The Joy of Fan Mail

I received an email from a young writer friend:

It has been a while since I last read your book, but I finally got the chance to read The Veil of Magic series cover to cover and I LOVED it!!!  I loved them so much that I wish there were more in the series.

This is exactly what a writer likes to hear!

Maureen

Moss Soup

Sunday afternoon’s task was making moss soup, to feed the rocks. Well, not exactly. The moss soup is to inoculate the rocks, to start moss growing in the cracks in the shady parts of the new paving. Because we like moss here (not having that much of it).

I was going to wait until cooler weather (moss likes cool and wet), but a crow pulled up bits looking for insects, so I collected them, rehydrated them, blended them with yogurt, and poured the soup where the new bricks meet the old, to help blend the transition, and between the Rundle rock paving stones on the north side of the garden, to start moss growing there, too.

And I took a gazillion pictures of a treasure I found in my garden. I think it belongs in Tim Burton’s garden.

Maureen

A Play Reading

Sunday I was one of the readers at a play reading, so the playright and dramaturge could hear the play out loud. I’ve never done this before, and I had a great time. I love the difference between reading a play on paper, and hearing it. Something shifts, which I don’t experience with novels.

And I loved watching a team at work – the creative support, the jokes, the kindness. A mentor to work with, writer friends, supporters. It’s brilliant. Now I want my own team.

Maureen