually staves it off. My preference is phenylephrine.
Sounds like you’ve had a mild winter, so far. We had three inches of snow over the weekend. I love when it snows, but wish it would melt before the next one rolls through. That doesn’t seem likely, because it’s pretty cold.
Glad you’re feeling better. Stay well and warm.
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Thanks Lori, sorry to hear that you also get this on occasion. I hope you get a little respite between snowfalls 🙂
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Another piece of prose that reads like poetry as you so eloquently document the ‘teetering’ season. Yes, If Winter comes can Spring be far behind?
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Thank you Paula, today was like a spring day already!
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Yes it sure has been dark and gloomy these last few weeks, even down here in ‘sunny’ Jersey. Although I don’t enjoy the cold we really could do with a proper taste of winter at some stage.
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I agree Roy, it was like a sunny spring day today and I even saw a cherry in blossom.
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Oh, those lurgies are so nasty. I hope you are well on the way to recovery, Andrea. We need you and all your beautiful, colour-filled writing!
I’m not sure how I’d feel about living in a place called Atonement … but the book sounds a delight. Thank you.
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I am thanks Francesca. I love the name Atonement, I think it has a real sense of mystery and atmosphere – and it may be that the people who live there are drawn there by their need to atone….
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Hi Francesca. I was imagining the town, and the people, and the story. Suddenly the name “Atonement” came to me. I wanted the story to be (in part) about the town itself. Somehow it worked for me. The heroine wasn’t too sure about moving into a house with a graveyard on the property… But hey — the neighbors are quiet! She comes to feel protected of the neglected historic cemetery, which also figures in the story. If you visit Atonement, Tennessee, I hope you will enjoy yourself. Hugs
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Andrea, I’m sorry that your new year began with the flu. Glad you got back out to write your wonderful description of your walk within the world of nature that surrounds you. Best wishes for 2019. ❤
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Thank you Ina and best wishes to you.
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Glad you are better! Did you get a flu shot?
Anyway, I haven’t read anything of Teagan’s, other than her blog, which I adore!!!
Temperatures are plunging up here.
The sunny side is, plenty of time to work on my new Art Gown! Creativity in any genre is sunshine.
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Thank you, no I didn’t get a shot – I usually don’t need one, I don’t get it very often fortunately! It’s been like spring here but we expect winter by the end of the week…If you love Teagan’s blog you’ll love her books!
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Hi Resa. I try to keep an element of whimsy in all my stories– blog and novel.
I can’t wait to see your next gown. Stay warm!
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I’ll try to stay warm, Teagan! I just got back from buying a new sketchbook, pencils and the almighty erasers. The weather guy lied! He said 0C today. It was -8, and then the wind almost knocked me over.
Your blog is lots of whimsy, and one day I will read a book of yours!
Your joy and passion for your characters is unmistakable, and undeniable!
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Some nice writing, Andrea! Here in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, rain is predicted for an entire five days, somewhat rare for this area. We are hoping that the winds won’t intrude, as they often have, to blow away the rain clouds. We are drinking lots of hot tea, staying inside and watching episodes of “Vera.” So nice! Sending regards to you for health and more writing.
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Thanks Carla, I hope you get the rain you need. I love Vera, it’s one of my favourites and it’s set where I live – they often pop up filming nearby.
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I must check out “Vera.” Sounds interesting. Hugs.
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Yes, I recall that you mentioned that you had seen her vehicle at one point? I love the landscapes in that show, the long desolate stretches of shoreline, though it always seems to be cold!
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That’s right yes, I saw her driving back and forth across the causeway to an island nearby. The coast is beautiful and it isn’t always cold 🙂
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Happy New Year, Andrea! You know I’ve always said your writing is a bit like poetry. I’m now realizing it reminds me of the style the author of “H is for Hawk” used. Have you read it? You’re channeling similar vibes:).
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Happy New Year Kristine! I absolutely love ‘H is for Hawk’, it was one of my favourite books of recent years so that’s too good a compliment 🙂
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A belated Happy New Year! We were over for Christmas and New Year and it was lovely, well for me, the wife, her mum and uncle were all chilly but took to it and rather enjoyed it by the end which was impressive.
