Updates and such
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catherineldfStill can't announce about the award, alas. Writers, keep your contact info up to date and check it occasionally! Do it for the team, if nothing else.
I'm making progress on Jana's memorial and will post about it when we settle on a date. it will take place at the Open Book in Minneapolis, where the Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located.
Apart from that, I am still employed, despite recent reorgs. I do get to shift to an even worse manager for a while though, which I could very much do without. I have also come to the conclusion that the 20+ year old washer and dryer are not long for this world so this Friday, I get an estimate on whether or not the aging hookups can be converted for a heat pump dryer and a new washer. Fingers crossed on that. My experiments with induction cooking on the hot plate are going well and I am continuing to very slowly clear things out of the house. I am also looking at taking up container gardening because I know I'm not up for the full scale garden beds, weeding, et al. I am looking at my 62nd birthday in a couple of weeks and I want to be as realistic as possible about where I and things are at.
I have also been reaching out to Congress, sending money when I can and so forth. I also signed up for Elders Climate Action, which is a national group that does awareness, conservation, education, lobbying and protests, which I figured was a nice broad range that I could plug myself into. Other things under consideration: rejoining the Unitarian Universalist Society and rejoining the Society for Creative Anachronism. This is by way of checking out communities where friends are involved and are recommending them to me. Given how things are, more community is much better than less. Also, more art. Been trying to make it to a concert or a play with friends every week, which has been delightful.
In other news, Point of Hearts (Astreiant #6) by Melissa Scott comes out from Queen of Swords Press on Thursday 3/20! And Books 1-5 are on sale on our website through tomorrow 3/19.
I'm making progress on Jana's memorial and will post about it when we settle on a date. it will take place at the Open Book in Minneapolis, where the Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located.
Apart from that, I am still employed, despite recent reorgs. I do get to shift to an even worse manager for a while though, which I could very much do without. I have also come to the conclusion that the 20+ year old washer and dryer are not long for this world so this Friday, I get an estimate on whether or not the aging hookups can be converted for a heat pump dryer and a new washer. Fingers crossed on that. My experiments with induction cooking on the hot plate are going well and I am continuing to very slowly clear things out of the house. I am also looking at taking up container gardening because I know I'm not up for the full scale garden beds, weeding, et al. I am looking at my 62nd birthday in a couple of weeks and I want to be as realistic as possible about where I and things are at.
I have also been reaching out to Congress, sending money when I can and so forth. I also signed up for Elders Climate Action, which is a national group that does awareness, conservation, education, lobbying and protests, which I figured was a nice broad range that I could plug myself into. Other things under consideration: rejoining the Unitarian Universalist Society and rejoining the Society for Creative Anachronism. This is by way of checking out communities where friends are involved and are recommending them to me. Given how things are, more community is much better than less. Also, more art. Been trying to make it to a concert or a play with friends every week, which has been delightful.
In other news, Point of Hearts (Astreiant #6) by Melissa Scott comes out from Queen of Swords Press on Thursday 3/20! And Books 1-5 are on sale on our website through tomorrow 3/19.