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Saturday
Dec122009
Exciting news and a piece of gossip
December 12, 2009 
I'm going to put this photo above my washing machine.
My internet connection has been so, so broken. It seems to be fixed now in all of its dinosaur slowness.
You are hearing from a woman who is a little worn out from a year and a half of blogging on bad internet connections. Will it ever end?
(When one WILL choose to live in a small fishing village one WILL experience some technical difficulties. Okay, okay.)
I have some exciting news and a rumor. The exciting news is that I ordered my oven today; a little metal box that I can set over my gas burner and make heavenly concoctions in, if everyone is lucky. Or maybe just meatloaf. Beanloaf. Lentil-loaf. Charred sneakers. I'm very excited.
The rumor that's going around is that Rae (that's me) officially finished the first draft of her novel last weekend and is now working on revisions. A novel that she started in the Redwoods, continued in Sacramento, continued even more in Goa, worked on in the Himalayas, and finished in this studio.
That's the juicy gossip around here, anyways. I can neither confirm nor deny it.
Reader Comments (21)
Congratulations that is a huge step (if the rumor proves true)!! Don't know if I've commented before, but I read your blog regularly and LOVE your writing!
.-= anne´s last blog ..http://loscaters.blogspot.com/2009/12/all-my-by-self.html" rel="nofollow">*all my by self! =-.
That's phenomenal! I hope to see myself in your position one day on the writing front.
Congratulations on all things.....your book in it's finishing stages, a new oven....
Exciting on both counts! The oven... well, that is just super, duper, exciting! I still dream of the miracle oven we had...
.-= Rebeca´s last blog ..http://carriedonthewind.blogspot.com/2009/11/hello-world.html" rel="nofollow">Hello World! =-.
Oh that's one huge gossip. And I believe it too.
Well done
DEAR RAE,
I FEEL COMPELLED TO WRITE THIS COMMENT IN CAPITAL LETTERS BECAUSE I AM SO HAPPY AND EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT I JUST HEARD, VIA THE GRAPEVINE, SO TO SPEAK.
I ALSO FEEL COMPELLED TO LISTEN TO LOUD MUSIC AND DANCE AROUND THE HOUSE TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO!
p.s. I do SO love a juicy piece of gossip.
.-= Eleanor´s last blog ..http://eleanorfromthecommentbox.blogspot.com/2009/12/shack.html" rel="nofollow">The shack =-.
This is very, very juicy gossip.
I am drooling in anticipation of 1) reading about what is coming out of the oven and 2) a publication date!
In the meantime, more photos of your divine children, please!
.-= MsCellania´s last blog ..http://worldinmyeye.blogspot.com/2009/12/mister-stinky-toes.html" rel="nofollow">Mister Stinky Toes =-.
This is all very very exciting! New ovens are nothing to sneeze at, and even the rumor of finishing a novel is a true achievement, Congratulations Rae.
woo! that is so so great rachel
:)
Very good! Congrats :) on both the oven and the book :)
.-= lagata´s last blog ..http://lagata-adayinthelife.blogspot.com/2009/12/spirit.html" rel="nofollow">The Spirit =-.
OK, am I the only one around here who tried to enlarge that photo so as to try and make out a few lines of the first draft novel?
'fess up people.
.-= Eleanor´s last blog ..http://eleanorfromthecommentbox.blogspot.com/2009/12/hairstyling-and-chocolate.html" rel="nofollow">Hairstyling and chocolate =-.
I thought your exciting news might be of another kind. A baby kind. LOL. Congratulations dear. I am soooo looking forward to reading it.
One of the loveliest rumors I've ever heard! I do hope it turns out to be true. :) Congratulations x SO MANY!
Congratulations! You're an inspiration.
.-= annie´s last blog ..http://www.annbarlow.com/index.html?cm_id=966" rel="nofollow">Culinary Goals =-.
AWESOME, Rae!! I am so excited for you. About the oven AND the book. ;)
.-= mamatulip´s last blog ..http://www.mamatulip.com/?p=1219" rel="nofollow">Whispering ain’t cool =-.
WooHoo!
So exciting!
Let me know if I can help edit.
How did I miss this gossip, this rumor?
Congratulations!
I'm ordering it right now, mentally.
Woot!! I can't wait. :) Congratulations Rae!
lookin so forward to it, worth the wait! my friend sarva told me he plays guitar in a little cafe in arambol and on the beach when he's round those parts.. oh gosh i can't wait to get there .. maybe you've met him.. her'es a video for you.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYYBXIzdayE
Yi-haww! Yipeeee!!! Good job Rae!!! I am so excited for you!
Any takers on the studio space?