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Happy New Year to you Ste, I guess the chill would have been a change but they had the satisfaction of returning to a warmer climate 🙂
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They didn’t want to go back. It was all about the walking and the coldness. I am glad we didn’t have a truly bad holiday weather wise. Although it was a bit cold when we broke down outside of Castleton, just too far to go anyway warm whilst waiting for the AA. That was a long hour.
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Lovely description. Winter in my corner of the Midwest is also uncertain; while land below and above us have been pounded with snow, we’ve hardly had more than dustings. But the cold continues to be harsh and raw, and giving little hope for spring. We’ll just have to wait, and hope. 🙂 xxxxxxx
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Thank you Jean, I hope the weather becomes kinder soon 🙂
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Glad to hear you’re feeling better now Andrea. If I was an artist, I could paint the landscape based on your writing. It is as always a pleasure to read and a lesson in writing itself. I look forward to experiencing the seasons at your end through your writing. While here in Mumbai, we’re enjoying winter while it lasts. Am not sure how spring is here. Hopefully the cool clime will continue here too.
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Thank you Smitha, I hope you enjoy whatever the seasons bring.
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Sorry to hear your New Year was rung in feeling so under the weather, but glad to hear you’re better. Your winter sounds like ours: lots of gray skies and we’ve had our fair share of rain. However, we haven’t had any snow at out house. The closest the snow level came down was still a few hundred feet above us – we look out at 2 small mountains and have seen snow in the distance. Here’s to a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
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Best wishes for the new year and for weather that is kind to you!
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Goodness – you were really teetering yourself there for too long! I am glad to hear you are feeling better and hope you continue to do so. I suppose you might say weather is teetering a bit here, too. Some days, reasonably warm for January, yet it’s going down to 7˚ one night this week. I think a mild winter would work for me. 🙂 Walking is healing.
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Thanks Jeanne, it’s been an interesting winter, but low temperatures are predicted for the end of the week, so we’ll see what happens 🙂
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Ugh, your Boxing Day sickness put you at a place where I was with a concussion – weak, fatigued, achy, no TV. I can’t imagine you confined to the house, knowing the way you love walking in the outdoors and “seeing” everything. So glad you’re better and out there again. We’ve had a “light” winter here in New England so far also, although I’m afraid to say it out loud. Just having a bit of more light, and seeing brown dirt instead of white snow and ice, helps me feel hope. :–)
GREAT review on Teagan’s new book. It sounds a bit like Sarah Addison Adler’s books which include lots of magical realism. I’ll go get myself a copy.
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Thanks Pam, it’s good to be out and about again. We’re expecting ‘winter’ to arrive at the end of this week so we’ll see what that brings. I’m sure you’ll enjoy Teagan’s book.
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We’re expecting ‘winter’ this weekend, also! Icy rain and snow and bitter cold – OH MY. 🙂
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Hi Pam. I hope you are feeling better every day.
I’m intrigued. I am not familiar with Sarah Addison Adler (or Sarah Addison Allen, whom I found while trying to look up the first one, LOL). So many books out there.
The Atonement series are urban fantasy books (our current real world plus magic). They were loosely inspired by Celtic/Welsh mythology.
Keep feeling better. Hugs.
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Oh. Dear. My bad. I meant Sarah Addison Allen. http://www.sarahaddisonallen.com/index.html She has quite a fandom. Maybe her stories would be called suburban fantasy books? ;-0 Basically real world plus magic, in the south. Can’t wait to read yours! xo
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LOL — there were books under both names. More hugs.
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What a rough beginning to your year, Andrea. So sorry to hear you’ve not been well. I hope you will continue to feel better and that your skies will brighten!
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Thank you Julia!
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Another lovely post and I hope you are feeling better now. Winter has been mild here too, perhaps a little too mild as I’m seeing flowers I wouldn’t normally see at this time. I’m slightly wistful for snow (just a few flakes) 🙂
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Thank you, I’ve also seen flowers that shouldn’t be in bloom, but we got our first proper snow today – big flakes falling fast – though it was gone by lunch-time.
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Yes I woke up to it this morning 🙂
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Your writing transports me Andrea. I travel your path with you, ears filled with birdsong, the air’s chill settling on my skin. What a gift you have for sensory description. Thank you!
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Thank you Robyn.
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