Calm, cloudy evening, Peterson Bay, Homer, Alaska
PHALL PHOTO 2011
- A soothing place for a morning cup of coffee.
The Peterson Bay blueberry haven of sis Sharon & Captain Honey. PHALL PHOTO 2011
Homesick for Alaska and my peeps there.
I am writing! Get off me:>) If FB was never invented I would be writing more, but I am writing.
* Shared children’s stories w/new blog friend and we cross-edited. Done
* Read blog friend’s published book and will write up review this week.
*Promoting my blog site and “gutsy story” all over social media. Ongoing.
*Wrote essay for Chicken Soup submission. Being edited by two friends. Re-Write in progress.
*Socially involved with an incredible group of writers on WP blogs and commenting on many others.
*In the itchy-finger stage of writing for pay, on a site I was invited to join.
*Oh, yay, and 11 days left of Camp NNWM and am confident I will finish, although need to work harder at the shaping.
* Posting serial of Postcards on this site.
* My head is overflowing with stories, poetry and ideas for memoir series.
*Mr. I.V. Poley immortalized by inclusion in a story here: http://neverendingstorydepository.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/ionia-the-super-hero/
There must be more, but I need a nap now.
Stay tuned,
Patti
THE WRITE PLACE... 
July 20, 2013 at 10:53 pm
It’s all creative 🙂 Plus you had a busy week. Love the photos – as usual. You’re so busy, geez!
Ellespeth
July 20, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Thank you, but so are you. Listing it out helps me stay on track. Hope you get some good writing in while the “he” is away:>)
Hugs,
Patti
July 20, 2013 at 11:56 pm
that made me tired just reading it. Well good on ya! Love to see you’re anxiously engaged in good works. Enjoy the journey. And Mr. Poley got a good part in the story
July 21, 2013 at 12:06 am
Me too! That’s why I needed a nap.
There are so many options for writers and I am weeding out the ones that don’t work for me.
Thanks for hanging in here with me.
July 21, 2013 at 4:09 am
Wow! What a gorgeous place. Would love to take a summer off and go there just to write.
July 21, 2013 at 4:25 am
Since Paul’s death, I have made it up every summer, and family crisis have had me up there twice during the winter. It is such a special place.
Can’t do it this year. Need to be close to my son and my family here.
Have a good day. Better get myself to bed…maybe:>)
Oh, there’s a big writer’s conference in Homer every summer.
July 21, 2013 at 7:10 am
Patti, you are my 3rd Alaska-in-the-heart person in the last two years. I’ve never been :(. It looks beautiful.
July 21, 2013 at 7:10 am
Oh, I wanted to ask: what kind of piece for Chicken Soup is it?
July 21, 2013 at 9:21 am
Wow, I think you may have (almost) as many writing projects as me! 🙂
July 21, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Oh, there are so many more, I just didn’t want to frighten the normal people:>)
July 21, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Haha 🙂 so nice to find another abnormal person!
July 21, 2013 at 1:39 pm
I agree. There are some of us that just can’t not write.
July 21, 2013 at 10:54 am
Keep up the good work mom i love you.
July 21, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Thank you, Jon. Love you too.
July 21, 2013 at 7:06 pm
Since one of my major mottos is ‘simplicity’, I don’t have a list as long as you. Otherwise, I would be too stressed at my young age (67). You are in demand, so weed out and prioritize and enjoy the journey. I wish you smooth sailing and oceans of blessings.
July 21, 2013 at 7:10 pm
I am more excited than stressed. Thank you for visiting and I want to read that book of yours soon. You are an incredible woman.
Patti
July 21, 2013 at 8:04 pm
I would be homesick, too, if my home looked like that 😉 Well, actually, upstate New York can be pretty darn beautiful but I only go up every couple of years. You are a busy woman … putting me to shame … but you are also inspiring 🙂
July 21, 2013 at 8:14 pm
And I have no life!
July 22, 2013 at 5:12 am
Oh, yes, you do!!!!!
July 22, 2013 at 5:26 am
Not a real life w/husband, cats and a house and job. That’s why I am amazed how much you do.
It is almost light and I am going to head to the beach for the first time in days…very low tide in an hour or so.
I know you prob work today. I will think of you, have a great day!
Hugs,
Patti
July 22, 2013 at 10:11 am
Hugs back … But you do have a dog, yes?
July 22, 2013 at 10:20 am
No Paul’s daughters took him from me right after Paul died…long story. That was my buddy Jake :>(
July 22, 2013 at 10:45 am
That is just plain cruel. Families are so weird. I have a long story about my mom and my stepdad for a later time. Suffice to say that even after 30+ years of marriage and my mom helping him to die at home with his family around him, some of his children still treat my mom like crap. She’s over it, but I just keep reminding myself that they are the real losers. Double hug.
July 22, 2013 at 10:52 am
Double that again. We are going to meet one of these days. We have a lot of between the lines to fill in.
July 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Patti, Your photos are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting them. Greatly admire your talent and discipline. I’m stalled again on writing….have a shoe box full of story ideas…..and a long list of relative names to add to Family Tree as well as writing narratives. Weather here by Lake Michigan is finally delightful so no reason not to find a park bench and write, right? Enjoy the week and sending hugs your way. Judy
July 23, 2013 at 9:15 pm
Thank you. I have some new ones I am excited to post, with birds diving for dinner and elks grazing. To accept your admiration…I will just thank you and let my denial slip away. I do know that the writing and photos are good for my heart.
Since you have all that writing tucked away…much better than some, who only have the desire & nothing to begin with. We have been socked in here with the marine layer, but have seen a few sunny days.
I think genealogy will have to be my winter project, so busy now.
take care & WRITE! (please)
Patti
July 24, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Such a clever post we can relate to so well!
July 24, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Thank you, Susan. I’m so behind on checking in with everyone. Will come for a visit soon.
Patti
July 25, 2013 at 10:45 am
A beautiful location. My dream is to spend a Summer in Alaska. All the photos were amazing.
July 25, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Summer is short, but beautiful. A place that feels like wilderness even in Anchorage. It just feels big and wild to me. Off I go, when a simple thank you would do.
Thank you,
Patti
December 15, 2013 at 5:55 am
Wow, Patti! You’ve got a lot going on. Pretty darn impressive. You’re one of my new inspirations.
December 15, 2013 at 11:55 am
It’s all done with mirrors.The inspiration is reciprocal, except you offer more—you’ve published!
:>)