The current work-in-progress, “Deadly Deceptions”, (November, 07, HQN.) is going well. Every day, Mojo surprises me with some new adventure. She certainly is a busy girl. I have to take vitamins, eat right, and get a lot of sleep–just to keep up with her!

October will be a busy month. First, there’s the Lael family reunion in Colville, a flying, one-day trip for me, then I’ll be keynoting at the LaJolla Writer’s Conference later in the month, THEN on to a suburb of Washington, D.C. to meet with the Humane Society of the United States. I’m going to be partnering

Last night, I had the pleasure of visiting my aunt’s lively book group, with the added bonus of seeing my late uncle, Otis ‘Wes’ Lael’s widow, Shirley. Would you believe, I was so tired from the Buffalo-Chicago-South Bend-home again experience I told you about yesterday that I didn’t recognize Shirley until late in the evening? Now, that’s just getting way too tired!

The book club discussion was fascinating, and this after Aunt Donna had served a lovely dinner, and we got to catch up on some of our visiting, too. You know me and dogs. Aunt Donna has a Westie