tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47184732329008318902024-02-18T20:01:35.300-08:00AbidingPersonal blog of Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, author, speaker and host of All Things Southern on the radio, TV, and web.Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-67725615355700281572011-03-03T11:41:00.000-08:002011-07-14T08:15:00.269-07:00Hello visitors! Please follow me back to my place. I've moved!I no longer update this blog but you can find me at <a href="http://www.allthingssouthern.com/index.php">http://www.allthingssouthern.com/index.php</a><br />
And you can find my new blog there, too: <a href="http://www.shellierushingtomlinson.wordpress.com/">http://www.shellierushingtomlinson.wordpress.com/</a><br />
Hugs,<br />
ShellieShellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-42171275531475587162010-05-15T18:42:00.000-07:002010-05-15T18:42:54.423-07:00Sue Ellen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy!<a href="http://www.allthingssouthern.com/atsblog/?p=293">Sue Ellen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy!</a>Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-57439204717979429802010-04-26T19:17:00.001-07:002010-04-26T19:17:03.039-07:00I’ve moved!<p>Not physically, that is, just my blog. I’ve just launched my newly designed website, Belle of <a href="http://www.allthingssouthern.com/">All Things Southern</a>, and my blog is now embedded on my home page. Please consider this your sincere invitation to come find me there! </p> <p>Hugs, <br />Shellie</p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-8708308520542656342010-04-01T06:03:00.001-07:002010-04-13T10:57:09.632-07:00WREG Live at Nine out of Memphis welcomes Great Southern Wing and Prayer TourSpecial thanks to WREG out of Memphis, TN for welcoming the Great Southern Wing and a Prayer Tour to <a href="http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/e28b9a4d-ce99-46c3-b3fb-30cd6ce97b7b/Entertainment/Style-Expert-Clinton-Kelly">Live at Nine’s Morning Show. And thanks to the viewers who dropped what they were doing and rushed off to That Bookstore in Blytheville right away! We talked about - what else? Story!</a> <br />  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThFNXT8HfkYK549wnP5PgKW_-p9d0hieAMfeY5hDfXZ7uS31XKyR4MO490s49ANbdZvu5MfQ7twjmw1nKTBqXL81tBKvtE3vvno2lTDPZbClsh06P1JP2GdLFz1ys3QnHsfFopGnt3ye6/s1600-h/VID02134%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="VID02134" border="0" alt="VID02134" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SZtay7F9I/AAAAAAAABgc/H51Kl5ccqAc/VID02134_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="135" /></a>   <br />On a wing and a prayer, (and coming in on a shoestring!) <br />River and Shellie Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-76230429355541361342010-04-01T05:55:00.001-07:002010-04-01T05:55:21.128-07:00That Bookstore in Blytheville<p>These arch gateways into downtown Blytheville are so perfect because everyone knows what a mecca this store has been for writers for generations. <br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXUt2bxJI/AAAAAAAABeY/pGa2oWhOlWw/s1600-h/DSC_00382.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0038" border="0" alt="DSC_0038" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXV8atbiI/AAAAAAAABec/-YpmcFjSo_w/DSC_0038_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXXZcjbiI/AAAAAAAABeg/0zzGRW06n0c/s1600-h/DSC_00392.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0039" border="0" alt="DSC_0039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXYBaOlLI/AAAAAAAABek/bVVzsgpHx84/DSC_0039_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Shellie grabs a shot of the store but captures more. See that little white, darling, Jeep Angel in the reflection, just like the logo - she's been getting us down the road for 1000's of miles. <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXZR25reI/AAAAAAAABeo/RJS-qLL_o6g/s1600-h/DSC_00402.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0040" border="0" alt="DSC_0040" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXaYNO3gI/AAAAAAAABes/GTS5NTWwNJ8/DSC_0040_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>The shelves overflow with the most incredible stories of our day. <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXbAdGJvI/AAAAAAAABew/5YhHPDk49tk/s1600-h/DSC_00412.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0041" border="0" alt="DSC_0041" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXc9M_eXI/AAAAAAAABe0/PFY5vcAoxVQ/DSC_0041_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Friendly faces abounding. Someone here loves putting the right book in the right hands. <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXeN5legI/AAAAAAAABe4/J7REGRvEIAw/s1600-h/DSC_00422.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0042" border="0" alt="DSC_0042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZShtmH4x8uuJzZaYx7pr8o_pVi1Ll1AB1u2PgRDZBo2cfAoWy52RsTyxB5DQ8rSk9gDthzywQYxnQ5SUZNGJ6qw9DZXvDWM67ZIYhJ9ETM9kEMlY7SQ6pPElZsVjd-d8S1WpxIo5LhwBO/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Mary Gay Shipley's High Profile was well earned. A lifetime of promoting authors and their good words is due a little recognition. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKZMDGVSYGKzMgxFW4QPMEjkJytf7ekIU-R_HgSoz8z12IIKbWjtnLoGOYD8U_3GFE4o1y5SazjKUUYIzsCrxGL-RSaBbwSAjeGzoZTHMjpaJai9V0JSfAmcLMYyujXLgGZsXOemHpuE_/s1600-h/DSC_00432.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0043" border="0" alt="DSC_0043" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXg2SGe0I/AAAAAAAABfE/aT9xLjIjM64/DSC_0043_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />We wanted to take the neon home for a night light. Mary Gay said NO, NO - it must stay in the store. <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXhTbL0uI/AAAAAAAABfI/xXBPRsVUYTw/s1600-h/DSC_00462.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0046" border="0" alt="DSC_0046" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN9Pyyc8HfhBYH4EtJBghUIYDLsDdvl58pGyWUPHMKL8KODSHW_TGv7mlHMxwdi-Hp-EqzIl4aCpS3cwtpCQ_9HKlGfBj0FjOztQs3mO0DgXjo6rv7JG8F3eCRJgMijPMtD9EGWTfnAH_/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />If this character looks familiar it's because it is none other than Pat Conroy - Really. These dolls are from the story that his beautiful daughter created titled - Poppy's Pants. <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXiserV3I/AAAAAAAABfQ/20zeDXIsQ8I/s1600-h/DSC_00492.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0049" border="0" alt="DSC_0049" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXjCvv8WI/AAAAAAAABfU/AMA8O7npdRQ/DSC_0049_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Four friends for forty years. Is that what they told us? Can that be true? Retired School teachers who drove for an hour to join us. Love you every one! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupIuYltKqH-vXG8VXqHvYGvWMU3pkH7nIvT3pZ7RZdWi1QuPO1f8FVW6Lm7GyRq1EpXvQmKUVXcq6iBmz57Hblyvmway4D1u6j2sO6eJ15baLet843IxUtquBUbWj7upKox42oYbC8ho1/s1600-h/DSC_00542.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0054" border="0" alt="DSC_0054" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXkV0YefI/AAAAAAAABfc/M1RUqGs62H4/DSC_0054_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Now we're missing some folks here but we  managed to corral a few and snag this photo. Thank you to all of those who also saw the Channel 3 Live at Nine Segment and dropped what you were doing to get in the car and rush to the bookstore. We are honored by all of you! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChI5D6_yUcW-AwfZCv1FFL0ZRthy7ur860k879hp6v6Ez0wt1QdrBJ2hg7AZ5mn9HqSWfh9YEPajZqi69VJTXWdcjo3PJQmMyivZG3k8tB-zr5AWrMd72cGW-DQC07PHsHdudgpQHkE_e/s1600-h/DSC_00552.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0055" border="0" alt="DSC_0055" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOWoT7_YMQwZ0qbBKOrtf71CJ8jbqKmGfCpT3pml3wgHhE1Jw1exjbTZMOIwvnSniDB7PKe28t04o_FZpbUz7wu0DhpJkbTqQ8ky6xh6wrxk5viwOgF0a2pO2UX5cpzk2Yzz0S1a3Rqs-/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Oh thank you beautiful for making a special trip and coming in to Grace us with your presence. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aC60igSQwtYg4AmB6ANak1UYpzvZc_yo8LB2m1o3iiEnvl0gALxDsDHcY9j_ZHUxTh_76FsHXALK3_fKskrEvI-CFDOKfddw85ivxia3ZzdNc4zxspFDD6dALD2nqpLP6dBw5J18QqZd/s1600-h/DSC_00562.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0056" border="0" alt="DSC_0056" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3guAZC06NxFCB5BlDcgUr_iakxwQXUlGnfsdd9ozU_P_1sVuDIqlU692bwBdn8LfgsFoALX0KQFOJmqTPVm9yRmnLv8fSLeEATdmiiXSCk3zhHefeaNsYiNt3mir97vBrD6THjJyjIKS/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>All we can say to this poster is AMEN! <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsChO42Fn9KUNiBgncqT4yhhRAWDuj6omJvxCC7lEBrbttydXn4Zf_qGf9Vxi-yBFAMyM6FeJveXJb46HRCS6zUYdLwiz8l9TYTz6ZlYtWWOp-00_WztoQMlsui_HTizrnir4-8rCo_FUE/s1600-h/DSC_00582.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0058" border="0" alt="DSC_0058" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXoJ1HsOI/AAAAAAAABf0/B4DYHchlR0I/DSC_0058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Sometimes what you really need after a long day on the road is a little puppet play time. <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXovV44TI/AAAAAAAABf4/s1oVeo2xPgw/s1600-h/DSC_00592.