Gorgeous spring day

It's another gorgeous spring day in Minnesota. 50 degrees and sunny, crocus and tulips are blooming, grass is green and leaves are that half-formed, cool yellow-green that begs for warmth and sunlight for maturity.

We didn't get the predicted frost last night, but more is forecast for next week. We're still in the danger of frost time line, so I haven't put out any flowers in pots yet. I could, of course, if I wanted to bring them in every time the temp is supposed to drop. I did that last year, but ran into a problem. Some birds built a tiny nest  (wrens? goldfinches?) in one of the hanging baskets. I brought it into the garage one night and didn't notice the nest until the next morning. Big mistake.
The birds never returned to that nest. Sigh.
But some other birds did claim it later, (sparrows, I think) so a batch of babies lived there after all.
Next time, I'll check the basket for inhabitants and if it's occupied, I'll take a chance on the frost rather than scaring them away by moving their home.

Back to work.
Oh and one of my short mystery stories is free tomorrow through Easter Sunday. http://www.amazon.com/Circletop-Capers-Short-story-ebook/dp/B004PYDQ8U/ref=sr_1_17?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1333730202&sr=1-17
Check it out.

Free Kindle book

My romantic suspense novel, My Sister's Keeper, is free on Amazon for Feb. 25-26!
If you enjoy the story, please post a review!
Thanks so much.
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Free book at Amazon

My romantic suspense novel, "My Sister's Keeper" is free at Amazon for the next 3 days.http://tinyurl.com/6tb7ssv

Yay, the snow stopped and the wind has dropped. Only 13 degrees, but feels better without the wind blowing and the roads are clearing. Salt and traffic.
And my faithful Sue came with her plow on a pickup truck and plowed my driveway and yard, so life is good!
Best Friends went off being free today. Sorry if you missed getting your copy, but I did post it all over the place.
Edna

Oh and I forgot to mention that my romance novel set against the big Minnesota tornadoes that took out Comfrey and much of St. Peter some years ago, is now FREE for a few days only at Amazon. com
Check it out!

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Yay, the temp in MN came back above zero! 4 right now. And pretty snowflakes are falling. Haven't had much of those this year. I don't especially like snow, especially don't like driving on it or on ice, but we do need some snow for the protection of little animals. They need it to burrow into and use it for insulation against the cold.
Edna

Edna Curry, Author: Preview "Never Love a Logger is out!"

Edna Curry, Author: Preview "Never Love a Logger is out!":

Press Release

            

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Local author Edna Curry‘s historical romance novel, Never Love a Logger, based on the 1886 Taylors Falls logjam has been released in both electronic and paperback formats from Whiskey Creek Press. See link above.

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Never Love a Logger by Edna Curry, Whiskey Creek Press, October – 2011

A historical romance set against the background of the big log jam pictured below from the 1886 Taylors Falls, MN, log jam, the largest log jam Ever. It depicts life in the logging days with lots of detail about the lives of people during that time.

What happens when a rough and ready logger who wants no responsibility and thinks he doesn’t deserve a second chance at love falls for an attractive prim and proper lady with a ready made family?

The largest logjam ever occurred in1886 at Taylors Falls, MN. It garnered worldwide attention and made the history books as far away as Sweden. Reporters arrived by train from all over.

Will and Carrie think there is no chance for them to have a family of their own. Each has reasons to avoid love and entanglements. Will is burned out on responsibility after helping his widowed mother raise his siblings and his wife and infant son died. Carrie thinks no man will want her and her brother. She promised her father she’d raise her brother and while she’s attracted to Will, duty comes first.

Then the greatest logjam in the world throws them together for six weeks. Will is staying at the boarding house where she works while he and many others try to break up the logjam. Can their love last beyond the summer logjam?

There are many pictures of the log jam on the MN Historical Society's website and on the WI Historical Society's website as well.

The article Edna wrote for the log jam’s 100th anniversary that was published in June, 1986, is still available on Amazon.com and other places on the web. See her website, www.ednacurry.com for more information.