Listening to: Take That
Reading: Next on TBR
There’s something today guaranteed to put a smile on my face: Harlequin’s open house! So do go over and visit. (There are lots of authors around, and lots of giveaways…)
The Presents party is here; Medicals is here; Romance is here; Historicals is here. Do come and say hello.
And the anti-crow material?
I’m not usually a jewellery fiend, but there’s something about the Pandora range that really appeals to me. And my bracelet is looking very nice indeed, since I decided that I’m going to buy each bead as I work on the book instead of waitng until I’ve finished. (In my defence, I had an advance cheque… and I didn’t have a responsible adult with me… and… Well, DH has given up nagging. Will not be buying another one until February)
Next time I have an attack of the crows, this is what I’ll see.
Reading from right to left (the order in which they went on to the bracelet):
- The bracelet itself and the two heart charms: for winning the RNA Romance Prize 2008
- One charm which looks like an iris (yes, I know it’s really a poinsettia – am stretching it slightly) - this is for a reason I cannot divulge yet, but it’s a definite crow-scarer
- One pretty Murano glass charm (simply because I happen to like this one and apparently it’s not easy to find - this was a carpe diem moment)
- One 'roses' charm with gold accents: to celebrate my book Hotly Bedded, Conveniently Wedded being the first Presents enriched e-book (roses = romance, and the gold = enriched)
- One spacer charm covered in kisses (because you need something between the larger beads to make them look nice – and kisses are appropriate for a romance author)
- One shell with a starfish: to celebrate my Penhally book (aka my 27th Medical Romance/37th M&B; the working title is The Heart Surgeon’s Proposal – and, as the Penhally series is set in a Cornish fishing village, I thought this bead was appropriate)
- One spacer charm covered in roses (see note above re spacer with kisses)
- One charm that reminds me of a child’s drawing of a sun: to celebrate my Norway book (aka the one I’m working on now: my 11th Modern Heat/38th M&B – this bead makes me think of the midnight sun. And that's a cubic zircona, not a diamond)
OK. So I'm a bad puppy... but it works. And it's better for me than chocolate, right?
4 comments:
That is so lovely, Kate. And to me it is utterly incomprehensible why you should still be having crows, so there!
PS - you are going to bring it with you when we meet up so I can see it for real, aren't you?
Those beads are gorgeous! I especially love the sun one. I'm so jealous :-)
Jan - trust me, the crows still peck :o)
And yes, course I'll bring it with me!
Katie - thank you. The sun one is my daughter's favourite (and she is eyeing up my bracelet...)
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