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October 2, 2007
On the right are a few shots from our concert tour with the Chico Bavarian Band and The Internationals. The band played concerts in Munich, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Konstanz, and Stuttgart. While they were working, I went shopping and sightseeing, in that order :)
September 4, 2007
Here's a new picture of Bella. She's a different bird now!
August 3, 2007
Last Wednesday, Bella gave me her trust. This is a beautiful moment when you can see in a chicken's eyes that she no longer believes you'll hurt her. Passing this milestone meant that I could at last let her out into the yard to eat grass and bugs, and have a dust bath, because I could pick her up without fearing she'd run away. Then on Friday, she put aside the last of her fears and asked me for a cuddle. Which of course I gave her, with tears in my eyes.
July 21, 2007
 This week I rescued another chicken! She was in a terrible overcrowding situation and had been feather-picked nearly to death (you'll observe her entire back half is bare). A kindhearted woman rescued her, and gave her to me. Since I'm an optimist, I've called her Bella, with the belief that when she grows her feathers back, she'll be lovely. She's a very traumatized and fearful little Black Australorp, but after three days, she knows four words: her name, "pretty bird," and "treats." I guess those are the important ones!
July 14, 2007
Congratulations to Carla Hughes, to whom I presented the Golden Heart for The Heart Beckons, Best Inspirational Romance manuscript at the RWA National conference in Dallas!
While I was in Dallas, I learned that A Sounding Brass took third place in the national Booksellers' Best contest, which is judged by booksellers from across the country. As you can imagine, I was delighted by the honor, and happy that my book found its way into booksellers' hands.
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