Happy New Year...?

We had an eagle visit. The ospreys, (Matt, Maggie and Max) were not happy and promptly chased him away, but not before I snapped a couple of photos. 

I've been doing a lot of cooking including homemade eggnog, lots of smoking meats, and pies that ALMOST made it to Christmas before I sneaked a piece from them (mince and apple). You can't tell though. It's all about marketing. You just say: "They're Pac-Man pies - they're all the rage in Paris this year."

And I'm more than half finished the second book in my new Shee McQueen Mystery Thriller series!

And most exciting of all... I have a puppy on the way!

This is Archer (he's a Sagittarius like his future mommy and daddy). I'll be posting more info here (ad nauseum, I'm sure) when I actually have him in my hot little hands. For now, I only get what you get - a back and front photo. He's a Bordoodle (border collie/poodle). He's actually Bordoodle/Poodle which makes him an F1b (less chance of shedding.) He'll be coming home beginning of Feb!