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0059" border="0" alt="DSC_0059" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXpQLT7lI/AAAAAAAABf8/NekWS4RAFfg/DSC_0059_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />But some puppets, just like their people, are a little camera shy! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQJ5b-F379jB_J7rSXwuIUe4w0_i_qa7xWFtSnUlGS937ty1vn7gcs6uZYeUHo0yC9raWMx0kkaiyyEEVeiYXyyfq6kfWhIS7DrvgvuWXmwJBy0XDqkmZdE2ZWHAjbCyONUvdnpKnxgXB/s1600-h/DSC_00612.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0061" border="0" alt="DSC_0061" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu_rpPNj5Q4ey5qcQ26d9AcW9v5qZCz5CkeXuMdn1JShvojzh2ZHZGNxs_-zpqbqDUjTsxC2INCccK1CzLsdBf2f2EYii-Kd8tCPZUSfmJqgkSJKaliZwLuw6UE7aR8M7fF6jLZHlZ-PZ/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />What was the last thing we asked Mary Gay even with the gps systems and an Atlas? Oh yes we did, we asked her directions. <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SXszcEQLI/AAAAAAAABgI/pi6yL89cfqE/s1600-h/DSC_00652.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0065" border="0" alt="DSC_0065" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja679pPFjZGEDrh43mkWsrjd2t-SKVzzo1c56686Td4_RW5H6-HpGIEMyzdbbBuwBWEjEIaG2ODKJo2vZCDY9wgCcFhFcMaPvTmVApZSsk3Ddzi8WhyphenhyphenD5VLpPZtQsnc5Rj5SCdPKZer61I/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" />And some stories we just had to wonder about and leave behind because we had to continue on down that highway. On A Wing and A Prayer folks! </a></p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-72754289448447904842010-04-01T05:52:00.001-07:002010-04-01T05:52:41.477-07:00The Lemuria Gang<p>We pause for pics with Jonni Webb, the original, founding, let's do a book club Pulpwood Queen of Jackson Mississippi. We loved visiting this famous bookstore and perusing the shelves. Then we joined the readers for a little storytelling time in the Lemuria.com room. All we needed was a stage, a mic, and a little encouragement and the stories started flowing. As you can see from all the photos below no doubt about it we were having a great time. If laughter is good medicine, we were over-medicated when we had to say our good-byes and get on down the road to be in Memphis. And if it looks like that one of us grew a little - that would be a special someone who surprised "her Keggie" with a visit to the Road trip. I do believe the Bellerina Czar even helped her sign books! </p> <p> <br />AS tempting as it was to put our feet up and stay awhile, library folks were waiting for us up the road in Memphis. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rDZDaOVCUyrawWGmoyHPSOkLcXqDsy-X7eT77sWD9lyXKp4oXj3rc-6ynIl7HyEQK_fjmJRNDiv9jqpOn1BlU7NqW4ZfP6zi5iveUTAAzruXm8sZ76knCjz3fpPaxg8LAYSvKHF0sisq/s1600-h/DSC_00463.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="DSC_0046" border="0" alt="DSC_0046" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC8hG839gXqleqxTL8ZIz5uQkluPHsXs0bSgaiYT2Vt2Ivbh7jtMjXqr5se1uIKRzk6wSTo6MYV3PUFWHhAhC-RKwLP6cxrUcv2tGS_3F3xOnKuipQLbnBFA0XENydJEiqE3U1m2_0uS8/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p> </p> <p> <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7SWadnaF7I/AAAAAAAABcM/xVes8cN3ka8/s1600-h/DSC_00012.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; 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We’ve heard so much about this bookstore and the wonderful reading environment they’ve created. We’re excited about seeing and hearing from those of you who’ve been in touch letting us know that you’re coming out, as well as the many surprise conversations that we’re always finding at every stop.  </p> <p>Last night we were treated to the warm hospitality of Herman and Ginger King on Dauphin Island. Among other gifts, Herman writes for DeSoto. I’ve included a pic of his article in the zine I picked up in the living room as well as a neat shot of him holding a hand-written poem he read us aloud this morning. I enjoyed it and have plans to include it here when we emails it. </p> <p>Below that you’ll see them pointing us out of the neighborhood as has become the custom on this great road trip and towards Shell Mound Park where I, of course, had to climb a tree to pose for a picture as I spent my childhood reading in a tree—and writing important works that have yet to be published. (I have not given up on the hope that someone will buy “Martha and Her Horse”.) Please note that “good pics” of the tree experience were taken by Herman while the one with the moss draped across my face comes compliments of River. Thanks, pal. (FYI: River says, “Shellie, I was going for the mysterious writer look and you must admit it looks mysterious.”)  </p> <p>I hope you’ll enjoy the scenery, but please don’t miss the last pic. It speaks to us as we feel a little more like road-kill at this moment (and, alas, I did see a pic of a dead possum that would fit really well right here but, we didn’t stop and let me get it) than the raring to go wordsmiths  we were about fourteen days ago---- WAIT ----breaking news alert----FRESH BOILED PEANUTS –we’re pulling off now. Later dear ones…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7EDNz9fEiI/AAAAAAAABZE/j0lpKETuKUk/CSC_01812.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="CSC_0181" border="0" alt="CSC_0181" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7EDRNuEW1I/AAAAAAAABZI/om8MDL4oJEs/CSC_0181_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7EDVrkB5PI/AAAAAAAABZM/LER6-u5RFeg/s1600-h/CSC_01832.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="CSC_0183" border="0" alt="CSC_0183" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7EDY7EJGfI/AAAAAAAABZQ/gZDW9yNIKRg/CSC_0183_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S7EDcv27RUI/AAAAAAAABZU/SuoOKDD_2NI/s1600-h/DSC_01882.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; 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border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0105" border="0" alt="DSC_0105" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6-K8aV3ZjI/AAAAAAAABZA/JBfyr4_T1dg/DSC_0105_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="350" height="233" /></a> </p> <p>Meet Shelley and Jake. Good looking young people, right? But, oh, they were so much more than a photo op. Let me tell you a story… </p> <p>We are more than half-way thru the <a href="http://www.southernwingandaprayer.blogspot.com/">Great Southern Wing and a Prayer Tour</a> and a single most familiar line from literature sums up my thoughts on this most unique experience, a trip that has truly taken on a life of it’s own. <em>“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”</em></p> <p>I hope that admission doesn’t surprise you. It shouldn’t. Not if you’re still doing the human thing with me. All is well between me and my traveling buddy, but the road has been long, the miles many, and this traveler misses home. During the first leg of the tour one of my favorite cousins went to meet her Jesus face to face. I’m talking favorite cuzin, you know, the one you played with as a child, the one you hid in the closet with and ate stolen Thanksgiving turkey before anyone was called to the table—that one. I was one of only two first cousins that weren’t able to make the funeral. Miles away I could see them in my minds eye and hear them in my heart, reliving old times and holding onto each other while I grieved from a distance. It wasn’t pretty. River kindly gave me space, physical and emotional space and I thank her for that. </p> <p>Let me stop before you misunderstand and reiterate that there has been much joy in the journey. The good has been great! As the days rolled on I have laughed and cried with equal abandon. Months will pass before I come close to processing a fraction of what I’ve seen and heard. We’ve celebrated, talked, ate, cried, ate, muttered, mumbled, sang, ate, praised, grumbled, and did I say ate? And of course, we’ve stacked stories on top of stories, ours and those we’ve met along the way. I’ve met people I will carry in my heart as long as the Good Lord lets me walk this earth, and that, dear ones, brings me back to Shelley and Jake. </p> <p>I walked into a coffee bar yesterday morning in Homewood, AL. It was a fall down gorgeous day, it was, but if you’ll let me be honest, I was feeling the onset of a “I Must Go Home and Never Leave Again” mood as I pulled my  bottom and my rolly tech bag behind me, determined to edit some footage while River tended to a multitude of other things. With a Caramel Macchiato in one hand, (I’d like to thank God for Caramel Macchiatos as He does say that every good gift comes from above), and checking the bberry with the other hand, searching for fresh pictures of the Baby Czars, I parked at a table and began the “unpacking of the bag” for a long work session. </p> <p>That’s when they caught my eye. The two of them, with their Bible open and their notebook, poring over a Beth Moore study. Of course we struck up a conversation. Of course we talked about our Lord—about how, if you want your life and His you’ll never know His sweetness this side of heaven, but that if you abandon all you’ll find Him nearer than you could ever dream of or imagine.  