Long Time No Write

Greetings!
Sorry it has been...sooo....looooong......
Here are my excuses:
1. Moving in TWO DAYS!!! EEKS!!! lots of time spent packing/cleaning.
2. (The Biggie) Getting sucked into a new series--literary, not movietary--devouring one page-turning book after the other ohmyword--i'm talking about Laruie R. King's Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series. it's been like a week and a half and i'm on book...five? yep, five. In-credible.
Like the Maisie Dobbs series, they are also set in post-WWI England. The focus is not so much on the 'psychology' of the period, though...but it is amazing how much research King must have done for the writing of these books! The fourth book, The Moor, takes place in the same setting as "The Hound of the Baskervilles"--but Russell and Holmes' host is a very historical figure, Sabine Baring-Gould--who lived, loved, and wrote (copiously) about the area (and Were-Wolves, and other things)--and, interestingly, wrote "Onward Christian Soldiers." Here's the crazy thing: Sabine Baring-Gould wrote at least 1240 publications (read his wiki article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Baring-Gould) and it's obvious that King must have read several of the important ones, in order to bring his character to life, and indeed, as it turns out, to create the case that must be solved. he's a man i'd never even heard of--but now i have, and greatfully so. anyway, read these books. and a special thanks again to christi flagg who has introduced me to so much enjoyable and incredible literature these past two years!

so, the two pictures:
1. Daniel and one of our favorite dogs, Max, at Pottery!
2. FUN SODAS! from Ida Red in tulsa, left-to-right: Manhattan Special's Espresso Coffee Soda (verdict: so much better than the coffee beer we tried, blech!); Always Ask for Avery's Pumpkin Pie Soda (verdict: woo-hoo!); Cooper's Cave's ButterBeer (get to drink delicious soda AND feel like your in Harry Potter land?? YES YES YES!); Bawls...something-or-other...classic super-caffeinated soda for nerds :) didn't try it, just let Daniel take it home :( i'm sure it was lovely...; oh, and, not pictured: Birch Beer by Sioux City! gift from my sister Jenny, so good! thank you!

that is all for now...no time to write, must read! must read!