Youngest Reader of TG, Forehead Butt Society, Signings & Plays . . .

The youngest reader of TG! *laugh* this is Terry Rollins's grandson - Terry was one of the authors at the signing yesterday (author of Married to the Military - and she has told me that anyone who wants a copy of her book, please be the first to leave a note in the comments telling me you want a copy and Terry will get it in the mail). So, he reads, gets a little treat, has an angel come by and touch her light, then puts down the book with a contented sigh of happiness, teeheehee.

Today my respectful Forehead Butt Society shout out goes to Frank McCourt, who recently left behind this old world, at least in body. He is a double forehead butter, and just look at that face . . . look at those eyes, tell me they don't speak of warmth. I like that face. Welcome, Mr. McCourt into my down with Botox society of Forehead Butters.


I was gone all day yesterday to Greenville, South Carolina for the group author book signing and a fun time was had by all. There was a two-page spread about the event in the Greenville Journal that we appreciated. The booksellers of As The Page Turns and The Book Gallery were wonderful - very nice accommodating women who made our stay in their stores quite lovely. I met some fabulous readers, and laughed, grinned, talked about Tender Graces and life and family, and I know that TG is in the hands of beautiful readers - It's a special feeling imagining people holding my words and reading...I hope they enjoy!


I have much to catch up on today, including coming 'round to visit you all, so you should see me later today knocking at your blog doors.

I've had my mountain walk, ate biscuits with coffee, watched Sunday Morning, and read the paper GMR fetched from down the valley.

By the way, speaking of GMR, I so enjoyed the Hallelujah Girls at Asheville Community Theater on Friday night, opening night -- what a halarious play! GMR played a momma's boy who was a bit of a goofball -*laugh* - Brava to the cast!

I am hoping to have my Community Coffee talk tomorrow.

So, biscuits eaten, coffee drank, paper read, Sunday Morning watched. Ahhhhh. What are your Sunday rituals?

Forehead Butt Society: Robert De Niro . . .

Today's Inductoroonee into the Forehead Butt Society was suggested by Susan at A Walk in My Shoes. Thank you, Susan!

Down with Botox! Let's love the face we're in. You gonna ask De Niro to get rid of his Forehead Butt? Go head, try it . . .

Yes, the ever-intense, ever-talented Robert De Niro has a Forehead Butt. Which means he can be a member of the most wonderful on high, The List of creative, intelligent, gifted, talented Forehead Butters, of which of course, I am President and all Powerful Appointeererer.

You lookin' at him? You lookin' at Him? You lookin' at HIM? Well, yes, we are lookin' at him--but don't stare too long, lest you go blind in his intensity. Look at those eyes - behind them lies a man to be reckoned with! A man with thoughts and ideas and characters and emotions and memories and experiences stomping and running and jumping and playing and flying all about that wonderful brain of his.

Now, have a wonderful Sunday. I'll be posting soon about my Community Coffee experience, and as well, will post about the contest to win some coffee and a travel mug.

I leave you with sweet Norah Kathryn. . .

Forehead Butt Society: Harper Lee & Gregory Peck (and a bit of Norah Kathryn)

Yes, it is that time again for another inductorereener into the Forehead Butt Society!

It is my wonderful and honored pleasure to inductoredee Harper Lee - she of the double forehead butt, even thought I am the Single Forehead Butter. Yes, our beautiful Harper Lee has "The Sign" of all things creative and wonderful and beautiful! And, to have a two-fer forehead butter day, from the wonderful and lovely author (look at her face, that is a face I'd like to know the person behind, to have tea with and some crisp thin cookies and talk about just any old thing while rocking on the porch) -of To Kill A Mockingbird - Scout's daddy - Gregory Peck - also has a forehead butt! A single like me. This is a fine day for us Forehead Butters, those of us with The Sign of creative everything!

So, down with Botox! Let's tell the stories of our lives through our expressive faces, let's keep the signs of love and anger and grief and wonder and beauty and past and present and up and down and all around. . .Folks, if you don't think Harper Lee is beautiful and that her face tells stories of her life and of other's lives witnessed, then go ahead and get your danged botox, as for me, I hope I one day have a Harper Lee face. Here's to language, and books, and good good stories, and beautiful faces . . .

and also, below, a couple more braggy photos of the cute Norah Kathryn - Little Boop, who in the yawning photo seems to have a little teeny sort of kind of forehead butt ' laughing:

CBS Sunday Morning: Obesity: A Weighty Issue....(and forehead butt society!)

Ah, so no sooner do I post the blog post below "when did food become the (my) enemy," than CBS Sunday Morning has their entire segment: "Obesity: A Weighty Issue . . . " The comments are already coming in on their site - I'll be curious to see what is said - but, already there are . . . disagreements.

If you watched, or are watching, Sunday Morning, you saw Monique and how some people are mad at her for losing 40 pounds, as if she didn't own up to the words she said about big being beautiful. But, her message is still relevant, as she is saying, any size can be beautiful - women are beautiful and we should accept who we are, what we are, but as she said, we also have to have a point where we say "Am I too big to tie my shoes, to play with my children, to walk without losing my breath, ...etc." And an American woman living in France who was eating a muffin while a table of Americans made fun of her--then she pointed out, later, while looking at paintings of rubenesque women, they oohed and ahed at how beautiful the paintings are . . . huhn.

