So…. that giant book trailer contest I am having? It turns out that summer is a bad time to do these things.
I have had many more requests from teachers and librarians to extend the deadline into the fall than I have had entries.
Do you think I should extend the deadline? Is the middle of October long enough, or should it go longer?
Yep, we’re still running. Most of the injuries accumulated this spring have healed and we’re shuffling through mile after mile again.
I am the Galloping Turtle. Hear me roar.
We’re planning on running the Philadelphia Half-Marathon next month. Will any of you be there?
If you live in Central New York, come join us the week before for a more reasonable race. My hometown of Mexico NY is holding its annual 5K Cider Run and Walk on Saturday, September 13. All of the proceeds benefit the Mexico public library, a small library which serves a lot of people quite admirably. Don’t worry if you are not quite fleet of foot; lots of folks walk this race instead of running.
The run winds gently through town, beginning and ending at the high school. I imagine that the local pick-your-own apple orchards will be open, so you can make the trip well worth your while.
It’s a short stroll in a lovely village, you can pick apples, and it’s for a great cause. Do it! You know you want to! And you can even register for the race online. How easy is that?
Check out Lubar’s blog today.
Big book trailer contest announcement tomorrow. Teachers and librarians, be sure to tune in!
If you are a regular reader of Neil Gaiman’s blog, you will occasionally see a picture of him holding up a devilishly-horned tomato in the right-hand margin of the page. (He has rotating photos, which is very cool.)
I thought the photo also cropped up in his photo gallery, but apparently I’m wrong about that.
Somehow, the muses that connect us all have cross-pollinated my tomato patch with a hint of the Gaimanesque.
If I start writing about graveyards, you’ll know why.
So my mom spent a week in the hospital, but she didn’t die. Yay, Mom! Now she’s at the “spa” which is what we’re calling the facility where she is staying for the next month because “rehab center” doesn’t sound right. She’s working with physical and occupational therapists every day to regain strength and mobility. The goal is to get her walking again. If ferocity and determination count for anything, she’ll make it.
Whew!
I picked more than 50 tomatoes from my garden this morning, which means we’ll be eating gazpacho all week. Has anyone tried to freeze gazpacho?
I received the ARC of the British version of CHAINS.
Opinions?
Author and children’s literature expert Coleen Salley has recently had a down-turn in her health and has entered a retirement home. Coleen wrote the Epossomundas books, helped found the Coleen Salley/Bill Morris Literacy Foundation and spread the good news about children’s literature across the world.
She recently had a birthday and would be very cheered by any and all cards. You can send them to her at St. James Retirement, Attn: Coleen Salley, HCE 503, 333 Lee Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Thank you, Kimberly Willis Holt, for the news.
It appears to be a season of struggles for classy dames everywhere.
My mom was put back in the hospital late last week. She’s feeling better now and may come home in a few days, but things are a little complicated, so I’ll probably not be posting for a while. Please forgive this interruption of your regularly scheduled blogreading. I’ll be back when I can.
(edited to add) This is the woman who let me read instead of doing chores:
