This has been the busiest summer I can remember, a whirligig of days and hours that’s had me racing to keep up. But now the whirligig is spinning to a close, and I see that despite all the commotion, it’s been a beautiful season.
Here are some writing things I’m thankful for:
The page proofs for Chantress are done! (I always lose my mind over page proofs, and it’s good to have it back.)
The cover is beautiful and I’ll get to reveal it soon!
But as I sit here tonight, watching the summer night draw in, it’s the non-writing things from this summer that have the closest hold on my heart:
A joyful family wedding with music that still sings in my head
Seeing my whole family for the first time in over 2 1/2 years
Sweetpea learning to swim
Quiet nights stargazing in the backyard, marveling at the Milky Way
The hedgehog who snuffles through our garden on occasional evening wanderings
Dear friends who came thousands of miles to see us
The roses that have bloomed all summer long
What stands out about your summer? I’d love to hear.