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Wooot

I'm so excited. Saje is currently #10 in the Best Seller's list at
www.wilderroses.com

Winner announced!

The winner of Saje's 'What Would You do?" myspace contest is...Christine.

Congratulations, Christine.

Thank you to all the participated in my contest. Your entries were very entertaining and made the contest fun.

Deb

*****CONTEST****

Go to my blog at www.myspace.com/debbiemacklin and enter your chance to win a $10.00 Gift Certificate from thewildrosepress.com

What would you do if you found a handsome naked stranger with wings, standing in your dining room? Let me know.

Good luck,
Deb

Hurrah for the bra

Pre WW1 women wore corsets. Not the pretty, soft things we have in lingerie shops now. They were instruments of torture, binding and grinding. supports of whale bone or steel held a woman's torso so tightly she often swooned in the streets during hot days when she couldn't catch her breath.

The war started, America was in need of metals. 28,000 tons of metal gained when women graciously, perhaps joyfully, ripped off the corsets and sent them to the steel workers. from their generous donations, two battleships were built.
What fun we could have had in their naming. The USS Titsling and and her sister ship Double Trouble.

No longer bound for glory, America's women became vested in the war effort, busting out in the job market, aiding the economy while the men were away.
The birth of the bra came on the heels of the Roaring 20's. More comfort. More dancing. The girls had something to celebrate.

Release date for Saje and I fractured my ankle.

Yes. I have exciting news, and crappy news:



Saje will be released on April 8th, 2009 http://www.thewildrosepress.com/, scarlet line. (wilderroses) Whoot.







On to crappy news:



I fractured my ankle a little over a week ago while doing cardio on the treadmill at the gym, and I just found out this past friday. I finally went to the ER because my foot was getting no better after home treatment. I thought I'd just pulled a muscle. So, I go to the ortho doctor on Wednesday. I had to postpone it til then because I have an oncology appt on Monday and I don't want to miss that. Its a check up for the cancer. Anyways, it looks like I'll be in a cast or boot for several weeks. I really don't know much until I go see the ortho doc. I think I have a Navicular stress fracture and from what I gather, its several weeks no wait bearing, then several weeks with weight bearing.



And I've been walking around on it for a week already. I'm trying to stay off of it this weekend, but its impossible to do so at work. I have a high tolerance for pain so it doesn't slow me down that much. It's going to be a hassle big time if I can't weight bear after wednesday. My body's already sore and I suffer with neuropathy since the cancer treatment. So I can't imagine walking around on crutches.



Anyways, I'll deal with it when the time comes.

And last but not least, I'm one of the authors that will be in a contest that runs from March 15th-April 1st. Join the fun and enter to win great prizes. Check it out: www.crystalrainlove.com/contests.htm

Take care ya'll,

Debbie

Today, some friends and I went to see 'Illuminating the Word, The Saint John's Bible', at the Mobile Museum of Art. This was such an interesting and beautiful exhibit. And breathtaking. The talent and patience that went into creating this handwritten and illuminated Bible amazed me.

Saint John's Abbey and the University of Collegville, MN, commissioned this historic undertaking. It was conceived with the purpose of an expression of faith relevant to the modern world. Calligrapher and illuminator, Donald Jackson, along with scribes, artists and theologians wove together, word and image for the Bible of the new Millenium, as it is called. They used ancient methods, materials and tools to create this masterpiece. The preparation of the vellum-calfskin-pages and the fashioning of quills from turkey, goose and swan feathers takes place in rural Wales. Other traditional materials used: inks, pigments hand ground from minerals and precious stone and gold leaf. The entire bible was illustrated, designed by hand. It is still in creation and is planned to be bound in seven seperate books.

As pictures were not allowed in the exhibit, I googled the exibit and have included a few pictures of this amazing Bible.

After the exhibit, we went to eat at the Olive Garden. Oh my, it was good. We lost our Olive Garden in Hurricane Katrina and so far it hasn't been rebuilt, so we really enjoyed that too.

Last, I heard from my wonderful editor today, I should be getting the final galley to approve and then Saje goes to production and gets a release date. I'm so excited. As soon as I get the info, I'll post the information for you.

Ya'll take care and until later,

Deb