Voice recognition mistake of the day, regarding the making of hot buttered rum: "I wouldn't go too heavy on the clothes."

(I changed that to 'cloves' before I actually sent the text. Voice recognition also likes to change “room” to “rum,” so I might get a “hot buttered room.”)

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We had a distanced cookie exchange this year, but if you have to make all your own cookies, check out “13 of the recipes mentioned in Kris Bock's Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series” here.

Christmas Cookies at the Cat Café is 99 cents/99 £ for the Kindle Dec 10-17 – 67% off! Know someone who might like it? Let them know!

“Besides the blooming romance between the 2 main characters, I found CHRISTMAS COOKIES also a quiet reflection of life choices, lifestyles, beliefs, the changing of life’s paths and celebrating the possibilities of new beginnings.” - reader 2shrdvrs on BookBub

Nature photo: I found this rock with an interesting inclusion. I first decided it was a dodo, facing left and raising its wings. Below, I’ll post what some Facebook friends saw. But first, what do you see?

Others said:

A ghost warrior riding an elephant to battle.

I see an elephant with two creatures on his back

I see an upright bull raising his (left) fist.

I see a chicken facing right, feathers up on left, possibly crowing about a recent egg lay.😉

I see a big guy throwing a rock.

I see a squirrel facing right, its tail in the air.

Jester hat.

First I saw a map of Michigan and then a squirrel.

A resolute pig's head with it’s ear flying back facing to the right.

I see Shrek with his right arm poised for a punch and the left arm ready to deliver the punch with an unidentifiable large object. Just look at his ears!

I see a dinosaur hatching.

How can nobody else see a Canadian Mounty riding an elephant?

A skunk, facing right, with tail upright but relaxed.

But wait, there's more, if you show it the other way around!

Rhinoceros that maybe just ran into a tree...

(The rock as a whole) is a white dog head, with a pointy purple snout and a purple, flappy ear. Or a panda.

Isn't nature - and human imagination - great?

Cute of the day: If you don't put up a tree because of pets, the real answer is to design your Christmas tree especially for our fuzzy little overlords! Don't do Christmas? You'll probably want one of these anyway.

Ferret photo - Bear Bear is such a sweetie!

Find New Books and Authors!

You might know I write a series with my brother based on the Sweet Home Alabama movie. (Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels.) Doug also writes humorous Christian short stories as Jacob Love. For example:

The Blessing of the Animals: A collection of short stories about the misadventures of the congregation, clergy, and staff of the "little green church in Normal, Pennsylvania."

The Christmas Tree Lot and Other Holiday Stories: Christmas is a holy and hilarious season. Read humorous tales from living nativity mishaps to the choir’s ill-fated visit to a retirement community.

Get these in paperback as great holiday gifts! Or check out the $2 ebook options.

Home for the Holidays: Sweet & Clean Romance: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/VaBd76L

If you can’t get enough Christmas romance stories, check out this group! Find "clean and wholesome" contemporary romance and get in a holiday mood.

99¢ Romance Books!: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/lbyix0Z

This group has several Christmas novels as well as both sweet and spicy contemporary romance, plus the occasional alien, immortal, cowboy, or spy – each only 99 cents!

Clean Holiday Romance in Kindle Unlimited: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/4OtQOUT

All these contemporary romance stories have a holiday theme (mainly Christmas) and all are free in Kindle Unlimited (or available for purchase).

Keep Kids Reading All December Long: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/vDwzX5E  

Keep your kids reading through the holiday break with an ereader full of great reads on sale! Get two of my books (written as Chris Eboch) for only 99 cents each: a mystery in ancient Egypt, and a fantasy adventure drawing on the Arabian Nights, both great to introduce history and culture in a fun way, for ages nine and up. You’ll also find everything from sweet picture books to funny middle grade.

Perfectly Tuned, by Tricia Copeland – Free via BookFunnel: “A perfectly sweet short romance to warm your nights and your heart. A girl bent on resuming a normal college life. A Texas rancher’s son struggling to decide his future. What happens when their worlds collide?”

At Her Service, by Harper Venice: "Hannah has been hired to clean the house that Patrick amicably shares with his ex-wife and two teenage children. So when heat stirs between Hannah and Patrick, this complicated situation becomes a full-on blaze." Check out a new author with a free preview before you decide if you want to buy the whole story.

Angel Flight, by R. D. Kardon: Two pilots vie for the same promotion and the chance to fly a prestigious “angel flight,” transporting a critically ill woman from a remote town in northern Canada to the US for medical treatment. Reviewers call it a heart-pounding mix of mystery and romance.

Under the Same Roof: A Sweet Small-Town Romance, by M.K. Lansbury: "She’s a young doctor who loves the big city. He’s the young mayor of an infamous, remote Alaskan town. Can their attraction be a prescription to overcome long distance?"

Wild Alpha Complete Series (Book 1-4): A Mountain Man Romance, by Ella Cooper : "When four men with difficult pasts and deeply ingrained principles meet their match in women with contradicting beliefs, they are drawn out of their comfort zones and pushed into things they have long since abandoned and vowed to ignore."

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