Yes.....today I'm trying to surface and come up from a very busy week.  I did get a lot accomplished, but it left me very little time to "play."  I managed to get a photo of our full moon in January.  It was hovering just above my friend Joyce's house next door.

This has been the worst January in Florida that I can remember in a long time.  It's been cold, rainy, windy, raw and very few days of sun.  We did have some nice sun yesterday, however, and Ralph must of been feeling giddy with all that Vitamin D...........he tried to squeeze himself into a basket that was clearly too small for him.  He was happy though......the sun was shining!

And Brie.......she's happy rain or shine.  She turned 10 months old already on Jan. 27 and is a delightful pup.  Willful, stubborn, bossy, extremely bright........but delightful.  She never fails to bring a smile to my face.

My gentleman, Duncan.....he turns 2 years old tomorrow, so Happy Birthday, Duncan.  What a sweet boy he is and he allows Brie to get away with way more than he should.  There's no doubt who's the Alpha dog in this house.  Living up to his Scottish ancestry, Duncan just trots through life on his stubby little legs and is happy as long as he can find somebody to toss him his ball.

So my week was filled with lots to do.  I got my work out to the three agents that requested it.  I somehow (despite a million interruptions) managed to complete 8 pages of my current novel.  I'm getting my judges in order for the Royal Palm Literary Awards with Florida Writers for November.  There's still time to volunteer as a judge and if you're interested, please email me.  More info on this can be found at this link.

I'm still reading The Pillars of the Earth and I'm actually beyond 500 pages now.  It continues to captivate me with both the story and the characters.  Now THAT is a good book......when you can entice your reader to keep going after 200 pages.  And I wanted to thank all of you that had left comments here with suggestions for other historical books I might enjoy.  I've added them to my list.

So my week just whizzed on past.  Last evening Ray and I attended the gallery opening at the Arts Center.  Some very funky and unusual pieces of art on display.  If you're in the area, drop by to see the showing.  This exhibit is on until the end of the month.  Then we went to the spaghetti dinner put on by the Women's Club.  In addition to great food, it's always so much fun to socialize with everyone there.

And this coming week?  Hmm, it doesn't look like things are slowing down very much.  But ya know what....I guess I'll be able to slow down by the time I'm 90.  Keeping busy keeps me content.  I don't think I've mentioned here that I've joined the Red Hatters.  I've always longed to wear purple and be outrageous.  So Tuesday the Red Hatters are going to lunch at Plantation in Crystal River.  I've never been there and it should be fun.  On Wednesday the Garden Club is going to the Butterfly Garden in Gainesville at the University.  I'm really anxious to visit there, as I just love butterflies. 

So folks, that's my week in review and my week to come.  Inbetween everything, I'm managing to pop by and visit your blogs.  OF course this evening, we'll be watching our much loved Patriots hopefully win that Superbowl again.  GO PATS!!

And I'll see you here next time.............