My dad says I should blame it all on Vanna. It’s her fault I’ve been away so long! I love the way that sounds. But first thing’s first . . . we need MUSICA to go with our Fairy Tale.
Don’t be mad at us ~ we come bearing gifts . . . I’m sorry I’ve been away so long. I hope I didn’t worry you, I missed you just as much as you missed me! Everyone is happy and healthy around here and keeping out of trouble the best we can. You can see we are surrounded with mini-miracles, Girl and Jack in the same photo!! Yesterday! (Look at his cute folded paws!)
‘Course the whole world is a miracle now that the lilacs are in bloom . . . this is my view out the window from my art table.
Here’s up close and personal, a bee’s-eye view.
Here’s the sky view, lilacs are everywhere on the Island right now ~ it smells wonderful outside!
So here’s more of what’s been happening around here. Besides the fact that we have two new baby squirrels coming to the feeders ~ who won’t hold still for six seconds so I can take their picture, but they are adorable! The tiniest ears in the world.
Our tulips and daffodils bloomed, so perky after that cold winter. You have to call that a miracle!
And then there’s this . . . our ornamental pear tree. I’m very big on spring flowers, I like the shock of it! This does it for me!
We still have a few of these Angelique tulips in bloom . . .
My birthday was perfection, thank you all so much for your well wishes! My dad and his wife Jeanie sent me this darling birdhouse!
And the dogwood did its part by blooming soon after . . .
Heres another photo of the dogwood . . .
When Joe was digging the hole to plant the dogwood, he found that little blue bottle in it. I celebrate that little bottle all the time. Buried treasure! Kind of a fairy tale, don’t you think?
Here’s another picture of the pear . . . I can’t get enough of it. I could live there.
Here it is again, showing off with the weeping cherry and forsythia . . .
And more forsythia, not to be outdone . . .
When we bought this house in 1989, there was a wonderful magnolia in the garden that bloomed every year and made the perfect spring picture for all passers by. In fact, long before I bought this house, I used to drive past it in the spring, just to see all the wonderful flowering trees in bloom. The woman who owned the house before me, Mrs. Bowditch, was a garden lover.
This was her tree, and the legacy she left for us. But one day, this beautiful 
tree up and died, and I’ve mourned it ever since. I know Mrs. Bowditch was looking down from heaven saying, “Susan, Put it back. It’s your job.” It took three years to find the right kind here on the island to replace it with. I wanted the exact same variety. But they didn’t seem to carry it in our nurseries ~ only other varieties, with different flowers. In addition, I find it hard to trust the name tags on the trees, I trust them more if there is a flower I can see.
There was exactly one flower on this one when we found it last year at Vineyard Gardens, but it looked like the right kind!!! So excited, we took a chance and brought it home.
And prayed that it wasn’t some sort of trick. I waited for it to bloom this year, and we got lucky, because it was the right kind! It still has a way to go before it reaches the glory of the original tree, but I am so happy to have this view back! A pure pleasure. Happy Mother’s Day, Mrs. Bowditch.♥ Thank you for the inspiration!
And here we are in the way back . . . enjoying more . . .
Oh yes, we’ve been celebrating by walking through the woods out to the pond and the ocean every day . . .
The leaves are back! We watch seagulls, terns, finches and osprey flit, dive and prey and we do “Morning Science” which always starts with the words, “I wonder why” . . . Big breaths of this air soothes the winter soul. A blessing.
Speaking of blessings, here’s one of the things I missed ~ well, I missed sharing it with you ~ was Princess Charlotte’s Birth Day! Weren’t you thrilled they had a girl? How perfect! And isn’t Kate’s dress adorable?
William and Kate must wake up and pinch themselves every day! Now Kate can shop for baby dresses! Of course we non-royalty types celebrate in our own way, by drinking tea from our new Emma mugs! Not a bad way to go! Too cute! I hope everyone got one . . . Kellee announced their arrival on Facebook . . . I know they’ll sell out from Emma soon, if not already. They always have a limited supply of these special event mugs which is the good news and the bad news!
Another thing I missed with you was . . .
