Random Musings, Playful Kitties & A See You Later, But Not Goodbye

I used to be a night owl.  Then I settled into being more of an afternoon person.  Now I am a morning person.  I knew for sure the morning I woke up at 10:30 a.m. and my first thought was one of panic.  I had wasted half the day by sleeping!  

For some reason, I always picture cozy heroines as being much older than they often turn out to be, and I am always surprised if the main character turns out to be much younger.

If I am starting a new book during my lunch break at work, I have to know ahead of time which book I will be reading or else I spend the entire time trying to figure out what to read next.

I woke up early one morning recently with a little seed of an idea, and I began writing until I had gotten all the words out, all that emotion that needed a voice. It has been years since I last wrote a poem and it will likely be years before I do so again.

I have always believed that our current place in life impacts our perceptions of what we read.  I have never felt it more acutely than I have now that I am a mother.

Sometimes when my daughter is pretending to talk on the phone, she talks to our dog Riley. She always asks him how he likes Heaven. 

Musings of a Bookish Kitty will be dark for the next three or so weeks, depending on how long it takes my body to heal enough for me to sit at a computer for any length of time. Today is my surgery day. I am going to use my recovery time to lose myself in books I have been meaning to read, and maybe catch up on movies and television, if the mood strikes.  My mother is bringing old photos for us to sort--and I've got plenty of my own to go through. I am sure I will be on Facebook and Twitter given the ease of using my phone for both. I wish it was that easy to use with blogs.

Happy Thanksgiving wishes to my American friends, and, for all of you, I hope the coming weeks treat you well.  Try not to forget about me. I will be back. You can't get rid of me that easily!

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