It's Monday...ugh. And I'll honestly admit that I have nothing for today. Epic Fail! Oh well. Have a lovely day, fellow A-Zers, and I'll be back tomorrow.
Oooo...the day is getting closer; creeping stealthily, it will smack you in the face in no time! While we impatiently await the start of the challenge, it's time to reveal our themes. Yay! I'm going for something drastically different this year. Something much more challenging than I've ever done in my previous four years participating in this particular challenge. Normally my posts are pretty straight-forward, contained, not overly ambitious. This year is going to be another beast all together. My mission, should I choose to accept it, will be to write one continuous story for the entire challenge. I know my characters, setting, and where I want it to go...kind of. All I need to figure out is how to get from point A to point Z. The first word of each post will start with the letter for the day; some of these will definitely be more difficult than others, but I'm determined. I look forward to writing this, receiving feedb...
I've had Teresa Neumann's Bianca's Vineyard for a while now, thanks to my grandmother, but have been skipping over it to read other books. I don't know why I did this because it was actually a great read. Neumann is a local author who decided to write a novel about family history. The majority of the novel is based on factual evidence and personal family interviews. There is one portion, which I won't give away, that is only speculated at by Neumann, but what she does choose to speculate is a highly probably scenario. The book is written in a way that suggests it is being told to the reader, as well as Egisto's son and his wife, through flashbacks from Bianca in her 80's. We know this because the font and boldness of these sections gives personal reflection from Bianca and foreshadows what she will eventually reveal. She takes you back to the beginning of what changed the course for this family, mainly one brother of the Bertozzi family moving to A...
It's day two of the A-Z Blogging Challenge and B is our designated letter today. Unlike last year, I've decided on a dedicated theme to guide my posts for this month's challenge and have chosen: sites and points of interest in Oregon . I sat down last night and filled in my list (for the most part...some of those pesky letters are tricky) with places and things that I think are awesome and must-see stops for anyone traveling through the Pacific Northwest. So, without further ado, let's get this virtual tour started! Bend, Oregon Technically considered the central point of the state, Bend is a city that is a must for nature enthusiasts and beer connoisseurs. Nestled in the Cascade Range, it's a vibrant city with the highest population in Central Oregon (roughly 76,000). Surrounded by high desert and US Service Forest land, the climate is temperate and offers activities year round. Whether you're into biking and hiking in the summer or...
I think there's a Greek philosopher called Xenon?! Something like that, lol. :)
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