Archive | June 2018

More Bears and Characters are Playing out Their Scenes without You!

Jun30

I missed my blog yesterday! I kept meaning to do it, but you know some days you’ve just got to get a million things done, and you call a place, are put on hold (forever), leave messages for another that never get answered, have to run errands and time is running out, and somehow in all that, I forgot to get the blog done first thing.

So today, first thing on the schedule, blog, and WordPress won’t upload the page. *sigh*

I have two angel bears I’m working on. One’s sold. Purplelicious–have two of those. One sold. Butterscotch is an order, and Pink Powder Puff bear (brand new fabric) is available.

Okay, I’m off to write. I began Silver Town Wolf Christmas, and today I have to get back to my word count goals. I’ll be finishing up one of the Purplelicious bears for an order, a panda and a Celtic Clan Bear are nearly done, and I’m nearly finished with another angel bear. See???? A little (a lot, who is she kidding???) of perseverance and WORK and it gets done!

I just had another order for a wizard bear too.

The same goes for writing!!! It doesn’t get done unless…hold that thought! The characters are playing out their own scene without me again.

Talk later! Have a super wonderful weekend!!!

Terry

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More Teddy Bears and Zinnia!

Jun28


More bears finished! The Butterscotch Bear with the white paws is sold. Most likely one with the suede paws also, and the white bear. I still have four more bears I’m working on. I was missing ears for another Butterscotch Bear so he was delayed. Otherwise he’s done. And I’m still finishing a panda and another white bear. Plus, I picked up a pretty Pink Cotton Candy Bear fabric the other day, so I’m making it. Brand new fur.

Baby did sleep for two hours twice yesterday. Yay! So I managed to do a little sewing for one of the hours.

Also pictured: Giant zinnia in three colors, and pretty pom-pom coral zinnia. I have to go out and check out the beauty of the flowers while they are still beautiful! Despite the humid heat.

And…I’m still mulling over the new book. I’m getting closer to an idea. Some writers are fortunate to have dreams where their stories are revealed. Me? I have bizarre nightmares that make me think I’m on illegal psychotropic drugs.

I’m off to a dental appointment. ugh.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Terry

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Panda Bear, Lizard and Dragonfly, Oh My!

Jun27

 

This is the third panda bear. I still have another to finish. And I was super excited to see the orange flame skimmer in the garden. I rarely see that dragonfly around. And the cute little Carolina Anole was so sweet to pose for me. I finished a lilac bear and a butterscotch bear (for Steampunk, so need to make the costume).

I’ve been trying to get baby down for a nap. She’s been so sleepy, but not wanting to sleep, of course. I have a million things to do. I hope to move her to her mat and not wake her so I can get to work. Ha! It’s easier writing a full-length novel.

Wish me luck!

Have a great day!!

Terry

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Max and the Squirrel

Jun26

Could be a book title, don’t you think? lol

Anyway, Max is in hunting mode. The squirrel is in taunting mode. Of my two havanese, Max is the real hunter. Tanner will give chase, but he is easily bored. Max–he’ll wait, and wait, and wait. As you can see he went from jumping mode to sitting, but all his concentration is on the squirrel no matter what his posture. He finally jumped at the tree to make the squirrel run back up it and then turned to me and joined me as if to say he showed the squirrel and he’s done with the game.

Life is a story.

I finished another panda bear! Need to take a picture of it and ship it off this morning. Picked up an order for a Munro Clan Bear. Still trying to figure out how to start Silver Town Wolf Christmas….what the issues are, etc!

Still fighting this awful cold too…. Yesterday, I felt so miserable, I just couldn’t get into anything. Then finally I was feeling a little better and was able to finish the one panda, work on the other, but still have a ways to go on it.

Have a great day!!!

Terry

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Erquhart Clan Bear and the Wild One

Jun25

I just received an order for the last panda bear I’m working on, and a Munro Clan Bear. I’ll be shipping these today–Wild One has a trip all the way Down Under! So I have two pandas to finish, a Munro Clan Bear, and I’ll be working on three Steampunk Bears and two Angel Bears.

I’m off to work. Still trying to figure out how to start the Silver Town Wolf Christmas book. Since the hero and heroine have a dating history, fans will expect them to be together. But that means no conflict, so I need to create some kind of conflict that will test their relationship.

Have a super day!!!

Terry

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Black Honeybee and Reflections

Jun24

I didn’t know that black honeybees existed. Did you? This one was on the Pride of Barbados and I had thought it was a honeybee until I uploaded the picture and then thought, wait, it’s black! But when I looked it up, sure enough, it’s a honeybee. It’s fun always learning something new.

I also love capturing lights on the water on the Riverwalk in San Antonio–reflections can be beautiful.

So I’ve been sick with a summer cold, taking care of baby, and I think she’s got the cold too. I’m sure it had to do with being in all that heat for hours, and then returning to the air conditioned hotel room AND not getting enough sleep because baby wouldn’t sleep through the night. I feel awful, but the work is stacking up, so I keep on working.

