tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3711566731576764776..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Stuff HappenedLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66853126963923275162011-09-30T23:16:07.367-04:002011-09-30T23:16:07.367-04:00Hey Nancy!
Thanx for checking in! Hope you and Joa...Hey Nancy!<br />Thanx for checking in! Hope you and Joanie and Donna and Trish are having a GREAT time at Moonlight & Magnolias -- like Banditas would have anything BUT a great time! ;-)<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49629907852348801322011-09-30T21:41:31.900-04:002011-09-30T21:41:31.900-04:00Cindy, forgot to say yes on Mario coming aboard an...Cindy, forgot to say yes on Mario coming aboard and yes, maybe, on the GR being related to the parrot.<br /><br />Looking forward to the actual launch of Sidhe Princess!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-13336326289995336152011-09-30T21:37:51.646-04:002011-09-30T21:37:51.646-04:00Jennifer, congrats on the rooster!
Cindy, if you ...Jennifer, congrats on the rooster!<br /><br />Cindy, if you stuff has to get in the way, better it be cool stuff like this! What a great trip!<br /><br />I might read about manta shifters if there was undersea boom involved. *g*Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-30368601147587938572011-09-30T20:22:51.926-04:002011-09-30T20:22:51.926-04:00Thanx Dianna,
I was only half-serious with the sha...Thanx Dianna,<br />I was only half-serious with the shape-shifting manta ray. But there are so many other animals writers have used (NOT mentioning prairie dogs for JT's sake), I figured WHY NOT? ;-)<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83180712398387878212011-09-30T20:15:25.297-04:002011-09-30T20:15:25.297-04:00I forgot to answer your question this morning Aunt...I forgot to answer your question this morning Aunty, I was a little behind times and was only working on 6 cylinders.<br /><br />Changing into a manta ray is definitely off the wall. I am having a hard time picturing it. Why I have trouble with the manta and not with a wolf or jaguar or whatever I can't really say. Perhaps if the entire story was sea related, perhaps the heroine is a mermaid?? That might make a difference.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33072875607376929332011-09-30T20:07:30.183-04:002011-09-30T20:07:30.183-04:00Hey Sheree,
I haven't been to the Monterey Bay...Hey Sheree,<br />I haven't been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in ages, but it's a GREAT place to visit, and I was lucky enough to 'pet' those rays last time I was there.<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77795371052269246422011-09-30T19:54:20.407-04:002011-09-30T19:54:20.407-04:00I'm all for non-warm-blooded shifters and if p...I'm all for non-warm-blooded shifters and if people cringe at the thought of giant-insect shifters, why not manta ray shifters? Although this does mean that any shifting to be done has to occur in the ocean.<br /><br />At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, visitors can pet the bat rays if the rays feel like being petted (poor things are prone to being scratched by human fingernails). Sure, they're cold (the waters off Monterey Bay is pretty cold), but how can something be slimy while moving underwater? (as opposed to the slime sack reef fishes secret as their personal sleeping bags, but that's another story)Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205244523389110839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64501161958924401622011-09-30T19:43:45.071-04:002011-09-30T19:43:45.071-04:00OMGOSH, Pat!!!
So sorry to hear your honey had to ...OMGOSH, Pat!!!<br />So sorry to hear your honey had to have surgery! SCARY!!! Glad he is on the mend and you have him back home with you where he will get the best care possible.<br /><br />LOL! GR and Pirate Parrot as 32nd cousins sounds about right! ;-)<br /><br />Yes, we are very equal opportunity when it comes to cabana boys. The lovely Mario will be joining our staff very soon!<br /><br />And I PROMISE there will be NO shape-shifting manta rays in my next book. I can not promise for the other Banditas, however. :-P<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3330248538574990682011-09-30T19:40:38.054-04:002011-09-30T19:40:38.054-04:00Helen,
You TOTALLY deserve that deck chair, book a...Helen,<br />You TOTALLY deserve that deck chair, book and cocktail! We will want a FULL REPORT when you get home, and be on the look-out for potential cabana boys. ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for waiting patiently for my novelette. I'll be announcing it on my FB page and to my newsletter group VERY SOON! I PROMISE!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81081411023517059492011-09-30T19:34:59.818-04:002011-09-30T19:34:59.818-04:00Hi Patricia/Jansen!
