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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

My Cape Vacay and a Brief Blog Vacay too

I just took a great trip to Cape Cod. Saw seals way up close, took a fast boat around the inlets, got a spa treatment, a psychic reading, read a bunch of awesome sci-fi stories from the Year's Best of 2013 and sat around a fire pit on the beach, telling scary stories with other inn guests. Now it's time for a brief blog vacay. I'll be checking in here and there to comment on other folks' blogs, and I'll be back to post again here on September 5th, when I feature Elizabeth Arroyo's new book!

Ruby IS appearing this week on Ciara Knight's new CK Giveaways, with a great Rafflecopter array of both of our books, so check in and enter to win that first fall read!
Happy Labor Day and summer's end. What are you up to during these last August days?

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  1. Kelly HashwayAugust 28, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    Congrats on the last getaway of the summer. I didn't get anywhere, but we did get a pool and that was heavenly.

    I'm spending time with my daughter this week before she heads back to school on Tuesday.

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  2. Catherine StineAugust 28, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    Sounds good, Kelly. I'm spending time with my boys over Labor Day.

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  3. Gwen GardnerAugust 28, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    How fun! My last vacation was 6 years ago - 3 weeks in Europe; London, Paris, Rome...*sigh* Have a great blog break :)

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  4. UnknownAugust 28, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    What a glorious vacation! (I need one of those.) I loved the pic. Thanks for the generous rafflecopter giveaway! :-)

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 28, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    Sounds like a relaxing vacation. Now, take a break and enjoy.

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  6. Luanne G. SmithAugust 28, 2013 at 10:54 AM

    I really, really want to visit New England and see the east coast. Never been there before. I did the other coast this summer and went to Vancouver, which was beautiful.

    And I'm sort of waiting out August and these high temps indoors, counting down the days to fall. :)

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  7. Christine RainsAugust 28, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    That sounds like a wonderful time! Enjoy your long weekend. I have absolutely nothing planned and I like it that way. :) Yay for Elizabeth! I'm very excited for her new book.

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  8. Meradeth HoustonAugust 28, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    Hope you have a great break! I wish we hadn't started back to school before Labor Day, but school's back in full swing and crazy busy :)

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  9. Catherine StineAugust 28, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Gwen, 3 weeks in Europe is no slouch vacation!
    Christine, nothing planned sounds fine too!
    Meradeth, good luck with kids back in school--more time to write, eh?
    LG-I really want to visit Vancouver!

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  10. Cherie ReichAugust 28, 2013 at 1:02 PM

    Sounds like you had a great vacation! Have a great Labor Day weekend! I'll probably catch the City of Bones movie this weekend and maybe get some reading done. :)

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  11. Catherine StineAugust 28, 2013 at 2:55 PM

    Cherie, I wanna see that movie too.

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  12. Anita Grace HowardAugust 28, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    Beautiful picture, Catherine! It makes me want to visit. And just sitting and reading... wow. That sounds like heaven. I'm going to need a vacation like that after this year. LOL. Enjoy your blog haitus! And BTW, your Ruby book cover is gorgeous!

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  13. Catherine StineAugust 28, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    Thanks, Anita, I love your Splintered cover too!

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  14. UnknownAugust 28, 2013 at 7:21 PM

    Ohh awesome, a psychic reading!

    How did that go?

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  15. Catherine StineAugust 29, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Yes, a good psychic (there are many bogus cons). She actually helped me with a plot snafu I encountered.

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  16. UnknownAugust 29, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    What a wonderful vacation you had! Enjoy your bloggy break. Hope you come back refreshed and rejuvenated. :)

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  17. Beverly Stowe McClureAugust 29, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    I haven't been on vacation in several years, but we used to go to the Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico. Our son wonce caught a huge sailfish, which was exciting. Other times we go to Ruidoso, NM, and to the horse races in the mountains. Lots of fun. After our boys married and moved away, we'd go to California and South Carolina to visit with them. Good memories.

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  18. Beverly Stowe McClureAugust 29, 2013 at 6:50 PM

    And I can't spell tonight. :(

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  19. Catherine StineAugust 29, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    Bev, the beach on the Gulf is beautiful, and horse racing in the mountains sounds so daring!

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  20. Misha GerrickAugust 30, 2013 at 1:44 AM

    Have a good time away. See you when you're back. :-)

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  21. Catherine StineAugust 30, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    Thanks, Misha. Have a great Labor Day weekend, all!

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  22. cleemckenzieAugust 30, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    I love telling scary stories around fire. Lovely. Enjoy. Good luck with your super giveaway.

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  23. Crystal CollierAugust 30, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    Mmm, the beach and a few good books? Can you spell "heaven"? You'd think--being surrounded by beaches--we'd find heaven more often, but goodness, getting out the door? That's like marching through a waist-deep bog around here.

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  24. Catherine StineAugust 30, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    Lee, yeah, we bought a copper fire pit so we can have a fire pit in our backyard now!
    Crystal, I hear you. I packed to go on a Labor Day weekend venture, and I got out the door three hours after I planned. At least I GOT out the door.

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  25. Natasha HanovaSeptember 4, 2013 at 6:05 PM

    Sounds like an exciting trip! Good luck with the giveaway.

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