Wow, I can’t believe it’s Christmas Day already!
This seems like a perfect time to say a huge and heartfelt Thank You! to all of you wonderful readers who support my writing habit and brighten my days with your emails and blog comments. You bring me happiness, inspiration, and frequent belly laughs!
May you have joy in your celebrations, comfort in your times of trouble, and peace and prosperity now and in the New Year.
Thank you, all! 🙂
Book 15 update: I’m finishing Chapter 23, and it’s time for Aydan to confront her nemesis… or sneakily avoid him. I’m not sure yet which it’ll be…
Author Diane Henders 
Here’s to book 15!! Can’t wait to read it…not that I’m being pushy!?! Happy 2020!!
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LOL! You’re not being pushy at all — I’m as eager to write it as you are to read it. 🙂 Happy 2020!
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Happy New Year! I hope you had a great Christmas and 2020 started out exceptionally for you
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Thank you! And a happy new year to you, too. I spent my New Year’s Day working on Book 15, so it was a great start to the year! 🙂
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Happy New Year, Diane.
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Thank you – same to you! 🙂
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Straggling in late again . . . Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you and hubby a very happy 2020, Diane!
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Thank you! And I straggled in late at your blog, too; so it’s fine. It’s never too late for good wishes. 🙂
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Thank you for your beautiful wishes, Diane! And, right back at ya! I hope you had a fabulous Christmas with scrumptious food and that the rest of your year is comfy, cozy, and comfortable. Happy New Year with lots of productivity, success, fun, good health, love, friendship, and belly laughs in 2020.
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Thank you, Liesbet! Wishing you the same (with high hopes for your success with an agent)! 🙂
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Happy (Belated?) Christmas and Boxing Day and all that wonderful stuff!
Stuff? Stuffed? We’re in detox here from the holiday foods. The cookies, the roasts and mashed potatoes, the Bailey’s…quite a shock to the system! So it’s back to lean proteins and celery sticks, as I like to say. And a nice quiet and non-hectic day of not having to leave the house if we don’t want to.
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Ahhhh, heaven. That’s what I’m doing today, too: Lying around home, reading, not working (for a change), and NOT eating rich, sweet, high-fat foods. I’m sure that’ll last, oh… at least a few more hours, and then I’ll be bellying up to the trough again. But when the leftovers are gone, I’ll be back to my usual healthy(ish) diet. As much as I enjoy my pig-outs, I can’t (and don’t want to) eat like that for more than a few days.
Happy Belated to you, too! 🙂
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My excuse is, “Well, we can’t just throw these cookies out, y’know…” 😁 Chasing them down with some Bailey’s probably isn’t the most healthy thing either!
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No, probably not; but some things are good for the body and others are good for the soul! 🙂
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Thank you so much.
This greedy reader hopes you have a successful and productive year.
My better self just hopes for health and happiness for you and yours.
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Thank you, and the same to you. (And I think both your selves are “better” — greedy readers are my favourite people!) 🙂
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Happy Christmas, hope you had a great one. Happy New year for next week xxx
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Thanks, Karen! I hope your Christmas was great, too; and Happy New Year! 🙂
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Merry Christmas!
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Thank you — Merry Christmas to you, too! 🙂
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!🎄🎁
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And Happy Boxing Day tomorrow, of course. 👍
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Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day to you, too! I’m sitting here stuffed with too much turkey dinner, so Boxing Day will be quite low-key. 🙂 (Hooray for leftovers!)
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Testify, Sista, testify!!😀
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LOL! You know it…
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Meal-wise, we’re all set for DAYS! 🤪
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Yep, and I just finished boiling up the turkey bones for stock. Many more meals coming — YUM!
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Homemade stock, the very best kind! With a bit of celery, perhaps, and a touch of rosemary. Oh, and a clove or two of garlic, of course. Crushed a little, not minced. And all in a twist of cheesecloth so it can be removed afterward. Sorry, preaching to the choir again. You know how I get. Stock on, Sista! Er, to coin a phrase. 😉
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Mmm, your stock sounds better than mine. 🙂 Garlic is a no-no in our house due to Hubby’s vampire-like aversion, but I’m right there with you on the celery and rosemary (and some thyme and parsley, too).
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No garlic? Ah, yes. Right. The garlic interferes with Hubby’s teeth. The long ones in the front, as I recall. Then try a pinch of sage. And another of cayenne. You know, so it’ll have a little zip.
I think I might take a little peek inside the refrigerator. Is it just me, or is it getting a bit hungry in here…?
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And TARRAGON!! What was I thinking to forget tarragon?? Oh, and just a dash of Worcestershire. A bit more savory that way. Good stuff, Sista. Okay, I’m done here. 🤪
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Mmm, Worcestershire… 🙂
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Couldn’t have said it better myself. 👍
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Having just started writng my first book I have a new found respect for anyone who turns out a whole series. Merry Christmas to you all.
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Ain’t THAT the truth!!
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Merry Christmas, Joe — wishing you great success with your book! 🙂
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Wishing you and yours a great holiday season and a fantastic 2020.
Barbara
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Thank you, Barbara — the same to you! 🙂
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