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Got this one from sovay. ( It's soooo pretty!!! )

my life

rachelmanija so very kindly asked what I've been doing lately and I figured I'd make it public rather than just responding to her comment.

I have had the Holiday Season from Hell followed by a week of bliss in the Caribbean, and that's basically why I haven't been rambling on here. In brief, I had a manuscript due on 1 December, and sundry other work-related deadlines right up till Christmas; Tim was away and/or we had houseguests from 3 to 27 December with ONE NIGHT excepted (the worst crush was 12-18 December, during which time I had to change and wash sheets four times for a total of 8 different guests); plus all the usual hassle attendant on school performances, gift shopping and wrapping, decorating and cleaning of house, cooking, etc. There was a wedding in mid-December in which we were heavily involved (friends, not family). I was sick for 6 weeks with a) hacking cough b) stomach bug c) flu d) common cold e) all of the above since mid-November; I was sick (in bed, throwing up sick) on Christmas day, leaving Tim and his parents to get on with opening presents with Sara and Mark; although I did manage to creak out of bed at 5.00 p.m. and cook Christmas dinner for everybody. Etc etc.

On 28 Dec we went to the British Virgin Islands for a week and I forgave everybody everything.

( scenes of bliss in back of here )

Now I am working on a New Book for the first time in many years, it seems--all uncharted territory--and enjoying it.

ETA: Oh, and The Sunbird comes out in paperback this week.

happy belated new year!