Five Things on a Friday

Coast of Maine, Photo by my husband, John

1.  My husband put together a raised bed in front of my writing house. It's sitting out there, full of soil, waiting.  But I can't risk planting anything in it until the latter part of May. Until then, we can still get a frost in Maine.  It's killing me, though!    


2.  Hot Rod Hamster's at the Indy 500!  The Indianapolis Motor Speedway's official online store sells. . . HOT ROD HAMSTER!  How fun it is to see our little hamster mixed in with all that serious-looking race merchandise!   The items are in alphabetical order, so scroll down to H and Hamster is rubbing elbows with Helio Castroneves.

(And thank you to my husband, because he made a postcard last summer with book information and sent it to racetracks across the country)


3.  Speaking of the Fast and Furriest One, I drafted a new Hamster book yesterday.  Kids often ask me if I still get rejections.  "Absolutely!"  is the answer.  My editor liked it, though, so here we go again! 


4.  I accepted a book festival request for next September in Ontario.  I haven't been to Canada since my children were born, and I've never been to Ontario.  So yay! 


5.  My daughter was home this week for college break.  What a treat to have her here!  She's getting ready for a trip to the Virgin Islands for a class.  She's going to collect data on fish.  Very cool!  Er, well, probably it'll be hot there.  But you know what I mean :-)