I’m back after a few weeks away from Sunday Post and Sunday Salon. I’ve been dealing with knee problems and walking with a cane. I’m slowly healing, and hopefully things will be back to normal in a few weeks. It’s amazing how much of a gift you realize simply walking is when it becomes an issue, and how many blessings we sometimes take for granted. This has motivated me to try to work on my health.
Doug and I have started writing our novel, and there’s a white board in our front room covered with research! It’s exciting.
For the research, Doug took a walk around the Lands Creek Bridge area. My knee isn’t up to that yet. This is an old bridge that used to carry Highway 288 over Lands Creek. Highway 288 connected Bryson City to more remote towns like Proctor, one of the towns that was flooded when the TVA completed Fontana Dam in the early 1940s. During TVA’s annual winter drawdown, the bridge becomes visible. Here are some photos that Doug took. Soon it will all be back underwater again.
Other than that, things are pretty normal. I hope you all have been having a great last few weeks.
Last Week on the Blog
I posted a short story that Doug and I wrote called The Shy Folk.
Next Week on the Blog
I’m posting some Indie books and more reviews I did for the February issue of Historical Novels Review, the magazine of The Historical Novel Society.
Book Haul
HOW WAS YOUR WEEK?
**Thank you to Deb at Readerbuzz and The Caffeinated Book Reviewer for hosting Sunday Salon and Sunday Post.
I love the white board for research, Bonnie! I hope your knee heals up quick…just in time for spring:)
Thanks Gail. Me too!
Sorry to hear about your knee. I hope it is better soon. Good luck with the book!
Thank you. It is healing slowly. We are in early days, but research is fun!
All the best with your knee, Bonnie. So curious about your book 🙂 Wonderful that you two are working as a team 🙂
I share your curiosity, Patricia!!
I’m sorry to hear about your knee, Bonnie. I hope your knee continues to heal. I’m very excited about the novel you and Doug have begun! Historical fiction?
Historical time travel. It’s still in the planning stage but it’s based on the scientific evidence that the Appalachian mountains and the Scottish Highlands used to be one mountain range that broke apart millions of years ago.
I’m intrigued!
Oh, I do hope you are able to get around more easily soon. You are right: we often don’t appreciate things until we lose them.
Your book project sounds like great fun!
Thanks Deb. I am feeling better, and I see the ortho doctor today.
Writing a novel with your husband sounds fun and as if it could be all encompassing. I especially like that it involved getting out and about in nature. I hope your knee heals soon so you can join him.
Thanks so much Helen. It is fun!
I must have been very good research, Bonnie. I’ll be looking forward to reading the novel. I hope your knee heals up well.
Thanks Tim! It will be quite a while but we are enjoying working on it.
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Good luck with the novel! I hope your knee heals quickly.
Thank you AJ.
How exciting that you’re writing a book together! Best wishes on this Bonnie.
Thank you Jodie.
sorry about the knee, hope it gets better soon.
Thanks so much!