Regionalism!
America!

“oooooooh beautiful, for spacious skies…”

(I can’t think of that without hearing Fozzy Bear say “patriotism swells in the heart of the American Bear!” as he does after singing that song on The Muppet Movie soundtrack.)

Twain –boy do I love him–who is an appropriate precursor to our next novellist (I think).

Teresa in Scotland (Go Clan MacPhearson!) wanted me to pass on these links to you:
first, two mosquito attacking SAFE products. She recommends a leave-on product rather than a soap or shampoo…especially for people like me who are Mosquito Magnets.

And second, a new soysilk site. Mmmmmmm…extruded protein! Love it!

Book talk begins at 17:54. Listen to 41 audio.