A day, like most others.

[j_cheney]

Mulching is mostly done now for the spring.

Worked more on that dratted chapter I'm inserting in DitD last night, an indecent number of hours spent going over and over the same eleven pages....over and over....and over. It turns out to be a pivotal scene so it's important, but generally this kind are easy for me to write, so I don't know why this particular iteration has me bumfuzzled.

Errands, perhaps walk the dog later, move on to next chapter. Must rig up a way to keep Agrilawn away from my new dichondra area. Can do.

Boring, sort of, yes?

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[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

No, not boring at all :).

I hesitate to offer a suggestion regarding the pivotal scene. You're going to get it, never a doubt about that! but a small thing that seems to really help me, is when it's going like that, I tape record the story onto a cassette and listen to it, over and over while I'm doing other things. Washing dishes, brushing the dogs, whatever. I don't know how or why, but my ears seem to catch the teeny burr within the general iteration perfection.

Everyone's different, though, but I thought I'd say.

I've only read a few entries down my f-list, here, but what is spring mulching?

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Putting fresh mulch down around the garden? (To keep down weeds and keep in moisture)

I finished the scene, actually, I jsut squirmed a lot doing it.

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Oh. I'm not sure what fresh mulch is, though--but I can look it up, no worries!

In the late fall we covered all our bushes' bases and the lily patch and the flower beds in leaves, but I was wondering what you do now, at this time. Um, our ground's still frozen and it's snowing outside right now, but there it's much different.

Hey, good news about the scene! Yes, some are harder than others, that's the truth.

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

I should add that I've never had a garden before, so it's all new to me :).

[isleburroughs.livejournal.com]

Mom raked out the morning glories. Two women in a garden or kitchen means war. So, since she moved in with me, due to her Alzheimer's, I let her have those territories:o) They were mine. Now they're her flowers. It's unusually warm here for March.

Just spent 477 on brakes, oil change, tires and inspection but was all necessary.

I finished page 70 through 84 last night. One chapter of the 300 plus page story. I'm going to have to cut a chapter or so at some point. It's probably getting too long. I hope I don't get stuck on the pivitol scenes:o) Already done. Just adding some layers and correcting really old chapters. It's omniscient so I may try to get in their heads more. Maybe. No one seems to like omni these days.

I'm going to try recording it too. Thanks, Kara.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Pretty good progress!

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Hey, I hope recording does good things for you, Isle :). Not in a chirpy, out-there voice, but talk in a--not exactly a drone, but more in that range. Like you really are talking to yourself. It makes the words seem more unvarnished, I guess.

I know what you mean, re vehicle etc.s--necessary but hard! Time-wise, money-wise, but it's nice to have a secure vehicle again.

Good luck on your rewrites.

Your mom's denial re her Alzheimer's must be so hard on you. I watched my mom and aunt take care of her extremely elderly father. He passed away last year, but they really went through it. I helped where, when, and how I could, but it was hard on everyone, and poor old guy, you know?

j. I hope it's okay to invade your blog like this! I'm going to friend you, too, isleburroughs--I guess this is a 'tween post :D

[isleburroughs.livejournal.com]

I'm new on lj, Kara. So Jeannette will probably forgive us for slightly usurping her space this time.

I missed your post here. You must have posted at the same time I did. Mom's short-term memory is no good but she's really wonderful to have around the house. She proudly showed me how she raked the whole side yard today. She keeps trying to prove how useful she is. I keep telling her to take it easy and that we can hire a landscaper. The outdoors work keeps her happy and healthy though.

Thanks for friending me. I'll try that recording thing soon.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, Kara....I don't mind ;o)

[isleburroughs.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm going to try for two chapters tonight.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

And sorry about the brakes....

[isleburroughs.livejournal.com]

I'm actually glad I had the day off exactly when my brakes started to grind. What a fortunate coincidence. Otherwise it's really hard to schedule my car w/ the garage with my weird 2nd and 3rd shift hours.

Plus my inspection expired last month and I didn't know. And mom can have the whole garden because she paid for my car repair:D

She's happy to live with me. So I guess it works out. I'll take a pic of her crocheted curtains and post it soon. She crocheted me 9 white curtains all over the house to prove she doesn't have Alzheimer's. She's funny.