They even allowed me to take a little video footage of them which I will edit asap, really, and throw it up here shortly. </p> <p>Did I mention that her name was Shelley and she reminded me of both my daughter, Jessica Ann and my daughter-in-law Carey? And what about the fact that his name was Jake—the name of my other “son”, my BFF’s boy, Rhonda Perry’s firstborn, AKA the Madness Czar? The work session took a backseat as those two sweet young people ministered to this tired traveler. And right there, right there in that coffee shop, we bowed our heads and prayed together. I may never see Jake or Shelley again this side of heaven, but I will definitely see them again. And I look forward to that day.</p> <p>Hugs, <br />Shellie</p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-16214646967892752062010-03-27T22:21:00.001-07:002010-03-27T22:21:53.016-07:00Hello Alabama!<p> </p> <p>Blog in progress…</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4N1xvLQyPZDhDmg45rhwsXMIxXZuP67P064XMlzMRXZA5u30beewCb42NQlrpYjOlTxAtgkIHnEcDPOt7J9tQwTOG1OINVWd8Z-Y4fFQlU__BywcDj-GdUFoVUbwuw_hLlAhzc00Cpm1/s1600-h/DSC_0008%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0008" border="0" alt="DSC_0008" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S67nDB2d1cI/AAAAAAAABXo/xgvTAwZkh5A/DSC_0008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="350" height="233" /></a> <br /></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S67nE2B_tqI/AAAAAAAABXs/stGdO54H_XM/s1600-h/DSC_0030%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; 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Right now we’re about to head off to the next event. Just wanted to let y’all know we have more <a href="http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhw4">videos</a> edited and up!</p> <p>Keep reading, Keep  Believing</p> <p>River and Shellie</p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-720393830435072972010-03-26T04:17:00.001-07:002010-03-26T04:17:58.638-07:00Yawn Books, Bound to Be Read, and SIBA within 24 hrs? SURE!Hey, hey, I said hey - do you know the way to . . . scroll down to blog post to see just how many times we will ask anyone or anything that stands still long enough for directions. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZybL5y2w8HR6Az2GlIjfVknDTTDcbMLcWHaISU_UX4_xR1n7br8_R0X9SFu1TyCIdRYZJofxWDbN-5zGrq0A6Fdsp40pJJl0lV4_ycAut1ovzYBWSW4ZJ4DBrdE5HeuaXtc-1SlNddBzy/s1600-h/CSC_01202.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="CSC_0120" border="0" alt="CSC_0120" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXkrggFZI/AAAAAAAABTs/978ZdS3NaDg/CSC_0120_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXkyhAmnI/AAAAAAAABTw/1z1l4rrpgE8/s1600-h/DSC_00812.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0081" border="0" alt="DSC_0081" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXlQCd9OI/AAAAAAAABT0/JNs2_QX8ngE/DSC_0081_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXl2CTvyI/AAAAAAAABT4/jVI5Hj7tybI/s1600-h/DSC_00822.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0082" border="0" alt="DSC_0082" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXmCaM4wI/AAAAAAAABT8/5Nq3DBKgyPw/DSC_0082_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="300" /></a> <br />The quaint town of Canton, Ga where we wish we could have sat here, enjoyed sunshine, and the southern hospitality. <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXmtkVeSI/AAAAAAAABUA/4qPdRQM_rvA/s1600-h/DSC_00832.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0083" border="0" alt="DSC_0083" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVjOW3Z34WlxH7bBO8i_x4lm6HQMjWkw_1m-elKiVW3-rjebDoBEc3zC1UUBW1yNBwhQAXZ17YI2i6qkVlgbcaNcaA0MVSmstDeE_4bMwV0KgjLvum55-RotxsKG-SfNAJRXljPPdAvgY/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br />Books, ice cream and lunch? Now folks, What more could you ask for? <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXnEHCTwI/AAAAAAAABUI/dcM7RKdiybE/s1600-h/DSC_00852.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0085" border="0" alt="DSC_0085" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXnRuq5DI/AAAAAAAABUQ/3Sr3oQ3EVAs/DSC_0085_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />OKAY - so MAYBE you could ask for the Great American Trailer Park Musical. Now, why can't we stay in one place long enough to see a great musical.  <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXn_kYavI/AAAAAAAABUU/L10juU_yQ-o/s1600-h/DSC_00862.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0086" border="0" alt="DSC_0086" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcYAyO3MUbtuPt5yT6k30jPBDyBPALJYGGELN0XeubXcMZaovkXF0xdXZc91tRpO29oYiuBqt0Uti5A6tH_7Mr4Xcer7rHjwHEMJpcgtsRPO9RRiipmBrsQEyIK_gShMENqggTt91EMkP/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Our favorite bathroom picture yet. <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXooM5YDI/AAAAAAAABUc/sNgxDg-xzAk/s1600-h/DSC_00932.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0093" border="0" alt="DSC_0093" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXo0yZiKI/AAAAAAAABUg/oDsPBkvlePk/DSC_0093_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Our friends Carmen and Tara at Yawns. <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXpu8Y7-I/AAAAAAAABUk/jcOF7pJeTiE/s1600-h/DSC_00942.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0094" border="0" alt="DSC_0094" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXpxpyMzI/AAAAAAAABUo/NWDFvFtNqBo/DSC_0094_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlSgMtwg5QmGNKXYoU-8-bdS6sCPtUjk0efn6uxWhHpWYDR4ZXdB9HuHBHt8eTqMyl8CuLYUnfZ9WIvo7aALPGYvLKuK0xw5bU23oUq4DJsvzEoSDYHg5BcFoh31rZYc07NGcmBOus207/s1600-h/DSC_00962.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0096" border="0" alt="DSC_0096" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXqrFXu9I/AAAAAAAABUw/woT50xnbkUE/DSC_0096_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />We were having a creative moment here. Wonder if the Cohen Brothers have these kind of consultations in the middle of the stream. <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXq8tf9vI/AAAAAAAABU0/sZ3cZV9P_3s/s1600-h/DSC_00992.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0099" border="0" alt="DSC_0099" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXrbomdwI/AAAAAAAABU4/DWaz9s46bjU/DSC_0099_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Shellie, Michelle, and Tara discuss why they love Yawn's, books clubs, and their current reads. <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXrp09q1I/AAAAAAAABU8/RoCFYpezrmA/s1600-h/DSC_01012.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0101" border="0" alt="DSC_0101" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXsMSWkcI/AAAAAAAABVA/Rvv1OcRd2Q0/DSC_0101_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXsbJzaPI/AAAAAAAABVE/9haftNb0pJw/s1600-h/DSC_01132.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0113" border="0" alt="DSC_0113" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXs6ixVGI/AAAAAAAABVI/hJF9wwqb9Kw/DSC_0113_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />New tech toys? SURE! One more for the road. Thanks John for pointing us in the right direction at Best Buy. <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXtEsH-6I/AAAAAAAABVM/xHlMJKFqpQM/s1600-h/DSC_01232.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0123" border="0" alt="DSC_0123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-VFdjsRvIoZGSxv6K3BodLXqNtkn40FGe2SBku0yQDDkCTZWQMNphaH-hHX6a8p_AyZULA7nPMAV_mhp-gUG92VFk9kAnHiPmI8HEUm2EIYehV3lEhj9QwqtGa2xBaorV6rghlS2g9do/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Jef and our earliest visitor at Bound to Be Read Books. <br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXt5tiaoI/AAAAAAAABVU/-umRYhUna14/s1600-h/DSC_01282.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0128" border="0" alt="DSC_0128" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXuDm7OQI/AAAAAAAABVY/6KDu2-qswvg/DSC_0128_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Pulitzer award nominee finalist Charles McNair shares a secret - he really did come from Alabama with a Banjo on his knee. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEOT6nf4NFsN0Tnsx80qwI-KSPMQFFrTs6DM63jksiqMnORLYy7s4QJsmSiU92_B261ssWnE5NyzwZEbwucPnGps1OPHObnN8zTIuJ4Tif9uumm0my9t-IAAusBdH21izq1u2NUhzSTG0/s1600-h/DSC_01292.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0129" border="0" alt="DSC_0129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGcKNF_62Uba0NaACEcI-ejqM3J7Ran_YZw78dDwf5Ycs9-0bnUkNaMNUZr4NZNp68DwM_f9Oaova8upiTv78r3DG24FhfLJZo1h7U4i3txHbKVTuJsVnOocDdkMgTYeWLFzh3blU2S5j/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Best-selling author Patti Callahan Henry, Pulitzer author Charles McNair and the Wing and Prayer girls. <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXvc4QL4I/AAAAAAAABVk/tg1ADB8mm2M/s1600-h/DSC_01222.