We had a lovely Thanksgiving. The food was yummy and then we watched the dog show with this little goofball. Milo might not be any "breed standard," but he's our winner.


Photo taken yesterday by my daughter, Julia.

Today Julia and I are off to downtown Portland. The city is always so pretty at Christmastime. And today, there are lots of sales and family things going on: free horse and wagon rides, Portland Library's open house (3-6), the city tree lighting ceremony (5:30 with Rick Charette), etc. 



I'm signing from 1 to 4 pm. 

Mainers, if you're out and about in Portland today, come say hi! Other children's authors signing are Charlotte Agell (India McAllister), Sandra Dutton (Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth), Phil Hoose (Claudette Colvin) and Lincoln Peirce (Big Nate).