If you read Dogwood Girl very often, you know my summer has sucked ass, pretty much from the end of May (Dad had heart surgery), into June (Pop went downhill fast and was in hospice), into a fucking awful July (Pop died), and then in August, I had a little cancer scare, which I haven’t talked about, but will now. Suspicious moles: Itchy and multiple colors. Fast-growing. Had them biopsied, and thankfully they were benign. Turning a new leaf, perhaps, on the luck front? I think so.
First i read that my fave series of forever is releasing the next book on Sept. 22nd. Then i found out that a good friend is expecting (Shhhh . . . it’s a secret!). Another friend had her baby boy Monday night. (Welcome, Miles!) And then this morning, I happened to come across a blog post from the author of the Gentleman Bastards series and he posted a REALLY LONG prologue excerpt to his next book!
And then there’s the fact that the kids are both in school from 9-12 three days a week. That is just enough of a break to keep me from selling them on the black market. And lots of time to play Bejeweled Blitz with my copilot sitting next to me.

I am in heaven. And feeling DAMN lucky.
Tags: Books, Cancer Scare, Death, fall, Quint, Reading, Summer
So glad things seem to be on the upswing! And your fave book series that has a new one coming out? Wouldn’t by any chance be by Diana Gabaldon? That’s the one I’m looking forward to that day!!!
Yes, Laurie! I am a huge fan. And she spoke at the Decatur Book Festival here in ATlanta yesterday; I got to hear her speak.
I didn’t know you were an Outlander junkie like me. I didn’t know a new one was coming out. I’m not as big of a fan of the John Grey series I must say. Hope it is more Claire and Jamie to warm my already turning cold autumn.
The only warmth we are expecting to see is when we go to…Baton Rouge in October. We will be there for the Tiger showdown that is LSU v. Auburn. Fancy a roadtrip?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Outlander. Here are just a few of my posts about the book.
Jamie kicks Edward Cullen’s ass, too.
I like the Lord John books, but they are not as good as the Outlander books. The new one comes out the 22nd – hopefully about the same over there?
What is the date for Auburn LSU? That would be really fun. Not sure if we could swing it, but would be fun.
http://www.dogwoodgirl.net/?s=outlander
Oh, and the link to my outlander posts.