I finished reading SEAL Wolf Surrender and turned it in. And I finished up the marketing materials for the book. I’ll read it over again this morning before I turn it in.

And then I have 3 bears waiting for me to finish and ship. The tartan fabric came in for Urquhart. I saw their castle in Scotland. Loved it!

Okay back to work. Hope you have a great day, no matter what you’re up to today!

Terry

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Before…After…More Teddy Bears to Come!

Jun23

The cart full of teddy bear parts miraculously turned into a bunch of finished bears! Still working on more of them, but they’re getting there! The two pandas are on their way to their homes, another two are in progress–the one is sold, and Wild One Bear (the hot pink and purple and orange) sold and she is on her way to Australia as soon as I embroider her paws.

I spent most of yesterday re-reading SEAL Wolf Surrender, catching more discrepancies, and I have 60 pages to go. Hope to be finished with it before baby gets here at 11:30. I hoped to ship the other panda by then too, but I don’t think I’ll have time. And I have to do the marketing materials for this book: short synopsis, long synopsis, cover ideas, etc. I’ll try to do that after baby goes home tonight. Sunday, I need to finish the other panda bear and then ship her on Monday, so I’ll probably just ship the other one then too. 🙂 Still waiting on Tartan fabric from Scotland to finish another order.

I’ll be working on a couple of angel bears and a couple of steampunk bears too. I’m nearly done with making the bears for the steampunk costumes, then have to create the outfits. The angel bears are still in process.

Off to finish reading the book!! Hope your weekend is filled with fun things to do too!

Terry

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Wildlife and Dreamy Baby on the Riverwalk

Jun22

Waterfall, Baby Dragonfly, Yellow Crowned Night Heron, Pink Crape Myrtle Flowers on the Riverwalk, Dreamy Baby, Sound Asleep Baby

Every morning I walked for four hours–or walked and stopped to take pictures. The baby’s pictures are a little dreamy, courtesy of the heavy humidity and my lens fogging up constantly. A little later in the morning, it wasn’t so bad. But first thing in the morning, it was a struggle to take a fog-free photo. I was thrilled when two baby dragonflies landed nearby, the one within inches of my camera. And the yellow crowned night heron juvenile gave me lots of photo ops too!

I finished 2 of the panda bear orders last night! And the edits on SEAL Wolf Surrender. Just need to read over the whole book today and then send it in. And I have another panda bear order to fill. Still have several more bears in process. But I also need to get started on the next wolf book–back in Silver Town! I’m working on Claiming the White Bear and Cougar Magic also. I’ve been trying to think of where I’m going to go with the Silver Town book before I really start it. And I need to write the synopsis for SEAL Wolf Surrender. I guess I’ll do that today too!

Off to work!! Have a super, picturesque day!!!

 

Terry

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San Antonio–The Riverwalk

Jun21

Reflections of colorful umbrellas in the river, honeybee on flowers, Duck and her ducklings, Baby seeing the city view

Having internet issues this morning. And I can’t type. lol

So, I haven’t posted a blog in a while, and baby was the reason! My daughter was at a school nutrition conference, she was a speaker for a couple of classes, and I took care of baby. Which meant getting absolutely NO time to write or blog or anything. BUT, baby and I walked along the Riverwalk in San Antonio for 4+ hours every day. Four hours in the morning, and she slept for two, and another hour and a half in the evening when we went out with Momma to eat dinner. And I took a lot of fun pictures. And baby and I had fun too. But forget about getting a good night’s sleep either. lol

Glad to be home, but Momma and Daddy want me to babysit for their anniversary on Saturday, so baby will be here again. Getting edits done on SEAL Wolf Surrender so I can turn in the book today. We got in yesterday and I worked on 3 bears, heads are on! Still need ears and noses.

Have a super, duper day!!!

Terry

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Teddy Bears on Parade

Jun17

While I was at IKEA, I found a fur pillow cover that is perfect for displaying the bears on. I usually use a dining table place mat and try to match it up with the bear, but a white fur showcases the bears better. And no trying out what will match up with the bear!

I have 4 pandas I’m working on, one with crushed velvet that sold also, the one pictured is sold, and I need to add the hand-embroidered paws, and another sold. She’s waiting to see what the velvet paws look like. Everybody else in the line up is available, and I still have 12 more bears I’m working on. Top Chocolate bear, Brown Sugar, Sherbet Bear, and the Wild One (bright pink and purple), Wee Willy (bottom left) are all $29 plus shipping.  They are all plush. Miss Lily (ivory mohair), and Marigold (gold mohair) are $45. Pandas are $35.

Okay, I have a hugely busy schedule for the next few days, so not sure how much of anything I’m going to get done. Yes, babysitting. 🙂 But I’m hopeful I’ll still get some writing done. I’ve been brainstorming with one of my beta readers to come up with the heroine’s occupation for Cougar Magic, because their regular job can help make the character. So before I go much further on the story, it’s at 3,000 words, I need to figure that out.

We’re supposed to have severe thunderstorms for several days. Hope it’s all good rain and nothing else.

Have a super, delightful day!! I will be dreaming of teddy bears in my sleep!

Terry

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