Big wind tiny void
curls in safety, softly warm
Big wind dies, void sighs
–Haiku off the cuff, Sharon Lee
What went before ONE: And the bread’s out. Not a bad looking loaf, though I got a little carried away with the dusting.
Recipe here
TWO: Big wind blowing. The Teeniest Void Kitten climbed into my lap when it started, and curled up into a knot the size of Rhode Island.
This of course makes it very easy to type.
Ren Zel and Anthora are an … interesting couple.
THREE: What went before: So, I thought I was waiting for a box of bookmarks today, but it turns out that what I was really waiting for was a box full of Ribbon Dance mmps! Coming out on April 29!
In re BaltiCon: People are asking if there will be a Friends of Liad breakfast and/or a Teddy Bear Tea.
The Friends of Liad breakfast, which is not a con event, but a gathering of the clan to share a meal, and to catch up with each other, is definitely possible; the hotel restaurant is able to accommodate a group. I can’t tell you when, because I need to find what my schedule will be.
Teddy Bear Tea: is traditionally a con event, and therefore vulnerable, as all events, to the necessities of the program.
Bottom Line: I don’t have any information to share until I get together with BaltiCon Programming, and their schedule is finalized.
Summing Up: Watch the skies.
Saturday. Sunny and gonna get warm. Monday, say the weatherbeans, it will snow.
Breakfast was naan, hummus, and a mini-orange. Second cup of tea to hand. Lunch is on the knees of Zao Shen.
This morning, I need to change the strip that keeps the heart monitor stuck to my chest. No, I am not happy about this.
After that — we’ll see. Maybe I’ll go for a ride, being as it’s gonna be so warm and all. I haven’t been to Belfast since forever. Maybe get lunch at the coop. That could work.
In other news, and in the spirit of saving the best for last — it comes about that the anniversary edition of I DARE will be published by Baen in December. Here’s the new cover; art by Sam Kennedy.
Wow! That cover! If I hadn’t been relegated to ebooks quite some time ago, I would definitely put one of those on my shelf! In re books on my shelf, it occurred to me this morning that certain online sources might yield copies of two ancient Little Golden Books that I lost in readiness for moving from one state to another, originally from a large two-bedroom apartment with lots of bookshelves to what I expected to be a one-bedroom tiny ADU with one bookcase. When I was downsizing, I had sorted through my collection Little Golden Books from my own childhood and also my children’s childhood. Apparently I then proceeded to donate the keeper pile and retain the discard pile–which was not discovered until I reached the new unit (not a tiny ADU but another two-bedroom unit, slightly larger than the one I left). It’s ridiculous, I know, but I was mourning the loss of those books. Now I am rejoicing to find that many others have also discarded their copies, so although I cannot recover the exact ones I had cherished, I can at least replace them at a fairly reasonable cost.