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0122" border="0" alt="DSC_0122" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXvvTSmsI/AAAAAAAABVo/HsUbG9aMbvY/DSC_0122_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />A beautiful global traveler who has been in 88 countries and came home again. So happy you found us and Bound to Be Read Books. <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXwJUZb5I/AAAAAAAABVs/v3gmb3nGBpA/s1600-h/DSC_01382.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0138" border="0" alt="DSC_0138" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXwatNQKI/AAAAAAAABVw/N2vZhHgkJbs/DSC_0138_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Then our gracious friend Patti Callahan Henry opened her home to us. God bless you Patti and Faye and all the other angels on the road. <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXwzleBuI/AAAAAAAABV0/Npbfwg6oWKc/s1600-h/DSC_01352.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0135" border="0" alt="DSC_0135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIruUhAfnzf1zYIoEkuLXruk8RhA4bIpJyQFZWQ_VmT2M0S3ze2031PR3B4m5_kcbcc-44gMYYTioD-n_G1NHW6YH37Z5cg87OACaqvVQFKI8SSvOpK0nfJcjLD30VDEGbhRYzgYsXbCb/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br />OH we miss our dogs! This one is a real good hugger with much love. Patti's dog Hank who told us stories we are not at liberty to reveal. They were confidential. <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXxTeidTI/AAAAAAAABV8/IVStSv_WPC4/s1600-h/DSC_01432.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0143" border="0" alt="DSC_0143" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXxkQWbII/AAAAAAAABWA/aB4WSrUp7A0/DSC_0143_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a>  <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-SS4kZ-UBqw5osK-rv0PjBEu-v3zDjKLmp9KZU-fUVpN92Xbz7jWAftV__BGD7N0YnqxggVc4o7ZVUhZgp92hZnirkf9JoIWiE47-xIia-t-BUcYbDBhBq_85oBT9ST9n9Bx6wqrxTNz/s1600-h/DSC_01472.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0147" border="0" alt="DSC_0147" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXyVrg6YI/AAAAAAAABWI/5Aeixqw64Ok/DSC_0147_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXymOC7-I/AAAAAAAABWM/k9A7JxSTnRs/s1600-h/DSC_01362.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0136" border="0" alt="DSC_0136" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yXyxjbu9I/AAAAAAAABWQ/7fsbHSg70LM/DSC_0136_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="300" /></a> <br />This is Tracy, Patti's assistant. She is a superwoman and we want one. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0m6qU4KJfPdEF2uR-N4DiFPzkNoS6ze_uZKphyphenhyphenMLQFIhprTEgDKsUQh3qohriZVn37qfpZWCoRinp4d6ApU6uMlN7G9l11MyJKEhnM79jBEWgViWp4e_ueqn9s3Vs2J5AcruTH1AO9i9b/s1600-h/DSC_01372.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0137" border="0" alt="DSC_0137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZ3kMpnbTEY01V3RtinTqf5DCm9Rb_OfcG6Z3A1DFUKE-RBkbivRre8YtfM1UN5lPFnrA_a9aOapXhMf3ZeGf7WaaBamr0LqQV63q12RGl4IvGaeL1a6vdCi8S22x6odlTtFNjzP1VY-i/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Thanks Patti for a refreshing pause and a great interview to be featured on our respective radio programs. <br /><a name="more"></a> <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiGCfS4ThEn9okP1bs7KQNMKcKYZNP189hlqWXeHBOTHMtGZnAnaTDQV55zhpB6cXhH1QkYhRLMMUYE1PNgJ3DpW914cZypasiCX_ob9Ft75uZ0OLM4Qq3QQukWbGTfXmhQ_T4EYOBcw7/s1600-h/DSC_01512.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0151" border="0" alt="DSC_0151" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yX0F3SLLI/AAAAAAAABWg/4XRaf1QXS-g/DSC_0151_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Hold our breath - we found our way to the SIBA event at the Spring Book Tour. <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yX0bH3R5I/AAAAAAAABWk/yb9kRRAXq9c/s1600-h/DSC_01522.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0152" border="0" alt="DSC_0152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlhzJEAGOwf65ChV2V9M5t9Ve8VAjkKWIHf8mr5QQfo7LpeDkJUm4aBu-eFPwPIrJlHskWte83utzNb1Lb4OsgNjOyrtKJVY49Fy_cR6eC5FG44kxWZCXj8Ivv3d5PbWHqLAs6tS_i47C/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yX1EEwjqI/AAAAAAAABWs/Qy4OwKi3E2Y/s1600-h/DSC_01532.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0153" border="0" alt="DSC_0153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jqyo3ggqUQlGFWDp1C5osJzAX9uyP2WCyFulOYFRNahTxIijxIY3lv6NW0Kh6Dafv-QYDMU1ptkc3bYk_8IR9m_DBIbRwe9i2xbOc41C4fnkiUm4JBkYCpuzDTktmOsyuDdcD0zDQF29/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />Check out the digs. Yes, it did have special hotline telephone. <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yX1zvNIQI/AAAAAAAABW0/_UH8GV-KVmY/s1600-h/DSC_01542.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0154" border="0" alt="DSC_0154" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yX2GF2o6I/AAAAAAAABW4/cZXovvpvuVc/DSC_0154_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br />The SIBA visitors and board members were the greatest! Everyone gets their name tagged to their picture tomorrow but for midnight - smiles, places, action. We told stories and celebrated the same. Thank you booksellers across the south and the U.S. for loving books and making them a life long passion! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnah2q7Dj-j5v2dpV38kSuyjnS18h1MqCAb_Isb1WwFC6NZxqoZARLPucEnoTH4NgNdi-5SbXI5WCMdkDfDYxp8XUtp66WgXW4HJ2nVPRBrtIEqGRvluzBKipDClnlCJQ5k0BaHxn2Llr/s1600-h/DSC_01552.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0155" border="0" alt="DSC_0155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZG0-68QvoOkXaGV0IvbGHodcA_dqcV3F_LBR_HWR4472RQQ1HW5r-dnkjkpHCisCO_dgj50eBW6mlpiW62z8vIM8hwrlDb4g_bdAppEo9xSWnfCjfjYlcA7lKs2oM7HYXv_AXOVO1LijY/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1Gxtn8Xa78IEj9jNF1Ulzgsi6SSr-FPVI2LMFJj3hDajIPh6gx3AkeZ2iAhoXD1EFTWjucMC_OJwQmBkHYOMTLeCcwuWvzCYNJS2qGV_SsgB9IUakQM4ClsjI4k5iC7M96KQvjowfp9C/s1600-h/DSC_01572.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; 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border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0159" border="0" alt="DSC_0159" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yX49aYQ1I/AAAAAAAABXY/SOdL2gD63zM/DSC_0159_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1rxHM60jUug3GeAnVfmIIpMPtOPRwgxfPE_bu2Ruu_CsTjSQxFRnjHnRd9R_yH2Wmrsp9ZWcg7Mg65sb5syBSiChNqBMRyEvK-YhFzhkOEOkZlUZQVZSV3Dy4RRu5QIs0y0rnPgK-PH2/s1600-h/DSC_01642.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0164" border="0" alt="DSC_0164" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6yX5SEL5RI/AAAAAAAABXg/VFWIOjKydx4/DSC_0164_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <br /> <br />See you tomorrow in Birmingham and yes - We'll be coming in On a Wing and A Prayer - <br /> <br />River and Shellie Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-66080067518304403652010-03-25T19:59:00.001-07:002010-03-25T19:59:57.407-07:00We Know Exactly Where We Are…<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6wjHfzObnI/AAAAAAAABS4/Xk-x0WZgPZ0/s1600-h/GPSX2%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; 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display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0150" border="0" alt="DSC_0150" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6wjJW12BiI/AAAAAAAABTU/tYFz8tGxM7Q/DSC_0150_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6wjJp1cyoI/AAAAAAAABTY/zktD53ZwtvU/s1600-h/DSC_0116%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0116" border="0" alt="DSC_0116" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6wjKLZeTwI/AAAAAAAABTc/CiFMUQJ3Rd4/DSC_0116_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6wjKIkqFOI/AAAAAAAABTg/D2lf1WylQLk/s1600-h/DSC_0127%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0127" border="0" alt="DSC_0127" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6wjKissAQI/AAAAAAAABTk/j-gsITSvE4o/DSC_0127_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>More of these to come!</p> <p>Keep believing, Keep reading,</p> <p>River and Shellie</p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-24531474038850402702010-03-23T21:36:00.001-07:002010-03-23T21:36:33.252-07:00Video Conversations from City Lights<p>It’s a little after ten Tuesday night. We’re in Woodstock, GA, where we’ve just checked into our refuge for the night after a perfectly wonderful evening at Foxtale Books. We’ll be blogging about our delightful events at both Blue Ridge Osandu and Foxtale as soon as possible! For now, please enjoy these video clips from City Lights, Sylva, NC while we get back to the editing. </p> <p>Book Conversation from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdmW7W7o36k">City Lights 3-21-10 Part I</a> and Book Conversation from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJE1uz2Vsus">City Lights 3-21-10 Part II</a></p> <p>Bye for now but not for long!