We are here for my granddaughter's Platinum Dance National Competition. She won Gold in Solo yesterday and had Duet tomorrow then Team on Thursday.
Patricia Preston visited with us a little over a year ago, but today, she speaks of treasuring those long, summer days....
I truly treasure long summer days. I am day person and I love that we have longer days in the summer. It seems like I have more time in the summer, although I know I don’t. But I get much more done in the summer, especially when it doesn’t get dark until eight. I treasure going outside just before dark while it is warm and watching the lightning bugs in the woods behind my house.
Plus I love wearing shorts and sandals. I also treat myself to ice cream in summer. Besides shorts, sandals, and ice cream, I also usually have a yard sale. Over the years, I have had several yard sales. Most of the the time, the sales involved me and some friends or relatives who got together to have one. Despite the work involved, I always had a lot of fun when I had one and they inspired me to write a short funny story about a yard sale. Some of the things that happened in the story and some of the characters are actually based on the yard sales that I had and the people who showed up. If you’ve ever had a yard sale, I’m sure you’ll be familiar with the Early Birds, Tightwads, and Packrats featured in the short story.
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Thanks Patricia! I believe most of us agree long, summer days are certainly something to treasure. I know I MUCH prefer summer to winter!
Patricia Preston is a Southern writer who spends more time
than she should in her writing cave. Must haves are a glass of iced sweet tea
and music ranging from the Piano Guys to Two Steps from Hell, depending on what
she’s writing. She writes fast-paced, funny, feel-good reads. Her other
interests include photography, bargain hunting, movies. She’s a fangirl of
Supernatural and the Walking Dead. She is repped by the Seymour Agency and
currently working on a contemporary romance series for Kensington.
Available titles include Amazon best sellers, “The Yard Sale” and “Laid to Rest,” as well as
historical romances: To Save a Lady and Almost an Outlaw. Coming in
September and available for pre-order is the first book in the Love Heals All
series from Kensington Books, One Week in Your Arms. Also
available for pre-order is the second book in the series, Everything
His Heart Desires.
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Until next time, take care and God Bless...
PamT