CATCHING UP: MARCH
2013
I can’t believe that almost
another year has gone by since I’ve posted on my blog. I’m not what you would
call a serious blogger. It was never my intention to blog on a daily basis, but
I thought I could do better than once a year. With that said, I will try to get
you up to speed with what’s been happening in the Rehal World.
We had that great trip to Vegas in
April. In June, we did a day trip to Vermont for my nephew Kevin’s graduation
party. It was a nice informal family gathering at my brother Andy’s home in
Brattleboro.
I DO: OUR YEAR OF WEDDINGS
My niece Kerri got married in
June. The reception was held at a country club in Beverly. It was the first of
three weddings we had the pleasure of attending in 2012.
Kevin and Angela were married on September 8th, 2012 at the Groveland Fairways in Groveland. It was a beautiful day. The monsoon held out until after the ceremony. The reception was a party atmosphere. No amount of rain was allowed to ruin their day.
The following weekend, my friend
Jo’s son got married in Topsfield. Dick and I weren’t able to make it to the
church, but we enjoyed the reception at the Topsfield Commons. We did a lot of
dancing. The “girls” danced like no one was watching. It was nice to celebrate
three happy events in one month. 
WRITING UPDATE: CAROUSEL
KISSES-SWEET VIOLETS
A Kindle version of CAROUSEL KISSES is now available
online through Amazon.
Information is also on the book’s site, www.carouselkisses.blogspot.com
and my site, www.luvs2write.com and I
post updated info on Facebook and Twitter.
I am working on an ebook called One Date Wonders. It is a
series of vignettes about the woes of dating. The stories are short, somewhat
funny, fictionalized versions of true experiences. I am looking for more
material. If you have a story you would like to share about a bad date, please
contact me at lrehal@me.com. I don’t
use real names and I embellish a lot.
I am still working on
SWEET VIOLETS and hope to do more with it this year. Maybe an ebook. More
to follow on that.
I recently had a story, Photography – Then and Now,
published on Clever Magazine, an online magazine. www.clevermag.com
MY WRITING
GROUP: NORTH SHORE SCRIBES
I am so proud of this amazing group of talented writers. In May, we
will celebrate five years as a writing group. During that time, we have helped
one another attain personal writing goals and accomplishments through
encouragement, support, and the sharing of ideas. Some of us have
self-published our books, others have entered and won contests or been published
in other venues. We have all grown as writers.
You can visit us at www.northshorescribes.wordpress.com. Please stop by
and see what’s new. We appreciate your comments.
DISNEY TRIP: October
2012
We had a great week in Disney in October. Stayed at the
Beach Club Villas. Really enjoyed the Food & Wine Festival. Michelle
and her family and Scott and his were there on this trip. We had fun in the Magic Kingdom and in Epcot with the grandkids.
My brother Rick and Lori were there for a few of the days as
well and we spent some time at Hollywood Studios and on the Boardwalk together.
I went to American Idol with them and watched the show. We always like to go to
this.
We are looking forward to our next trip in May of this year.
It looks like it could be full of magical happenings.
OTHER HAPPENINGS IN
THE REHAL WORLD:
Dick, Gina and I went to my nephew Jeremy’s musical concert
the other night. He did a solo on the clarinet. Looking forward to his dancing
debut in April in Jersey Boys at his school.
Dick went to Libby’s science fair at her school last week. I was not able to make it this year, but was told she did a great project on rocks. I’m going to talk to her about doing one on stones (gemstones) for next year.
So far, we have weathered the storms of this winter without too much trouble. We never lost our power, even in the big storm, Nemo. I think we were extremely lucky, considering the problems of so many others in this horrible season.
I was happy to turn the clocks ahead last night in anticipation of spring. We are looking forward to Dick’s birthday next week, St. Patrick’s Day, Disney in May and October and my niece Jessie’s wedding in November.
My friend Santo told me that, in Italy, the number 13 is
considered lucky. I’m hoping that is a sign that 2013 will be a good year.
Thanks for reading my blog. I will try not to let so much
time go by before the next one. Please stop by again.
May you all have a wonderful spring and rest of 2013!!
Lina
