Blog Posts for Terry Spear

The Perfect Thanksgiving...In the Beginning!

Terry Spear — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:35:54 -0800

Turkey, dressing, gravy, potatoes, everything for the meal was perfect! My son had gone to visit friends so it was just a girl's Thanksgiving affair--my mother, daughter, and me.Weather can be fickle here, hot or cold, never know. But an ice storm is not the norm. So with the ice coming down in slanting sheets and a howling wind, we planned to settle in before a glowing fire and watch one of ...

True Tale of Thanksgiving on Prince Edward Island

Terry Spear — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:14:24 -0800

While she was at finishing school, the Duke of Argyle's daughter ran off with the commoner MacNeill, who according to oral tradition, worked for the duke himself. The duke offered to give Malcolm MacNeill land to support his daughter as much as he could walk off in a day's time, but Malcolm was too proud. He paid for passage to the Carolinas where some of his family had settled, but the captain ...

The Chemicals Did Me In!

Terry Spear — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:48:29 -0800

I'm pretty sure now that it was the chemicals the bug people used that gave me a respiratory infection. The mold remediator never came to look at the cellar, but someone who is a mold inspector said that they had looked at a home where the mold was mostly outside the home, which is natural. But the woman had had her home sprayed for fleas. The pesticide gave her a respiratory infection. Since I ...

Mold???

Terry Spear — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:10:34 -0800

Okay, so I have all kinds of other difficulties, but I got my monitor to work and my clock to work. Woohoo!!!But now I have mold!!! Argh. I coughed all night from it. So add that to the list of 3 termite inspectors, 1 appliance repairman, and 1.....mold reviewer....sing to the tune of the 12 Days of Christmas, and you've got it.Do you think these little guys know that the one eats the other if he ...

The Love of Books!

Terry Spear — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02:46 -0800

This is the way I feel when I read a book, like the pages, the words take me in their embrace and pull me into another world. And when it's a romance, I find the hero of my dreams. What's so wonderful about having so many stories to read is that the hero is always different from all the rest. So I get a whole ton of delicious heroes who do this to me--give me a warm embrace and hold me ...

Ever Bite off More than You Can Chew?

Terry Spear — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:19:47 -0800

Yep, that's me. I had to work Saturday, and so I told everyone I could have everything done by Sunday--including making up a bear order, reviewing someone's 56 pages, catching up on my word count on Plight of the Wolf, lessons, newsletter, a newsletter article, and a guest blog.So let's see--bear halfway done. 56 pages not read not sure on the word count--can't remember what I should ...

Heartfelt Condolences to those at Fort Hood

Terry Spear — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:53:02 -0800

Fort Hood is just down the road from us. I was stationed there as a brand new 2LT. It wasn't my favorite assignment. At the time, there wasn't a mall, no theater, only x-rated theaters, pawn shops and well, it wasn't a great place for a single brand new female officer. But you felt pretty safe. I was the 1st Cav Div Safety Officer and reporting deaths to the headquarters was one of my jobs. We ...

Reviewer's Choice, Midwest Book Review!!!

Terry Spear — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:50:57 -0800

Reviewer's Bookwatch: October 2009Midwest Book Review picked up Reviewer's Choice for:To Tempt the WolfAmy J Ramsey, Reviewerwww.trinagon.blogspot.comRating 4.5"To Tempt the Wolf is an extremely enjoyable and fascinating read. I am impressed with the way Spears has added her own unique twist, mixing it into the realm of shape shifters. She has successfully achieved creating a story that the ...

Autumn, Mean Anything to You? Relative Danger is Out!!!

Terry Spear — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:32:32 -0800

Talimena Scenic Drive, OklahomaIf I could, I'd love to live somewhere that we had seasons--like this. I've lived in places that had the most beautiful fall colors--New Jersey, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Colorado, Oregon, California and places that didn't--Florida and...*sigh* Texas. And yet I love the cooler mornings and still warm afternoons, the chance to wear something other than the usual ...

Bugs R Us

Terry Spear — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:08:57 -0800

Had the Bug man come out to figure out what to do about the carpenter ants in my house. He's coming on Friday to fumigate.He says they go in through the attic. I thought they came up from the ground. And I might have fire ants also. I have a ton of beetle bugs and other stuff too...hmm, I feel like I live out of doors!But the good news is I wrote my 1,000 words for yesterday! Now if I ...