Category Archives: Holidays

January 18, 2011 · 12:55 PM

Books with Love Hop

February 14th is coming fast

Can you believe Valentine’s Day is less than a month away?

The holiday commemorating love here in the US doesn’t seem to get quite the attention that Christmas does – I didn’t see a lot of red hearts and cupid decorations in the store two months ago. Maybe I missed them?

Since I’m all about celebrating love and romance, I’ve signed up to give away an autographed copy of Whirlwind through the Books with Love blog hop. Sites all over the blog-o-sphere will be linking together in February with recommendations, giveaways, interviews, and author appearances, all featuring books with love. As part of the festivities, I’ll be appearing as a guest blogger on onceuponatwilight’s blog , and you will be able to enter the giveaway there starting on the first day of the hop, February 14th. Be sure and keep an eye out for the lovely Books with Love logo (up on the right) where ever you go in internet-land until then.

And start dropping hints to your significant other now about flowers and chocolate. Right, dear husband? *wink wink*

Love, Don’t Hate – Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

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From “Speeches that Changed the World,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

“Nonviolent resistance avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. At the centre of nonviolence stand the principle of love. In struggling for human dignity the oppressed people of the world must not allow themselves to become bitter or indulge in hate campaigns. To retaliate with hate and bitterness would do nothing but intensify the hate in the world. Along the way of life, someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can be done only by projecting the ethics of love to the centre of our lives.”

Wishing you love and peace (and a little romance, too),

Robin

Meet an Author Monday Blog hop

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Don’t forget, the last Monday of the month, Cali Cheer Mom, along with the rest of the participating blogs in the author hop will be talking about, and possibly even sharing a pic of their workspace. Stay tuned!

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January 3, 2011 · 7:32 AM

A Prophetic Start to 2011

Today is the official end of the holiday season at the DeJarnett house. Vacation is over (we had a great trip down to Palm Springs to visit family) and school is now back in session. The holiday decorations will be boxed up this week and sent back into their dark corner in the attic. The parties are over (except for one 🙂 – be sure and check out the Events tab above) and I’m ready to get back into a routine again.

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We ended our time off last night with a round of take-out Chinese food from our favorite restaurant. Now, I don’t know about you, but I always get the fortune cookie that has a droll, generic fortune like “happiness comes to the quiet heart” or “fortune smiles on those with vision.” I never get the “you’ll be rich and famous” fortunes…my husband gets those. At least until last night.

Imagine my surprise when I cracked open my little cookie and read this:

A romantic mystery will soon add interest to your life.

I know, it could mean anything, and I’m not really superstitious, but as I tackle the next installment of Melissa’s Whirlwind affair with Jason, I couldn’t help but laugh. I hope that any “romantic mystery” I encounter will be on the screen of my computer, and will be on its way to your bookshelf this year!

I think we might have Chinese again tonight. Maybe I’ll get some plot advice in my next cookie!

Don’t forget…

…to check out the fabulous authors on the Meet an Author Monday Blog hop! There’s stories, laughs, and some great information to be found, and some great books, too!

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Authors! Have a book out? Are you under contract for publication? Make sure you join in the hop.
This is a great way to network your blog and let readers know who you are!

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December 27, 2010 · 3:11 PM

The Big In-Between

It’s that in-between time of year. “Merry Christmas” is past, and it’s a little early for “Happy New Year.” Around my house things are in a strange kind of limbo. My husband’s off work, so it feels like the weekend, but there’s still things to do-an errand to the cable company or the post office and the ever-present laundry. Christmas presents still litter the living room, and there’s gift cards to spend among them. Luckily there aren’t any returns this year, but I also should go buy new clothes for my fast-growing kids while they’re on sale (the clothes, not the kids).

It’s easy for me to lose track of time during this week. Without the routine of work or school, I wake up thinking “What day is it?” It’s both disconcerting and liberating at the same time. It’s nice to realize that it doesn’t really matter what day it is, but I also know there’s still deadlines and projects looming. At least I have time to catch up on my reading!

Happy End of 2010!

Most of my week will be spent with friends and family, sharing good food, good stories, and this year, some good, vintage pictures. Maybe a few will make it up here. We’ll reminisce on this and past years, but also look ahead. I’m especially looking forward to tomorrow when I expect to receive my first shipment of copies of my book. Those New Year’s resolutions are coming…but I’m not thinking about those just yet!

So, between Christmas and New Year’s, I wish you Happy End of 2010, and all the best for 2011.

Robin

ps: if you’re looking for something to put on your new eReader, check out Whirlwind, or one of the other fantastic authors on the Meet An Author Monday Blog Hop.

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Authors! Have a book out? Are you under contract for publication? Make sure you join in the hop. This is a great way to network your blog and let readers know who you are!