Interrogation 101 With Hilary

Some business to see to before we get started. Go on over to Norma's blog for a sneak peek at a work in progress, something that's taking a lot of courage for her to say. And have a look if you will at our joint blog for a humour image post we're calling So That's What They Mean By Traditional Marriage?

Now then, there are questions to be faced today...

No, not those kind of questions....

Not that question either.

For quite awhile I've been following Hilary at Feeling Beachie. She and her husband live out on Long Island with their feline overlord and mistress Lucy, and she's got a book out called Dangled Carat, which you can find at Amazon. It's the story of she and her husband, a look at how they got together and how she converted a commitment phobic dude (Marc) into husband material. Here's a bit about it:

Hilary had gotten used to dating the commitment-phobic Marc, thirteen years her senior. They had a great relationship—why rush into things? She saw no need to pressure him for marriage, believing that when the time was right, he would propose. But after they had been together for four years, their friends decided to take matters into their own hands, pushing Marc to propose and making Hilary realize how much she really did want to marry the man that she loved. Unfortunately, Marc still wasn’t ready—and their friends’ meddling in the form of a faux engagement party led to a disastrous New Year’s Eve that brought their relationship to an inevitable turning point. In this relatable, lighthearted, and playful memoir, Hilary reminisces about her life before Marc—from the insecure and awkward teenage years she spent in a back brace and dealing with the loss of her father, to her early relationships and, finally, to the day she met Marc and realized that she really wanted to see him again. Through their first date—even though Hilary was technically seeing someone else at the time—and the ease of their early time together until Marc first decided that they were moving too quickly, up until that fateful New Year’s Eve, Hilary shares the details of their relationship and how Marc’s inability to commit led her to find an inner strength and confidence she didn’t know she possessed. For anyone who has ever dated a commitment-phobe, who has found their patience wearing thin with the one they love, or who has sat around wondering if he is ever going to pop the question while trying to remain the very picture of patience and grace, Hilary's humorous and honest story will hit home.

Each Friday she has a co-host with her blog, a Friday blog hop in which she takes four statements with places to fill in the blanks, and fills them in. This week she's asked me to co-host. So go on over to her blog when you're done here, check out her answers for this week, and if you don't already have her on follow, do so! She's a lot of fun. Besides, her Lucy is such an adorable ultimate form of life on the planet.

The Divine Miss Lucy

So then, here we go...

1. I can't believe that _______

2. To celebrate _____ I ______

3. The meaning of life is _______

4. I can't stand _________

And my answers:

1. I can't believe that fans of the Maple Leafs continue to delude themselves into believing their team will ever win a championship again. Give it up, people!

2. To celebrate a good day's climb I start thinking how to get down.

3. The meaning of life is best found while sitting at the top of the cliff, enjoying the breeze against your face.

4. I can't stand idiot ex-brothers-in-law (hello, Mike, you blowhard buffoon)

Go on over to Hilary and say hello! And one more item to see to before I go...

Over at Amazon, you can find Friday Girls by Cathy Olliffe-Webster, and starting today, for five days, it's free for downloads as an ebook. Here's a bit about it:

If Friday wasn't already your favourite day of the week, it will be after you've read Friday Girls.

Every Thursday night for more than a year, author Cathy Olliffe-Webster sat down in front of her computer and wrote a story for #FridayFlash, an Internet meme that involves some of the finest writers in the world. Stories are written and posted on blogs, where other writers (and fans of their work) can read, enjoy, and comment. It's a friendly, positive atmosphere and it encourages writers to stretch their literary muscles.

Cathy's stories took on a life of their own and she began to think of them as her "Friday Girls," mainly because they were published on Fridays, but also because they were usually about "girls."

These are stories that will touch your heart, make you smile, make you cry, make you think. They're just like you, the Friday Girls. They're just like all of us.  

Cathy can be found at her blog Cold Lake Cathy. She's a fellow Canuck, and she's a great deal of fun. I will be back on Sunday with a Remembrance Day blog. See you then!