Jules Bass passed away

I missed that Jules Bass of Rankin & Bass passed away in October. Arthur Rankin passed in 2014. A big thank you to them both: your work still brings warmth and magic to adults and children. What a legacy.

This video has put together their specials in one place plus the vintage commercials that played with them.

Rankin Bass specials plus CBS commercials

https://youtu.be/T60HxvjW75s

it's a lovely day

Lizzy is a refined traveler, thank you very much.

Disney World 2022 trip: ferry

You can tell it's vacation because I'm up early without complaining. 

We got in the road when we wanted and the Cape May ferry was a nice way to start. Their announcement said, "Thank you from taking a break from the ordinary" and that sums it up nicely.

We were right at the stern so we had a good view even without getting out of the car although we did get out for coffee, a little breakfast, and to look around.

John and the pups are in the truck waiting for me.

A man and his dog in his truck for a road trip. 

The dogs have settled down, the rain has stopped, and our next milestone is the Chesapeake tunnel.

We're in Maryland!

Writing update: Chapter 1

Writing update:

I worked on Chapter 1 yesterday. I had done it before so it was mostly correctly grammar, removing passive voice, that kind of thing.

Tonight I'm working on chapter 2. I need to reinvent the world building or at least a good amount of it, so this will take longer. I want to catch the absurdity of this environment without draining the seriousness the characters are in.

Let's see if the brain works.

Back to the writing board

 A professional writer I admire and respect has returned to writing; she shared her progress on her new book and I'm so excited to read it.

But it also reminded me how i promised myself and my friend Martha's memory that I would finish my very first draft of my book. So inspired by Susan, I'll post my progress here. Sort of an accountability and way to stay excited.

I will start those posts with "Writing update:" so you can skip them if you're not interested.

who's that in the mirror?

I was feeling good, that I was a good deal skimmer etc. Then I saw myself in the mirror and raised in the old, fat woman in it. 😔

Dolly Parton's Stampede

 This wasn't as good as I thought it'd be especially the very meh metal. But I loved the horses! The nativity was better than I thought it'd be and the production values are great except for costumes.