Meg Eilidh Greene's Latest Blog Posts Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:59:01 GMT http://meggreene.com/blog http://meggreene.com/blog Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:59:01 GMT en My poor blog has languished as my life has writhed through a year of turmoil. That tripe about how&nbsp;the Chinese character for crisis is the same as for opportunity may be smarmy, but I hope it'...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/ZEqcy6SD-SI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/ZEqcy6SD-SI/33 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:59:01 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/33 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/33 I&rsquo;m not quite sure how a long-time-albeit-small-potatoes CARE donor like me rated a scholarship to attend the organization&rsquo;s annual conference in Washington, but an email arrived a coup...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/uVlOjp9sAO4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/uVlOjp9sAO4/32 Fri, 14 May 2010 16:33:05 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/32 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/32 A couple of weeks ago, I got a call from my brother-in-law. Calls from Dennis are usually not good news. They tend to happen because my sister is busy patching some new crack in the Greene-family p...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/0ISjPOGhQjI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/0ISjPOGhQjI/31 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:25:04 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/31 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/31 A&nbsp;facebook post-or-two ago, I&nbsp;opined that a&nbsp;neglected blog is the devil's workshop, and I meant mine. Gavin Morrice constructed this aesthetically wondrous showcase for my&nbsp;death...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/9-e5OOFHOkc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/9-e5OOFHOkc/30 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:04:33 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/30 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/30 I am trying to cope with the notion that it will soon be a whole year since Esme, her friend Katy, Coz and I stayed in Glencoe just after Christmas of 2008. Glencoe's Hogmanay (New Year's Eve) cele...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/JiLDoFvCqJE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/JiLDoFvCqJE/29 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:08:17 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/29 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/29 Miss Color (aka me on assignment as a fearless elementary school substitute teacher) has been busy lately. I&rsquo;ve been teaching nearly every schoolday. I even look forward to the&nbsp;robo-call...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/4uuu-KeUyXA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/4uuu-KeUyXA/28 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:57:32 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/28 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/28 On 14 October 2009, I became a substitute teacher. The swine flu epidemic has done what 18 years of corporate experience, an MBA, and a fun personality could not--gotten me a job in the worst econo...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/dxIeZFqro8Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/dxIeZFqro8Y/27 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:25:37 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/27 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/27 &nbsp; You see, my original plan was to write children's books. Somewhere children's books' authors and illustrators are muttering, &quot;Isn't that typical?&quot; People assume that because the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/DPxIdcZRP64" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/DPxIdcZRP64/26 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:10:25 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/26 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/26 I hereby launch www.meggreene.com on her maiden voyage! The website's mission is two-fold:&nbsp; To spread the word that I am a professional&nbsp;freelance writer and editor on the lookout f...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/Qo-K_1C3-M4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/Qo-K_1C3-M4/25 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:21:09 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/25 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/25 Gentle reader, whomever you are, here they are today for no particular reason... and as always, subject to change. Hope you like them. Chapter 1... Fall 1943 Zosia Stanislawska charged up Dogwood...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/E6SDLQxTEac" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/E6SDLQxTEac/24 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:05:41 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/24 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/24 Gentle reader, whomever you are, here they are today for no particular reason... and as always, subject to change. Hope you like them. &nbsp; Part I 6 June 793 &nbsp;CHAPTER 1 &nbsp; The next...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/F_dOjtEWx3I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/F_dOjtEWx3I/22 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:44:48 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/22 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/22 A week after Esme and I arrived in Scotland for the first time, Lehman Brothers collapsed. For most Americans, it was the first audible timber-crack in the financial infrastructure they had placed ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/puou0kz6GGA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/puou0kz6GGA/21 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:29:03 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/21 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/21 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research 9 January 2009&nbsp;&nbsp; Another great day of learning loads of stuff about the earliest times of Scotland! After a restf...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/MCucmaW08Rw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/MCucmaW08Rw/20 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:48:00 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/20 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/20 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research 7 January 2009&nbsp; Scottish weather has returned with a vengeance. In my second-floor bedroom late last night, I heard ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/hifUj3flFz8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/hifUj3flFz8/19 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:39:05 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/19 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/19 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. January 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KILMARTIN!!!&nbsp; What a great day we had there today. We ventured back onto the road; this...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/9P79614HxMk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/9P79614HxMk/18 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:53:35 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/18 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/18 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. January 2009&nbsp;&nbsp; Greetings from Blarghour Farm on the southern shore of beautiful Loch Awe! We arrived today from ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/4Xio6wLVzFg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/4Xio6wLVzFg/17 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:23:54 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/17 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/17 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 4 January 2009&nbsp;&nbsp; Oban is a lovely seaside town that is a gateway to islands of the Inner Hebrides Islands like I...