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If Only…

Our turkey was this pretty. I can smell it though–I make them several times a year because they’re good for us. I get the turkey breast and roast it.

Okay, I’m off to work on Wolf on the Prowl and I got edits for Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply, a reissue, due Dec 5th.

I’m nearly at 95K on Wolf on the Prowl. I’m still trying to finish it up. The roofer is also coming to look at my new water leaks today. Hoping they will put something up temporarily because we have rain coming Monday and the weekend after Thanksgiving and they won’t be here to roof until that following Tuesday, though it’s supposed to rain then too. *sigh*

Have a lovely day!!

Terry

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The One that Got Away

This big old turkey is actually one at the Omaha wildlife refuge so no eating him, and boy, if he was smart enough to know it, is he one lucky duck. Or, turkey!

I’m off to try and write today. I didn’t get anything done with little one here yesterday. And tomorrow, I am going to the Veteran’s Day breakfast at my granddaughter’s school. They have one at my grandson’s preschool too, but they’re at the same time. He probably wouldn’t remember me going to it as well as she would. Her last year there, 4th grade, he’ll be in kindergarten at the same time as her, and I can have breakfast with both! If they still are doing it.

Okay, off to take the dogs out and feed the birds.

Have a super lovely day!

Terry

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Turkey Time!

It’s almost time for turkeys, gobble-gobble. I can’t believe it’s only 16 days until turkey time!

I didn’t have much time to write on the book yesterday. I need to finish it up. After so few hours to sleep and all the running I did with my granddaughter, my brain was fried. But my granddaughter and I had fun shopping, having lunch out, and you know the expression, “shop until you drop?” Well, she was sound asleep as soon as I drove home from the mall. lol. We were looking for a birthday card for my daughter and didn’t find one. We always celebrate her birthday over Thanksgiving since it’s just the following week.

It’s going to be a high of 85 today, and then tomorrow, 78, so looking forward to it being a little cooler.

I’m off to get ready for little one. We’ve been doing cut and paste preschool puzzles. He’s only 2 and 1/2 but kids are never to young to learn things. Like older folks are never too old to learn new things! Labels for ages are meant to be proven wrong.

Have a delightfully lovely day!

Terry

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Happy Thanksgiving!

This turkey is at the Omaha wildlife reserve so no chance of getting eaten for the holiday!

When we start cooking the turkey and the aroma fills the house, I get hungry! And I finished proofing the print copy of Angel Fae this morning, so it should be available soon!

Hope your day is great!

Terry

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I Am Thankful

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I’m thankful to all those who work on the frontlines–who give of themselves daily, and often with a smile and a word of welcome. I’m thankful to those who wear a mask out of consideration for their fellow humans in an effort to keep themselves and others safe. I’m thankful to be here still to share a feast with my family that live close by, since we’re together all the time, but I had to share this quote, unknown: Zoom Thanksgiving beats an ICU Christmas.

I’m thankful I could finally get Covid-19 testing when for months and months we couldn’t. It’s not rapid, but it’s better than nothing.

Happy Thanksgiving, and to those who don’t celebrate, have a beautiful day, and stay safe!

Terry

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Wildlife at the Arboretum

When I think of arboretums, I think of flowers and other kinds of gardens. We saw a Japanese garden, hosta woodland garden, fern wooded garden, herbs, vegetable, and fruit gardens, shrub gardens, and tree gardens, ponds, and many different flower gardens, waterfalls, ponds, and bubblers, lakes, marshy swamps, and more.

But we also managed to catch geese (which I didn’t download, will have to do it tonight), chipmunks, squirrels, a DRAGONFLY! (I’ve been trying to capture one my whole trip), a wild turkey! (that was a surprise), a squirrel, a monarch butterfly on an orange coneflower, and koi.

We walked 5 miles at the zoo the day before yesterday, and 4 miles up and down hills in the heat and humidity yesterday at the arboretum. So we’ve been getting a good workout every day.

I autographed books at 3 Barnes and Nobles.

Autographed at Barnes and Noble, Roseville, MN

Autographed at B&N, Eden Prairie, MN

Autographed at B&N, Maplewood, MN

Oh, and I managed to get to 17,000 words on the new book!

Off to breakfast! Have a wonderfully wild day!

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Grilling Ribs in the Snow…

That’s hardcore, right? The sunset was beautiful last night also. 🙂 And the turkey for Christmas was delicious. That’s in the bag. I forgot to cook mine in a bag for Thanksgiving, but it still was perfectly divine.

