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Got to Love the Launch
When a new book is released the author often chooses to celebrate with a launch. I remember when I launched The Year Mrs. Montague Cried in 2011. I chose the Kingston Farmer's Market as the venue and went about planning it. I invited former students personally and asked Mary Ann Gallagher of Benjamin Books to have the book table. I don't remember a whole lot more about the planning but I certainly remember how well it was attended. My friend Ruth Shannon introduced me and my friend Kathy closed. The market dining room was bursting with people possibly breaking some fire code regulations. I welcomed supporters and signed many books. In the next few years I launched a book every year at the market again, the Kingston Parish hall or the Legion. Each time I felt a lot of nervousness and a...
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And Suddenly it is Spring
The sun is streaming though my office window this morning and I feel the heat of it. Our yard is muddy and all the snow has melted off our roof. Snow banks are dwindling and the air feels so different. These are familiar signs of the season change that welcomes...
To Beat the Cold
On this cold February morning sunshine is streaming in my office window. Yesterday's snow covered the ice and I am a bit reluctant to step outside. So for now I will stay in and think ahead to warmer days. I have so much to look forward to. This week came with...
January Days and Websites
I said more info would follow and here it is. In September I started talking to Matthew Woodley about creating me a website. We made a plan and began the process. After returning from Scotland at the end of September we had another meeting and got the ball rolling....
I Have a Website
More info to follow as I figure this out.
Home is Where Our Story Continues
The first day of Winter, a new season, a new home and the ongoing story. On this day I think of all that. Christmas is such a nostalgic time and we tend to long for days gone by. We pull out the decorations and hang the old ornaments on the tree and we remember. This...
Still Weary and a Bit Weepy
I am catching my breath this morning as I sit in gratitude and exhaustion. There is still much to do but much has been done. Lists and motivation seem too much to process today so I will allow some refreshing and rest instead. Yesterday I did my last sale and was...