Hey, all, it’s Thursday again. Hope you all had a lovely July 4th, complete with barbeques, fireworks, friends and family, and perhaps a Matthew McConaughey-like big sparkly Uncle Sam Hat. Everyone should have one of those for the patriotic holidays.
Anyhoo, our own Casey Wyatt has bestowed upon the Scribes the Beautiful Blogger Award. Yeah, yeah, it smacks of nepotism, or egotism, or some other -ism, but I’ll take it! I’m thrilled to accept on behalf of the Scribes. So, here are 7 facts about moi:
1. My real name isn’t Suze. I chose a pen name to hide from the authorities–what’s that, Casey? We’re supposed to be honest and not make stuff up? Fine. My pen name is actually the name of my great-great-great grandmother, Susannah Pickert Hardy, the daughter of Revolutionary War vet Adolphus Pickert, who was wounded at the Battle of Oriskany with General Herkimer. (Genealogy buffs, I’d love to hear from you if we’re related!)
2. My candy of choice is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I also like Starbursts, especially the orange ones. Starbursts are like temporary gum: you can chew them for a while, but eventually they’re just candy.
3. Mr. Suze proposed to me at the top of the Klein Matterhorn in Switzerland, almost 13,000 feet up. It was the “high” point of our courtship. (Let me know when you’re done groaning, and we’ll move on to number 4)
4. I like to clean the house while listening to–and loudly singing–Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell album or Queen’s Greatest Hits. I have been known to play (and sing) Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad six times in a row while mopping/vacuuming. “She kept on tellin’ me, she kept on tellin’ me, she KEPT ON TELLIN’ ME I want you …” Uh, where was I? Right. Fact #5.
5. A couple of years ago I visited The Cat, The Crow and The Crown, Laurie Cabot’s shop in Salem, Massachusetts and asked the witch on duty to help me construct a magic bag to influence a particular person to buy one of my novels. I carried it around for a couple of months and it seemed to be working, but then I accidentally left it in my pocket and it went through the wash. I think it short circuited.
6. The first romance novel I ever read was Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss. I was 14 or so, and it was, um, revelatory.
7. I played the oboe in my high school concert band and orchestra.
Now for the second part of the Beautiful Blogger Award — passing it on to some more deserving writers! Here goes:
- Lissa Trevor. You never know what this busty, 6-foot, champagne-swilling redhead is going to talk about! http://lissatrevor.wordpress.com/
- Melanie Meadors. Writer and maker of the cutest sock monkeys ever! http://melaniermeadors.blogspot.com
- Susan Andrews at the Waterworld Mermaids. You won’t be able to resist the lure of the Mermaids! http://waterworldmermaids.com/themes/susan-andrews/
- Gerri Brousseau. Her first book is coming out in August. Check out her website to see the gorgeous cover! http://www.gerribfictionauthor.webs.com/
- Rhonda Lane. Need to know something about horses, or just want to meet an all-around wonderful person? Talk to Rhonda! http://thehorseyset.net/
To the recipients of the Beautiful Blogger Award – go forth and share the beauty! Readers, what are your favorite blogs?
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