This holiday season, I've been on the road just
about every weekend. As usual, the Grand Illumination at Colonial Williamsburg,
held the first weekend in December, was lovely. Bob Hill, the retail manager at
the visitor center bookstore, is such a courteous and helpful fellow.
Optimistic, too. Despite raw weather Saturday 5 December, he insisted that
visitors would come — and he was right! He's the guy to the left of us back in
the store, zooming past, making sure guests find what they need. And do check
out part of a medley of holiday tunes played that afternoon in the
visitor center by the fife and drum corps.

If you're in Wilmington, North Carolina Saturday 19
December, please stop by the Books a Million on Oleander Drive, where I'll be
participating all day at my publisher's annual holiday booksigning. At one
point last Saturday, I was one of six authors present at the Dram Tree Books
table. But you won't mistake me for one of the other authors. I'm the only one
who brings her own redcoats.

Have a peaceful, restful holiday season.