It’s Friday. How did that happen? Rhetorical question. It’s been a week. All week. Those of you who have had this kind of week know what I’m talkin’ about.

I have very little to show for the week. The weather has been nice. I could complain that we haven’t had rain because we need rain but this is Oklahoma and the weather is what it is no matter who or how much complaining there is.

In a completely random moment, here’s some food for thought: If you replace the W with a T in When, What, and Where, you get the answer to those questions. …   …   Think about it…

Ariel’s heroine has finally revealed her name. And yes, I’ve stayed up late arguing with her. She started out Lyssa, Nyssa, Ryssa or Rivi. Rivi decided she belonged in a different book and left. Ryssa simply disappeared. That left Lyssa/Nyssa. If you could see what’s been written so far, there are scenes with Lyssa. There are other scenes with Nyssa. There are scenes with Lyssa/Nyssa. Guess what? Thta’s not even close. She walked in, pulled up a stool and scowled at me. “They’ve made fun of my name my whole life and now you?” I hastily explained, “Not me. I don’t care what your name is as long as we get it right. You going to give me a hint?” I offered her a cup of coffee. She declined. After a few moments of reflection, she offered her hand. “I’m Aisling Goodnight. And you pronounce my name–” I interrupted her. “Do you prefer the G to be silent?” She nodded, eyes narrowed. I took her hand. “Hello, Ash-linn Goodnight. I am pleased–and relieved–to meet you.” Ya gotta love the Gaelic pronunciations. So, hopefully, now that Ash is starting to reveal herself, I can get back on track with the damn book.

In other springtime news, my redbuds are budding and the stuff that I think is Japanese quince is blooming. No signs of honeysuckle or wisteria blooms yet. And I fear my peonies are likely to be duds this year due to the lack of moisture/precipitation over the winter. I really need to find the funds to pay a plumber to replace the faucet in that flowerbed so I can water. 

Good lord, the dust and pollen is rampant. I don’t just sneeze, I SNEEZE multiple times. Like 4 or 5 in a row. 🤧🤧 This is the worst it’s been in a while.

Okay. I’m done. Happy Friday! Not sure of plans this weekend. Maybe a road trip with Stormy to a museum for a cattle drive/chuck wagon festival and to meet an author I met on X. Depends on soccer/life schedule. Anything happen this week you want to share? Any weekend plans for y’all?