No Lazy Summer Days Yet!

Last Friday, Tom and I drove up to Cleveland for four days. It was such a busy weekend, when we arrived home Monday night, I was already hoping for a few days off! On Friday night, we went to the Indians game.  I spoke at the NEORWA chapter meeting on Saturday morning, then headed over to Hudson, where I had a book signing at the darling Learned Owl Bookstore. After that, we met my husband’s sister and her husband for dinner. On Sunday, we visited with Tom’s mom, then we headed over to Canton, just in time to meet a work colleague of his for dinner. On Monday, Tom went to a few meetings and I stayed in the room and wrote 18 pages.

I love weekends like that-busy, filled with fun things to do and lots of family and friends.

This weekend my brother is coming into town. We’re excited to see him, and already have lots of things planned-including a little home project. We’re (Gary) going to put a tile back splash on the bar that we had installed in our basement last year. My brother is super-handy, so when he’s here, I always give him a project. (That’s what big brothers are for, right?)

When I haven’t been visiting with friends and family, I’ve been hard at work this week on my historical novel for Zondervan. The working title is Worthington House, and it’s set during the 1893 World’s Fair. Working on something different is a good thing for me. It’s a nice break from my Amish novels…and it also rejuvenates me. Just last night I was thinking how eager I was to begin Thankful, the second book in my Return to Sugarcreek series.

Below is a photo of my sister and brother-in-law, Tom, and me at our restaurant in Cleveland.