Ashley has absolutely torn my manuscript up. I knew it was going to need that, although I’m proud of much of it, run-on sentences and all. I whine often of the difficulties with writing on the side. It leads to redundancies, inconsistency of voice, and overall lack of direction. Sounds like a good pitch [...] Continue Reading »
mustache dad in the works
2kentucky bass fishing
4Last week in Kentucky was pretty fun, especially after a sudden obsession for bass fishing. I tried to explain to Ashley why it was so compelling and she said, “I understand fishing, but why all of a sudden? You’re nuts.” I told her it happened every summer, but she didn’t believe me. Because she certainly [...] Continue Reading »
volatile mama
6I’ve been feeling absolutely awful. There’s the routine nausea and tiredness but the worst of it is soul anguish. It’s impossible to gauge how much of this is contributed to hormones. Likely it’s mostly that, but in the fog of it this is no consolation. I’m not so sure my hormones have leveled out since Addair Kentucky, making normal irrelevant [...] Continue Reading »
siblings
10In so many words I’ve said it already, but we were still contacting family members on the mountain–now here it goes: we’re having another young’n! Ashley is about six weeks, which by my calculation (not very sophisticated) makes a due date of December 18. Addair will be 2 on December 21. So, what were we [...] Continue Reading »
for the attaboys and youcandoits
4Here are some reasons I wanted to update the blog as to the status of my memoir: 1. To explain my writing absence here. 2. To try and get the word out of its existence. 3. To receive some attaboys and some youcandoits. 4. To describe what the tale is actually about. This last point [...] Continue Reading »
dance move thievery
0I just voted here for the Metro Pulse Best of Knoxville Readers Poll 2013 and boy do I feel a whole lot better. For one, it gave me a better reason to be up at this hour, and two, I’ve done a whole lot of promoting Ashley as the best local artist (one entry) to [...] Continue Reading »
pretty pictures (and a sales pitch)
0Yesterday’s efforts toward making money resulted in a $3 sale. I am encouraged by this, but needless to say I must try some more today. Which brings me to today’s announcement… MARCH 26 2013: I’ll send along an original paper quilt and 2 CDs from Levon Walker with any purchase. Happy art shopping! Maybe if [...] Continue Reading »
snowing outside, angel baby at home, mama working right beside
0Today starts my week of bringing in the bacon. It’s the last week of March and I’m at 8% of my goal. It’s going to be a busy week. I hope to reach it sooner rather than later because I also have to put together an Easter fit for Addair Kentucky (I’m thinking of making [...] Continue Reading »
the toppling Honda and aftermath
2First of all it is important to note the resurgence of activity on the blog by one, Ashley Addair, who has returned to our readership and reminded us with playful sentences to be happy in simple moments, to be audaciously yourself, and furthermore I would remind you to vote for her as “best visual artist” [...] Continue Reading »
things around the house that make me merry
0Oh joy! What a delightful surprise to come home to a package in the mail with my first ever published cover art. If you don’t mind my saying so, it looks great and I am really excited to read it. As the back reads, “This book is essential reading for pre-service teachers, classroom teachers, and [...] Continue Reading »