Sunday Snippet: Harvest Haven (an Organic Nature short)

I'm going to start with a doggo update. We thought our older doggo was doing better but, sadly, that wasn't the case. The vet took an aspirated sample of her lymph node, and the results came back as cancerous, probably MAST cell. The prognosis is never great for that diagnosis. But we planned to keep her comfortable and spend as much time as we could with her. Unfortunately, she took a turn for the worse and on November 7, we let her go to the great beyond. Hardest decision to make but she stopped eating and couldn't really afford to lose more weight than she already had. My heart hurts right now, but we're trying to ease the loss for our other doggo and that's been a blessing.

Obviously, even with everything going on with our dog, work continued. I finished up a proofread and have a new one scheduled for the upcoming week. I also have a couple of client calls and I'm excited about those. I'm in the middle of a copy edit for an opening book to a new series and it's going well.

I had an okay viewing week. I made it most of the way through my regular shows, with the exception of Lower Decks. I'll get back to it this week. I hope.

Finished up the second season of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. I love the Christmas in July episode so much. There's some subtle groundwork being laid for the final season and I appreciate being able to look back and see it.

Caught another episode of Foyle's War. I really wanted to smash everyone working against Foyle in the face. The arrogance of the military spies grated hard on me this time around.

Beyond Paradise ended up being a lot of fun. I like the romance with Archie and Ester. And I love Humphrey and Martha with their fostering. I'm a little put out with the mom being so cagey. I get the why but it's annoying. I'm kind of hoping she ends up confiding in Zoe.

Watched another episode of Poirot and enjoyed it. I loved having him hoodwinked into solving a murder because an author wrote himself into a corner. And having the author kind of save the day was fun.

Elementary ended up being a great episode. I love Sherlock putting forth effort in his relationship and getting it wrong for the right reasons.

Enjoyed another episode of Batman Beyond. Loved Bruce and Max working together to find Terry. I had some vague memories of this one but didn't remember everything that happened.

That's it for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Harvest Haven, the September month in the Organic Nature short series.

Here's the miniblurb:

The harvest season is a busy time for Eppie, but with their future set, she and Vin celebrate their life surrounded by family and friends. The couple takes the long weekend to recharge and bask in their brand of love.

And a snippety peek…

Vin's mouth dropped open when Greg pulled into Eppie's drive. "Holy hell. Look at this place…" The transformation blew his mind.

Greg's mouth kicked up in a grin. "I knew it would blow your mind." He put the truck in park and cut the engine.

Vin popped the door and slid out of the front seat to get a better look at the amazing décor for his not wedding. An explosion of fall color dotted the yard with dark peach, rust, sienna, and cream flowers. Mostly mums, but Eppie … and her band of merry helpers … interspersed other varieties to add texture and whimsy. Navy bows with some kind of orange wash fluttered in the breeze, and dark blue and orange tin lanterns either hung from flower hooks or sat nestled in the arrangements.

Walking forward, he got his first glimpse of the yard. "Wow." His significant other pulled out every stop.

Greg moved up beside Vin. "Kind of amazing, huh?" He slapped Vin on the back.

Vin gave a nod. "Seriously. Look at that arbor. It screams fall even though the leaves haven't started changing yet." And Eppie's gram would love the TLC her granddaughter had given the special spot.

Greg grunted. "There's a lot of tradition here. The energy is off the charts." He huffed out a breath. "Think I've been spending too much time with Kristaphie."

Vin laughed. "Nah, man. Eppie swears her gram will be here today. And I believe her." He started toward the shed, where Eppie had the guys gathering to wait before the festivities began.

Greg followed. "Want to get the trunk? Or wait until after the reception."

Vin pondered the question. "Let's do it during the reception. I'm kind of hoping she'll open it with everyone around."

Greg nodded. "Yeah, good plan." He checked his phone. "T-minus thirty. You ready?"

Vin smiled wide. "More than. I can't wait to wait by the arbor for Eppie."

He couldn't be a luckier man.

This is the next to last story of Vin and Eppie and I'm having a lot of fun writing this couple.

 

That's it for this week. Happy reading!

Skylin