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Granny Gets Sticky Fingers

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Granny_T-shirtThis blog received a note from Granny this morning. Granny. Granny being Hermiony Vidalia Criony Fiddlestadt from Fuchsia, Minnesota and the super sleuth in the book, Granny Hooks A Crook.

Here is what she had to say. It seems she gets herself into the most amazing situation.

“Just thought I’d check in. I wanted to give your readers little tip. If they want to fool someone into thinking they are older, tell them to spill super glue on their fingers. It does the trick. You will wrinkle very fast and you will stay wrinkled long enough to get your hand in and out of anything you want without them suspecting you are young. For instance if you are reaching into a hole to see if there is a clue inside and there is a camera taking a picture, they will see a very old hand. Perfect.  Unfortunately I don’t have  solution for you to unwrinkled your hand fast so you might want to hide out if your are caught until the super glue and wrinkles subside. Also I advise you not to use super glue on your face”

I also you aren’t misleading anyone  if you are questioned and you tell them you couldn’t help yourself from trying whatever you did. You could use this idea when borrowing candy or cookies out of a cookie bowl or candy bowl. The key line when getting caught and I would use it often is: “I couldn’t help myself I have sticky fingers.

I must go, thank you for passing on my note. I am busy with my next puzzling crime in Fuchsia, Minnesota. If you think I got into trouble with Granny Hooks A Crook, wait till you see what I do next.”

Granny

I want to thank Granny for visiting my blog and giving us her tips for troublemaking and excuses to use if you get caught. I do want to caution you to not pass these tips along to your children, use with caution and this blog is not responsible for any problems related to Granny’s advice. Don’t tell Granny I said this, I don’t think she takes time to read this blog. I would take Granny’s advice with a grain of salt and also caution you that trying this at home is not advised by this blogger.

 

Hermiony Vidalia Criony Fiddlestadt (Granny) New Years Resolutions

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Hermiony resides in the fictional town of Fuchsia, Minnesota and Granny is the main character in the book Granny Hooks A Crook by Julie Seedorf.

Every year the citizens of Fuchsia are hounding me to make New Year’s Resolutions. In the interest of keeping the merchants I work for happy, I will do so this year.

  1. I will not let any more furry creatures adopt me this year.
  2.  When Franklin winks at me I will not blush.
  3.  I will give up donuts this year. Wait, it’s not Lent, I will not give up donuts this year.
  4. I will  practice the art of patience with my adult children. I am changing the locks on my door.
  5. I will make at least one trip a week to Red Hot Mama’s Boutique.
  6.  I will remember where my cars are this year. I will not lose them.
  7. I will try something new, perhaps skydiving at the Fuchsia Airport  or water skiing in Blue Bird Lake or snow skiing down Blue Bird Hill.
  8. I will help the Big Guy in new ways. Surprise is the mother of invention or something like that.
  9.  I will spy on my neighbors, especially the new ones that are moving in.
  10. I will laugh, I will mourn, I will love. What is a better resolution than that?

Did you know that they make spyglasses with camera’s?  That’s it, my last resolution. I will buy myself a spyglass with a camera so I can take better care of my neighbors.

Happy New Year and Foofidleyfa!

Do Followers Really Read Your Twitter Posts?

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When “Granny Hooks A Crook” was published I decided I needed to hit the Social Media and become involved. That has become an interesting process.

I was on Facebook.  http://www.facebook.com/sprinklednotes That was my start. I added this blog. I evolved to my website http://www.julieseedorf.com. I then added Twitter. julieseedorf@julieseedorf.

I still do not quite understand all the language of Twitter but I am learning. I look at people who I follow and that are following me with thousands and thousands plus followers and wonder, are of the tweets being read? Or is it just about the numbers?

I do Twitter to interact with people who have the same interests as I do. I do Twitter to promote “Granny Hooks a Crook” and “Whatchamacallit? Thingamajig?” But does it matter?

There have some blogs, people and quotes that inspire me and catch my eye daily. I try not to always promote my books but try to promote what I feel and what I believe. I have found that those that constantly promote their books and what they have to sell and not much else are those that I skim past on a daily basis, and think about unfollowing. Maybe it is just me that is put off by that.

Those are my thoughts. I have a lot to learn. I joined Instagram yesterday. You can possibly teach an old woman new tricks. Isn’t that right  Hermiony Vidalia Criony Fiddlestadt better known as Granny.