So, Happy Mother’s Day to all of my soul-nurturing Girlfriends. The world wouldn’t be fit to live in 
without you! You are kind of IT. ♥ I just saw a wonderful movie that I think would make the perfect Mother’s Day gift for you. It’s not new, it came out in 2011, so it’s available on Netflix and all kinds of places, even on YouTube. I know you’ll love it. It’s called The Well Digger’s Daughter. It’s French, you have to read subtitles, but it’s easy to get used to and the cinematography is heaven with lovely views of the French countryside. I loved the musica too. And the dad in this movie is wonderful too. Also, the clothes on his five daughters! It’s set just as WWI is beginning. So happy Belated Mother’s Day dearest ones!♥
So where have I been? What is my pitiful excuse? You aren’t buying the Vanna excuse? I didn’t think so.
I’ve been doing this ↑. I’ve been writing our book. I made you a promise to try to have it before Christmas do I decided to put my shoulder into it and make it actually happen. The Musica for today was a hint. I’ve been playing it for inspiration and strength. I think anyone who must march to a finish line would be helped by playing this music.
And this is where I am now. Deep into my watercolors, making new art for our new book, which finally has a name. You’ll be the first to know . . . ready? I’m scared . . . OK, here we go . . .
Here’s the first time I wrote it . . . trying it on for size . . . to be or not to be, that is was the question.
And I liked it! So here’s where I got serious.
And here’s where I started to mean business.
And here’s where there’s no turning back. Yesterday, Kellee posted THE FAIRY TALE GIRL in the web store for presale (everytime I type presale, my auto fix changes it to “resale” and now it’s 
changing autofix to “outfox.” Stop helping me outfox!)
Anyway, this is the book I’ve been trying to write since about 2006 and would not have been happy in life if I didn’t. I had to, even though it’s a completely new thing for me and I had to practice by writing A FINE ROMANCE first. Which was not only fun, but very helpful as far as learning is concerned.
THE FAIRY TALE GIRL began as just one book, but when I added the art and photos and recipes, it was too big, so I had to make it two books ~ The Fairy Tale Girl comes complete with a cliff hanger ~ so very soon we’ll also have the sequel called MARTHA’S VINEYARD, ISLE of DREAMS. And guess what else? They are novels! Based on my diaries.
I know, but it’s true. And this isn’t even all of them! So, of course I’m scared to death! But counting on the fact that
I’m plowing forward despite trepidation. I think you will like it, it’s sort of like the blog only more and longer. For the next month, before it goes to print, I will be digging through old
photographs like this one, laying out my pages in the book with them so you can see what I’m writing about ~ and painting the art so you can go on a little virtual journey with me back to the 1900s. What do you think? A novel with pictures!
For those of you interested in preordering The Fairy Tale Girl, yours will be signed copies and shipped to you first before anyone else ~ as soon after August 15th as possible, on a first-come first-serve basis (because we really never know how many to print of these things). The actual “Publication Date,” when you should be able to find it in stores, is October. That’s so we have time to send books to reviewers.
And now, because I’ve been away so long, and because that was bad, I want to make it up to you by GIVING AWAY the first ten copies of 
THE FAIRY TALE GIRL to ten of YOU! So leave a comment and we’ll have a drawing, and wear poor Vanna out with all the work to choose ten winners! It’s good for her! They’ll ship out the moment they arrive. And BTW, if my Blog is delivered your email address, you need to come here to www.162.240.10.175/~susanbs3/susanbranch/ in order to leave a comment ~ at the very bottom of this post, where you see a row of tiny words, look for “comment,” click there, and voila, leave a comment, and you’ll be entered.
for your support ~ love you Girls.♥ Everyday I’ve thought the same thing as I’ve been writing, “What would the Girlfriends like me to tell them about?” This time it’s a fairy tale, complete with a Prince Charming, a bite of poison apple, and lessons learned! We all have a bit of that fairy tale in us, right? ~ but I’m not telling anymore! Until maybe next time. Previews are only fair. ♥
Have a wonderful day! XOXO
Hi Susan, I missed your blog, too. But, then, I thought you were probably working on your book. Thank you for your missive today with all the beautiful flowers and green. It lifts my spirit too see your vision. Just lovely. So glad you are back. Barb
Susan, I’m so excited about Fairy Tale Girl! I also love your watercolors! Your flowering trees are beautiful. I especially love the Pear blossoms, as they remind me of the tree growing at my grandmother’s back door. Thanks for sharing amazing springtime with us!
