Hi folks, I hope you're having a good weekend. Rick and I have a wedding to go to at 3:00 this afternoon, right smack in the middle of the day. That kind of sends a wrecking ball through your Saturday but I guess we'll make the best of it. I just plugged in my hot curlers. I haven't used them in so long. Honestly, it's rare that we go to formal functions like this any more.

The good thing is that I have had some time to work on a few things with my writing. I've updated my query letters for my longer pieces and let me tell you, it made a huge difference. I'm hesitating to send out any queries now, with the holidays around the corner (read: I know they'll probably sit on peoples' desks while they take off for the holidays and be rushed through), but at the same time I hate to sit and do nothing. Maybe I'll check around to see if there are one or two places to send my new/improved queries to next week. It can't hurt.

I had a friend at work ask me yesterday if I've cross stitched anything lately. Honestly, I haven't done any stitching since Labor Day weekend. I just can't seem to get back into it. I started that Jesus cross stitch for the entryway and finished a small section, then I kind of petered out. Frankly, I'd rather spend my time on my writing these days. But we'll see.

I'm reading another P.D. James book ("The Lighthouse") and I'm over halfway done with it. After that, I might take a break from reading (offline anyway) and maybe cross stitching will become an option for my free time. If I have any that is, with the holidays coming up. We'll see. I did plenty of stressing over my stitching while working on that dragon and that's a place I don't want to go back to again - not now anyway. I'm not saying I'll never do another big project, but it's not likely in the near future. I still like cross stitching, but it's a secondary hobby and I feel that it's time to put it back in it's proper place since the dragon is done. My writing is first and foremost when it comes to my free time.

Well, that's all for now. I suppose I best be off and see what else I can piddle around with until I have to get ready for that wedding. I hope you have a great weekend.

Bye!