Ellie@Home by Nicole Kapise-Perkins

     Enjoying a weekend in Boson while my poor husband is stuck in an electrical code update seminar. Poor man...happy me! He's almost free (2 hours to go!) and then we're off to dinner in my favorite city! While he's away, this mouse is not playing, but getting caught up on all kinds of writing projects: the Reiki ( http://facebook.com/myddfaireiki ) page has been updated, a new post for SageWoman has been published on the PaganSquare blogs ( http://witchesandpagans.com ) AND the final segment of the final chapter of a historical romance I've been working on is done. All I have left to do is write a synopsis and submit it to the publishers. Oh, what bliss is to be found in a quiet hotel room five stories up with only the sound of the wind for company! (Although there are no cookies to be had, so my bliss isn't as complete as it might be.) Happy weekend all!

     Today is a day of remembrance for families like mine. While my husband and I, being of Irish descent, are all for celebrating our heritage...though the whole green beer thing seems rather odd, even to the Irish....instead we take a more serious approach to the day as we pay homage to our forebears, all the women, men and children that fell to the conquerors: the Romans as they tried to claim the entire world as their own; those that fell beneath the onslaught of Christianity as thousands were killed in the name of the Prince of Peace. (And please note I place no blame on that holiest of men; how could he ever have believed his message of peace would become so twisted and perverted to be used to spread hate?)      Tradition tells us that Saint Patrick chased all the snakes out of Ireland. And while it may be true that there are no snakes in that country (don't know, have never been), the 'snakes' he and his followers drove out of Ireland weren't harmless little cre

     Having a moderately reliable signal means I can (attempt to) post moderately regularly! I am truly grateful for this small grace. How silly, isn't it, that I am thankful for the use of an available internet signal? I am of course thankful, deeply thankful, for the things that really count: my children, their good health, my husband, his good health, his love and support; my own health (who wants to be ill?); our home, food on our table, our friends and family; our pets, a tankful of fish whose antics send my littlest one into gales of laughter ten or more times a day. I am thankful for the people who stop in and read my random ramblings...and then come back for more! You all are simply wonderful.        Are we being frivolous for wanting more? Or greedy? I truly have all I need (even money. I'd like more, of course, but we have enough to pay our bills and feed our children, and that's more than some people have, sadly.) but I would of course like more: to go back

     I really can't get enough. I love 'em. I love to read, I love to write, and if the books are just what I'm looking for, I love to collect. However, sometimes I like to share. Not often, I'm such a book hog, but every once in a while I decide to go on some crazy cleaning spree and when I'm done a pile of former loves is sitting on the floor by the desk looking for a new home. The library gets some; the local Little Free Library gets some, and lately, http://paperbackswap.com  is getting some too. Go check it out: it's free to join, easy to participate, and you get BOOKS!!!! Books you don't have to pay for! (Well, not with cash, but you do need to earn bookswap credits...but NO MONEY! What a magical phrase!) Drop by and check it out. If you're anything like me, you'll be glad you did. Excuse me for now. I'm off to browse. http://nicolekapiseperkins.paperbackswap.com