So I survived Faire and am still recovering. I sort of got my house cleaned, installed a pergola patio awning and have a ton of stuff in my garage that doesn't fully belong to me (anyone want some shipping crates - wood nice - cheap?)

I have gotten a little more done on the final revision of book two. So much for getting it published by the end of Spring. It's looking more like Summer now. I have had more people ask me when the next installment is due. I feel so stupid when I can't give them a date: the weather, free time, vacation, government incentive money, etc. As a author originated author (that sounds funky huh?) it really depends a lot on me, which is good and bad. I generate the cover and the formatting and make sure that my editor did her job, and submit it for the rest - printing when needed. But honestly it is just finding the time to do it. It's the publicity and trying to get book signings and so forth. I think what I need is an extra four hours each day just to do the stuff on my list!

On the bright side though I am getting a handle on this genealogy president thing, and I am giving up being on the DAR board (local). I just don't have time to do everything and all of it well.

So I guess look forward to the next Lydia installment sometime after my pergola is paid off - sometime by mid summer. It will get printed - I promise!

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii. I thought about all of my husband's relatives enjoying the sunshine and good music there. Too bad we here in sunny California don't do something similar.

I started formatting and making my final revisions on my second installment in Lydia's genealogical adventures. I think I'm actually up to chapter 8. I've found sections where I revised the sentence structure a little, tightening it up, or clarifying something. We're currently looking at 274 pages, which I believe was less than the first book. More Lydia and company in less pages.

Well I just wanted to make a quick jot into the blog. So much to do and so little time to do it in!