Stopping to Take a Breath

The last six wweks have been a trial, both personally and professionally. I think I've survived.

On the Fourth of July, Husband's esophagus closed while we were eating dinner -- it is and old problem with him, dating back to late childhood, but this time it really was bad. He ending up in a hospital in Knoxville for three days as the VAH in Johnson City didn't have anyone available to take care of him over the holiday weekend. And now the VA doesn't want to pick up the tab even though my husband has "primary care" with them, and repeated treatments are indicated. Husband worked in VAHs for many years and this seems so doubly unfair.

Well, CRICKET'S MOON became available July 10th, but it was about a week until we agreed with the artists about the cover. It has a gorgeous cover. Now I am trying to put together promotional materials but have had trouble with my computer and printer -- and also along in here somewhere we had a service problem and I had to learn a whole new email system -- one I don't like! And two promotional services I had my eye on went out of business.

But CRICKET'S MOON got a good review from the one source that has come in.

THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE comes out September 18th and I am anxious to see the cover of that book.

The sequel to CRICKET'S MOON -- CASSIE'S FLAME -- is complete and has gone to the editor.

I'm hoping everything will calm down in the next little while, and that I'll be able to breathe again. I've got to say that I've gotten a lot of weeding done, but after seven years of draught, we have scads of rain this summer and those weeds have just been lying in wait!