Spring is coming. Officially, the season arrives on March 20.

Here in our Colorado mountains, we can feel springtime in the air as the temperatures warm above freezing. Soon it will be time to sit on the porch and visit.

In anticipation of the season, there’ll be a new category on my blog called <i>Company’s Coming</i> for guest blogging.

Company's Coming is not a Texas-ism or a Judythe-ism, as my friend calls my made-up words. 

The idea is from an old Porter Wagner country western song. Never heard it? Have a listen.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6NuuXihXk?rel=0&amp;w=420&amp;h=315]

My favorite line in the song is 
<em>We'll run out to the henhouse and wring a neck or two
We'll have chicken and dumplings and some yellow gravy too
</em> 
As a little girl, whenever anyone was coming over to our house for a visit, Daddy would say it was time to go out to the henhouse. I was very confused because, you see, we didn't have a henhouse. I thought chickens grew in the grocery meat counters all wrapped in cellophane!  

I'll not be wringing chicken necks, but I will find a welcome mat and spread it out with cheer for guest bloggers.

Guest blogging is writing for someone else's  blog in case you're unfamiliar with the term. I guest blog from time to time for other blogs hoping to gain exposure for my books and traffic for my blog. 

But guest blogging doesn't have to be limited to authors or those with something to sell. 

We all have stories to tell. Stories we share in conversations all the time. Why not in a guest blog post?

Company's Coming is an opportunity for anyone to share their thoughts and opinions like my daughter, Chicken Wrangler Sara, does on the Miller Farm Fridays.

Whether you’re an author or a reader, a mom or a dad, a teen or a senior citizen, you can write a guest blog. Simply compose an article or an essay on any topic and submit.

There are only three guidelines to be a <em>Company's Coming </em> blog guest.

<ol>
	<li>Blog MUST be your work. (<i>Please don’t send an old blog or something you’ve posted on another website without updating.)</i></li>
	<li>Blog must be between 500 and 700 words in length. (<i>Shorter is better.)</i></li>
	<li>No controversial or political topics.</li>
</ol>
Once you’ve decided on a topic, follow the specific directions on the BE MY GUEST page <a href="http://judythewriter.wordpress.com/be-my-guest/" target="_blank">here</a> to submit.

You can email me or use the comments section below with any questions. I’m looking forward to some exciting company and great blog conversations.

Like Porter Wagner says, change your apron, shine your shoes, and put your new dress on we got no time to lose because our first company on the porch will be this Thursday, Feb 27. 

Stop by and meet my friend and fellow writer extraordinaire Jody Payne <a href="http://jodypayne.net/">http://jodypayne.net/</a>

