Scene from the beach
Leonie's story
Readers have been asking lately about the third dressmaker, Leonie Noirot, and her story. The short answer is, it's in progress. This was one of those times—rare but not impossible—when my writerly abilities were not in synch with my publishing schedule.
Her story wanted more thinking than I'd anticipated. Not surprising that, not having got enough cogitation, it didn't work out very well. Now I'm rethinking, which means that we've had to postpone the release of Vixen in Velvet until 2014.
The good news is, I've moved to milder climes, and anticipate a great stirring of creative juices, under the influence of sun and warm temperatures.
Expect photos, here and on Facebook, and occasional reports on this new world I've entered.
Right now, it's a beautiful Sunday. Puffy white clouds are floating across a blue, blue sky. The fish are jumpin'—literally. They're mullets, and numerous theories have been proposed to account for their leaping out of the water. You're at liberty to research these online—or make up your own, if you are fictionally inclined.
Julia Child's Kitchen
A few weeks ago, on a trip south for a wedding, we stopped in Washington D.C. for a couple of days, to visit friends and, of course, museums. I have a long list of places in D.C. I want to visit, but there's never enough time for more than one or two. This time, inspired by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci's marvelous performances in Julie and Julia, I went straight to the Smithsonian to visit Julia Child's Kitchen.
(To be strictly accurate, my journey was somewhat straight. It was necessary to detour round the Boy Scouts parade. There were several thousand of them in town that weekend, and the 100+ temps made even those brave lads faint, some of them. But more of that at another time.)
Following up on my blog about Julia Child at Two Nerdy History Girls, here, for you viewing pleasure, are more photos.
There's a ton of fascinating info about Julia Child and her kitchen here, at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History site.
