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Thought I’d let you all know what’s happening this fall, and where you can find me—stop in and say hello if you get a chance!

On October 2, I’ll be heading down to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the TrueLit Festival. I’ll be speaking on a panel on Saturday, and taking pitches in the afternoon.

Saturday, October 17, I’ll be at the Alpine Shop in Kirkwood with RHP author Chris Bostic and his new YA suspense novel, Murder Cove.

October 27 and 29, I’ll be at the Rendezvous Café in O’Fallon, Missouri with several other authors for our annual ghostly tales and spooky stories—make your reservations now, it fills up fast!

And finally, November 19 brings the annual local author open house at the St. Charles Library. More than 80 authors this year—come early, stay a while, do your Christmas shopping . . .

I might just be able to fit in a few more appearances, so check back here or on my website—see you soon!

Well, no one prepping is ever really “finished,” but our food prep is done. For now.

As I was going through the grocery ads today, I realized that there does indeed come a stopping point, and we’ve reached it. For instance, there’s a big ten items for ten dollars sale this week, and there is not a single thing in the ad that I actually need.

Soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant? Check.

Pasta, noodles, mac n cheese? Check.

Canned goods? Check.

Peanut butter? Check.

All the long-term food storage has been covered. Yes, of course we rotate, but with a good six months’ supply laid up, we’re back to buying what we need each week.

Next up, the non-food items:

Generators

Antenna for our base station CB

Fencing material

And of course, the rest of the remodel. Having had a break of a couple weeks, I’m not too anxious to get back to skim-coating!

But I do like to finish a project before starting the next.

I have, however, designed the kitchen. Let’s call it “Round One.”