There's Valerie Bertinelli - who had to feed the hunger, had to fill that empty spot. And now? She has lost 40 pounds - ironically the same amount as Monique, but they both are very different women with different sizes . . . and both of them are absolutely gorgeous.

And now, laughing, Nancy Giles is stuffing tater chips in her mouth *laughing*Okay, back to watching as I missed what she was saying, dang it.

anyway - Deb from RGGrumblings won the signed copy of Tender Graces for the post below about "why do chickens lay so dang many eggs!" laughing... Congrats Deb...

I almost forgot about my Forehead Butt inductoreeeneer - Today's brilliant, creative, wonderful, beautiful, and all things oompa loompa doo Forehead Butt Society inductoreenee is: Barbara Kingsolver (although it's hard to see in this photo, it is there!). . . Thanks Lori for the idea of Ms. Kingsolver, and thanks Susan for reminding me! Down with Botox! Let the Forehead Butts show The Sign of how wonderful and brilliant we are!

Forehead Butt Society . . .Jackson Pollock & Give us your links!

It's time for another inductoreenee into the Forehead Butt Society! Painter Jackson Pollock an "abstract/impressionist" painter who let his brilliance turn him to alcholism; oh! the brilliant have to find a way to control the chaos or they are lost! Numbing the chaos does not work and only creates another chaos . . . alas.

I had to think twice about inductoreenening him into the socieity, since he as a double forehead butt, but I decided to let that go. That face . . . that face.

Which by the way, I looked under my labels for Forehead Butt and see I wrote a "links" post about using Oil of Olay deep wrinkle cream to help rid myself of my Forehead Butt--blaspheme! Oh for shame shame and shame! Why, I shan't look myself in the eye for the rest of the day... harumph! (To catch up anyone who is saying most perplexinglylyly, what is a Forehead Butt Society?, you can click Here.)

I am still searching for wonderful women to add to my Forehead Butt Society, but alas and alack, women hide and botox their forehead butts! Oh, say it ain't so! but it 'tis. Be Proud I say! A botoxed and lifted face isn't interesting. What would writers, poets, artists do without those wonderful etched faces to study the imprint of their lives?

While looking at the forehead butt label posts, I was reminded how I used to provide you all with links for writing, literature, agents, publishers, and other general blah dee doo and how I haven't done that in some time- I shall do so again, yes I will! And I will do it beginning tomorrow - but tomorrow's links will be where Angie Ledbetter and I put up the links we were provided from the Blogger Community "vendors" and Local Community Vendors - where we all can go shopping to support our Blogger Community who have artsy type online shops, and our local community "mom and pop" shops! If you haven't provided your link, do so! Details Here.

PS - "Seasons of my Mind" is giving a away See's Chocolate! Go by and visit... but I hope you all lose so I can win -- HA! I'll share though (not)...teeheehee.

I think I should have a give-away soon - I've not done it in a long long time. I'm going to think about what kind of western North Carolina goodie or goodies I can come up with!

Forehead Butt Society . . .

Yes, it is Sunday and time for my inductorees into the Forehead Butt Society !

I am still at the SIBA Trade Show, but will be going home today . . . well, as I'm writing this, I'm actually still in my bathrobe and it's Tuesday; however, there is that neat little "publish this later" thingee in blogger I am using! teehee. In fact, I set the time to go up right as I'm doing my booksigning there!

For former inductoreenies, just scroll down, but so far we have: Stephen King, Ben Franklin, and some furry canine foreheadbutters, and of course, Me.

Once again, us FB'ers are creative, and wonderful, and all things supercalifragilisticexpealidocious.

Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest inductorennis into the society. Ah! Proud we all are!


Now, relax and enjoy your Sunday, or if you've a mind to - go DO the Day!

Forehead Butt Society . . . gone to the dogs!

Yes, it is Sunday and time for The Forehead Butt Society photos.

Today I have chosen our wonderful critter friends and their forehead butts. Look at them! how smart and alert and beautiful they are! They hold their forehead butts with pride.

Our other two inducterees into my forehead butt society were Stephen King and Ben Franklin.

Read about it HERE or the SK link above if you don't know what the heckles I'm talking about.

I have been searching for women with the SIGN, but alassy and alacky, I can't seem to find creative, intelligent, all around loomphadoomphadoo women with the Forehead Butt! I think because women hide them, as I certainly always tried to do; that is, until I knew it was a Sign of creativity and all things wonderful and Shazamammamabamma.

Enjoy your Sunday - I hope to be by to visit you all today.

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Forehead Butt Society . . .

The Society To Prevent Forehead Butt Eradication . . . Just Say No To Botoxing Foreheads . . . Wear it Proud! The SIGN of intelligence, creativity, and all around loompadoompadoo!

Yes, it's time again for Forehead Butt People.