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/mSYkHuICZS4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/mSYkHuICZS4/16 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:01:53 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/16 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/16 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 26 December 2008&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 January 2009&nbsp; Coz, Ezz&rsquo;s friend Katy and I arrived in Edinburgh on Boxing Day wh...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/eNHrAsDli98" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/eNHrAsDli98/15 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:28:26 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/15 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/15 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 24 September 2008&nbsp;&nbsp; I had God&rsquo;s own good night&rsquo;s sleep&mdash;exhaustion has its rewards. I went to e...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/wOTgihikjcE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/wOTgihikjcE/14 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:01:29 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/14 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/14 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 23 September 2008&nbsp; First the great news&mdash;the weather is phenomenal, which is very unusual&mdash;especially since...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/p1Ti49-zG9I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/p1Ti49-zG9I/13 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:45:08 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/13 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/13 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 21 September 2008&nbsp;&nbsp; Glasgow is a great big brawl of a city. It reminded me of an overgrown Southbridge&mdash;my ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/oh85rVZdPJI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/oh85rVZdPJI/12 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:35:11 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/12 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/12 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 20 September 2008&nbsp;&nbsp; Ezz decided to stay on at Laura&rsquo;s flat a couple more nights. I&rsquo;m happy about tha...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/ntQ6reAevJA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/ntQ6reAevJA/11 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:33:28 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/11 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/11 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research 18-19 September 2008&nbsp; We started the day with a visit to the castle, a dramatic stone structure first built in the 150...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/cwGnjiJiVEA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/cwGnjiJiVEA/10 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:32:48 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/10 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/10 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 18 September 2008&nbsp; Esme and I arrived around 10:00 yesterday morning. I&rsquo;m finally in this place that I&rsquo;ve...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/mISWNyDbRH8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/mISWNyDbRH8/9 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:30:52 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/9 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/9 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. 14 September 2008&nbsp; We hired a cab to transport three rolling duffle bags, a large suitcase and two pillows in plastic...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/xHF6_XUfROI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/xHF6_XUfROI/8 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:29:55 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/8 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/8 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. September 12, 2008 Tomorrow Esme will move her stuff to her residence hall. The two of us will probably continue to linger...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/4PVYWV_X6Ac" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/4PVYWV_X6Ac/7 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:29:21 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/7 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/7 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. September 11, 2008&nbsp; This was our last day with Jackie. We drove out of Edinburgh and into the Scottish Border Country...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/Fnbe5YZe-s0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/Fnbe5YZe-s0/6 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:28:43 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/6 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/6 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. September 10, 2008&nbsp; Once again, Esme and I are on our appointed sofas in Laura&rsquo;s flat after a good day of exp...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/jHdVNxolkos" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/jHdVNxolkos/5 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:27:52 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/5 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/5 Note: Scottish Journal entries are&nbsp;from my 2008-2009 novel research. September 9, 2008&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Got here yesterday, very sleep-deprived but nonetheless Esme and I sallied forth to th...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/oh8PIi19LIY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/oh8PIi19LIY/4 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:27:00 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/4 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/4 My Year of Wonders started September 8, 2008, and concluded on August 31, 2009, with Lola and Gav-o&rsquo;s departure for the UK. Can I have another extraordinary year now, please? &nbsp; Edin...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/_OASu6OpY8A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/_OASu6OpY8A/3 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:36:52 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/3 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/3 I want to thank my gifted young friend, Gavin Morrice, for creating this gorgeous, atmospheric website for me. (That&rsquo;s Morrice as in &ldquo;Morris the Cat,&rdquo; not &ldquo;Maurice the Senda...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/XikqZHSvVlQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/XikqZHSvVlQ/2 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:33:30 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/2 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/2 I'm a writer in southern Connecticut. My freelance work is mostly magazine articles; personal profiles are a strength. I've also done technical writing and grantwriting. I write fiction as well. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MegGreene/~4/UMVTgNXBAyM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MegGreene/~3/UMVTgNXBAyM/1 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:28:32 GMT http://meggreene.com/posts/1 Meg Eilidh Greene http://meggreene.com/posts/1