proof of life...

[lagilman]

Am safe, settled in the Badger's Sett with generous hostess badgermirlacca, two Morgans of Affection,and a clowder of cats (one of whom is trying to sneak under my laptop so to get more better pettings. Yes, little one, you are wee and black but I see you....)

Amusing moment: while on my way yesterday, I stopped in a randomly-chosen winery tasting room (as I do) and mentioned the Vineart War books to the owner (as I do). In walk three other people to likewise do tastings. We all got to talking (as you do) and I passed along my (pbk) edition of FLESH AND FIRE to look at. And it turned out that one of the women had just read WEIGHT OF STONE. Rock Star moment, no lie.

After arrival, I was taken off for live theater (a rarely-produced Elizabethan play being produced as a student thesis) at Blackfriars Theater,a lovely reproduction of the original, and then dinner, where I had the added bonus of catching the last half of the Giants handing the Cowboys their heads. Cheerful, that.

And this is the view this morning:



Dare and Mae, waiting for breakfast

Later today, some work, some touristing, and the signing tonight - Barnes & Noble (289 Burgess Road, Harrisonburg, VA) at 7pm! (Today is TUESDAY, Gilman, not Wednesday....)

Comments

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Grats on the rock star moment.

Am jealous of where you're located. Wind and mist and mountains and horses. (Okay, my daughters would like the last one more than me, but there was a paddock near where I grew up. Horses were part of the landscape.) All you need is the occasional horn (or whistle) of a train, and I'd be all set.

[lagilman]

Yeah, if there were only an ocean nearby, it would be perfect.

Although I admitted to mine hostess last night that I would probably last 2-3 months out here before I went mad and ran screaming for the nearest large city. I like the country but I am not a country girl.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that I like the city amenities a lot, but if I could drive into town once or twice a week, that'd be fine with me. I'm more a "fewer people the better" sort of person. (Which obviously doesn't translate online, because I keep adding people to my LJ friends list.)

[badgermirlacca.livejournal.com]

We've got the train, too. *g*

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I don't suppose you have riverboats and/or barges, too?

[badgermirlacca.livejournal.com]

No, "my" river isn't deep enough for that. The river it runs into is big enough for kayaking and canoeing, though.

And in addition to train whistles, we had a coyote chorus tonight.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

The river it runs into is big enough for kayaking and canoeing, though.

::jealous:: We have to drive about an hour to get to the closest canoeing livery.

And in addition to train whistles, we had a coyote chorus tonight.

::double jealous:: Coyotes moved into the county about 15 years ago, and recently a den was discovered not too far from our house in suburbia, but I've never heard them. Boy, to hear some people talk around here, you'd think The Big Bad Wolf moved in.

Let's try this again...

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

Uhh.. color me confused but, <a href="http://www.lauraannegilman.net/blog/#signings>your list says the Harrisonburg booksigning is the 27th.</a>

Re: Let's try this again...

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

Ok, not my day for HTML.

Re: Let's try this again...

[lagilman]

*headdesk*

Y'know, I was convinced it was Wednesday today...

(when in doubt, btw, always trust the store site, not the author's...)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Shall I give you the website for Linganore? Right now they're coming off their busy season, but maybe in spring you'd like to do a Sheep and Wool/May Wine/signing run?

[lagilman]

We Shall Talk. :-)