I missed you, but you made up for it with those lovely photos of all the flowers and trees. To me, you truly live in a fairy tale.
So glad you are back too! I understand how you must have been so very busy and am thrilled the book is almost “birthed”!!! It’s with pure delight in knowing it will have a little sister too!
Susan, so nice (and comforting) to have you back. Love your new (old) magnolia and all the other flowering trees. Your environs are paradise. And, love the cover of the book; maybe Vanna will pick me!
Yippeee…can’t wait for both books! ❤️️❤️️❤️️
Dear Susan,
I’m just glad you are ok! I am eager to read your new book. and wish you the best . Thank you for sharing your world with us. It is like having your best friend at the end of the line.
What wonderful news that your book is almost ready. All your fans are looking forward to it. Spring has been so lovely this year. Here in the South the things that are blooming for you are just about done. My peonies are the stars of the show right now. Thanks for sharing the always beautiful Martha’s Vineyard. Happy Spring!
Oh, so good to hear from you again! And I so understand about the obsession with your project. I’m surprised you can settle down enough to sleep! When I’M IN THE MIDST OF SOMETHING, Decorating or giving a party or sewing, my mind spins long after I’ve gone to bed!
Mary jo
Obsession! Such a perfect word! 🙂
So excited that you are writing another book(s)! I can’t wait to read it and thank you for sharing all the lovely spring photos!
Susan,
Loved the picture of Girl Kitty and Jack and, of course, the wonderful flowering trees inyour yard! Everytime I checked for an update on your blog and didn’t find one, I thought, “Susan is still hard at work on her book.” Kudos to you for soldiering on. It takes great focus.
I’d love to be in the drawing for your new book.
Lois
Wow! Susan, so exciting!! Can’t wait for the book(s)!! I think it’s a brilliant idea to make 2 novels! I wasn’t worried about you, because being a writer myself, I knew what you were doing!! Everything under the sun has been happening here — good stuff, and if what I’m working on actually happens, I can forget about everything else and get back to writing my book, too! The one I’m working on which involves Gene’s art and fairy tales, too, I began in 2005, so it made me feel better when I saw that you’ve been working on this since 2006. This writing business just takes TIME!!!! Good patience teacher! By the way, that little bottle Joe found. Oddly, I have 2 almost identical to it, that I bought in a flea market here, and they told me they were medicine bottles found in the ground around here, too. I guess people used to buy their medicines in those little bottles and then toss them out and they worked themselves into the ground so we could find them!! They are darling, aren’t they. Finally, so GOOOOOD to see the Island in “Spring dress” — just lovely! A true miracle after the winter you had. And fun to see all the flowering trees and shrubs again — a second spring for us! Thanks for filling us in! I’d love a book if Vanna pulls my name! But at any rate, can’t wait and will be looking forward to it!! Will you do another tour? Probably too much to even think of now! You need a REST!!! Blessings!! Jane xo
Thank you Jane! xoxo Hi to Gene!
Welcome back, Susan! I’d had left a comment today even if there wasn’t a giveaway! I’ve missed you, bur certainly understand your absence! Absolutely can’t wait to see “our” new book! Loved all the beautiful flower pics in your post! We are enjoying the jacaranda blooms right now in So., Cal and we have ornimental pear blossoms, too! Much happiness to you as you continue on the next leg of your project!
I’m soooo excited to read your new book!!! I LOVED A Fine Romance and recently gave a copy to a lovely girlfriend. She called me the other day to thank me for the “darling” book. She is enjoying her trip to the English countryside.
I’m already in love with the title and cover of your new book. Can’t wait for it to be published. I’m sure everyone of the girlfriends forgives you for being away so long, especially if they have a chance to win a copy. It’s not easy putting a book together, but if this book is anything like “A Fine Romance”, it will be spectacular and worth the wait. So glad spring has finally arrived in your part of the country. It really does seem to revive the senses, especially those lovely lilacs.
Lovely book…..I want one.
What a lovely surprise, a new blog. I’ve been checking so often that it took a few seconds to register that, yes indeed, it was a new one. And a beautiful one full of lovely pictures of flowers and kitties and such good news about your book. Love the title. I’ll be sure to pre order for myself and three friends who love you as much as I do. Happy spring, Susan.
