* SAD NEWS CONCERNING A DEAR BLOG FRIEND *

Years ago, when many of us were blogging all the time, we met so many wonderful people who had our same likes & hobbies: Baking, Decorating, Painting, Writing, Knitting, Photography, Tea Time, etc. etc.

And we shared happy & heartbreaking incidents..... 

Some of you may already know this as I do because of reading about it on Facebook.

Our dear friend, Kathy Matthews' husband passed away
in his sleep either last night or the night before.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: 

The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother

http://oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy.blogspot.com/



Kathy hasn't posted on her blog in FOUR years,
so I don't even know if she'll be looking on here,
 but I wanted to share the sad news in case any others wanted to reach out to her.

They just had Thanksgiving together....but now won't share Christmas. Truly sad....
She always said her husband, Cary, was her love and best friend.

Guess Who's a Guest Blogger?

ME! Before I thought of asking for VGBs for my blog, I was asked by Linda Joyce to be a guest blogger at hers. Thankfully, Linda is a very kind and patient person, because it took me forever to decide what to write about and keep it within the word limit. But finally last night, I e-mailed my post to her and it will be ready to read tomorrow, Wednesday the 20th at 8:00am CST. So please stop by and leave a comment to let Linda know you were there! Thanks, everyone.

* Note: I've been told that my post is not yet on Linda Joyce's blog. I'm sorry for any inconvenience. I've e-mailed her to ask about it. Thank you, Kathy! It's now 10:00 am CST. I'll add another update when I know more. 

* Okay, there was a minor glitch, but you can now read my guest post on Linda Joyce's blog. Thanks! 10:20 am CST

And speaking of VGBs......my next guest blogger will be Kathy Matthews from Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy. Her post will be here on Thursday, the 21st. I haven't come up with any kind of schedule for my VGBs, so there's no deadlines, etc., if anyone else is interested. I'll just keep using them every few days.

I leave you with 

"Stuff That's Been Keeping Me Busy"

Finishing and submitting my essay to Tiny Lights that was due 2/15.

Sending my memoir online to my local FedEx, to have it printed on both sides of paper, in its new and correct collation. I just picked it up two hours ago, but haven't had a chance to sit down and READ it yet! 

Gathering information about different contests and calls for submissions I've come across, so I'll have them in order and possibly remember to submit something in time. 

And a bunch of other stuff I don't have the energy to type. Geeez!

"The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order." -- Robert Brault