You're gonna LOVE your cr...Hi Patricia/Jansen!<br /><br />You're gonna LOVE your cruise! Actually, the ship we sailed on is moving to Galveston in the very near future so will not be going out of Nawlins either. It was FUN sailing down the Mississippi River, something I'd never done before. <br /><br />And PLEASE! Be gentle with Aunty. I PROMISE Sidhe Princess will be available VERY SOON! ;-)<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87700764330892921032011-09-30T19:32:20.900-04:002011-09-30T19:32:20.900-04:00Hey Everyone!
Sorry, I had to go do a couple of er...Hey Everyone!<br />Sorry, I had to go do a couple of errands and they took a LOT LONGER than anticipated. :-P Yes, STUFF happened again.<br /><br />Judging by the amount of powdered sugar I see on the floor, looks like some of you convinced Sven to try his hand at beignets. YAY!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53328182023163397892011-09-30T18:56:09.505-04:002011-09-30T18:56:09.505-04:00Hello to the Ladies of the Lair and
congratulation...Hello to the Ladies of the Lair and<br />congratulations to Jennifer on the<br />GR! <br />I'm back from a seriously busy time! Honey had emergency surgery Wednesday<br />a week ago and we returned home on<br />Tuesday of this week. He will be on<br />recuperative leave for another two<br />weeks! Thank God he will be OK!!<br /><br />Answers to your questions, Aunty:<br /><br />1. They are thirty-second cousins.<br />2. The lovely Mario would be an<br />excellent cabana boy in the Lair's<br />equal opportunity atmosphere.<br />3. Yes, if I could stop laughing long<br />enough to actually read !!Pat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50043172539142205412011-09-30T15:38:33.949-04:002011-09-30T15:38:33.949-04:00Jo
This will be our 2nd cruise we went on one 8 y...Jo<br /><br />This will be our 2nd cruise we went on one 8 years ago and had a fab time and yes it is soo good having someone make the bed and people to cook and wait on you LOL I can't wait till I am laying on a deck chair book in one hand and cocktail in the other LOL.<br /><br />Anna<br />If we get a chance for another one we are doing the New Zealand one then fingers crossed.<br /><br />AC<br />I forgot to say that I will be patient waiting for the new book can't wait to read it<br /><br />Have Fun<br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74056619377253062011-09-30T14:05:50.686-04:002011-09-30T14:05:50.686-04:00What a fun post Aunty Cindy! I'm taking that e...What a fun post Aunty Cindy! I'm taking that exact (almost) same cruise in June. I'm leaving out of Miami though, not The Big Easy. No beginets or Cafe Dumonde for me this time.<br /><br />I'd love the manta ray to turn into the cabana boy who in turn brings beginets. (I love beginets!) <br /><br />Now, that novella, we have to talk.<br /><br />Patricia Rickrode<br />w/a Jansen SchmidtPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645918315047068528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14942718538315115152011-09-30T14:01:36.488-04:002011-09-30T14:01:36.488-04:00ROFL Amy on cleaning up the trail of seawater from...ROFL Amy on cleaning up the trail of seawater from a manta ray shape-shifter! Sounds like my aversion to doggie breath on a werewolf. ;-)<br /><br />I do believe Mario will be joining us here in the Lair as our newest cabana boy. I hope Paolo doesn't get jealous!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7998134479573902192011-09-30T13:58:58.815-04:002011-09-30T13:58:58.815-04:00Fo,
