…Check back later today, because I plan to post some links to new favorite blogs…

I’ve never joined the Friday Feast before, and I’m not sure I want to participate in a meme every day. But, I’ve got so much to do today that I’m jumping like drops of water in a hot skillet. Do y’all have days like that? It’s one of those days that I wish I was twins. I’d make the other one do all the work while I sat back and played.

I don’t want to be silent(and if you have ever visited, you know that’s right), so I’ll just answer questions and post again later today. I’m compiling some lists for my Link Love. The choices aren’t easy, because this week I’ve found some very appealing blogs. Come back and see who I finally picked.

Appetizer
What are you proud of?

That’s a loaded question to ask a Texan, because there is a vicious rumor going around that we brag a lot. My Momma taught me that bragging is not polite, and I learned my manners. But, since the meme asked, I suppose it’s alright to say. The thing that pleases me most is that I have been fortunate enough to work as a professional storyteller for the last twenty years. It is definitely my “calling.” Many people get stuck in jobs they despise; but I like mine most of the time. There are days, however (when I’m dealing with rowdy eighth graders), that I question my love of my occupation.

Soup
What is the best thing you’ve ever won as a prize?

I don’t believe I have ever won a prize–how sad is that? I’d ask someone to award me one, but I’m afraid of what I’d get.

Salad
Name something you do that is a waste of time.

There is a tie for this answer. One would be trying to keep the litter boxes clean with five cats in the house. The other would be trying to keep the toilets clean with two men in the house.

Main Course
In what year of your life did you change the most?

Like the surface of a pond, I change constantly. But, my life change the most in the year 2000. A long marriage dissolved and I had to start remembering who I was.

Dessert
Where is a place you consider to be very tranquil?

Around this house, there isn’t a place that is tranquil. But, I feel most at peace when I am in the gardens or sitting at my spinning wheel. Listening to the gentle whirr of the wheel as it spins induces an almost meditative trance.