YAY! The book is finished, much sooner than I was expecting so YAY again. Love the title and the fact that there’s another to follow soon. I actually felt a little giddy on seeing the book cover. Looks like I’ll live long enough to read both volumes. It’s coming out about a week after my 81st (REALLY quite impossible to believe) birthday and I have my preorder in for two, (I’ll bet there is great glee at your end as those preorders are rolling in). If I’m lucky enough to win in the draw I’d love to give one away to a friend — it’s so much fun to share your delightful creations Susan. That great photo of Jack and Girl will soon be decorating my laptop background :-). Love those kitties.
I think we all have lots in common that is celebrated in your blog and books — For instance, I have a picture of a fallen tree leaning against the roof of the first little house I was living in when my first two kids were born. My car was in that picture, an olive green Plymouth, quite a bit older than your dandy old Volvo. We all have these stories and memories that bind us together. Thank heavens someone with the WILL TO DO IT — namely YOU Miss Aries Sun, Capricorn Moon — gives us this great gift of sharing that remind us in such a charming/nostalgic/artistic way. I’m sooooo anticipating the first new book.
🙂 Love you Sylvia!
Thank you for sharing your post and would love to have a copy of your new book. Congratulations!
Hi Susan, I have followed your books for a long time now. As a fellow lover of art and all girly things I would be honored to win this new book. I hope the good fairy can find it in her wand to grant me this wish! Keep up the good work ! Your far away girlfriend from Ohio Glenna
You grabbed me right off with that great photo of Jack and Girl! And then the beauty of Spring in your world, followed by fairy tales coming true…your book available for presale. What a nice surprise!
Love the kitties! I wonder what is the name of your tree? Doubt such will grow in the middle of TX. Also wonder if multiple trunks is really a tree why do they get as large as a tree? LOL (I miss lilacs and haven’t looked for the kind that will grow in TX. Won’t be as wonderful as East coast. :-0
Best Wishes on your book.
Would love to have your new book. I’m sure it is wonderful! Brenda Kincade
Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you… 🙂
My husband had open heart surgery on the 6th in Duke University Hospital in Raleigh, NC. I only tell you this because we all have been so focused on his surgery that we almost missed the beautiful spring we were having. It seems things are going along and boom!! Anyway we are home now after almost 2 weeks and are enjoying it so much. My husband is doing great and we are so grateful to God, his doctor and all the staff! Now today I have this beautiful blog from you. I smiled the whole time I was reading it. Your yard is lovely, especially the Lilacs. I think of my grandmother when I see them. I haven’t tried them here but I’d like to. I think there might be several varieties that will do well here. At least we had a week or so to enjoy our Azaleas and Dogwoods before we left. Spring is my favorite time. I preordered the book and I can’t wait to get it. *S* Then you tell us there will be a follow up book!! I wish I could pre order it too!!! Get writing gal. *L* So now besides my husband getting well I have a new book to look forward too. Life is good!!!! Hugs to all.
Wow Cyndi, love hearing from you. So glad about your husband!
Hi Susan,
Happy Belated Birthday, Happy Spring, Happy Writing, Happy Everything to YOU! My bday was May 11th…when was yours?
All the best,
Jerri Ellen
San Juan Capistrano, CA
April 12. Happy Birthday Jerri!
Wow, sounds like a great book! The pictures are cool!
Lovely…I love the title and cannot wait to read it! I just finished A a Fine Romance for the 2nd time…it was just as good as the first time! Thanks for sharing your life with us!
Donna
That is what I’m going to do too! Then I’ll be all ready for this new Fairytale!
This is so exciting! I was wondering what had happened to you 🙂
We all need constant glimpses of God’s beauty in this life full of dark incidents… which your blog, photos, writings and recipes certainly give us. So, it’s with joy and anticipation that I await your new book, dear Susan!!
Welcome back! You have been missed! I am so excited to read “The Fairy Tale Girl”. I know it will be great. Loved the pic of Girl and Jack. And love the new little Princess. Keep up the good work. Kisses to the Kitties!
Missed you but your photos of spring in bloom made it all worth the wait. Happy spring everyone!
I’m so excited about the new book! I’m sure it will be wonderful!
Loved A Fine Romance, but I think I will love your Fairy Tale book even more. Can’t wait till I have it in my hands. Hopefully I win a signed copy, but if not I’ll be buying a copy for sure.