</p> <p>River and Shellie</p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-26202662553848352192010-03-23T06:27:00.000-07:002010-03-23T05:30:26.993-07:00Face first<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5L5Ro4etWAIjkpWPhJBJAOBkrSBaakXs1mcRyZFqFF-ok7zMH1ZnyDZJXMNVSZK1qgnuIPD_ZmY-fb2K0tYvQAQAgZH8NzNeIYiT8CgbgiICfZUbYQseoindsq4VEKv2PRJcW_6Wgxsm/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FL01lZGlhIENhcmQvQmxhY2tCZXJyeS9waWN0dXJlcy9JTUcwMDU4Mi5qcGc=%3F=-726995"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5L5Ro4etWAIjkpWPhJBJAOBkrSBaakXs1mcRyZFqFF-ok7zMH1ZnyDZJXMNVSZK1qgnuIPD_ZmY-fb2K0tYvQAQAgZH8NzNeIYiT8CgbgiICfZUbYQseoindsq4VEKv2PRJcW_6Wgxsm/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FL01lZGlhIENhcmQvQmxhY2tCZXJyeS9waWN0dXJlcy9JTUcwMDU4Mi5qcGc=%3F=-726995" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451805689327427458" /></a></p>Good morning from the road and the back porch of the awesome Bed and Breakfast that is Brookside Mountain Mist Inn in Waynesville, NC. <p>I can't speak for River--she is in the room at this moment enjoying a moment of solitude, so please note that I am in no way implying she looks like the duck on the right. I, however, am closely identifying with the duck on the left in this picture. Her posture and her expression suggests she has tripped face first, unknowingly and accidentally into something amazing. The story of my life meets road trip. <p>Hugs,<br>Shellie<br>Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by AlltelShellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-57643221128403673092010-03-22T20:46:00.001-07:002010-03-22T20:46:30.352-07:00A Conversation from Cowan’s Book Nook<p>One of the challenges of this tour is editing and delivering the clips for y’all in a timely manner. These have been ready for two days but Internet problems have made it difficult to post them. We hope you enjoy. </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/littledragoon#p/a/u/0/nKzOznj9nX0">Cowan’s Book Nook, Part I</a>  and  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8CpW1IZY_s">Cowan’s Book Nook, Part II</a></p> <p>Keep believing, Keep reading,</p> <p>River and Shellie</p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-2411762023632054872010-03-22T05:06:00.001-07:002010-03-22T05:06:56.394-07:00Lest You Entertain Angels<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQx3Mr23VEPiz7WkKgYwDj0NFkC68geuoc54Nyh6J5GdewU4JYHXzfBsvic2IHgyL77KwzbnkcTjVL52-5tYlMwefX8yepRxYW4BDHcmqjoGUoiHUq6EzPkoxGOGs_ZhlFogcJUrPAh-x/s1600-h/DSC_003410.jpg"><font size="3"><em><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0034" border="0" alt="DSC_0034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu4jQU4T3nOm5BpzBkPbCaYHnWLvPYoG0QNn79vwR_-q-gPYZL7pYGPLBwQVWDZDVmcRG_NCiOmbp57iXVv4efvE91Du4JFoxq9b-MKiJfm1JT05IKj6cfPPTE-sO7qLhOFwose6XJsxn/?imgmax=800" width="350" height="233" /></strong></em></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>I bring you greetings from a writer’s loft above City Lights bookstore in Sylva, NC. </strong></em></font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o8WbX7rredmf1VM7WLCEvMuuR50_bETz3RymdMDFwuOJplzvGLGuqNUSpaKVD1Xx77c8_VjRrx-hmL3rwfNWIJSVwwbeLq147SAJY1xpO_lBnhP1PKE6b6G71i9BS6-SC7ATam7jwu8v/s1600-h/DSC_01165.jpg"><font size="3"><em><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0116" border="0" alt="DSC_0116" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6ddRMCJF_I/AAAAAAAABR0/y89cBoE-3IE/DSC_0116_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="350" height="233" /></strong></em></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>It’s Sunday evening. River and I have hit pause on the The Great Southern Wing and a Prayer Tour. In just a bit, I’m going to venture out and take pictures of this lovely town. Even now, I can see a rock solid church steeple from one window of my loft and the stately Blue Ridge Mountains from the other—they are both calling me outdoors. Tomorrow I’ll resume the tour blogging and catch y’all up on Chris, his staff, and the other good folks we’ve met here, as well as their thoughts on the state of the book. </strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>There is much I could do in these few moments, not the least of which is editing tons of footage or working on my manuscript while River hammers out her own deadlines in the room below me, but I’ve got a story for y’all that’s burning in my fingers. I want to talk about the Hand of Providence. I am seeing it at every turn in this road, in every face, every detour, every delight and yes, in every challenge.  </strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Today we’ve driven through scenery that has spoken of our Creator with such voice that at times it seemed to stop just short of audible. </strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>I want Him to know that to my knowledge and the best of my ability, I didn’t miss a mountain, a stream, a pebble, or rock that He wanted me to see on our drive. But, that’s where my story begins, for I could have missed it all and this my soul knows very well. </strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>The landscape picture posted above and the ones you’ll see below represent only a segment of today’s road trip. The rest of it will have to be drawn with words as we spent the larger part of the day navigating the backroads, detouring around a huge rock slide that has wrecked travel horror on this neck of the woods. And trust me, there was no picture taking on the beautifully dangerous mountain pass that wound up, down, and around these hills. For two people who routinely make jokes about our lack of concentration, focus was no longer an issue. The curves had our attention, God had seen to that last night in the form of a homeless black man on the streets of Chattanooga, TN. I’m just betting if you’ve read this far, I now have your attention, too.  Good.</strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>We were leaving Rock Point Books when he approached us. I’ve forgotten his legal name, if he gave it, but Street-wise could’ve been his handle. Could he help the “lovely ladies” with those heavy bags in exchange for some money for supper? (Let me stop here and say, should my loving family be reading this, that neither of us felt the least bit threatened. We were in a well-lit area with help, should we need it, at hand.) </strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>We were putting something in Streetwise’s hands when the moment turned Providential before our eyes. In the middle of what seemed a time-tested routine of well-honed smack, Streetwise became someone else entirely. His voice lost it’s gaiety and turned forceful, authoritative. His eyes nailed ours in a fierce glare and I could not look away, nor do I remember considering it. “SLOW DOWN,” he said, once, and then twice, “SLOW DOWN and pay attention. “Watch the road. Keep your eyes open. You may be awake and you may think you’re paying attention but you have to watch out for the other people who aren’t.” And then, if I remember correctly, he reiterated, “SLOW DOWN.”   </strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Afterwards, once both of us had been able to process the moment, River and I agreed that Streetwise had been sent to us on a mission. The passionate warning was no different in message than what we’ve heard from readers and loved ones, (and those who are both), but it cut thru the clutter in a way no warning has ever broken thru for me before. Maybe River and I would have made it thru those mountain passes to continue to do what God has called us to do. Maybe not. But, this I know. Because of God’s providential love and one fiery-eyed homeless man on the streets of Chattanooga I was able to see what I may very well have missed.  </strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Hugs, <br />Shellie</strong></em></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6ddRrCme8I/AAAAAAAABR4/gItX8nz7mik/s1600-h/DSC_00475.jpg"><font size="3"><em><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0047" border="0" alt="DSC_0047" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6ddRxbq6eI/AAAAAAAABR8/XTiy32Mtkyw/DSC_0047_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="350" height="233" /></strong></em></font></a><font size="3"><em><strong> </strong></em></font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6ddSdaMCTI/AAAAAAAABSA/GtQpRbHD3mQ/s1600-h/DSC_00505.jpg"><font size="3"><em><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0050" border="0" alt="DSC_0050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKFIUFcE43n9vtAxdawMzPbkwVtQfHyfyNpHDQwzF_4GeAdT3litrXTEc8FfzvBSu7dZDzo26ob7z9TcmGblYRzlbGbQGgi9Q5xhkSiapR8dF9DF-JTn-aicnbR8t7bFptuB7RHXejxkE/?imgmax=800" width="350" height="233" /></strong></em></font></a><font size="3"><em><strong> </strong></em></font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6ddTFSj1II/AAAAAAAABSI/mBU9OY1PQJI/s1600-h/DSC_00545.jpg"><font size="3"><em><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; 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margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:683e33a1-5238-48b9-a49a-775f4a3f3142" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/angels" rel="tag">angels</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/road+trip" rel="tag">road trip</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tour" rel="tag">tour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mountains" rel="tag">mountains</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/rock+slide" rel="tag">rock slide</a></div> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-3889265536217344702010-03-20T19:57:00.001-07:002010-03-20T19:57:05.438-07:00Greetings from Cowan’s Book Nook<p>Shellie: Oh, what a wonderful time we had at Cowan’s! Can’t wait to do some video editing of the conversations we had with readers and sellers about love of the story and state of the book. On the far right here is Melinda Cowan, owner, and her lovely staff, Ansley in the middle and Sharon on the far left. Somehow, in all the confusion, I missed taking pics of the customers, but they’ll be represented in the video clips~ We appreciate all of you! It was fun.