I need to make one during the year. They’re just great to eat year round. Why wait until a holiday to enjoy one? The turkey was at the wildlife reserve. He is lucky. He’s safe from being a meal for the holidays!

The ribs were superb! Okay, we’ve had internet trouble, my son’s girlfriend is sick, but my son and I are going to try to make it to some museums today. I keep saying that!

But really, we are. 🙂 But if we don’t, we’ll have fun anyway!

Have a lovely day!

Terry

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The Dog Who Stole Christmas by JK Bovi

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The Dog Who Stole Christmas

JK Bovi

 

Bo-Bo wasn’t the smartest dog on the block, but my Aunt Helen and Uncle Matt loved him like the son they never had. They pampered him with doggie treats, fed him human table scraps and gave him doggie breath mints.

 

He was not a small dog, being a mixed breed with part Labrador Retriever, Irish Setter, and who-knows-what. It was the Labrador Retriever part that caused a heap of trouble one fateful Christmas Day back when I was a kid.

 

My parents, sister and I had shown up for Christmas dinner at my Aunt and Uncle’s house at noon as was our family tradition. We exchanged gifts, joyful conversation and munched on appetizers as we waited for the delicious turkey dinner to be served at 3:00.

 

At 1:00 Bo-Bo howled at the backdoor to go out. Uncle Matt opened the door and Bo-Bo dashed away without his leash. He was free to roam the neighborhood on Christmas Day and we should’ve chased after him, but Aunt Helen brought out the shrimp cocktail, veggie dip and a pile of homemade candies. With so much eating to be done we forgot all about Bo-Bo. At 3:00 Uncle Matt carved up the turkey and I was asked to call the dog in for his plate of table scraps. I called and called and called for Bo-Bo, but there was no response. Aunt Helen called for him and so did Uncle Matt, but the dog was nowhere to be found.

 

We ate without him and we were in the middle of enjoying my mother’s homemade deserts when we heard Bo-Bo barking at the back door. I’ll never forget my Aunt’s cry of alarm when she went to get Bo-Bo. “Oh my goodness Bo-Bo! What’ve you done?” All of us rushed to see what Bo-Bo had done and it was indeed a curious surprise!

 

Bo-Bo’s teeth were clamped proudly on an entire cooked turkey! He shook his head and bits of stuffing were tossed out of the bird’s cavity. A piece of tinfoil was wrapped on the end of one big leg and there was a metal temperature gauge stabbed in the turkey’s chest. Bo-Bo had mauled off one wing and ripped apart the other. He dropped the turkey to his feet and barked for us to acknowledge his extraordinary hunting success. He’d after all brought home Christmas dinner.

 

We stared in complete amazement and quickly surmised what had apparently happened; somebody in the neighborhood had put their turkey out on the back porch to cool and Bo-Bo had stolen their scrumptious turkey complete with all the fix’ns.

 

Aunt Helen closed the backdoor and left Bo-Bo to dine alone on his stolen feast. We returned to eating our deserts and ate in silence. But when I could contain myself no longer I finally had to ask, “So what do you suppose those people had for Christmas dinner?”

 

It has always been and will forever remain an unsolved mystery. I smile whenever I think about The Dog Who Stole Christmas. And I often wonder… What we would do if it had happened to us?

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Okay, I have to say that I had a standard poodle that stole our roast. Not even a scrap of aluminum foil was left. It had been sitting on our kitchen counter ready to serve up when I was checking on the kids. It always reminded me of A Christmas Story.

So did you enjoy her story? I did. I bet the people who had left their turkey out to cool off never did that again!

Have a super great day!!

Terry

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Turkey for us. What about for you?embroidery-640x461fall-leaves-001-640x427turkey-800x572

And do you decorate for Christmas after Thanksgiving, before?

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Terry Spear

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Should He Be Worried?

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Yep, surrounded by turkey vultures, but he probably doesn’t know what they’re all about.

jaguar-fence-800x533Let them in here with me, and I’ll take care of them, the jaguar says.

Lioness and Vultures (588x640)Lion, King of the Vultures spicify (640x427)The lions might not care about them.

black bear side vultures (640x427)Or the bears.

rhinos and vultures (800x533)Or the rhinos.

cougar close up teeth whiskes (640x427)But come fly into our exhibits and that will give us something fun to hunt, the cougar and jaguar say.

And I’m fantasizing about roasting turkey….yum.

Terry Spear

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