Author Archives: aliceaudrey
Aftermath
Jack: (groan) Where am I? My head hurts. What happened last night? Jack: Whoah! Is that me? Uh oh. What ever I was doing last night, I hope Jill doesn’t find out. Today’s theme is reflection Previously in Jack and Jill Ruined Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the home page.
Suzie’s House 94: Guess Who
This is a direct continuation from last week, in which Ben’s mother brings down a criminal with a frying pan the day she gives Ben permission to let Gene stay over on a school night. “So, who was that guy? The one your mother hit with the frying pan.” Gene did this weird thing where he looked in the windows of his own house before he opened the door to go inside. Ben didn’t blame him. “I told you.” Actually, […]
TT :Reasons to Ditch American Online
1 – Their “news” articles are mostly trivia. 2 – Often the links to news articles are really just links to more ads or to fluff pieces that have nothing to do with the question in their headlines. 3 – I can’t easily get rid of their news screen. When I click the X button in the corner the sucker bounces back in the form of a menu. When I click on the X button on the menu it comes […]
By George! How Far Will the Princess Go?
Last week Mr Al hinted that Princess Caroline went too far in her amorous attentions, acting with no awareness of her position as the future queen. Just what happened, anyway? . . At one time, the Douglas’s lived near the Princess at Blackheath. A home they shared with Rear Admiral Sir Sydney Smith, whom Sir John served under while fighting Bonaparte in the Middle East. The Douglas’s were frequent guests to the Princesses home until she discovered, or so she […]
Word Choices – Living Room.
I am sick and tired of the phrase “living room.” Much of what I write takes place indoors. Whether we are talking about apartments, cottages, or mansions, my characters inhabit the public parts of private spaces. I end up talking about living rooms a lot. I could grab a thesaurus and simply pick a few words, and have done so a time or two, but I usually end up right back to living room. So, what I want to know […]
7 Things
Heather tagged me for this one. She did a bookish take on it. I think I’ll do the same. 1- Until my kids made me re-read Harry Potter half a dozen times I used to never, ever re-read books. 2 – I got hooked on manga. Yeah, big secret there. 3 – I frequently re-read manga. It still don’t generally re-read romance, SF, or classics. 4 – I don’t like mainstream at all. I find it boring and tedious. 5 […]
A Day of Rest
I was planning on posting a comparison of chopped onions today, but it occurred to me that I have been blogging nonstop for at least a couple of months now, and you know, I think I just want to take today off. I’ll to the onion thing next Sunday
Ruined
Fred: I’ll bet you $20 you won’t do it. Raoul: You’re on. Look at me! Look at me! Aren’t I pretty? Call me Jill from now on. Jack: Uh oh. Jill: You ruined it! May favorite dress. Raoul: To heck with the dress, what about my reputation?! Today’s theme is ruined Previously in Jack and Jill Away We Go Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the home page.
Suzie’s House 93: Getting a Handle On It
This one links back to so many different threads in the story that I don’t know where to begin. I think it stands reasonably well on its own, but if you have any points of confusion, let me know and I’ll put a link to the answer in the comments. Suzie chose one of the larger cast iron pans. Not the one so large it looked like something Popeye would hand Bluto just so Bluto could plunge to the floor […]
13 Words Off the Top of My Head
1. carrot 2. diet 3. hungry 4. work 5. 4.867 6. slow! 7. snowflake? 8. no. 9. chat? 10. distraction 11. deadline? 12. maybe. 13. So get off your butt and write already! Oops. Mr. Al said I cheated with a phrase instead of a word, but he loves me anyway. In order to get the permalink from this post you must both put your URL in the Mr. Linky thing and leave a comment. Sorry I’ve been so slow […]
By George! What Is Caroline Up To?
From what Mr. Al said last week, I get the feeling Princess Caroline was… what did they call it then? A light skirt. In 1801, Princess Caroline moved to Montague House, in London. Even at 4,000 pounds a year, she managed to maintain a full staff and entertain on a regular basis. The Princess had her own ideas about entertaining, however. For example, after dinner, when guests would retire to the drawing room for musical entertainments, Princess Caroline would take […]
Writer's Headgames
I’ve been trying to write a short book lately. It’s been so long since I’ve written in this format that I’m finding it a real challenge. My pacing seems to be geared for stuff that runs over 100,000 words and Suzie’s House, which is generally between 500 and 1,000 words. That and a slight rustiness had caused the process to slow way down. As a result I have to play game with myself to get any writing done. Probably the […]
Headbanger Chellists
Susan introduced me to Apocalyptica. What can I say? I love a good iconoclast. Whether it’s their smooth stuff: Or not:
Home Made Instant Pie
My mother gave me this. It’s a jar of pie filling that she made. All I had to do was make a crust, pour this stuff into the crust, and bake at 375 for about half an hour. It came out tasting great, and disappeared the same day it came out of the oven. The recipe for this and other canned pie fillings can be found here. . . .
Away We Go
This one continues directly from last week’s Photohunt. Jack: Aw, Honey. Don’t you know it’ll all be OK as long as we’re together? Jack: Hey, Fred and Raoul, you’re late. Everyone’s already… hey! Wait! Where are you taking me? Today’s theme is together Previously in Jack and Jill After the Party Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the home page.
