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Good morning, folks. You know… I’ve been writing so long, my first drafts used to come in on horseback. And that is the honest truth.

Well, as you know, I’ve missed a few mornings here on the blog, and there’s a good reason for it. This past week, I’ve been working on a novel I started years ago, the one that’s been sitting in the back of my mind for far too long. I finally decided it was time to get the first half done.

The rest of the story is already clear in my head. I thought about making it a series, but decided to tell it all in one book instead, which means it’ll be a bit longer. I’m happy to say what I’ve written so far turned out just the way I wanted.

Now I can get back to my regular routine, and when winter comes, I’ll be ready to finish the whole thing.

As for today, my wife and I are going to get the mowing out of the way, which will take most of the morning. With all this dry weather we’ve been having, we were able to skip a week of cutting, but now the yard is starting to look a bit shabby — and that bothers us to no end. The fix? Wake up the old mowers, which we’ll do as soon as we finish our breakfast.

On another note, the vegetable gardens have been looking much better since we had that rain a couple of days ago. No matter how much you water, it’s never as good as what a good rain can do. Especially our tomatoes, which are just starting to turn red.

Actually had a couple of tomato sandwiches for supper last night, and they tasted real good. Nothing like home-grown tomatoes – those store-bought ones have no taste at all. And here’s the thing: if there’s no taste, there’s nothing good in them health-wise either. But today, well, most everything in the stores is the same. Kind of a shame where we’ve gotten to over the years.

So, with all that said, I’ve got a lot to do today, so I’m off to have the breakfast my little woman is making for me. She’s already rattling pans in the kitchen, which is my cue to get moving. Once the work’s out of the way, I’ll swing back by the blog and chat a bit more. There’s usually something worth talking about.

Until the next time: Keep Your Minds Open & Your Stories Alive. GW