Woot! Woot! Glossy Magazine Article All About ME!

Whoo-oo! Whoo-oo! Whoo-oo!

I am interviewed. You can read it and get one of my recipes. (And one of Fern's). 

You have only 4 more days though to grab it for free. My interview starts on page 8. There are multiple pages. Oooooh I'm so excited!!!! They asked me so many wonderful questions. I gave so many wonderful answers!!!!! 

They even interviewed Fern. Poor thing just isn't quite a natural like me though!!! And detective Flynn. He got a little "air"time, too. He didn't give us a shout out though. He must have been caught off-guard because he didn't mention us at all.  

I'm so excited. Grab a copy for free. You may have to join the club first. If so, here is the link to do that for free. http://www.bookfun.org. And if you don't have Kindle, you can download a free reading App from Amazon. There's a free trial one that ends up turning to a monthly fee so don't click that one by mistake. It should clearly state it's free and pop up once you click on the free magazine link. 

Where We Have Been

The writers are promoting us all over the intra-inter-whatever-net. I've decided to share the most interesting ones here. So you can go if you'd like. If you haven't read them yet, or maybe if you'd like to reread them. Because these are really kinda all about me (and Fern, of course.) 

MY RECIPES!!!!!!!

About us #1 

About us #2 

And where are we going???? Oh my. My writers are doing a book signing and they are using my recipes again!!! Different ones. Five recipes!!!! So EXCITED!!!!!!!

Two More About Us But Not At All About Us!

So the writers are on blogs again. 

https://quidproquills.com/2016/09/09/out-of-the-frying-pan/

http://www.sandrarobbins.net/2016/09/michelle-griep-frying-pan/

I don't know how I feel about this. They barely mention us and I thought this blog tour was about our story. 

Honestly, they mention the story, and even Fifi gets a little airtime. But nothing about how we saved Paradise. Nothing about how one of us nearly lost her life during our confrontation with evil. 

But I'll put it out there anyway. And I suppose you should go visit the sites. If nothing else it might be worth visualizing the belly dance. And like I said, Fifi gets mentioned.  Tootles and have a good weekend. 

We Must Introduce Kathryn...

News from our nest! 

Zula: Our darling niece, Kathryn, is the sweetest thing. Just the sweetest, which is why we've been on a mission to help her find "the" man. And boy did we ever....Score!!!!! 

Fern: Zula. Too soon. 
Kathryn, how are things back in Kansas City, dear? Did that awful Brian finally give up? 

Kathryn: Hi Aunties. How are you? Are you over your traumatic adventure? Holy Moly I was worried about you. For the record, Brian is still trying but that ship has sailed...no, that ship has sunk.

Zula: Have you picked out colors, Honey? 
Fern: Zula, stop it. Stop pushing. 
Zula: I need the time to make the bouquets perfect. She'll have a tight budget, there is a sale next week at the five and ten.

Kathryn: Aunties. You'll have plenty of time. No worries. Have you been keeping out of trouble? Please tell me you have. 

Zula: There's a new snake in town, I believe. A Marco has joined us, he feels a little like a fake. 
Fern: You just don't like him because he's a great cook.
Zula: That is so not it. I think he's trying to figure out some of my secrets. Have you seen him analyze my food? 

Kathryn: But no more crime or anything? And you aren't looking for trouble, right? 

Zula: Well! I think it's high crime indeed if Marco steals my secrets!!!! I intend to ask Detective Flynn to do some sort of background check. He should be able to I would think. 

Kathryn: No, please, Aunt Zula. Don't involve Jared. He's busy enough. 

Fern: That's right. We need to let him alone. Long distance relationships are hard enough, Zula. We don't want him wasting time on this when he could be face talking with Kathryn, do we?

Zula: Sigh. Okay. But maybe I can dig up a little dirt on my own then. 

Kathryn: Aunt Zula. You need to stop right now. Remember what happened last time you stuck your nose where it shouldn't have gone? 

Zula: Oh, okay. Wait. I have to let you go. Marco's walking into the recreation center. Tata, Love.

Kathryn: Aunt Zula? Auntie? 
Fern: The train has left the station, Dear. I'll go see if I can catch it. 

Meet Fern

• Hello. I'm Fern. 

Zula insisted that I introduce myself and share a little about my life. 

The introduction is behind us. Now for the about me. 

I am a widowed former art teacher. 

I prefer quiet mornings, good coffee and simplicity. 

But I share a home with Zula. 

I do manage to pull off good coffee. 

Teaching is in my blood so I do teach Pilates/yoga and art classes in my retirement village. 

I think this is sufficient. 

Zula will no doubt have a rebuttal. 

Zula here, taking her editing of the blog very seriously. Yawn, Fern, could you have made this any more boring? Are any of you awake? Because I am about to drop off into my bowl of homestyled crunchy granola oatmeal with maple banana drizzle.

Fern does have a personality, I promise you. 

She can be a little ball of lightning. Have you heard of this phenomena? My great aunt once experienced it.  A fireball of lightning came in one door, rolled across the floor, under the kitchen table mind you, and exited through the open back hallway. She was grateful there wasn't air conditioning at the time or she would have lost a door! 

Anyhoo, that's Fern. A tiny little feisty package that can surprise the socks right off of you. Hopefully, you will see this sometime.  I also have no idea why she posted a picture of jellyfish. None. But they are kind of sparkly so I left it alone. 

Tata...til next time, Darlings!

Blather I Say

One of our authors tells a little bit about our story here today. She neglected to mention my skill with cooking or decorating and Fern's art. As a matter of fact we are hardly mentioned. Rather she droned on and on about herself. Some people. It's our story after all. 

Welcome to Our First Blogalicious Post

I'm Zula. I'll be writing most of the content. My sister-in-law Fern will be dropping in occasionally. I'll no doubt have a few things to say after she's done posting, too. Just to make sure this blog stays true to my themes. I don't know why everything has to be a wrestling match with her. First she says she doesn't want to post and be part of this

blog thing. Then I twist her arm and she finally agrees to do it "every once in awhile." But then she wants to post things she's interested in and doesn't want to follow my pattern. Can you see why I want to bedazzle her while she sleeps? Stubborn woman. 

Beyond all that fuss and bustle, I'll be sharing wisdom and wit and skills I've picked up over a few decades. The theme of the blog is Zu-fer where you always get more than you bargained for. Promise. Money back guarantee hahahaha. I've always wanted to say that. 

Feel free to comment and give us ideas on what you might like to hear about from us. We are always open for trying new things. Well. One of us is anyway. And if it's "interesting" to Fern she might be on board, too. 

We'll break down our posts so it'll be easy to search for areas you are curious about. I'll dare to say that you will be delighted with all of them, though. We will have some great content for you. 

My main areas are: 

Recipes ~ Come and Get it, Big Boy

Advice ~ And Then She Said

Crafts ~ WELL THAT'S CRAFTASTIC

Decorating ~ Lovely, Darling, Just Lovely

Fashion: ~ Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Sparkles a Close Second

Pets ~ FURBABIES

Fern will be dropping by with these kind of posts (yawn)

Life and Safety Hippie Tips from Fern: Well being and Well Feeling Tip

Art Appreciation: Artscussions about art stuff

Either one of us can chime in with REBUTTALS and RANTS. And these will be tagged in all caps because we do get a bit heated. 

And because you know you are wanting a little piece of these glorious shares now I'll leave you with a Fifi pic and a cookie picture. 

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