</p> <p>River: And the customers greatly appreciated our fun give-aways from Panola Pepper and Literary Threads.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WKn5vGi1I/AAAAAAAABQQ/BTt_IHlJipw/s1600-h/CSC_00822.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="CSC_0082" border="0" alt="CSC_0082" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WKorwC3rI/AAAAAAAABQU/2__b-Visesc/CSC_0082_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300" /></a></p> <p>Shellie: Of course, after all that talking, we needed sustenance, which it just so happened was waiting for us around the corner at the Pig on the Hill. </p> <p>River: As it happens, Gary an employee of the Pig and a Cowan customer had stopped in the bookstore to say hello and pick up a copy of a travel book on London he had ordered, a place he longs to travel to…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WKqKntegI/AAAAAAAABQY/JMjidIZDXeQ/s1600-h/DSC_00832.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0083" border="0" alt="DSC_0083" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WKrHHjc_I/AAAAAAAABQc/pQjA9gTLbUI/DSC_0083_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqR33842-I0oDoARFeDZiReqzwu7YkBj0RhtEjBT6hFe80AmDEi8LDsGNbnLdoTEbUDqxN4toKO8GS1tVzZpU9B7jVins_zBEUHlLL6_emWgd2nK-PpzRb6hta48s7d4pPHQN0vxzVTpx/s1600-h/DSC_00842.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0084" border="0" alt="DSC_0084" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WKt_7YMzI/AAAAAAAABQk/_QE_u6wPIPY/DSC_0084_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WKvedScKI/AAAAAAAABQo/bXKON_u_vrM/s1600-h/DSC_00852.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0085" border="0" alt="DSC_0085" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WKwKgGZvI/AAAAAAAABQs/jFUpNqVgyyM/DSC_0085_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>Shellie: While we oh, so badly wanted to buy a flag with our name on it and have it “planted on the hill”, (please note that the flags are in the shape of a pig),  we were flat out of time. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfbrvBtLqbfXtE8FAq5AwmKggXrHqbOXKrZ2PItm2Tw-VZWm58jus5KWWReC1SfPWTYTwvzlya17xlzMxIOxEuLoOqG8McictZhpz1GflbzM-CSoXNonYHXPFJk916RwTG9FtUieKMmQU/s1600-h/DSC_00862.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0086" border="0" alt="DSC_0086" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvNw2ypGJzBpUNmi_h-WfbVkw8FUi2wrScw5bP2PhubtVDM7sQdmKG4iDR4yIugwSSL8yLerCAPCs38FdyK1YOTDXqDINeOTIJhm3QpW-HMnWLlLSq8p5YokaGexppzJZWng3aKfjevuH/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WK0j0GwbI/AAAAAAAABQ4/-8nP0SiCpwk/s1600-h/DSC_00902.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0090" border="0" alt="DSC_0090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevfbZM-IKCMt5KKFl0XpshHvYzKa1f2AINgn1_MsCeGiA-BkjUf2lp3JJME_2KkegLDyu5H9gTnA7LkESS5SWnnB-JS6cdMADvlvgjF3Tuywk28w45D413Bv2s50irsI5jjES2KxtELd6/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>River: Slap out of time or not, we could not pass up a chance to ride the wild pig.</p> <p>Shellie: Which, no doubt, increases our literary respectability and creds. See y’all in Chattanooga~</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DKv9zMHwxBrEJrCUh527Tbla56XCHrXmRi5gCH9Z3fNLSN2XnSFrnhPydylaWevIr5yC2Qzyv7qVur319mbXivEXsM-SdTxUTHE4ktdO0bh1UrtKim1ktDX9f-fY0vovLzTHKNJeW72S/s1600-h/DSC_00942.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0094" border="0" alt="DSC_0094" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPPdZoL3tHHGT2n1q6tRFrp-8ll7DDNbSTnS_yRNrCR4P-Fsl__ioMjR1JQn6AHviVVgG8-yTmAaIGGEOM6gASzI6Qo2Ebsun_2KB1P9DXPUVCxL2x_gylfTKEl9YdGo_2ONBaMrk7uyg/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WK5oEDRJI/AAAAAAAABRI/DBkzbOKEt7o/s1600-h/DSC_01012.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0101" border="0" alt="DSC_0101" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WK69ZTXjI/AAAAAAAABRM/7ZaZc854kIo/DSC_0101_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FYm-hndmv_hTGuer53lJahTZpDdAyFi83q0IrCyxCJEfDX5p1RYilN19LXt7v9xJpZr9omwmqBC7on0WXKtUGkPRVdUGLW1V4e2JqVKKmylLcvAVjxsEbKrQlrweQQ1ymSLuNFq-UxfT/s1600-h/DSC_00962.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0096" border="0" alt="DSC_0096" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WK8wCAOxI/AAAAAAAABRU/Yf8f7d82cp8/DSC_0096_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WK-Qp9ajI/AAAAAAAABRY/gp2SJnZkmCQ/s1600-h/DSC_01072.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0107" border="0" alt="DSC_0107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP7_uxbLXIMM94OpbkFKhd_cX1XkKtIGcgKFoSDcjpLSgxC0lrkjHpcbkm0poy8urd5LVqsxyEA3DGLQFWkKwA8s-AbM2eJ-9M2Wgo7fUrcI2rwQOlsyREnVFAycJIrfLfJB3LbK3ycD4/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Keep reading and Keep Believing,</p> <p>River and Shellie </p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-21040431640230485402010-03-20T19:48:00.001-07:002010-03-20T20:08:32.945-07:00From Knoxville to Ellijay, GA—on the road again<p>Shellie: It wasn’t easy, but we did have to leave Faye and Jack’s home. The first pic is the scene they are forced to look at from their back porch. Poor things, suffering for Jesus they are..</p> <p>River: Southern hospitality took on a new charm as they opened their door and their hearts to these two tired writers on the road. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpugThpiVV0RWqTMkjOqb0aqhnfsBx7-9CrpXMD_2xuouJWrVsRBVsG8b8hyphenhyphenYNbJ4UbFO-iUaIO2CXRxkrSCaGp_CTF8rDfPr0WX78LRkT8c3X0n0gszrmoZVugopYrgAdbbVzaG9DGtN/s1600-h/DSC_002818.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0028" border="0" alt="DSC_0028" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WItI4TwoI/AAAAAAAABOs/awSKmnfx0WQ/DSC_0028_thumb16.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="300" /></a> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBvvoZWXl_d2rC6tZpO9iZup-MBLd2yuIiNdulGVsJDtd0Hw1Bh32H-bjl6fy0SR8AVHQ7jjbKpNuo7andHRqcyEVw7oKRk4MrmqzFiJQADMop2colLIQoBrwSoGPjl8H2sXjHHpEF5S-/s1600-h/DSC_00292.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0029" border="0" alt="DSC_0029" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WIwDXZgcI/AAAAAAAABO0/7ztVfJthJ24/DSC_0029_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>Found Jamee and her adorable coffee bar on the way. Coffee, always coffee and more coffee.</p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFvcgpkiItvj7ebDtk5lr4p6dMLHL5JjylRrn6yTNiqxJfvpLNE_roX7pzJX7v6ChW-fCFpulJ_MZJ0J3_VtxCzkNwCDjZSZNKxiGBeTix-SaUiy-snjycJLKOqcVUPRDZMX_0xlzffcQ/s1600-h/DSC_00342.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0034" border="0" alt="DSC_0034" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WIyr1pqAI/AAAAAAAABO8/hWRU_eELEOY/DSC_0034_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>Set two books free at the coffee shop. River released, “The Last of the Mohicans” and I released “The Swiss Courier”. Find out more about releasing  books at <a href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/">http://www. bookcrossing.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyz9GCC21wN96ss5EUgTZf6pw2ACn5SS5hK2OLbXbPpWww4GDNdbXmx8ilbGlym9pnneU6XxtkDpJcV9h-ogn9XzeLFLsJ9DwYHwRwcaSZKSLxvK07hYfIyfAz725tuCavMFYE-ucqabG/s1600-h/DSC_00365.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0036" border="0" alt="DSC_0036" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WI00CG4bI/AAAAAAAABPI/n_dPW7tUPXc/DSC_0036_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouzwxapdFqsQcuUtgJteEojqtbX8ACLteNafj3gq23hiKdhjxWMJcA1Xdy6MLTEPXNx2-wTPK8IpMsTNf3tdYCvs0msmtMEg0GYSlaEXUH0CpwiLE0fgVSzY3gUYopybq722L0qTC2KJF/s1600-h/DSC_00392.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0039" border="0" alt="DSC_0039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WI3JQJTdI/AAAAAAAABPQ/7vXZ77OvKrs/DSC_0039_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a>  </p> <p>Shellie: And, THIS is where I got all kinds of sad. Met Cleo at a hardware store who looked just like and I mean, just like Dixie Belle, the baby I left home. They say everyone has a twin. Dixie’s has an obsession similar to her tennis ball fetish. Only, Cleo’s addiction is to having visitors toss rocks for her to retrieve. The way it works is that she places the rock on your shoe, you toss it with your foot, and she FINDS it, that rock, that very rock, from all the others on the the concrete. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WI4IKoNVI/AAAAAAAABPU/PYYkr3sQJkA/s1600-h/DSC_00592.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0059" border="0" alt="DSC_0059" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WI4pqkaHI/AAAAAAAABPY/krwCwJKv3HE/DSC_0059_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WI6ce4unI/AAAAAAAABPc/tnC6CUXaPcU/s1600-h/DSC_00432.