October had its way with me...not only did it pass in a flash, it was a strange combination of settling in again after the trip, closing up the cottage, a spate of diocesan events and gatherings, and a Lodge-related project.
And last week I published The Islanders Series, now available for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and more e-readers to come.
Frankenstorm, aka Hurricane Sandy, swept through our region. Lots of Granite Staters lost electricity but we did not. Every time the lights flickered, we expected to hear our generator kick in, but it never happened. Our NY, NJ, DC, VA, CT family and friends seem to have come through unscathed. But oh, my, it is so painful to see the carnage.
A couple of weeks ago we had an earthquake--not much more than a 4 on the Richter scale, but extremely jarring. The Chap and I were standing in the kitchen when it happened, and felt the Lodge shift above and below us.
In honour of Halloween, here's a scan of a fridge magnet featuring artwork by the Chap's great-grandfather, a noted Salem newspaper editor and colunmist, artist and cartoonist, naturalist and ornithologist:
I simply haven't had time to deal with the comments issue and probably won't any time soon...I've signed up to participate in NaNoWriMo, (National Novel Writing Month) which lasts all of November. I'm hoping to finish off my contemporary novel. Wish me well!
