A book for a book ---

I have a copy of Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking to GIVE AWAY...just leave a comment and include in it both your contact info and your recommendations for the perfect book to take to the beach (or any getaway!) this summer - ANY genre - art, fiction, whatever - simply put, a book that blew your sox off...and you'll get a chance to win this fave of mine, by Holly Harrison.

I'll hold the drawing June 1st; oh, and, btw, good luck!

Sarah, September, Dante, Sebastian: Summer Road Trip 2009

(If you click on "view all images" you can see larger versions of the snapshots. You can turn the song off by clicking the little speaker icon at the top, though I can't imagine you would want to...)

What do I have in common with Italy?

In Italy, everyone goes on holiday on August 15th (it's the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven for Catholics), mostly to the beach. I've heard that entire towns basically 'close'. Am I Catholic? No. Italian? Still no. On holiday, at the beach? Well, you all know how regretfully I answer that one. . . No, with a side of sigh.
Still, I celebrate the date! It's Colin's birthday. He still looks a lot like the little fella he used to be, and fabulous in red.