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0043" border="0" alt="DSC_0043" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WI7Krw4pI/AAAAAAAABPk/I2tbseDK1y4/DSC_0043_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrBKtPiGJ5gjFUwNRtF7v0kLlIka7FahpCnXeOOhh7kKR5PvqO8GItrHnx_ec9N8JvlNt5drtP2A-2DQp7dKPQ7AzY2P5Qx_n49jITegWm-0Ljl2Y5wmVuK9F3Y5Xz2iGWOkkAeBKhhYs/s1600-h/DSC_00442.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0044" border="0" alt="DSC_0044" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKic66yCYoBore9Ld3SPwG7dRHXv4vegg2oSH7SRgbQij-tqgLb5zY1yw-j1s2p-3fP9xO35k47N4tZQhBlhRFuX3UOVL7gzzheBX0BRncJa2-q6vFquODZHhqvvLPiinI1LFW1Hd0J0QJ/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREFn-h2tMQR3jpxsnZFxHmK08yAkRFyrVvMTsDClEITxIjbzUAtYeE1WqKl0QOoTkm8kkEIDbO6jiqblkjX35RW6D8RSMfqXnAi7Fb-ePbs0U_MAH6HrARc_RarBFLL1kl0uDlmVwvbAw/s1600-h/DSC_00492.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0049" border="0" alt="DSC_0049" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WI_SFwPqI/AAAAAAAABP0/C-WHCwCM7lk/DSC_0049_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgDR9xWaMKHtiFU_9o2o6HxIGDtjjFLmiYWDl-Q9vMAERHt4z25_rOQ8VURrAsO9B0iUvRsVDYVH0_yv2LazaOzk54EQpa2vPqT-ponxM0dMqp8NIiQFQPn6kBPVkCn6LrA7995RzedW9/s1600-h/DSC_00542.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0054" border="0" alt="DSC_0054" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WJBQgrtzI/AAAAAAAABP8/9TV0epX7bu8/DSC_0054_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WJCq8UKXI/AAAAAAAABQA/ueYHMTZNh1U/s1600-h/DSC_00652.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0065" border="0" alt="DSC_0065" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WJDvf5iHI/AAAAAAAABQE/EQlYfHiCylI/DSC_0065_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WJEzlVPRI/AAAAAAAABQI/Zcttr9TPl2A/s1600-h/DSC_00672.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0067" border="0" alt="DSC_0067" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6WJF7S7tYI/AAAAAAAABQM/BMYZNtnRQTQ/DSC_0067_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="299" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Don’t forget me, Dixie Belle—I am coming home again and I will throw your tennis bal, tomboy honor. </p> <p>River: While Shellie was whining about her Dixie Belle lookalike I was falling in love with Darlene’s 55 Chevy Bel Air. Darlene assured me that it was gonna be washed today and she hated for me to picture it dirty but I find this baby sweet beyond words. And have I mentioned I’m a car girl and not a cow girl?</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBc9weLwW4SBWz3Sl6Yr09WoaiR_7WmHYgpltc8KwrBBZBQOzq0tOjdLL5fvRWQ0BYEWPdL1EVec51fCfHzlnFcPxdJfg_sN2jT8HpotsGa-BSg4g1HeqRB5vPQWBdu3x06iQVE_MYSRA/s1600-h/car%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="car" border="0" alt="car" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCdfB5imZLx4V_d4gKACzs5E1-tkCfyjPBK7LN6u8W-MobJJpbMLdG8dWX_8MRS8Q4Agf7bFKWdJqQoZBwEB-srJLURjeZjzFx4QbEzyhStUPLC91NZOcrGHSUjU12kesM1C70XrtxNc2/?imgmax=800" width="304" height="228" /></a> </p> <p>Next stop, Cowan’s Book Nook, Ellijay, GA at noon today, (Saturday).</p> <p>Keep praying, Keep believing,</p> <p>River and Shellie</p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-19562046598743325202010-03-18T17:40:00.001-07:002010-03-18T17:40:32.600-07:00LandMark Books in Franklin, TN<p>Our second stop of the day was vastly different from our Loveless get-together but every bit as charming! We were greeted at Landmark books by owners, Joel and Carol Tomlin. (Joel and I immediately decided that our family trees may intersect somewhere back down the line as he has been told that their family name was once Tomlinson before someone began dropping the last letters. I’m figuring that person was what you’d call bone tired, amen?) </p> <p>Rivuh and I were quite touched with our billboard. Made us feel all Hollywood. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg629-MrenE3qksAxBIHGZ7xNW-oxpvS6j07OkDdY2ZkQ2NU8BPk9jJuAAWWwZbxorte0pEwRCvzwk6_uNvqKkvVylZO32blwdGULVIaZ793WtR345WYWysn6vt_SqJhLGMYCerlVxc9ydZ/s1600-h/DSC_00752.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0075" border="0" alt="DSC_0075" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3_i86C_cuWCMQHHMG5w9ETyZC7KPgaMjaJ8TmJv8Nzu3ZkhOknszomlMTdgA3dFho26TJamBtf1iw-2om5dqwZNVdqEgvShEH-c1ZHEiIGpLipNsmLf9b8h4TWhQIUBG4Ns98O5-wlhA/?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Here is a shot of the Tomlins with a sweet reader we met from Shreveport, which, of course, isn’t that far from my stomping ground. I interviewed her with my flip camera and will try to send that up, too!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6LH-hlgkhI/AAAAAAAABOY/wRJfJ8fxhSQ/s1600-h/DSC_00625.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0062" border="0" alt="DSC_0062" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6LH_Ft3arI/AAAAAAAABOc/kSNROwTRpWQ/DSC_0062_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>           </p> <p>Now, I just don’t know what to say about this mother-daughter duo.  The Wells just may take up where The Judds left off!  Mom, Korie, is a talented poet and daughter, Kelsey, is a very accomplished musician. They blessed us with a performance of Korie’s poems set to Kelsey’s music, and because I just know I can’t do this justice with words, I’m keeping this post short on purpose so I can try to find and upload that video!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6LH_phRgpI/AAAAAAAABOg/fjFUhRUN5ho/s1600-h/DSC_00772.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0077" border="0" alt="DSC_0077" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6LH_-FOVcI/AAAAAAAABOk/6Hw06qYE_TA/DSC_0077_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>On the road again, </p> <p>River and Shellie</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:5f3f2e10-c9ae-4de9-abd4-1b4da7a50113" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/southern+wing+and+prayer+tour" rel="tag">southern wing and prayer tour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Landmark+Books" rel="tag">Landmark Books</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/poet" rel="tag">poet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/musician" rel="tag">musician</a></div> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-1797627180999353732010-03-18T17:39:00.001-07:002010-03-18T18:50:12.199-07:00Breaking Bread at The Loveless CafeNotes from the road:<br />
By 1:00 today we had lost and recovered one blackberry, one camera, AND the jeep keys (the sunglasses remain at large), but none of that could dampen our enthusiasm! Here we are at The Famous Loveless Cafe, breaking bread with fellow writer and word people. I’m NOT going to try and name these wonderful folks. Rivuh is in this ginormous mall somewhere and I’m posting from Starbucks and just as sure as I try, I’m gonna mess up. Can I just say they were all precious—precious! Yes, I may have teared up when it came my time to introduce myself and tell a little about me and what it is I do, especially since River was smiling at me across the table with some sorta twisted proud parent look like, “You tell ‘em, buddy.” I’ll let River add the names later! Please note that my priorities were straight. There are a number of pics toward the end of the food, first the legendary biscuits in the making and then one of River’s plate and another of River enduring me taking a pic of her plate. The last couple shots are of our wonderful waiter and host—a fine example of southern hospitality. We enjoyed it, Loveless! <br />
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Oh—and by the way—watch for us on the Food Network. Yep—there was film crew there and we just “happened” to get in the shot. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On the road again, <br />
River and Shellie</div><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:80252bc5-cf15-47df-a8c1-e94847455ba8" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/wing+and+prayer+tour" rel="tag">wing and prayer tour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/authors" rel="tag">authors</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Loveless+Cafe" rel="tag">Loveless Cafe</a></div>Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-66479244801524248822010-03-18T16:14:00.001-07:002010-03-18T16:14:42.139-07:00Hey Loretta—love you more than my Irish Setter (but not more than Dixie Belle)<p> </p> <p>So, I’m minding my own business trying to get to River’s house to take off on our <a href="http://www.wingandprayertour.com/">Great Southern Wing and a Prayer Tour</a> when what before my wandering eyes doth appear but a sign announcing, “Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch and Gift Shop”. Are you stinking kidding me? It’s no accident that I run Loretta Lynn bumpers on <a href="http://www.allthingssouthern.com/">All Things Southern</a> LIVE! I sent Rivuh a new ETA and exited faster than quick. Alas, it was too late in the day and everything was closed down, but I took pics anyway. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6KzvxmIS-I/AAAAAAAABLQ/ZKrOndJjONU/s1600-h/DSC_00022.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0002" border="0" alt="DSC_0002" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6KzwJVdwxI/AAAAAAAABLU/iWS44gErfVw/DSC_0002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA8wIFFWK7LbtwYlG2TQCHGkYjTrkUrgbxJpXHXRAtvgqEatI2D_ruKvi3pmshQ5oL7foCKvVawWDsELF9O5VabGvcF769uvd3PhB9-FCBXdKoUp2n82HS4rqsmnvP4IVBJh12Nunuj1b/s1600-h/DSC_00032.