Celebrate the Small Things

Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop now hosted by Lexa Cain. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week, no matter how small.


Here's what I'm celebrating this week: 

- I had a great time celebrating my Dad's birthday last weekend. My sister and I took him for a meal, and it was lovely. 

- I came up with an idea for the IWSG anthology contest - I had a little spare time on Sunday, so I sat down to plan and got quite a lot done in the hour or so that I was writing. I can't wait to start writing it! 

- I made some banana bread on Wednesday, and it was lovely. I like to spread Nutella on it, yum! 

Comments

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh23 September 2016 at 11:47

    Glad you're working on an entry for the IWSG Anthology Contest!

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  2. Click23 September 2016 at 20:29

    Sounds like you've had a lovely week. Have fun with your writing. :-)

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  3. Sheena-kay Graham24 September 2016 at 01:53

    I did some great shopping today at the supermarket. Now I'm glad and the house is properly stocked up. Nice that you had a great time celebrating your dad's birthday, creating the idea for your anthology story and made some banana bread. You go Laura! That is a great week. :)

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  4. Unknown24 September 2016 at 03:45

    Yay for you and your sister enjoying your dad's birthday meal! Good luck on the story for the anthology. I love banana bread! Yummy!

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  5. Anonymous24 September 2016 at 03:45

    Happy Birthday to your Dad! Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Banana bread and Nutella — yum! Good luck with your anthology story!

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  6. Tamara Narayan25 September 2016 at 00:16

    I love banana bread with chocolate chips in it. So good.

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  7. Julia Thorley25 September 2016 at 09:53

    i'm not keen on banana baread. I find it too banana-ry. Now, banana scones: that a different matter.

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  8. Suzanne Furness25 September 2016 at 20:56

    Glad to hear you had a lovely celebration with your Dad and sister. Hope the story idea continues to blossom and grow.

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  9. Crystal Collier28 September 2016 at 18:09

    Banana bread. Mmm... I'm so excited for everyone working toward the anthology contest this time around. It's killing me not to play along because fantasy is my jam, but I'm thinking a book release takes precedence. What do you think?

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  10. Jackie29 September 2016 at 13:15

    I've never made banana bread, but I bet my sons would love it. Do you have a recipe you wouldn't mind sharing?
    Great job on getting the prep work done for the IWSG anthology!

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