O’ la la…I love the name & I would love even more to win one of the first ten copies! Yes, please!
Congratulations on the new books! Can’t wait to see them.
Happy Spring 🙂
Here is hoping that Vanna picks me! 🙂
My life is truly a fairytale. I actually wrote out my ‘fairytale’ as a birthday gift to my husband one year. (He loved it!) We were poor & very young. Now we’re comfortable & not so young & I need to write a sequel.
Hooray for you and Vanna! I’m sure that your Dad was right and she was leading you astray in the high heeled mules that she likes.
Seriously, would love to be one of the first to read your new book because there is always so much truth in fiction AND if my dear friend doesn’t win, I can give it to her and she will be ecstatic.
Welcome back and keep up the good work.
So good to hear from you! – – – so glad all is well and a “Fairy Tale” is in the making! Tis Camelot to me when I see a new post from you – – so, Happy Spring!!
I loved the dreamy spring pictures and always love a fairy tale!
Fall is my favorite season…until Spring arrives and then how can you resist the dogwood, forsythia, redbuds, and the green growing shoots of…everything!
Dear Susan, I’m so happy it won’t be long before your new book is in my hands, I’ve read A Fine Romance at least 6 times and am reeeeeally ready for that prequel! I hope Spring is a continuous delight for you and Joe – isn’t it just too wonderful?!
I love magnolia trees. At Highland Park in Rochester, NY (close to where I live) which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted there is a beautiful section of magnolia trees in many different colors and even though Highland Park is known for its lilacs, my favorite part of the park is where the magnolias are. So happy you were able to find the one you wanted to replace the one you lost.
Life got kind of busy, as it sometimes does, and I somehow got out of the habit of checking your blog. Sorry… :-(. But I checked in today to get caught up, because suddenly I missed you, and here was your wonderful post about spring and your new book! Yay! Fingers are crossed for Vanna choosing me, but will be preordering as well to insure an ASAP copy. Can’t wait!
Hello Susan,
How wonderful for another book from you! I can’t wait to read it. “A Fine Romance” is a treasure and I am sure this will be, also. My husband and I just returned from our two weeks in England and,as I mentioned to you before, “A Fine Romance” was right along for the ride. We followed your trip for the fine points. And, as I mentioned I would try, I have photos to send along….your wonderful book came right along while “visiting” Highclere Castle/Downton Abbey, Jane Austen’s home and Dowager Violet’s beautiful home (your favorite). It was a dream. I will send along your photos…please give me a couple of days to settle in and organize.
I am excited to show you.
XO Mary from Michigan
I’m excited to see them!
I’m so excited for this book! Preordered my copy the moment it was put in the shop 🙂
Susan, so happy to see your post – such beautiful spring pix! Excited for your new book –
Dear Susan – You have been missed so much. I do admire you for taking on your new project – we are eagerly awaiting the new book(s). Happy Spring – Susan S
I would love to read your book! My mom and sister are anxiously waiting for your book to come out!
Sooo happy you have written another book!!! Yes, please, I would love to enter to win 🙂
Susan, I am so enjoying your happiness with your new book(s) and I Love the gorgeous photos of the flowers in your garden! Thank you for the suggestion of a movie we might like, and for your “Joie de Vivre”! I love fairy tales, especially as my beloved grand-daughter is sure she is a fairy! Keep writing, painting and being such a special person….
So happy to hear from you…HAPPY SPRING!
This is SO exciting! I cannot wait for the new books!
I can’t wait for your new books!!!! Love!!!!
Loved all the photos of the spring blooms!
I’m looking forward to your new book. I just love the charming watercolor illustrations.
I’m so glad to see your blog back today! What lovely Springtime photos! The new book sounds great-can’t wait!
Dear Susan,
I was so worried that something awful had happened to you or someone in your family. You absolutely made my day today….so glad to hear from you and know that things are okay on the Vineyard.
Looking forward to reading another wonderful treasure from you. Spring has arrived in Stratford, Ct. Enjoying the colors, especially all the shades of green.
Please enter me in your drawing. Glad your back.
Chris
Susan,
So nice to have you back =– can’t wait to see the new books!
