HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2020
The only
thing I truly hope for 2020 is that it will be better than 2019. Mind you, I
don’t harbor much hope, but maybe a faint, dim glimmer of the stuff.
At least,
perhaps, I won’t have to have too many more surgeries in 2020. Of course, the
X-rays say my right hip is currently functioning with no cartilage in it, so
maybe that’ll have to be replaced, but I can probably handle that. Three
surgeries in one year is at least two too many. Take it from one who knows. The
third surgery, which was a bowel resection, really took the stuffing out of me,
both literally (8” of my guts are gone) and figuratively (don’t think I’ll ever
salvage my energy). Even if energy never returns, I hope to heck I can recapture
my writing mojo, because I’m pretty sure I can’t support the two hounds, one semi-hound,
the Chihuahua and the mixed terriorist and me on nothing but social security.
Then again,
both SHAKEN SPIRITS and SCARLET SPIRITS came out in 2019, which is cool:
Moreover,
ePublishing Works, is republishing all my Mercy Allcutt books, which I think is
mighty nice of them. They’re giving them absolutely beautiful new covers, and it tells you right on the cover which
book in the series it is. If you click on this link and scroll down the page,
you discover where to get all the Mercy books (and the Daisy books, for that
matter, although SCARLET SPIRITS isn’t up there yet):
In the
next Daisy book, EXERCISED SPIRITS (which should be re-titled, but I think it’s
too late), Daisy and Harold will be picking out china and flatware patterns for
when Daisy and Sam tie the knot. So far they’ve picked out Daisy and Sam’s everyday
china, which is Spode Buttercup:
As for
more formal occasions (during which I have no
idea who’ll cook for them, unless they borrow poor Aunt Vi) they haven’t quite
decided, although they’re leaning toward Wedgwood Florentine. This is mainly
because Sam will probably think Buttercup is to flowery and prefer Florentine as
a more masculine pattern. On the other hand, Sam’s relatively easygoing these
days, so maybe he won’t care:
Can’t even
fathom how to choose flatware patterns yet, but I’m sure Harold will think of
something, if I can’t.
My
winner-picking wiener dog, Bam-Bam, has selected the following winners of
SCARLET SPIRITS:
Stephanie Cowans (by golly, Steph
and I used to dance and sing together!)
Jackie StieghorseJean Patton
I’ll get
the books mailed to the wieners as soon as I possibly can. As of today (the 31st
of December, 2019) I can’t do more than one thing per day w/o taking a nap
afterward. I’d really appreciate some
energy returning sometime soon.
At the end
of January, I’ll be giving away copies of any old book you want, providing I
have a copy. Therefore, if you’d like to chance to win one of my books, please
send me your name and home address at alice@aliceduncan.net. If you’d prefer an e-copy, please let me know
which kind of device you use. Thank you!
If you
enjoy the Daisy and Mercy books, or if you’re just fascinated by the 1920s (as
I am), please feel free to join Daisy Daze. I love Daisy Daze. Iris Evans and Leon Fundenberger founded the DAISY
DAZE Facebook page. On this page, people post all sorts of historical stuff
about Pasadena, sewing machines, automobiles, buildings, fashions from the
1920s, houses in which the people in the books might live, stars of the silent
screen, and lots and lots of other historical (1920s-era) stuff. It’s fun, and
if you’d like to be a member, check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/905100189878318/ .
If you’d
like to visit my web page, here’s the link: http://aliceduncan.net/ . If you’d like to be
Facebook friends, please go here: https://www.facebook.com/alice.duncan.925
That's it. Thank you!
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