Choices

Not for the first time in my dual career as shepherd and writer I have run into that bugaboo of most of us who lead too busy lives. Choices. Do I want to go to the writing event or the sheep event that are being held on the same day? I gave up going to Malice Domestic because it usually fell on the same weekend as sheering. This year I was all set to attend The New York Sheep and Wool Festival in October. Then I found out that the speaker I had suggested for my Sisters in Crime group was scheduled for that weekend. He is someone I admire, and I don’t want to miss what he has to say about writing true crime.
When it came down to it, my bank balance made the decision for me. Ten dollars for lunch or two hundred dollars for a hotel room. Let me see…