Cathy Lamb's Blog, page 16

It should be illegal for your spouse to give you a cold.

That is all the wisdom I have today.

I love Oregon’s fall leaves.

I walk, I stare, I take photos.

Then I walk, I stare, and take photos. I think I am a leaf-nerd. If leaf-nerd is a thing and all.

Thanks to all who came to my little chat at Powell’s Books last night. So good to see family, friends, neighbors, readers…everyone.

This is the cake I had Innocent Husband decorate. There are cakes in my book, All About Evie,so I thought we should eat one…or two. Innocent Husband had wanted to “just sit in the back.” Ha. Yeah….No, baby. I must put you to work!

Good job, Innocent Husband. Bright pink is just your color.

Please note the three layers of cake and all the pretty sugar beads he added.

(He didn’t want his photo taken, so you’re stuck with me!)

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Thanks to BookTrib and Kathryn Craft for this review on All About Evie!

A little snippet: As always, Lamb’s central story is supported by an expansive array of entertaining characters. Evie’s mother and two aunts, who own a floral shop as well as a side “funny business,” are always ready to celebrate at the slightest provocation by creating and wearing elaborate hats. Evie’s sex-addled sister, a hot veterinarian, and a lecherous, cringe-worthy policeman, and no less than fifteen rescued and vivacious animal characters—including a three-legged dog, two naughty goats, and a spitting alpaca—create a rich, multi-dimensional palette. You’ll feel you know them all.

It is a true joy when an author who understands her strengths as a storyteller finds ways to deliver on them time and again.

For more, click on this link…

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If you live in the Portland, Oregon area, I’d love to see you at Powell’s Books in Cedar Hills, Beaverton. Tuesday night at 7:00. Come and eat cake with me.

Just to be clear and to confirm all rumors: That IS me on my broomstick.

Up front is KC, our seventeen year old cat. She likes to fly.

We’re going to my witch castle to boil some brew. Happy Halloween everyone!

Innocent Husband would like to wish all of you a Happy Halloween.

Hello everyone,

My new book, number 13 (yikes!), is out today.

Evie Lindsay owns a bookstore in the San Juan Islands.

She has goats, alpacas, dogs, cats, and sheep.

Her house is little and blue, right on the ocean.

She has premonitions.

She’s about to find out that who she thinks she is, she is not.

There are a lot of secrets.

I so hope you like it.

Here’s a little snippet of my interview with Chick Lit Central I thought you all might like to see. Thank you, Chick Lit!

CHICK LIT CENTRAL: What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently?

CATHY LAMB: My husband and I were going through the drive-thru for coffee. He is well known at this particular coffee shop because he gets coffee there every day before work. Well, one of our cars broke down, so I’m driving him to work. The barista, cheerful and fun, said to us, “Now what are you two lovebirds doing today?” That cracked us up. Lovebirds. We are well into middle age. We have been together for 28 years. We were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend who was an undercover vice cop busting drug dealers, and that was it. We have three grown kids and two odd cats. To be called ‘lovebirds’ was so funny to us. So, my husband said to her, “Well, we’re working today but this weekend we’re going to do some ‘love birding.’” I smacked him on the chest while I laughed. Love birding!

Maybe this story is only funny to me…could be!

CHICK LIT CENTRAL: What is the strangest thing currently residing in your purse/handbag?

CATHY: Oh geez. Let me look. Wallet. Kindle. Lipstick. Pen. Pictures of Adventurous Singing Daughter, Rebel Dancing Daughter, Darling Laughing Son and Innocent Husband…ah ha! Nails. I have nails in a baggie in my purse because we moved one of our kids to college a couple of weeks ago and we needed nails to hang up stuff on her walls. I suppose that’s not so strange. I wish I could say something exciting like, “AN AIRPLANE TICKET TO KENYA SO I CAN RESEARCH PRE-HISTORIC BEETLES!” Or, “A SMALL, ORNATE STATUE I FOUND IN THE WALLS OF MY OLD HOUSE THAT IS WORTH MILLIONS!” or, “A PURPLE LIZARD WEARING A HAT.” But no, I can’t.

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