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Inspiration Board #6 – part five
Images, make my story come to life!
They inspire me, they help me see my characters, where they go, what kind of trouble they get into, and sets the mood of the story. That’s why most of the images are dark and moody…with a little touch of color here and there. Just like my story!
Images are such a useful tool for me, especially since I’m an artist/designer/potter/photographer and writer. They help me design my story world. I can visualize my story in my mind, but seeing images related to my story takes it a step further!
That’s why I make these inspiration boards.
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Inspiration Board #6 – part four
Images, make my story come to life!
They inspire me, they help me see my characters, where they go, what kind of trouble they get into, and sets the mood of the story. That’s why most of the images are dark and moody…with a little touch of color here and there. Just like my story!
Images are such a useful tool for me, especially since I’m an artist/designer/potter/photographer and writer. They help me design my story world. I can visualize my story in my mind, but seeing images related to my story takes it a step further!
That’s why I make these inspiration boards.
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The Care Taker
The Care Taker
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It’s Our Little Secret
It feels like a million spiders are crawling all over me. I shivered. Goose bumps started rising on my arms and legs as I walked up the granite steps. Why do I feel like this? This is so weird. I took a deep breath and looked around the porch. It was covered with dried leaves, and there were spider webs everywhere. Crap! Why did I just think about spiders crawling all over me? Spider webs are even worst then spiders. I hate it when they stick to my hands and I can’t get them off. I pushed my way through the webs and that made me shiver again. Then I wiped my hands on my jacket. Ewww…A chill ran down my spine.
“I hate spiders too,” Violet whispered in my ear. I glanced at her and smiled. “It’s our little secret,” she whispered.
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Taking a Look Back at 2014
We had a new addition to our family!
Our granddaughter Grace was born on February 5, 2014
I can’t believe my beautiful blue-eyed grand baby is almost a year old already!
We had a lot of first’s this year!
I took the very first photos of Grace. I love this one!
The first photo of Grace and Mommy, my beautiful daughter Jayme!
Grace and Daddy, my son-in-law Max!
My beautiful blonde, blue-green eyed granddaughter Paige started school for the first time this year. I can’t believe she’s in school already!
What a cutie pie!
Awww…so beautiful!
Paige’s first symphony…love her dress!
My beautiful brown-eyed granddaughter Faith started middle school this year.
OMG…I can’t believe it! Where did the time go?
Faith got her first cell phone. I love this photo, they’re so excited and I love how Paige has her arm around Faith…that is so cute!
Faith’s first selfie. It came out great!
On September 4th, I became dairy free for the first time in my life. I’ve been gluten-free for almost 4 years now, which really hasn’t bothered me. I must admit, I really don’t have a choice…I have Celiac Disease. I’ve also been 90% grain free for almost a year now. Dairy was harder for me to give up. I love ice cream, especially rocky road, or any other chocolate ice cream with nuts.
And I love cheese!
I have to say that cheese is the thing I miss the most, and that really surprises me! I thought it would have been ice cream or sugar, but no…it’s cheese! I’m not sure if I have to be dairy free forever? Maybe when we move to a drier climate, I might be able to eat it again? Right now…living in Florida (swampville), I can’t eat it because of my sinuses.
I also cute down on sugar this year. I’m about 90% sugar-free on a good day!
Except for when I need a little more chocolate!
Like when I participated in National Novel Writing Month. This year was my first time participating, and I definitely wasn’t prepared for it. It was very intense and I needed lots of chocolate to get me through it!
#NaNoWriMo was the hardest thing I did this year! But it was worth it. I feel like I’ve grown as a writer. I’ve learned that I have to make time for writing…everyday, not just when I have time and next year…I will definitely be more prepared!
My greatest accomplishment this year was…being a #NaNoWriMo winner!
This year, Faith became a big sister for the first time!
They’re first photo shoot! How cute is this!
Baby in a basket! This is too cute!
I love this one!
OMG…look at the way they’re looking at each other!
Awww…so cute!
Awww…
Awww…my beautiful girls!
I love this one!
These photos came out great!
I’m so glad I have three granddaughters! After having four boys and just one girl, it’s so nice to have more girls around. Jayme and I have been out number for years! I think we need a few more though!
What I loved most about 2014, other than having a new grand baby…was all the hugs I got from my husband. He gives the best hugs ever! It’s my favorite place to be…in his arms!
So…even though 2014 was a roller coaster ride, full of ups and downs and twists and turns, it was a good year. I can never say my life is boring!
I‘m looking forward to 2015…being an even better year!!!
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Vintage Girl Names from 1900 – 1909
I’m doing a blog series on character names.
I’d like to have a list of names at my fingers tips, and not have to surf the internet every time I need a name for one of my characters. This way, I’ll have instant access to names anytime I want, and so will you. I’ve made the list of names Pinterest friendly, so you can save them to one of your Pinterest boards.
Here’s a list of the most popular names for female babies born during 1900 – 1909, according to http://www.ssa.gov ~ The Official Social Security Website.
The names were taken from 3,106,369 female births.
How cute are these vintage photos!
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Melinda Marie Alexander 