Let the Day Begin – Coffee, Banana and Blue

By Patty L. Fletcher

Wednesday April 23, 2025

Moon Phase Waning Crescent

Good morning, everyone.

I hope you’re doing well.

Here, the coffee is hot. The weather is foggy and not, but still, it’s the way Team Blue likes it.

I woke up after 4 AM ready to work. I’d fallen asleep at 9 last evening and my sleep was deep and peaceful. I only woke once, and I don’t think I was truthfully awake more like sleepwalking to and from the bathroom.

After feeding and relieving Blue it was time for another cuppa and something to eat so I could take my vitamins.

I’m trying to remember to take them in the morning, and since Blue and I share a banana together for breakfast whenever we have them, I thought putting them out when I sit out my breakfast would help.

The image shows a section of a kitchen countertop with several items arranged on it. On the left side, there is a white microwave with a digital keypad and a small vent. On top of the microwave, there is a box of coffee pods with a spoon resting on it. To the right of the microwave, there is a Keurig coffee maker with a mug placed under the dispenser. The mug has a festive design featuring a red cardinal and holly leaves. Next to the coffee maker, there is a bottle of orange juice with a yellow cap. To the right of the orange juice, there is a bottle of Coffee Mate coffee creamer with a blue cap. \in front of these items, on the countertop, there is a white tray holding a bottle of Centrum vitamins and a banana. \above the countertop, there are wooden cabinets with visible wood grain and round handles. To the right of the countertop, there is a section of an electric stove with two visible coil burners.

*Note*

I can’t give up my Christmas mug. It fits my hand perfectly.

My Hilton Head mug was dirty.

Blue waited patiently in the hallway just outside the kitchen and was rewarded with a bit of banana and a lot of play time.

Blue waiting on Mom to Make Breakfast

The image depicts a narrow hallway leading to a bedroom. In the foreground, on the right side, there is a white refrigerator with a container labeled “Rubbermaid Cereal Keeper” placed on top. The container appears to be filled with a dark substance, possibly cereal or pet food. To the left of the refrigerator, there is a section of a countertop visible.

In the hallway, a black dog is sitting on the floor, facing the camera. The dog is positioned directly in front of the doorway leading to the bedroom. The bedroom in the background contains a bed with a disheveled appearance, covered with various blankets and pillows. To the right of the bed, there is a small wooden nightstand with items on top, and a plastic storage bin is partially visible next to it. The walls and door frames in the hallway and bedroom are painted in neutral tones.

*Note*

The food in the container is Coco Pebbles.

And please excuse my messy bedroom.

The beautiful thing about living alone is that you can be a brat, refusing to make your bed, eating kid’s cereal, and using holiday mugs anytime you wish, and no one to make you behave.

😜😜😜😜

Now, Blue’s in my recliner relaxing and I’m here at my desk ready for the things I’ve tasked myself to do.

I’ve already posted a blog post for the day and now I’m ready to go and work on my manuscript for a while.

Nobody is going to be expecting what’s fallen onto the page. I certainly was not.

Well, for now, this is team blue saying, “Keep your nose to the ground and your tail waving at the sky.”

Book III of The Blended Lives Chronicles, a Lady MoonWalker series, is due out in the fall or early winter.

If you’ve not read the first two, here’s their information.

The Blended Lives Chronicles Sides of the Order book I.

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The cover is a deep, candy apple red, with the title, The Blended Lives Chronicles: Sides of the Order at the top in white text. At the bottom is the author’s name, Patty L. Fletcher, also typed in white. Above the author’s name and below the title of the book is a white skeleton key, taking up about 3/4 of the cover space.

About the Book

Lady Laya MoonWalker is a well respected author and magazine owner and a high priestess in the magickal community. After a drawn-out battle with the forces of dark magik, she has come into her own. She lives and works on Planet Korponious, where she is the owner and creator of an Interplanetary Magazine called “Blended Lives Chronicles.” Her mission is to blend the lines of race, creed, and disability that separate so many and to elevate the recognition of the training and ability of Service Animals of all kinds to a new level. She has just been accepted into the Blended Lives Federation and now hopes to continue her work in a way like nothing known to her before.

Laya has created allot of wreckage along the way through her dark journey into the light, and now she wishes to set this to right. She has just received her best break ever. Frank Prince, the CEO of The Blended Lives Learning Center, has invited her to the Celtic New Year Convention and Witches Ball as a reporter to write a story on the progress of The Blended Lives Planetary Federation. She will be their guest speaker at the opening ceremonies.

When Laya arrives at the Celtic Convention, she finds herself face to face with an old and dear friend, Blended Lives Learning Center Instructor and member of the Order of the Night, Derrick Gibbous. As they begin to connect, causing old sparks to reignite, they are tossed into a nasty battle from which not everyone will escape. People are not as they seem, and not everyone supports the side for which they appear to work.

As their love for one another grows, so does the battle. Despite everything, Laya and Derrick are determined to see their work to unite beings of all kinds succeed.

The Blended Lives Chronicles: A Battle of Choices

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Book 2 square photo – A blood red background with white font. The title, The Blended Lives Chronicles sits on the top in smaller font. A Battle of Choices is in the center, with larger font, displaying this as the main focus. Patty L Fletcher is on the bottom right hand corner in medium font. The logo sits on the center.

The logo is a white skeleton key with its top key ring angled to the right and the bottom angled to the left. The key sits inside the space of a crescent moon, also in white, but with a thin black border. The crescent moon opening is angled down to the bottom right.

About the Book:

Lady Laya MoonWalker and Derrick Gibbous find themselves, once again, at odds with those who would segregate and purify anyone deemed unworthy. When Laya begins to fulfill a prophecy set by higher powers, she must learn to wield her magick in new ways. Amidst the fight to protect their loved ones, they each must choose when to sacrifice and when to hold strong to their beliefs, their love, and their morality.

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