Goodness Grape Hyacinth

I just googled the words "grape and hyacinth" to see if there was a commonality between these two things -- a fruit and a flower. Anyway, I found that there is a flower called a grape hyacinth. They are also known Muscari and are actually not Hyacinths at all. Weird, but there is a point to this, but these grape hyacinths really resemble grapes. (see pic above) And yes...I apparently having nothing better to do.

I had two things to blog about -- maybe three.

1) I purchased this lovely hyacinth necklace from the very talented Abigail Percy a month or so ago...I love it. Wear it all the time. I highly suggest buying something for you from her...you won't regret it.

2) I purchased some grapes from the store the other day. To me, red seedless grapes taste much more sweet than white grapes. I heard they are supposed to be better for one's health, but who knows. I do prefer red wine over white wine, so maybe it's why I like red grapes over white ones. However, the point of this whole matter is that the grapes tasted a bit like apples. I have heard of grapples which are grape - flavored apples...but not grapes that tasted like apples. Strange.

3) I haven't been blogging much. I don't know why. I think it's because in the winter I stay in the house all day and want to pull my hair out because I hate the cold. Minnesota has finally become warm and I want to be out in the sun. I would like a tan once in my life -- a slow tan would be nice so I don't resemble a tomato. We'll see. The bf and I have been riding the bicycles and just hanging out outside...so lovely. Except the 4th was interesting....we went to his parent's cabin and the only people were us and them and our dog, Oliver. We pretty much napped, ate, went to bed. It was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop. No kids, no noise, no nothing. However, we had to somewhat avoid the outdoors due to the fact these nasty Moose Flies were out & about. Huge irritating bugs that annoyed me to death. Hopefully, they'll die soon...it's not nice to wish death on anything, but I hate these flies.

Horse Camp

I haven't posted much as of late, because I haven't been feeling quite well or quite myself. I won't bore you with that though....

Rather than speak about the above problems that are just driving me nuts, I'll talk about Horse Camp. I signed up for boyfriend's great niece for a Horse Day Camp up here in NW Minnesota. It cost $60 for the day (9 am to 4 pm) for 7-9 year olds. His niece is 8 1/2, not just 8 mind you. Anyway, I did have to buy her boots which were a lovely pink & white color and a straw hat. ($60). Her mother has cancer and she's not yet 30 - so this child usually is hanging out around family mostly and not around kids her own age. I thought this would be good for her self-esteem.

They learned about horses, rode horses, groomed them, etc. They also got extremely hot because it was about 80 degrees out that day (that's HOT in Minnesota). By the end of the day, all you saw was a bunch of little girls in bathing suits running through a sprinkler ... with their boots on. Very cute!

I wish I could get her riding lessons, but I'm not sure of the cost. Maybe I need riding lessons -- horses can be therapeudic.

Speaking about camp, I just read the Blog Camp Blog (finally) and it appears the ladies had a fabulous time. I wish I could do things like that, but it's not in my cards right now. I hope someday I can have such a jolly good time. For now, I think Kristina says it best "i don't write a lot on my blog because if i did i would just spew out darkness." - kristina, in the old toyota, copenhagen, 21/6.09.

A Novel Idea

I have had three seperate and distinct ideas for novels recently, but I can only remember two right off. They probably suck, but I'll let you in on them (Don't steal them if they are good, either. I do know how to find you; I am an excellent researcher).

For a children's book:

- The Pizza Wars -- This is based on my boyfriend's obsession with Pizza Hut. This has nothing to do with my book per say -- only partially -- anyway, he has a real job by day (telecomm admin - ie phone guy) and yet for the last 20 plus years he has worked/helped out the local Pizza Hut owner(s). The husband passed away a while ago, but the wife still owns it and lives elsewhere. He'd love to own it, but I don't know if it's a reasonable dream (due to the asking price). It's a dream, nonetheless. (I'm not big on dreams right now, because none of mine come true - ever - is that my fault?) Anyway, we were walking past a Domino's delivery car & driver today and my bf told our dog, Oliver, to bark at him which led me to this book idea, "The Pizza Wars". I was then led to thinking it could involve a gang of Chicago pizza boys, Brooklyn pizza boys, and even a gang of Pizzeria pals from Rome. A contest, per say? Not sure...but I really haven't worked the whole thing out yet, just liked the title.

For an adult book:

- What If I Died - This was actually a movie idea, but it could be a book also. It it sort of like the story of Scrooge. A person, a girl, okay me...is alive and well, but wonders what will happen when she dies. This is always something I worry about, because frankly death scares the bejesus (spelling?) out of me. Anyway, it would be a novel with different stories and people who I've known which are woven together - they talk about me, I get to see, feel, hear what their thoughts were about me (or whomever the character is). Did they like me? Did they hate me? Did they love me? Did they understand me? Did they listen to me? Did they think I mattered? Did they feel sorry for me? (What else would you ask if this was about you?)

Hmmm... I just wonder. In the end, I try to fix the "few" things people didn't like, reconnect with people who showed up at the funeral/house after the passing.

Hmmm...I wonder if I could write this/these. The latter could be a funny, romantic comedy (maybe). I do like a cheesy romantic comedy, don't you? Admit it. Do you ever watch a movie and get a static grin on your face - well, I do.

So, has anyone else titled a book(s) this way? A dude named Eric Farber did write a book entitled "The Pizza War" in 1995, but I couldn't figure out what it was about due to it being so old. And no one has written a book, as far as I know, called "What If I Died".

That's it for now. Have a good night. Have you ever thought of any "novel ideas"? Do share.