I’m the guest blogger for BTS eMag today! I’m writing about setting up a story to avoid coincidences. Coincidence – I think not! Check it out HERE
Happy Easter!! I thought I’d send Easter wishes early and share my table setting for Easter.
I love setting tables :D. Usually I stick to pastels at Easter, but this year I chose a bright lime green tablecloth. To balance out the bright colour, I added brilliant glass orange chargers and a runner, with more muted shades, down the centre of the table. Once a year I gather all the cute bunny and chick stuffed animals we’ve collected and make them the star of the centrepiece. I made the hanging bunnies out of felt (well, I bought one at the dollar store and then copied it because it was so cute!).
I’m looking forward to sharing Easter dinner with family and friends – and send best Easter wishes your way! 😀
Hey – I’m over at author Erin Bevan’s blog writing about souvenir shopping! Are you a collector or are memories of your trip souvenir enough? Make a trip over to Erin’s blog to see what I think! Click HERE.
Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog – I’m Linda O’Connor, author of the Perfectly Series – fun romantic comedies. I’m one of over 100 authors and bloggers on the Little Things Blog Hop! Each stop along the way will have a unique giveaway & be sure to enter the amazing Rafflecopter draw too, with a ton of extra prizes!
Do you ever stop to appreciate the little things? Here are a few of the little things that touched my heart:
My sister sending me a lottery ticket with my birthday card – just like Chloe’s family in Perfectly Planned
My son visiting for a weekend and doing dishes without being asked
My older son inviting my younger son for the weekend
My mom buying me a little bit of sand on holiday
A phone call on my birthday from my sons
An email from a high school friend
The saying: “It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.” – Alice Caldwell Rice
Listening to the song – Good to Be Alive by Meghan Trainor
The best wishes I received for my short story win – from authors I admire!
It’s those little things in life that make someone’s day!! What little thing in your life meant the most to you?
Here’s a pair of little things that I’m giving away as a thank you for joining in! Grace H. – Congrats! You won the earrings. I’ll be in touch.
Sign up for my newsletter, visit my FB page, follow me on Twitter – show me some following love – or if you’ve read my book and enjoyed it, leave a review– it’s just a little thing but means a lot to me! 😀
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Don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter! Winners will be chosen by random and announced on this page and on the Little Things Event Page by April 6th. Click HERE
Thanks for stopping by! Author Aria Glazki is the next stop on the hop, so hop on over for more fun! Click HERE 😀
Love setting a table, but hate ironing the linens? Read on!!
I know there are a few of you out there who love to set a table as much as I do! In fact, my love (obsession) with table setting inspired my writing – my heroine from She’s Not a Fan, Sarah Jain, frets over which tablecloth to use when she invites the very sexy Mike Wallace over for dinner. Just like me, she has a number of colourful tablecloths to choose from!
I went through a phase when I would look for sales on fabric – I was quite the bargain hunter. With 5 metres of fabric, I’d sew a tablecloth for my dining room table and a set of 10 napkins. Over time, I ended up with a collection of napkins and tablecloths that I could mix and match. But how to store them? They were either in a jumble or squashed at the back of the shelf and constantly wrinkled. Not great – since I’m not a huge fan of ironing!
No longer!
I realized I could hang the napkins on pant hangers. It’s easier to iron them when they’re damp from the washer and hanging them with pant hangers keeps them wrinkle-free. And no more sorting through stacks to find them! Ingenious!!
My napkins rings are hung on the multi-level pant hangers – easy to see and use.
And for the tablecloths – did you know that most fabric stores (at least in Kingston) give away the cardboard tubes for free? You know, the long tubes that drapery fabric comes on? Yes, if you ask very nicely, with a big smile, they’ll give them to you for free! I roll the tablecloth on the tube and hang it on a wall in my basement. Wrinkle-free and accessible!
Granted it takes space in a closet, but now when I’m setting a table, the tablecloth, napkins, and napkin rings are ready to use and easy to mix and match!
And don’t even ask how I store the candles 😀 If you’d like to read She’s Not a Fan – you can! It’s free on Wattpad. Click HERE.
Sarah Jain is a family doctor in a mid-size hockey-crazy town. She hates hockey. She hasn’t gone anywhere near a rink in years, until her friend, the team doctor, calls in a favour.
Mike Wallace is the starting goalie for the local professional hockey team. He’s not about to let an injury slow him down or a rookie doctor call the shots.
They don’t respect each other’s jobs, but when they have to work together, sparks fly and ice melts. Can they play a game they both can win?
Love on the ice doesn’t always go smoothly!
If you missed the first radio interview about Perfectly Planned and Self-Publishing – no need to fret! It will be aired again Thursday Feb. 11 as part of the Alternative Frequency Program at 5 p.m. Wondering if self-publishing is for you? No idea how to start? It’s not that hard! Here’s the in-depth news story with all that and more! It’s all Perfectly Planned 😀
