Claude Levesque’s latest children’s book, The Adventures of Pedro and Hannah, is now available online or at author events where we appear. (Stay tuned for notice of events.)

At in-person events, we are offering an addition to engage your child in storytelling.

SpaceX Crew 9 splashed down off the coast of Florida, greeted by calm seas and a delegation of dolphins. What more fitting welcome could there be? After such an extended period in Zero G, swimming may well be the astronauts’ exercise of choice for some time.

When my sweet husband and I became snowbirds, the plan was simple. Migrate north in the summer and south in the winter. Split our time between family in Ohio and family in Florida. Avoid hurricanes and snowstorms. Stay comfy and safe.

That worked pretty well for the first year.

Then our Ohio son had a medical emergency on the day we arrived, May 1. He spent a month and a half in the hospital, most of it in intensive care, with a need for further surgery in a few months. Once he was back on his feet, under treatment, and with a projected surgery date, we decided to return south to get everything under control so we could dash north again when needed. So we drove south through Georgia in the middle of Hurricane Helene.

We barely got unpacked before Hurricane Milton forced us to evacuate. Instead of returning to Ohio, we hunkered down on the other side of the state with our Florida son, daughters, and grands in a nice, solid brick house.

Fortunately, our metal home did not blow away, though a few pieces of trim escaped. We got everything patched together and stayed in touch with our Ohio son’s progress. The doctors scheduled his surgery for January.

So here I am in Ohio, where it’s one degree Fahrenheit, after experiencing two hurricanes in the sunny south.

The best-laid plans . . .

Oh, by the way, the surgery is rescheduled for a month from now. I’ll be back. It will still be winter.

Join us at the Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Avenue, Palm Harbor, Florida, on Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 11am-2pm. Meet our authors and many others, plus shop for holiday gifts or personal indulgence.

Destination Outlets Mall in Jeffersonville, Ohio on June 29th, 10:30am to 3:00pm.

This event is in its third year of success, created and operated by Theresa Garee.

Windwritten Press will be there with books by a few of our authors. Stop by our booth to say hello and stock up on books.

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