Today's Gratituesday Top Ten:
1. Annual Brainerd Lakes Writing Retreat - Happening Now!
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| Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake |
2. A lazy, sunny Monday spent on the beach beta reading a fantastic, compelling contemporary YA.
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| The beach |
3. This place:
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| Coco Moon Coffee Bar, Brainerd |
4. Where I drank this:
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| Carbomb Latte - English Toffee & Irish Creme |
5. This place:
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| Cat Tales New & Used Books |
where I met the owner and author Wendy Rosnau, who told me the amazing story of her journey as a writer: from nearly illiterate young mother who taught herself to read and who wanted to write stories to a published author of 14 romantic suspense novels.
Here's what I found there:
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| You know I love my Meg books! |
Wendy was kind enough to give me a copy of one of her books and wished me well.
6. And this place:
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| Emily's Used Books |
where I found this:
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| Go Meg! Solve that mystery! |
7. Exploring and finding this:
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| Green Gables Road |
where I also found my future home:
8. Time (and inspiration) to work on WAITING FOR THE SUN.
9. My dear sister Mary, who is at our house with Toad and Birdy.
10. Coffee. I may have already mentioned this, but I'm about to pour myself another cup.
What's on your list this week?
