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Charles went to the Ren Faire yesterday and apparently some of you asked, where were Jon and I? First, let this be a blow to the rumor that Charles is permanently attached to us. He went with friends of his, and they had a good time. Jon and I stayed home so Charles could have a good time. When he’s with us, he’s working, and no matter how relaxed he looks, he’s actually watching the crowd. So, I thought he needed at least one trip to the Ren Faire without having to be on duty.

It was also a weekend when Trinity was at my ex-husband’s, and she loves the Ren Faire. Since I probably won’t be able to go more than once I try to take the kiddo with me. Ideally, we do one adult only visit, then a kid-friendly one. This year, we’ll be lucky to get in a trip, at all. We actually missed it last year, and that was sad, but having a book come out in the summer just throws off the schedule for fun stuff.

Also, I had work to do. I am desperately trying to get SWALLOWING DARKNESS done before BLOOD NOIR comes out on May 27th. I’m about fifty or so pages out. I can do the amount of pages, but now that I’ve had to loose the bomb idea, I’m having trouble reworking the ending. So I only managed four pages on Saturday, but it was a progress, and rereading the pages I get to keep them all, so all to the good. I know what happens next, and that helps a great when sitting down to the computer.

If I can finish DARKNESS then I can just devout myself to BLOOD NOIR tour and publicity. Which would be great. It’s always hard to be working on one series when you’re out flogging for another.

But on the plus side for a grown-up weekend, we did manage to have some fun. Let’s just say that if you want a whole bunch of unscented candles I recommend Target. Yes, Target. Everyone else has scented candles galore, but if you’re trying to fill the bedroom with light, and you know you’ll be using other scented products, you don’t want the candle scents fighting with the oil fragrances.

What fragrant oils? Well, actually, technically they were candles, too. Ember Massage Candles from JimmyJane, are nicely scented, not too strong a scent which is my complaint for a lot of things, just enough fragrance. But unlike regular candles (okay regular candles do not work for pouring on your lover, because most of the wax gets too damn hot. Pour only from eight to nine inches, or more from the body, and even then, it can be too hot. I recommend you get candles designed with this activity in mind, for safety and sanity.) So, unlike regular candles these turn to massage oil when they’ve burned for awhile. There’s a set of instructions with them that you actually should read before use. Because, these do get hot, too. They have this little wand thing with the candles so you can paint on the wax/oil. I didn’t think the wand would be that tantalizing, but it was a big hit. Jon loved it. Oh, and like any good dominant, I tried the wax on my body before trying it on Jon’s. Especially important if it’s going anywhere delicate. Safety first. Nothing ruins a great romantic scene like your lover going, "AAARGH! Get it off! It burns!" Not to mention that the emergency room trip is very embarrassing when trying to explain to the staff how it happened. Of course, they’ve seen and heard it all, but still you don’t want to add to their amusing stories.

But last night worked out just right, everything was just hot enough, and who doesn’t like an erotic hot oil massage from their sweetie? So, in among all the hair-pulling work yesterday, I managed to drive the Foose, and drive the man in my life to warm, satisfied distraction. A very good day.