So what do you think? Pretty snazzy huh? I loved my old site (thank you, Scott and Shannon!), and my old blog (thank you, Courtney!), but with a new book coming out and the re-launch of my copy writing business, I thought it was a good time to mix things up a bit.

I also thought if my new site and blog were done in WordPress (and not something scary like Illustrator) I’d be able to “change pages” and “add posts,” “insert links” and “activate a widget” without divine intervention. Or having to adopt a graphic designer.

Yeah, right. My technical skills are rivaled only by my “talent” for farming.

Free broken fence board! Get yer FREE broken fence board here!

But still, I’m trying, exploring my cool dashboard*, and considering actually publishing this post. On purpose.

Apologies for the gibberish that went out yesterday. I hope it won’t happen again but, well, it will.

My digital ineptitude aside, how cute is the cover of 500 Acres and No Place to Hide? The sequel to Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl comes out next summer and as soon as I have an exact date, as well as book signing details, I’ll post it here…

Under “Appearances.”

And “Blog.”

And probably someplace it doesn’t belong. Like the code that keeps this entire template together**.

But enough about me. How are you? I love hearing from you. Thank you for your emails, notes on Facebook, and Tweets. Thank you for all your prayers and well wishes for my husband. He’s too skinny but — one year since his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer — he’s still here, thank God. As handsome and addicted to Tug (our insane, and insanely filthy, Golden Retriever) as ever.

I need to go now and hose down the crazy hound, but before I end this post, summon my courage to actually hit “publish” and then smack myself in the head for forgetting to say this, let me simply say:

Thank you to…

Kimberly Petro at Joslyn Place Photography for all of the terrific photos of me on this site and the back of my new book cover.
Ashley Gray and Charla Malone at Salon Emage for working miracles on my hair and makeup for the aforementioned photos.
My sister in law, Nancy McCorkindale, for outfitting me right down to my gorgeous Louboutins for the shoot.

Louboutins

Lisa Orban, my cousin, soul sister, and world’s best PR person for getting me sooo many interviews.
Trisha Clark for encouraging me to re-launch my copy writing business and being my best friend and best client ever.
Casey and Cuyler for learning to cook while I finished the first draft of 500 Acres (during edits I’m sure they’ll learn to do laundry, too).
My mom for coming to help (and giving the kids cooking lessons).
Stu for loving me, listening, and talking me in off the ledge way too frequently.

More to come. Now subscribe, leave a comment, and come back soon!
xo


*A terrifying menu that can only spell doom for Suzy’s pretty web site if Suzy touches it.
**Help me, immensely talented and infinitely patient, Leanne Wildermuth, you’re my only hope!