Last night the gardener and I got back from visiting my mother in Michigan. As soon as I pull it together and maybe get a little sleep, I’ll letcha all know how it went.
Good news for some, especially if you live outside the United States! SCRAP is now available as an ebook on the publisher’s website.
SCRAP EBOOK
Today, Scrap: Salvaging a Family is featured on Sally Cronin’s Smorgasbord! A huge thank you to Sally!
You can find it here:
SCRAP AT SMORGASBORD
I came home with some more old photos from my mother. Here are pix I found of the cottage that is found in SCRAP. I wrote about it here:
I think this was after we had gotten the ground cleaned up enough and planted grass, but as the house was being readied for new siding.
Tour Schedule:
March 21: Joy Neal Kidney (review)
March 23: Liz Gauffreau, (review)
March 24: Marie Ann Bailey, (review)
March 25: John W. Howell, (excerpt)
March 30: Miriam Hurdle, (companion story)
March 31: Review Tales (review)
April 2: the bookworm (review)
April 9: Ashley’s Books, Cozy Home Delight (review)
April 13: What’s That Book About (guest post)
April 15: Tabi Thoughts(review)
April 23: Lavender Orchids (review)
April 27: The Reading Bud (review)
May 4: Chelsea’s Books (review)
May 4: Smorgasbord (excerpt)
May 6: Brotman Blog (review)
May 7: The Reading Bud (interview)
May 14: True Book Addict (guest post)
May 19: True Book Addict (review)
May 21: The Book Connection (review)
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I wish I’d known you back in Michigan, Luanne. I need to grab this book and get it reviewed. 💙
I didn’t tell anybody and snuck into town because I had 2 1/2 days to accomplish tons of stuff with my mother and see my brother and his family, elderly aunt, elderly uncle, and my cousins. Whew. I am BEAT. And there was a car rental issue in Detoit so we had an SUV that was up so high, had to buy a stepstool, and my husband had to hoist my mother in and out, using that stepstool And she is so fragile. So I didn’t tell anybody I was going because there wouldn’t have been a spare moment even to connect. Why is travel so awful now, too, but I am writing my next blog post here in response to you hahahahaha. Oh, and thank you, Colleen!!!!
Thank you for sharing your pictures of The Cottage. When I read about it in the book, I saw it in my mind as larger. (Probably a regional difference in language. In New England, your cottage would be called a “camp.” It was good that you were able to get to Michigan to help your mother.
A camp! That’s kind of a hoot since I’ve never heard that before! It was a one bedroom what’s called a cottage in Michigan. Of course, mansions on Lake Michigan can also be called cottages hahaha. Notice in these pix there is grass all around, but that didn’t happen for several years as you-know-who had to take the dinner utensils to get out the broken glass! It was a relief to get to Michigan, especially when I saw how much organizational help Mom needed.
Our camp was a 16′ x 16′ single room with a bedroom created by hanging up a tarpaulin. I have very fond memories of the place. It has since been torn down.
I hope your mother does well in assisted living.
How long did you stay at your camp at a time? Thank you. She is where she needs to be. Thankfully, she was not a good fit for memory care, so they moved her into assisted living.
My dad would take the month of August for his annual vacation, and we stayed at the camp for the entire month.
That sounds fun. Long enough to enjoy and short enough that your friends didn’t forget you lol!
I will be getting the ebook, Luanne. 😊
Great, Jennifer! I really hope you like it!