Just a quick hello — I’m home sick today, having caught some kind of bug during the full, fast-paced weekend that’s just passed. On Friday night Carrie had a wonderful show at a local shop. Her art was well received, and she even sold a few pieces. I was so proud. The next day we took Mogs to the Procession of the Species, a huge (and I mean huge) parade that hits our town each spring. She’d seen the Procession twice before, but this year she got to participate due to a last-minute burst from the wellspring of Carrie’s ingenuity. Here’s Mogs in her red bird costume:

I would have liked to write today, but I’m just not up to it. (I wish I could just work on writing all the time!) Instead of writing, I slept for four hours this morning and early afternoon, and watched My Blueberry Nights by Wong Kar Wei on my laptop. I’m a big big WKW fan, and I would say that Nights is typical of his work but not really all that great.

I’m also reading this phenomenal book, which I’ll tell you all about later:

I hope everyone is well!