A toast to you today!

Dear Friends,

Happy Sunday! I’d planned to have the important “Chapter 20: Proof” of If You Only Knew, ready for you today, but sometimes plans choose their own course. My wife and I started a long-overdue vacation on Friday, and I thought I’d finish the chapter’s revisions on the long plane ride from Virginia to California. In the past, I’ve loved writing on planes. Earlier in the week, I told Wendy that I wasn’t going to stress about getting the chapter done before we left because “I love how creative I am when I’m flying.” That’ll work fine, I thought.

Unfortunately, whether it was the bumpy ride or the excitement about our trip five years in the making (the pandemic and a cancer diagnosis will do that), my attempts at revision fell flat.

So, instead of a chapter today, you’re getting a toast from San Diego and a couple photos of our first day of adventures there. I hope you enjoy them.

A toast from me to you from San Diego. Thanks for all your love!

Old ships in San Diego Harbor: The Star of India and The HMS Surprise

The chapter will come when it comes. Thanks for understanding and for your incredible support of my creative process!

Please stay cool!

Love to you,

Annette

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