Today has been a reflective day. I awoke and ate some homemade meatball soup ~ calories 350 ~ and a cup of coffee with half n' half and Splenda. I came to the blog and read through the blogs and even received a comment. I’m tired today for some reason. I don’t know if it was all the worry of messing with the comment section until late last night or just a combination of a busy weekend. Today was quiet and I worked on the rewrite of my first novel, For The Love of Cyprus. I’ve been working on this book for what seems forever and I finally think I have gotten it right. Yes I’ve submitted it to agents but I think I might suck at writing a good query letter. Either that or they just aren’t interested in a love story that revolves around murder and war. I’m also working on two other novels. One I call Look Away Sweet Dixie, which evolves around a true story that happened over in Roswell, Georgia during the Civil War where 400 female and child mill operatives were deported by General Sherman up north and most never heard from again. The research on this book has been so informative and thought provoking for me. The other book revolves around a true story of my father before he died. He lived in a condominium down in Florida where there were a lot of single, elderly men who would get together weekly and knit!! Yes knit. I call the novel The Gentlemen’s Knitting Club. The story revolves around a grandfather and his teen-aged grandson who can’t for the life of him understand why his grandfather would take on the hobby of a woman. Through the stories and actions the boy observes he begins to gain a new insight to the elderly and a respect for the fact of what calms a woman may also be calming to a man. Grandpa’s not a loon after all. Sometimes the realization comes to late though. And then there is one more I call I Love You Online about six women of different ethnicity who all play online games and portray younger women only to all find themselves the target of an online loon who is a serial killer. It has a twist as many mysteries like this do and I’m enjoying writing it. I got the idea from a story I read online about a man who met a woman and fell in love with her. He went to meet her on the beach and when they met…it was none other than his mother. Ohh Boy!! So that’s what I’m up to all the time. Working on these different novels depending on my mood, and trying to write a good query for the novel that is finished. Yes I have submitted it to about 11 agents but though they have had good things to say they are not looking for those kinds of stories. Bleh..Never say Die eh? So for lunch I ate a salad with some chicken breast and a half a glass of orange juice ~ calories 250 ~. I then took a power nap while my daughter worked out on her dreadmill. I haven’t done any exercise yet because even though I took the nap I am sooooo tired and don’t know why. I think I will at least do the 20 minute tone up. I know it’s not much but I’ve exercised this weekend so it’s not like I haven’t moved. Well I will write more tomorrow OH wait…I’m going to include the recipe for that salad dressing I was telling you about. So here it is:

¼ cup Canola Oil or Olive.
6 Tablespoons Seasoned Rice Vinegar (I use the seasoned with Roasted Garlic)
2 teaspoons Sweet Hot Mustard
2 large cloves garlic – pounded and diced.
1 Tablespoon Splenda (you can use more or lees to your taste) or one packed Equal

This is good over cold salad or to marinate chicken, tuna, salmon, etc. Good over spinach salad and also in coleslaw for a different taste.

Hope you enjoy.

Have a blessed day and remember beyond all love yourself. Much Love.
Mother Hubbard