Successful book signing at the indoor farmer's market

My book signing at the indoor farmer's market yesterday was fun. I brought my drop-spindle along with a finished skein of yarn to show anyone who was interested in my spinning.

I ended up selling not only several books, but my finished skein of yarn, too! I also got to eat a warm breakfast pie from the Gaelic Imports table, and I brought home some ground bison from the man who sells pasture-raised, grass-fed bison, and made a big pot of bison chili for dinner last night. Yum!

I love farmer's markets!

A coupon for The Witch of Starmont!

I finally put The Witch of Starmont up at Smashwords.com, and it is currently undergoing approval for inclusion into the Apple, Sony, Diesel, and Kobo ebook catalogues. If it passes muster, The Witch of Starmont will become available at these major ebook sellers, too.

Before now, it was availble only at Amazon and Barnes and Noble, but, as of right now, you can  purchase it through Smashwords and download versions compatible with just about any ereader device! And to celebrate, I have a half-off coupon for you to use at Smashwords!

Here is the 50% - off Smashwords coupon code for The Witch of Starmont:

DK36X

It's for use only at Smashwords, and only for The Witch of Starmont. Use it at checkout and pay only $0.99!

The coupon is good through this Sunday, April 29th, so hurry to get your half-price ebook!  

I might start writing again...

I've been thinking about plots lately. I may just get up the nerve to start writing again. Maybe even a sequel to Rose of Par Kluhnd, or perhaps I'll dust off and finish that ghost story I started but never finished...

Some unusual things are sprouting this spring

I'm not sure where I got these seeds...

New beginnings

Here are some of the things I will plant in the garden this year:

 

I started these in a starter tray about a month ago and transferred them to individual pots today. There are about nine varieties of heirloom tomatoes here, and two types of peppers. They'll stay under grow lights until I'm ready to plant.

A little bear for my grandniece, who will be born in March

I just finished making this little bear with handspun yarns. It's for my little grandniece who will be born in March.

Let's just say that I'm a better spinner than I am a knitter. At least she and her mother will be able to tell that it was handmade, and with love in every stitch, if not a terrible amount of skill ;-)

The bear's body and sweater are made with alpaca yarn, the scarf is Bluefaced Leicester wool, and the face was stitched with yak yarn.

The New Year is approaching

And it's a big one - 2012. Anyone out there think the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012? If it does, my cat, Freki, will be one of the forces of destruction. It will all start at my house, probably at 6:00 AM eastern time - that's when she's most mischievous.