Connie's Corner

I am soooo poooped!

I worked in the yard all day today, overdoing it as usual. The backs of my legs hurt so bad when I stand up, I am walking like a little old lady...oh, yeah, I am a little old lady...lol. Now I feel like one!

We had a wonderful, gentle rain almost the entire night so all the little weeds were ripe for pulling today. I was even able to start the push mower and do some trimming even though it had not been started for over five months...surprise. What a pungent, revitalizing smell fresh cut grass is...candy for the nose.

On another note, I knew this might happen sometime. I donated a package (short story reviews and M.B.to my favorite) to an auction recently, and the winning bidder is a fantasy writer. Fantasy is an alien genre to me...no pun intended. Normally, if I happen to click on a fantasy story (I always look at the details before reading), I quickly click on something else. I know so little about the genre, I don't feel I could do justice to a review. But, alas, I am "on the hook." I completed drafts of the three reviews this evening, but I still intend to reread a few times hoping by some magical inspiration to do a better job. If anyone out there has some pointers or if there are special things to look out for in the fantasy genre, your advice would be most appreciated. I hate to let someone down who had paid hard won gift points, but I can only try to do my best.

until next time....c