Gotta get some stuff done! I got up at 4:30 this morning to work on my novel! Making progress…

~Cecelia Dowdy~

I’m so far behind in my reading for this blog. I have the following novels in my to-be-read pile:
Sins Of The Father by Angela Benson
What The Bayou Saw by Patti Lacy
and a Robin Jones Gunn novel – can’t remember the title to that one.

As you know, I do read some secular fiction occasionally. I couldn’t resist starting New Moon (the second in the Twilight Series). I read the first one awhile back, and I purchased the whole set since I enjoyed the first one so much. I enjoyed New Moon until about the last 1/3 of it, and I doubt I’ll finish it word by word. I’ll probably skim the rest. Didn’t find it overall as intriguing as Twilight. My eyes started glazing over around the time they made the trip to Italy to save Edward. Don’t know when I’ll get around to reading the other two books in the series. After I’ve read them all, I’ll probably do a giveaway. I seldom keep books once I’ve read them.

I’m hard at work on a manuscript, plus, I’m getting a proposal together with three other authors. My plate is so full, don’t know how I’m going to do all that needs to get done!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

I blogged about my birthday awhile back, and, also, last December, I told you what I thought about purses. Well, my hubby got me a great gift this year and I’m thankful for it! I’d been meaning to blog about this for awhile…I even took some pics, but never got around to posting them.

It was time for me to get a new purse. This is the first purse I’ve gotten in years! The last time I got a new purse, I wasn’t even married yet, and I’ve been married for awhile! I usually get a Coach purse because I REFUSE TO CHANGE PURSES AND COACH PURSES LAST FOREVER!! I carry the same purse everyday because I don’t have the time or desire to change it. So, now it’s time for a new one. The zipper for my old Coach purse broke and since it was around my birthday, I told hubby it was time for a new one. I’m going to send the old purse away for repair – Coach repairs purses but you still have to pay a $20 fee!

This is my old Coach bag! The thing is almost SEVEN YEARS OLD, and it still looks good! With a repair, it’ll make a great backup purse!

My new Coach purse came with this nifty little sack to store my purse when I’m not using it. But, ya know what? Since I don’t change purses, I guess I’ll use this to store my backup purse!

This is the back-side of my new purse!

This is the inside!! Such a nice inside pocket and what a beautiful purple lining!

Another pocket at the side of my purse!





Here’s the little Coach emblem on the front! Isn’t it cute?
Well, I’m hoping to enjoy this purse for many years! I hope you enjoyed my pics!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Every day, I get one or several comments on my blog in Chinese – at least I think it’s Chinese. I always reject them. But, a friend of mine said, why don’t you post the comment and see if anybody can help you out. Maybe they can tell you what the comment says…

So….

On yesterday’s post about Baked Beans, go to the comment section and look at the comment. I’ve also copied and pasted the comment below:
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post “Baked Beans!”:

保健食品、樟芝、納豆、樟芝食品、樟芝膠囊、納豆食品、納豆膠囊、養身食品>>>參考網站

Can any of you tell me what that says?? Or, do you have any idea why someone would comment like this every day on my blog? I can’t email them or contact them since the comments are usually anonymous. I’m just curious to know what they’re saying.

Also, don’t recommend that I change my settings to disallow anonymous comments. I’ve found that a lot of people don’t like setting up blogger profiles and only like to comment anonymously, merely signing their name and email address. When I do my book giveaways, I want to make it possible for all to enter, whether they have a blogger ID or not.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Today’s my birthday! I probably won’t be celebrating until this weekend, though. My son’s birthday is tomorrow! He’ll be turning four! After work today, I’ll need to pick up the cake and the other stuff for the party at his daycare tomorrow!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

I just discovered that author Frank McCourt died at the age of 78 last Sunday. I read his book, Angela’s Ashes, years ago. Most of you know that I don’t read many non-fiction titles, however, Angela’s Ashes reads like a novel. It’s a humorous story about a boy growing up poor in Ireland. There is great sadness in the story, too. When people tell me that they want to write a memoir then I always direct them to Angela’s Ashes. If you want to know the full story about McCourt’s death, you can read about it here.
~Cecelia Dowdy~

I just noticed that My Stat Counter has recently passed the 30,000 mark for this blog! I’m psyched that I’m getting regular visitors on this site!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

No, I didn’t get married recently. We tied the knot almost six years ago. However, we failed to get digital photos. My sister was kind enough to scan these and email them to me. I thought it’d be fun to post these for my blog readers to enjoy. I’ll probably post on my For Fun page on my website, too.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

My blog was awarded the Premio Dardos Award awhile back via my blogger friend Abi. See details here!

I’ve been tired and busy lately, working overtime at my job. I still have books more books I need to review. Wanted to mention that if you live near the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, I’ll be doing a booksigning on Wednesday. Here is the information:

Romance Writers of America Literacy Booksigning

July 15, 2009 5:30-7:30 PM; I will also be attending the Romance Writers of America Annual Conference – July 15 – July 18, 2009

Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, District Of Columbia 20008

Stop by and chat for awhile if you wish, and purchase a few books. There will be tons of authors there (mostly secular) and the proceeds from the sale of the books go toward literacy programs.

~Cecelia Dowdy~