Always enjoy reading your blog and enjoy the photos of Martha’s Vineyard, your beautiful home and flowers and trees. Especially love it when you hang your quilts on the line. You connect me to my childhood and my Mom because she always kept a beautiful home as you do. It takes me back to the warm secure feelings of being a child. Can’t wait to read your fairytale book. All the best.
It’s so good to hear from you, Susan. Love the picture of Girl and Jack!!
Just too cute together! Oh! I can’t wait for your novel to debut at the end of
summer!! Congratulations to you!!
Hugs from Barbara in Cumming, GA
Susan, I love your blog! It is always full of the best things in life. I’m looking forward to your new book. You really are a fairy tale girl and I think we all can be fairy tale girls, too, if we look for the miracles all around us everyday. Wouldn’t the world be a great place if we all did that?
Oh how wonderful! The Fairy Tale Girl! Just perfect for someone who has all of their dreams come true!! 🙂 Congratulations! I cannot WAIT to read it! (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Susan Branch-very nice)
I’m looking forward to seeing your new book. I love your work. All the best.
The Fairy Tale Girl, I love it. I have missed your blog, but I did have a feeling that you were holed up somewhere and writing and drawing. Good job!
You’re the best.
I absolutely love your books and can’t wait to add this one to my collection! I’m especially looking forward to sharing it with my granddaughter, who is our family’s fairy tale girl 🙂 Your artwork and writing bring me great joy and inspiration – thank you, Susan!
Spring is such a wonderful thing! Spending my first Spring “back home” in the mid-west after nearly 30 years in California. Yes, California has year round color and flowers, but…we appreciate it so much more when we are deprived of it all winter long. My yard is blooming in Iris and Peonies and Roses. All the fragrances are absolutely heady…as I’m sure it is on your island with the Lilacs and flowering trees. So lovely. I have to admit, I’ve had a hard time finding another book to immerse myself in since reading “A Fine Romance”. Others just don’t seem to measure up! Can’t wait for “Fairy Tale Girl”. Thank you so much for writing it for us all! Happy Spring, Susan!
What fun to have a new book to look forward to!!
So glad to hear there is a new book!!
Just finished re reading A Fine Romance, leaving for three weeks in Scotland , Wales and England . Thank you for sharing your trip, it was the inspiration I needed!
I have missed your blog. So good to hear from you. Looking forward to your new book to add to my collection. Happy Summer!!!!
Oh, Susan! Soon good to hear from you again!! This morning I checked your site again, and worried something was wrong. Thank goodness you’re okay! Love your flowers, but especially the lilacs!
So happy to see your beautiful Spring. How hard it must be to stay inside with that waiting ourdoors. I’m still sharing “A Fine Romance” with friends.
Will be rushing August!! Thanks Susan for the joy you share.
Oh…. love your blog, love your art… and would love to win a copy of your book!
Oh, Susan! This is exciting news! We were just chatting at our monthly Sit & Stitch luncheon that it had been awhile since we each had seen a blog post from you, & Delores said she thought you were busy writing your book. So happy for you, & of course, for all us readers! Congratulations! Nancy the Snowflake Lady.
Thanks, Susan, for always inspiring us with pictures, flowers, dreams, long walks, and a new book!
I thoroughly enjoyed A Fine Romance and would love to read this one. I never win anything, but maybe this entry will be my first time. Hope so!
I am so happy you have written this book, looking forward to being able to read, Congratulations, Susan!
Susan, I am such a fan of your blog (along with your calendars, recipe book, monthly lists & post-it notes, etc. I consider myself one of your “girlfriends” and suggest your blog to many of my other soulful girlfriends. I look forward to reading “Fairy Tales” and it’s sequel too!
Thank you for the wonderful messages that you share that inspire such joy!
Every time I read your blog I’m transported to a fairy tale land-one I dream about. So I’m thrilled you’re going to have a new fairy tale book! I can hardly wait to see the glorious pictures and be transported once again. Blessings!
So excited to hear about The Fairy Tale Girl. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
I can’t wait to read your book! What brand of water colors are in your post this time? Looks like a lot of different shades.
I just watched the Well Digger’s Daughter last week! Completely charming. Looking forward to the new book(s). Spending 6 month in Great Britian next year and will ceertainly take along a “A Fine Romance”.
Six months! Can we come?