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0003" border="0" alt="DSC_0003" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6KzwwEUVII/AAAAAAAABLc/rqHDKBqi9qI/DSC_0003_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6KzxXljwlI/AAAAAAAABLg/CTIjrXW-NU0/s1600-h/DSC_00052.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; 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display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0012" border="0" alt="DSC_0012" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6Kz2qMwSxI/AAAAAAAABMM/Lsi7-6fwaPg/DSC_0012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6Kz2_UznhI/AAAAAAAABMQ/Y9qwkHzY93k/s1600-h/DSC_00142.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0014" border="0" alt="DSC_0014" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnc2GbGkAza6Ks3h6GCS3d1U23OYdHGjnef6ipfmWpqWd8QnPIi0xPrJIXWJXAZJauIDt84pM-y-yMFNBhVKKNTYOOiLxRFDoGOfWLlfUJqCjTo9MUL0sV43Q02lIncHpPAMoKtnUejC2/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6Kz3kgyyDI/AAAAAAAABMY/eA5XrvdRFJ0/s1600-h/DSC_00162.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0016" border="0" alt="DSC_0016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkszK7i2SqWMcgpbsA8kTCPth_pmsXZQGwZajcoQHNwqaKaF3iJt2QCDhhB6lIUkmXKGeH4JYUkaItkVesLwkEfCrN-4uL5KdBkqvlSkYW1P_0WxsamVTOdWl5p0XmHxskloXUZhCaU4lW/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Oh, I do appreciate that invite and I will—on my return trip home!</p> <p>Hugs, <br />Shellie</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2ebcd80c-aa17-40d0-9441-3dfad2b475bf" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/loretta+lynn" rel="tag">loretta lynn</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/southern+wing+and+prayer+tour" rel="tag">southern wing and prayer tour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dude+ranch" rel="tag">dude ranch</a></div> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-72152987932672533592010-03-17T15:13:00.000-07:002010-03-17T15:18:47.006-07:00Be there shortly, Rivuh!I'm at Loretta's<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht44Ie3ygTzZu3i4olgElUFISFkeiO8teCn16-yDiuvUKH760J5JWp5OgKDvSHy0MmzNTVXoaGrO7mSKnCGz8P9O98iN5P0I4rC7xNr-2l8zZ7Vl4UL6uNK_C-nHyEN8wmmXTABn0cxnyC/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FVW5uYW1lZC5qcGc=%3F=-727007"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht44Ie3ygTzZu3i4olgElUFISFkeiO8teCn16-yDiuvUKH760J5JWp5OgKDvSHy0MmzNTVXoaGrO7mSKnCGz8P9O98iN5P0I4rC7xNr-2l8zZ7Vl4UL6uNK_C-nHyEN8wmmXTABn0cxnyC/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FVW5uYW1lZC5qcGc=%3F=-727007" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449730788222805794" /></a></p>Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by AlltelShellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-17529829743569666652010-03-16T17:56:00.001-07:002010-03-16T17:56:50.750-07:00Bubbles Galore<p>Monday morning the <a href="http://www.allthingssouthern.com/">All Things Southern</a> office took a bubble break. The Madness Czar helped me take pics while I played with the Bellerina Czar. You could say she enjoyed it!</p> <p>Hugs, <br />Shellie</p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVfyheh_jOp2hCoVMzNAng4fzPIsH7RZuzupP2wqZcqr05A4YE7fYb-O6BMSwn4ErzPMSookyHsoMnz1FFCi5_Nv9N4aYWEXu2Q6xbZxJR-tG9r-fEEzFBx5iMq-uktv_10KuHMvT_AvT/s1600-h/CSC_0561%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CSC_0561" border="0" alt="CSC_0561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlMoohd_jOvEbjIjw_vdwlLPVb7LDyG9xRKM06OA-tVTikzerIyfmeCnsYIF8BZFn9ogF6MiK1oQe6Ahy_JJOsgO0BChOlQSjnuawT734uscfEoJKZnjDY8uxSbz4Zv_33pb3yxtULKH1/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6AorLqnIYI/AAAAAAAABKg/MHyJ7XhSL5c/s1600-h/CSC_0562%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CSC_0562" border="0" alt="CSC_0562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMgStlV-pMhOW9_qF01ccD3pWeyGv2XEde1leu9TKJY3CC5chLuKbctYwHeP-NhueXrl-Q-r5wjQziV1dVcwGH7lkxlPEwsraVwe3BEEBAJbbkxcNIspQRvwA4lGHDZHP2cS8A4fAVocq/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a>                <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6AotJjHMCI/AAAAAAAABKo/BwKoNjmOHOk/s1600-h/DSC_0533%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0533" border="0" alt="DSC_0533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuE1LYOUOA_5epYaM_ItqE2Shv2KhJbOAOHsCcn2b3Y3bLKXPZ_1YbQ5-r4lzn9WhnBTNBeQ4jLNYn0qyvTSi7xdi10UzxwUGlLgOcZBl6-NOt6G9X42x75jkL1kTRzYfRqiW8J77Uwc7/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6AovbhvlCI/AAAAAAAABKw/xM9Lh0DeHJM/s1600-h/DSC_0539%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0539" border="0" alt="DSC_0539" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6AowQNeEkI/AAAAAAAABK0/OijUBhbO2Ok/DSC_0539_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7NgevS2ax8o/S6AoxmPL1kI/AAAAAAAABK4/fFT1IARuWgg/s1600-h/DSC_0540%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0540" border="0" alt="DSC_0540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBXRqFvhTF-hCnzGkj0er77F3dY-CByb0NqZHRLzIhOD_KtHcpcDKUUpl89bF03Jxav4De18RJHlguncuuUDgrQBcsLkuH_6WxxVNxj64FmiDHFpM9p4dufh6s_XQOe05FFXrNJzjGO_n/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuEgs3bmteSh2lCVAGbvc1N6IOIZbgTNwziQA4zIngJLUK3Z4EPkvs9PYDvxeIyJVKtbqi7QIx1iHxV5wXSfGbkd9yB9XDFE7RiVPWv43s0oM5acTCpQO2JSwKqfEqYDYvw-AWb2AsVhI/s1600-h/DSC_0542%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0542" border="0" alt="DSC_0542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh4CMRuvavuR9k8P5L1248-jIJ0K_t1Ej6l2MZHjxAP6XJBUrmptdbypHuLwRUu1YZrUPj835QvlhimKFknotuyVbS2GjPahzPamEHwUSfjY0bLMVbcXaLVhkFLwAeP6XvcDClOJAb57i/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-29885675771400128632010-03-16T17:46:00.001-07:002010-03-16T17:49:48.799-07:00A Documentary from Grant Thomas<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #0072bc;">Hey y'all,</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0072bc;">Click on the video below to watch the documentary Grant Thomas made with my Flip Video last week! He's holding the camera in his own sweet little hands.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0072bc;">Hugs,<br />
Shellie</span></b><br />
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<tr><td><img height="14" src="http://sharing.theflip.com/images/base_top_left_crnr.gif" width="14" /></td><td><img height="14" src="http://sharing.theflip.com/images/base_top.gif" width="700" /></td><td><img height="14" src="http://sharing.theflip.com/images/base_top_right_crnr.gif" width="14" /></td></tr>
<tr><td><img height="90" src="http://sharing.theflip.com/images/base_left_side.gif" width="14" /></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="15" style="width: 690px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="td_secondrow"><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/e2f9ae0db322a107054253b87d51824a/video/11674171"><img align="left" height="53" src="http://image.vmixcore.com/imgman.jpg?url=http://cdn-aki.vmixcore.com/83/0/26/374006742/409/83/3740/2991d6db6c4a69e40f0912bda1439a71.jpg&width=71&height=53" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 7px;" width="71" /></a><span><b>From the Eyes of a B aby</b><br />
Video Length <b>0:28 </b><br />
<a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/e2f9ae0db322a107054253b87d51824a/video/11674171"><b>Click here to watch</b></a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></td><td><img height="90" src="http://sharing.theflip.com/images/base_right_side.gif" width="14" /></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><a href="http://www.theflip.com/"><img alt="Flip Video" border="0" height="52" src="http://sharing.theflip.com/images/flip_logo_email.gif" title="Flip Video" width="73" /></a> <br />
To learn more about the Flip Video Camcorder, <a href="http://www.theflip.com/"><b>click here</b></a>.Shellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-23990066909576695362010-03-11T18:35:00.001-08:002010-03-11T18:37:33.084-08:00DocumentationWhen in the course of human events, it become necessary to spend the afternoon picking up pine cones in advance of the first yard mowing of the season and taking them to the farm to discard them in the wood pile, someone has to pause from the actual work to document the process. <br />
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At least that’s what I told Beloved Hubby. You may notice he looks like he is questioning that idea in several of these photos. But, of course, I get the smile I love because that’s just who he is. Love this man.<br />
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The event depicted here transpired a couple Sunday afternoons ago. I’m just setting up Live Writer tonight. One more thing crossed off the list before hitting the road for the <a href="http://www.southernwingandaprayer.blogspot.com/">Great Southern Wing and a Prayer Tour</a>! Seven days and and counting. Ready or not, here we come!<br />
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Hugs, <br />
ShellieShellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.com2