What is it about lumberjacks?
What exactly is the appeal of lumberjacks? The beard? The uber masculinity? The flannel? The bulging, axe-wielding, super strong muscles? Log rolling? The euphemisms about wood? The promise of a woodsy scent of sawdust and pure man?
Paul Bunyan aka lumberjack idol
I know I can’t be the only one out there to look at a sculpture of Paul Bunyan and think he’s kind of sexy. There must be lumberjack-centric romance out there. Cowboys, bikers, rock stars, pirates… why not lumberjacks?
When I decided to set Geoducks in the Pacific Northwest, I just knew I had to include a hot lumberjack. After living in Washington for a few years, and visiting the PNW throughout my life, I’ve met a lumberjack or two in my time. None stand out as being especially “hot” with the exception of one or two, who shall remain anonymous to protect their “innocence”.
Geoducks very own “hot lumberjack” is named John Day. He may or may not be loosely based on a certain werewolf.
Alcide could be a lumberjack. Let’s pretend he is, okay?
Timber wolf? Works for me.
Some beards have this affect.
Duck Dynasty? Not so much.
Beard. Check. Plaid. Check. Lumberjack? Maybe
Oh, and sexspenders. And wood.
What’s not to love about lumberjacks?
Hipster/lumberjack hybrid.
Book reading lumberjack? Works for me!
SO owns this T-shirt. I fully supported this purchase.
This 1958 Disney cartoon version of the legend of Paul Bunyan makes me laugh. He’s a mighty “six feet three”. Just how short are the rest of the people he encounters? Munchkins? Lilliputians? I do love animation from this era. And well, for a cartoon guy, he’s still hot.
For me, no discussion of lumberjacks can be complete without the Lumberjack song:
Anyone else have a thing for lumberjacks? Flannel? Thermal shirts? Beards? The smell of wood smoke and wet pine needles?
ETA: My friend Traci just introduced me to Penny Watson, who wrote a LUMBERJACK romance! Here’s more info about Penny and her book, Lumberjack In Love,
xo
Daisy
What the heck is a geoduck? Geo-duck? Gooey what?
I’ve had several people ask me about geoducks and how to pronounce this strange word when I tell them the title of my upcoming novel, Geoducks Are for Lovers. In upcoming posts, I’ll share more clues about why I chose this title and how these bi-valves relate to the story.
Here’s some basic info:
Geoduck (pron.: gü-ē-ˌdək “gooey duck”)
The geoduck, scientific name Panopea generosa, is a species of very large, edible, saltwater clam in the family Hiatellidae. The common name is derived from a Native American word meaning “dig deep”. Native to Washington and British Columbia, the geoduck is the world’s largest burrowing clam. (from the ever useful but much maligned Wikipedia)
For more fun facts and some interesting/disturbing visuals, check out the geoducks’ wiki page.
More clues about the book coming soon!
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Hope everyone is having a good week!
x
Daisy
