HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW - I've been working on this book for several years now. Sometimes I wonder if I ever want to type 'The End' and for it to be finished, I kind of love it just being mine.
This book is in essence. about two women, whose lives were intimately intertwined on so many different levels. And, as life would have it, they do not actually meet until the final chapter of the book. My vision for this book was to involve the reader completely in each one of their lives individually. And, at the close of the book, leave the reader with all of the emotion of being in a relationship that most only dream about experiencing in their lives. That the reader would take that emotion and make it a 'real' part of how they live their daily lives. Always drawing from the friendship and love that bound together these two ladies.
My first main character, Ann, had just moved into her new home in California. Her children were older and had recently moved into their own homes. Ann's husband is a soon to be retired military man, currently serving his last tour in Iraq. As a military wife, Ann was very accustomed to moving frequently. At first, this move felt harder than any of the others, because her children were no longer there on a daily basis. She was living alone for the first time. But through a series of events, this home became one of comfort and joy. She began to plan on making this their forever home.
As with most of their moves, Ann never really became too close to their neighbors. Usually just a wave and an occasional 'hello'. They were usually renting because they never knew when the next move would happen.
One sunny California morning, Ann was carrying some moving boxes out to the curb and she noticed an older lady next door tending to her lovely garden. The older lady happened to look over at her just as she was noticing her and so they exchanged a wave and a smile.
Then, on one particular night, an ambulance arrives at the older ladies house, and unbeknownst to both of the ladies, their lives would thereafter be changed forever.
Stay tuned...this is a good one...I'm pretty far along on this story because it feels so warm and happy just to sit down with a hot cup of tea and write. I literally disappear into this book when I am working on it. I love it so much...the characters are my best friends (yes, that happens to writers and to readers also). My desire is to share this story and to add some hope and happiness into everyone's lives.......
These are the other stories in the works that will be featured in my next few blogs
....thanks for viewing....
BELIEVE
HAPPY TRAILS HOTDOGS
WE ARE DEFINITELY OUTDOOR CATS
EARL'S YACHT CLUB
