Photos of My Mayflower Relatives

Photos of people talked about in The Bunco Club.
This picture is of my great-grandmother MeeMee, dated 1957, the year she passed away. She was a real person, and this is a picture of her!

Henrietta Hicks Snyder -- MeeMee. 1957

This is a photo of the actual Snyder soddy homestead in Hayes County Nebraska,  that was talked about in The Bunco Club where MeeMee (Henrietta) raised her eight children. Henrietta is holding the infant on the left hand side of the photo by the end of the horse. My grandma Nellie Erma (being the oldest) is the little girl at the front of the same horse. I count five kids in this picture--she still had three more to go!

Snyder soddy circa late 1800's

George Soule's headstone

George Soule's gravestone in Duxbury within the Myles Standish Burial Ground.

I Want One of These!

It just figures that Karen would say this cool sewing machine belongs to Sunnie! What am I, chopped liver!? Why does my mom have all the fun stuff in Karen's sequel? I think I'll get out my hot-glue gun and a tin of buttons, and show Ms. Author just how creative Phreedom Aquarius Eaton Clarke can be.

Sunnie's Sewing Machine in The Quilters of the Bunco Club.

Sign for My Office...

I might just be hanging a sign like this in my office in the sequel, Quilters of the Bunco Club.

The new book is taking shape and getting exciting. Too bad Karen has so many book signings and shows coming up--I just want her to write, write, write!

I wonder if I'll be drinking more coffee or wine in the new book?

Hooray! The Book Trailer is Ready

All eight of us are represented in this video.
That's a replica of my trunk, and Lettie's studio barn is at the end. I think Helen and Nancy are toasting the wine glasses, and the sewing room is Rosa's. The beautiful front porch is Nedra's, the fancy spread of food is from Beth, and the antique sewing machine belongs to Marge.

Well done, Ted Rosean, producer. Karen said you were a genius at creating videos, and she was correct!

Let's Get This Story Written...Let's GO!

So, I'm sitting here tapping my fingers while waiting for more of my story to evolve and Ms-Artist-Author is doing everything but writing!

Well, that's not entirely true, she did pound out a few pages yesterday after an extensive talk with her son discussing the storyline, plot, and bouncing ideas back and forth faster than a metronome on steroids. And to be fair she is in the final week or two of approving the audiobook chapters for The Bunco Club as they come through from Amy-the-Producer. Oh, yeah, she's also trying to hook up some blog interviews with some incredible authors she met at the Chicago Writers Block Party last weekend.

This is what I can tell you about the next book...shhhh, don't repeat, just between you and me:
You'll get a quick peek at the women in Vegas; my mother is driving me crazier than usual; something is going on with Ricky but I don't know what; and I apparently bought something that cost a lot of money.

I say she needs to clear the decks and get going on MY story...what do you think?

More later--keep checking.

Uh oh...I Smell Trouble!

Did you see the images Karen posted as her inspiration for Book Two? I enjoyed most of them but this photo can only mean one thing...my Mother and hippie extaordinare will be in the sequel!

Lord help me.

Sunnie's car.

Not to sound too paranoid but....

She's at it again. Karen is making up stories about me. Actually, I'm excited with what I'm doing and I can't wait to see what happens next.

Apparently, this is a sequel or spinoff of The Bunco Club and I'm sharing the spotlight of this book with Rosa. Poor Rosa, I can't quite tell what is going to happen with her but I know we all want to find out about her son.

At this point I can tell you that I have a big reveal several pages into the book that will surprise everyone...it even surprised me and it was allegedly a long-time dream of mine!

I can also say that this book promises to be every bit as exciting as The Bunco Club and Karen is pulling out all the stops. I just hope The Bastard doesn't get back in the picture...I truly can't stand the jerk. Hmmmm, I wonder about Officer Hotty...oh please bring him back, please!

All the women of The Bunco Club say "hi" and they're all waiting for their own stories to be told. I think that Marge and Nedra are slated for book two of the series. We'll see if that pans out or if the author changes her mind.

Check back for updates. I'll try sneaking in some tidbits and secrets when you-know-who isn't looking.

Phree