Such exciting news! I saw the post on Facebook yesterday and went straight away to pre-order my copy!!! Also, thanks for the Mother’s Day movie suggestion – I will definitely check that one out. I live in New England as well, and have had the same overwhelming feelings about Spring this year after our long, hard winter. We are blooming a little bit later her in New Hampshire, but my apple tree is in full flower right now and I just love breathing in her perfume.
Can’t wait for your book (and appreciate having the chance to win a copy)! Thank you for all your beautiful art and your constant, abundant spirit!
From Cambria, California (another example of miracles and beauty),
Barbara
So glad to hear from you again. Can’t wait for the new book!
Please enter me in the drawing. Love all the spring photos in your
blog today and of course, the cats!!!!!!!
I love your pictures, and your books, can’t wait to read your new one!!
Thanks for sharing your island beauty, Susan!!!! I can’t wait to read your new book!!!! #loveeverythingSusanBranch!!!!!
Beautiful flowers!! I was so excited about Princess Charlotte! Me and my 5 year old son were in the middle of reading Charlotte’s Web! I told him we should move to England and when he’s busy getting his masters degree in biology ( he says he’s a scientist) then maybe princess charlotte will be doing her undergrad and they’ll meet and fall in love and I’ll get to attend the royal wedding of my son 🙂 lol- he ran around yelling he was King Abraham all night, now that would be a fairy tale ! 🙂
I want a copy of your new book, can’t wait to read it!! Very exciting!
HI Susan, It’s nice to see your lilacs. Ours came and went more than a month ago. I would love to read your new book. Thanks for the give away!
Oh, wow! These look amazing. Of course I have to put my name in the hat! A Fine Romance was my favorite book last year, and the one I’ve recommended the most (and sent as a gift the most). Looking forward to reading these.
I thought you might be writing on the book(s) and hoped a lot that you weren’t ill. Or, maybe you sneaked off to England without telling girlfriends! Can’t wait to read the Fairy Tale…And – must say you inspire me with new determination to stay with, hang in there, on a big project in my life nearing its end.
Nice to see you in my inbox again!! Happy Spring! Your flowering trees are just beautiful. Can’t wait to read “Fairy Tale Girl”!
So nice to hear from you, Susan! How beautiful to share MV Spring with you….it is stunning and a delight for all the senses.
The book name is wonderfully intriguing and I cannot wait to savor every bit of the beauty you have put in to this new creation.
Last but not least, the picture of Jack AND Girl is perfection.
THANK YOU for celebrating all the beauty there is to behold.
Looking forward to your new book …loved your latest pictures ..and could almost feel the ”spring~ness” in the air …dibs on having a picnic under that Pear tree ..thanks for thinking of all of us with your special treat !!!! Smiles and Sparkles…blessed be ”all” …
So excited for your new book! Can’t wait to have it in my hands. Also very happy to have a new blog post from you. I know you are extremely busy, but it is great to hear how things are going in beautiful Martha’s Vineyard. I always love seeing pictures of your sweet kitties.
Well, nice to hear the news about the books–I knew you were up to something!!! Good for you Susan; you are spreading your wings and as you know that is when magic happens. Love the titles and am definitely intrigued about what is in store–thank you and keep up the good work!
So inspiring to read about your new upcoming “novels”!!! How exciting. I’m sure you’re doing what many of us girlfriends have always dreamed about doing. I would love to win one of your first books! I so love all of your drawings that sprinkle your blog!
I just A Fine Romance this winter…loved it! Loved the unique style of the entire book. Can’t wait for the new one!
Welcome back to the blog Susan! A new book! A novel! Life is truly good.
Yippee!! You’re back and the book is coming our way. Everyone did miss you, but it will all be worth it when The Fairy Tale Girl is all done. Your property looks wonderful. I can almost smell the lilacs all the way to here in California. Loved the blog today. Made me go out and trim a few of my own spring wonders. Say a special prayer tonight. My niece’s “little man” decided his birthday needed to be earlier than expected. Born just yesterday at just over 4 lbs…but good news today. He is much better 24 hours later. Can’t wait for your ‘fairy tale’ story in novel form. Sounds like a lot of fun. Take care…with love from Kathy T. in sunny (but chilly) southern California. 🙂
Happy birthday to the “little Man.” xoxo
Dear Susan,
Just finished “A FINE ROMANCE” and indeed it was! Why wouldn’t I love reading “A FAIRY TALE GIRL”.