Another Book Signing for me!

I love going to book signings - lots of kids and dog treats!

Today we visited Equine Corral in Lithia, Florida. The shop is great with lots of English Riding apparel and horse supplies. They have show outfits and fun T-shirts for kids too!

There were several entries for the "Ponies & Puppies" art contest and I'd like to personally thank all the young artists! It was a pleasure to meet some of them today.

Be good and keep on drawing (and writing!)

Woof Woof!

Halloween Fun!

Very talented pumpkin carvers!

I have one question. Where is the pumpkin that looks like me?

Vacation Photos!

Wow! What a great vacation we had! We traveled from Florida to Philly via the Blue Ridge Mountains and then took day trips to Delaware, New Jersey and outskirts of Philly. Mom sold lots of books on her Equestrian Book Tour!

I visited my friend, Tinkerbelle, while at the Apple Brook Horse Farm in Cookstown, NJ. She is all grown up now and barked at me! She must not remember her old friend :(

I did enjoy the short trail ride with Mom and Sonny - the first time off a leash in a very long time!

And I met a new, very cute, girl dog named Shanny - she is living with Josh and Kate in Philly and we took several walks together. She has a shiny black coat and is part beagle, part chow. This should be the beginning of a long, friendly relationship! :)

Traveling from Tampa to Virginia

Wow - I got to sniff lots and lots of bushes for three days! Strange but interesting smells along the way.

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The Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia provided cooler weather than the 90 degree in Tampa! And I enjoyed the motels - especially the king-sized beds!

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I was very glad to reach Philly and see Josh again! He has a new dog, a pretty black female named Shanny. Pix coming soon!

Road Trip!

Oh Boy, oh boy!

We're taking a road trip starting this Saturday, and I'm so excited! Mom's Equestrian Book Tour will have us stopping at independent book stores and tack shops from here to Connecticut. We'll be gone from September 19 - 28.

She'll be looking for horse stories for her fourth book of the BELOVED HORSES series. She's gathering names of horses now and will be interviewing their owners after the holidays.

We'll also be visiting Josh in Philly, and I heard he has a female dog. Hmm... I'll have to check her out!

Most important. we'll be visiting the stable where our horse, Sonny. is retired and where my cute girlfriend, Tinkerbelle, lives! Time for a happy dance!

More Young Artists!

Visit http://authorevents.blogspot.com/ to see the Young Artists colorings! This is Mary Grace who drew a picture of her Golden Retriever!

I wasn't allowed to attend this book signing at Wilson's Books in St. Petersburg today, but my paw print was included in the sales of my book, Woogie's Travels - Looking For a Friend.

If you would like me to attend a book signing at your special event , e-mail sharonminer@yahoo.com with your request! She also speaks about the craft of writing at school visits - no charge!

Remembering Veterans

We visited the Veterans Memorial County Park near us in Tampa. It has a picnic area near the canal, but no one was around cooking burgers to beg for since it was a Monday. (rats!)

It also has old tanks and other war stuff along with a memorial wall of local men who died fighting in WW II. The helicopter was cool with the shark teeth painted on it!