Last time, I wrote to you about forehead butt people being creative, brilliant, all around yippee yi yo kai yay! My last inductoree into the Forehead Butt Society was Stephen King, where I also placed a photo of my own glorious forehead butt.

Today, I present to you: Benjamin Franklin - as you can see, he has a Forehead Butt . . .

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing. ~ B. Franklin

I lifted this from the PBS website, and to read/find out more, just click on the link and go there: [Ben Franklin] was one of the most extraordinary human beings the world has ever known. Born into the family of a Boston candle maker, BenjaminFranklin became the most famous American of his time. He helped found a new nation and defined the American character. Writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader, international celebrity . . . genius. Explore the life of a remarkable man....

Forehead Butts Mean Brilliance: So I have written it, So let it be True

I have decided that forehead butts mean brillance. Some of you have heard me talk about my Forehead butt, so named by my brother Johnny, who said, "Hey Sister, you have a butt on your forehead, haw haw haw haw Forehead Butt! Forehead Butt! haw haw haw" . . . *sigh* ... I've fought against my forehead butt. I've thought to have to Botoxed, but I'm afraid to have Botox (and you have to keep doing it and doing it and doing it). I tried Olay cream for "deep wrinkles" - I don't think it's doing anything for my forehead butt.





Then, I began to notice other forehead butts, and what I noticed was that people with forehead butts were creative and brilliant and wonderful in every way - especially in the creative brilliant intelligent awe-inspiring way . . . no, really! It is true. I am most certain of it as I make my way around here and there and yonder.





So I am now embracing my Forehead Butt! And, I've decided that every week I am going to attempt to post a pic of someone brilliant who has "THE SIGN" and "THE SIGN" is a Forehead Butt -- today I am beginning with Stephen King. A brilliant writer, and who has "THE SIGN" - his own Forehead Butt.



My friends- I encourage you all to find brilliant creative people who have "THE SIGN" of the forehead butt. Forward me the photos, and I will use them in my quest to find all of us who are lucky enough to have "THE SIGN" of creative brilliance, intelligence, and all around awe-inspiring omphalooompa doo.



No, go have a good day, and if you spot "THE SIGN" on the forehead, the forehead butt sign, then know that you are in the face of brilliance!



So let it be written; so let it be done.

(PS Barbara at Serenity Gate is still having a Tender Graces book giveaway)

A link link here and a link link there.....

This is a forehead butt. This is MY forehead butt. This is Olay Pro-X:

So forehead butt + Pro X = ??? ...Huhn. We will see in 28 days! ha! But, I will say this: I do notice my skin has been feeling and looking better since I've been trying a few things - the aforementioned splurge on ProX (I only bought that one tube and not the others, yet) has made some difference, and I've been using Olay Regenerist serum (not as expensive) and can tell a diff in my skin- so! who knows! There you go, Kat's beauty tips for the day...haw!

Since I've missed links day on Fridays for a while, I'll do it today.

First - Go vote for Angie! And if you haven't read the Guest Bloggers, scroll down below for Brian of Eazy Cheezy, Angie of Gumbo Writer, Kimmi of The Unbreakable Child, and Jessica Bern of Bernthis. Thank You to my Guest Bloggers!

Author Deborah Leblanc has blogged about Tender Graces; made me smile and feel really special, and very grateful. Angie Gumbo Writer, Mary Ann Ledbetter (who wrote the Book Group Reader's Guide for Tender Graces!), and I attended her P2P conference in 2008 and came away with some nuggets! Pen to Press will be back in 2010; read the reviews, watch the videos.

I thought this was a cool site: The New Author

And I like to go by the Best Sellers and Literature forum every now and then and say, "hi there!" and read or post: a friendly supportive bunch of folks!

My Tender Graces Trailer is still getting some hits. If you haven't been by there, go take a look - okay, I admit it: every morning (just once a day, though, so I don't skew the numbers!) I open it to see how many hits I have had...teeheehee. It was at 599 last I looked! Wow! Pre-orders for Tender Graces are still coming in and I'm so grateful, humbled, happy - THANKFUL...I have no way of knowing who orders unless someone tells me they've pre-ordered, so if you have and I've not thanked you, know that I just do not know (or if you emailed me and didn't hear back, it means I did not get that email!).

I was invited to join Universal Questions/Cold Coffee - and I did. I'm just getting to explore it, but seems the members of it ask questions and members go in and answer them. It's been fun so far!

And if you haven't signed up for the R&T newsletter, here's the link. I'm getting ready to go work on that right now!

Oh, I came back in because I forgot - I ordered some booksigning bookplates from A Friendly Spirit! Love them, and they got to me fast and accurate! Check them out. Now, I can sign some and mail them to BelleBooks for those pre-orders. I'm writing each one with a short sentence or two just for y'all *smiling* -- not all the same, either - although there's only so much I can say on a bookplate, so some are similar or the same, but, it's not just me signing my name and writing, all best.... I really am trying to make them personal!

tootles everyone -- going to take a mountain walk in the mists and fog first, then work work and work! MUWAH!