Checking In

First I had a deadline, a head-down, nose-to-the-grindstone sort of deal that didn’t leave me room to breathe, much less blog.  Then I went to Phoenix (and environs) to see my sister graduate from college and take a family trip to the Grand Canyon with my Mom, Dad, Stepmom, sister, and nephew.  Oh, and Daisy, the most mournful yellow lab on the face of the planet.  Did you know that nobody has ever fed her?  It’s sad, really.

Upon my return from Arizona, the Land of Fire and Dust, I headed off to the Frederick Book Festival with Michelle, where we met all kinds of fantastic people.  (Somewhere in there, I also saw Star Trek: Into Darkness.  Twice.)

My garden is unhappy with me, my post-renovation room isn’t unpacked, and my next book is gearing up to be a finished first draft.  All is well in Reesaville, and I’m looking forward to the weekend, when I can properly indulge my newfound love of twinkling watercolours.