One of the best things about summer is fresh fruit and vegetables available at Gardenworks and other good country stands. I rarely venture into supermarkets between June and September. We are scrambling here to prepare for the Creative Union Art Show Saturday July 24 at the Redux Art Gallery. Maria and I are selling potholders, fiber art and notecards for $15, no more. (There will be other regularly priced art works, paintings, jewelry, etc. at Redux before, during and after our show, just to be clear.)

I was wondering today if I will ever really take any time off. I’d like to, maybe next year. After I finish the sequel to my novel, the second short story collection, and the remainder of the children’s books due on my contract with Holt. I’d like to drive across the country with Maria taking photos and publishing them as a book (good luck with that. Publishers don’t like photo books these days.) Still, I’d like to do it. Tomorrow, finishing the perspective chapter on Animal Grieving. More to come.