I can't recommend cruising enough! The shi...Fo,<br />I can't recommend cruising enough! The ships are beautiful and you get GREAT food, free entertainment, exciting port of call, and you never have to move your luggage!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-35708330141785056762011-09-30T13:54:15.058-04:002011-09-30T13:54:15.058-04:00Beignets! Yum, hmmm, don't see any. Did y'...Beignets! Yum, hmmm, don't see any. Did y'all eat 'em all already? :(<br />The Pirate Parrot is adorable but can't hold a candle to the Golden Rooster! Wow! Your trip looks fabulous and yes, recruit Mario, he's adorable. As to the shapeshifting manta ray - I do know they have soft velvety skin or scales or whatever they have but a paranormal romance about a shapeshifting manta ray? I don't think so, he'd always be leaving a trail of slimy seawater whereever he went. Who wants to clean that off their sheets or their skin?! ; )<br /><br />http://unwrappingromance.blogspot.com/Amy Valentinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725078863607000204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8883845632032247492011-09-30T13:34:12.100-04:002011-09-30T13:34:12.100-04:00Helen, the cruise sounds fab! I did my first cruis...Helen, the cruise sounds fab! I did my first cruise last year (to NZ). Wonderful. And such a relaxing way to travel!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9022762119264681392011-09-30T13:29:32.364-04:002011-09-30T13:29:32.364-04:00Ah, Louisa m'love, you MUST get yourself back ...Ah, Louisa m'love, you MUST get yourself back to Nawlins! I hadn't been there in several years myself, and it is just as wonderful as always. Oh, and my DH will only drink chicory coffee there too... MUST be the ambiance.<br /><br />LOVE your assessment of the manta ray: elegant, powerful, deadly... I'm starting to think this shape-shifter idea DOES have merit!<br /><br />AC<br />whose new motto is: NEVER TOO MANY CABANA BOYS!Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-35371186133378475112011-09-30T13:25:36.474-04:002011-09-30T13:25:36.474-04:00Hey Jo,
Gotta agree, Cindy S. gave a GREAT (and fu...Hey Jo,<br />Gotta agree, Cindy S. gave a GREAT (and funny) talk at our local chapter meeting last Sat. PLUS, she brought dead body cookies! Le Duchesse and the other "Boom Girls" will LOVE those. ;-)<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33225132035256442622011-09-30T13:19:47.998-04:002011-09-30T13:19:47.998-04:00Hi Lauren!
Great to see you here in the Lair!
I ...Hi Lauren!<br /><br />Great to see you here in the Lair!<br /><br />I think you may have hit on something with the vacuums. I wonder if they made riding ones, kinda like a zamboni? I'm sure the hockey hunks would be much more likely to volunteer for clean up duty if they had a riding vacuum!<br /><br />Yes, yer olde Aunty is in charge of recruiting, training, and maintaining discipline for cabana boys. A tough job, but SOMEONE has to do it! ;-)<br /><br />And I HIGHLY recommend cruises as my vacation of choice.<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51149894511931116352011-09-30T13:15:28.168-04:002011-09-30T13:15:28.168-04:00Hi Deb,
I AGREE! The GR is waaay too much trouble ...Hi Deb,<br />I AGREE! The GR is waaay too much trouble on his own. That parrot needs to stay on Roatan!<br /><br />And I couldn't have put it better myself: We can NEVER have too many cabana boys in the Lair!<br /><br />AC<br />Off to contact MarioLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58945786573481084942011-09-30T13:08:35.743-04:002011-09-30T13:08:35.743-04:00Morning Smoov!
Yes, beignets do go with everything...Morning Smoov!<br />Yes, beignets do go with everything! Looks like there's no help for it. We will have to convince Sven to fry up a BIG BATCH. Hope we have a few extra $$ in the treasury for brooms and mops to clean up the powdered sugar. ;-)<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12965966870368493612011-09-30T13:05:26.988-04:002011-09-30T13:05:26.988-04:00Morning Jo-Mama!
You are up and at 'em early t...Morning Jo-Mama!<br />You are up and at 'em early today. :-P Grandkiddoes keeping you on your toes?<br /><br />You know me and how I love my history... AND cabana boys. ;-)<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52047602804383833012011-09-30T13:03:30.340-04:002011-09-30T13:03:30.340-04:00YAY! Mario has now gained "the Dianna stamp o...YAY! Mario has now gained "the Dianna stamp of approval!" :-)<br /><br />And I think you are right about the GR and his rather disreputable family. He, and they, are liable to do most anything, so having a pirate parrot as a shirt-tail relative would be no surprise. LOL!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.com