Thank you all

Thank you for your encouraging messages to me on my last post. I've taken your encouragement very much to heart. I haven't given up on the book, and I'm going to try to get back to it. Kij and I have talked about trying to do the National Novel Writing Month challenge. (by the way, Kij, I found a community: nanowrimo. Anyone participate in this last year? What was your experience like? bohemianspirit, I think you participated last year, didn't you?

One thing I know I must do is that I must contact the architect who is designing this year's palace. I know I'm being absurdly nervous about this. I imagine if I call him up and say, "I've had two novels published, and I'm writing a new book where the hero of the book is the architect who designs the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace and I wondered if you would be willing to talk to me," it's not the sort of call he gets every day. But I imagine he can't help but find it an intriguing prospect. Anyway, I hope so. Sometime in the next week, I absolutely promise. Hold me to it, people.

Overheard in the backseat from Miss Delia this morning: I had given her a smidgen of my lemon scone (we were on our way back from karate): "I'm like a hobbit, because I like second breakfast, too."

We're off to return books to the library and to get new ones. Then we'll go shopping for outfits for them to wear on picture day on Tuesday. Then to Pat Wrede's open house for her new home (I feel smug: I found a bottle of wine at Surdyk's that's called "Novelist" that I'm going to bring). Then minnehaha B & K's party tonight. I'll see some of you there.

Peg

Update from Pat on The Grand Tour

We had to leave Pat's party a little early because Fiona was petting the cat and suddenly started swelling up around her mouth. It looks like she might have a cat allergy, just like her mum. Anyway, Pat said that she and

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