Big Audiobook Sale at Audible through Sept. 2, 2012

Audible has placed over 1000 titles for sale through this week ending on Sunday, September 2, 2012.  Here's a chance to buy some good ones for $5.95 each.  If you're a member of Audible, the price is even less.  After September 2, the titles will revert to their original prices.  Alas, there are only two of my titles in this sale.  My latest addition to Audible, Shifting Positions by Jennifer Dellerman is also part of the sale.  $5.95 is a lot cheaper than $19.95 -- the price it's been selling.  Get your HOT stuff from this book here.  

You can also buy the tween/young adult book, The Distant Shore by Debora M. Coty, for the $5.95 sale price.  The previous price for this book was $19.95 so that's a big savings.  You can access this title directly from here.  The short story I recorded in the horror genre is also part of the sale but it's not a full audiobook.  However, if you're interested, Autopsy by Joel M. Andre can be purchased directly from here.

There are a lot of titles to choose from in this sale and you can search by genre, author, title and narrator.  Now is the time to stock up.  For a full list of the sale titles you can go here. 

In the mean time, I'm waiting for final approval of Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes (a great collection of Southern tales by various women writers) before it hits Audible.  I'm currently about half way through recording A Dixie Christmas by Sandra Hill.  Following that, I'll begin narrating a mystery thriller, Edited for Death by Michele Drier. 

The current weather situation with so much loud heavy rain and thunderstorms has caused some rearranging of my recording schedule.  Can't be helped, though, so I just go with the flow.

Like horror? My latest recording available on Audible

My latest recording, "Autopsy" by Joel M. Andre went on sale on Audible yesterday.  This one is a short story so it's only around 30 minutes long.  Fun to read since I like creepy stories.  It's also available via Amazon and should be up on iTunes pretty soon.

The direct link to Audible is here.   It's also available on Amazon here.  

I decided to give myself a break from recording -- it seems like I've been in my closet/studio non-stop lately.  Yesterday, I went to Ikea with my friends Duane and Linda.  Naturally, we all found a few things to buy and scoped out some possible future purchases.  I fell in love with the most adorable metal cart on wheels.  It was in the kitchen 'island' area.  The color is what first caught my eye -- turquoise.  Then I realized that due to it's petite size, I could use it for open storage in a number of places in my house.  So, I bit.  It's now sitting in my home office next to one end of the futon.  The photo at right is from the Ikea site.  I'll post one of mine when I've finished loading it up.  It also comes in gray.

Duane was eying some of the bathroom sinks made specifically for small bathrooms -- which she happens to have in her house.  She's probably going back for one of them on her next visit.  She and Linda both bought really pretty blue and white pillow covers that sported an old fashioned design yet looked very much 'now' like Ikea goods usually do.  We all found things to buy in the kitchen and bath areas and Linda and I were both interested in the Poang chair which comes in a variety of finishes and cushions.  Our friend, Shirley, bought two of these for her family room a couple of years ago and they've held up really well, especially considering how inexpensive they can be.  The price basically depends on what type of cushions you choose.   Now if I could only get George to give up just ONE of the leather loveseats in our family room...

Update on recording and all things yarn

I've been recording a book of short stories called Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes by a variety of southern women writers and it's been a terrific read.  Colorful characters (some of these people could be my relatives) and great writing have made this job, well, not like a job.  Except for the editing -- then it's still a job.  I've also recorded a horror short story by Joel M. Andre.  I understand he has a pretty loyal following so I hope I don't disappoint his fans.

Work in progress

On the yarn front, I have another group of items almost ready to ship to The Humble Stitch.  Linda finished her very first piece of clothing -- a man's scarf -- and she did a wonderful job!  It's the light tan scarf on the far right in the photo.  We have 2 hats, 2 scarves, a pair of handwarmers and a bunch of squares (for Knit A Square) -- thanks to Linda and Kristen -- and I'll have a second set of handwarmers finished soon.  I think I'm going to work on another hat when I've finished this pair of gray handwarmers. 

My niece, Bailey, turns 5 later this month and, of course, I had to think of something 'Amigurumi' to make for her.  I made her younger sister, Taylor, an Amigurumi Elmo (see this post) for her birthday in May.  I decided to make a Hello Kitty using an Amigurumi pattern that I found here by Armina Parnagian.  I think Bailey will like it.  Mine is a little larger than the pattern I followed because I used a slightly heavier yarn.  She ended up at around 6 inches high. 

I've also been experimenting more with using finer yarns and thread to knit and crochet and I'll post here when I actually have something to show for my efforts.