My Normal

Finally I am truly happy to post confirmed dates of my book signing
tour. Due to one hundred thousand things going on in my life, and my
desire to meet as many of you as possible I will keep adding dates over
the next few months.
Let me know where you all are. Even though I can't get to every nook
and cranny of the world, I will try and make some central stops and
consolidate locations to meet as many of you as possible.
I am so very much looking forward to thanking as many of you in person
for supporting me these past months.
This blogging world has been a wonderful tool, and twittering will be
next. But never a replacement for the real thing, of meeting in person..

The process of this book will always be my personal reminder of events
that happened during various days of shooting.
Many tears were shed shooting the cover and my poor photographer had to
make magic with my puffy red eyes. I have quite a variety of terrible jokes
that were an attempts to make me laugh. Through it all I am thrilled with
the evolution of my designs captured in the photos. My writing and thoughts
during these days were very articulate. Not that I wrote about my dramas.
(that's another book) but being raw forces clear thinking, no fluff to get sidetracked with.

More proof my "my normal" coming back is I will head to Brimfield next week.



Its been just a little too long that I haven't gotten up in the dark and
cold, and met my travel companions to trundle off to search for
treasures.



Trying not to consume too many beverages as to avoid the
porta potties and eating Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast, such a delicious
no no. All the while still getting the excited feeling of butterflies in
my stomach as I approach the possible finds of the day.



So I am not sure what my purpose of shopping will be. For 20 years I had
a specific purpose... I just need to get out in the fields and I
will work out why I am there.

I continue to build my vision on my new day, when I will get back to "my
normal " life wherever and however that may be.



Ideas creep into my dreams late at night, as my days are still yucky
with paperwork. But my true "normal" knows to find a way to let what I
love come into my mind, even it I am sleeping.
I know the nights when have had the dreams, as the next day my creativity
is on fire.

I left London and I finished packing up dad's house.
It felt sad leaving my mums tiny garden behind. She loved it very much.
I cut one final display of roses. She would have been proud.



The flat dad purchased shares communal gardens with a beautiful
English church, and I discovered that the church actually the owns
of the freehold of dad's new flat.



So truly feel he is in gods home, I feel very good about that.
I feel lucky to have spent a few days in the beach at Malibu.
There is something in "my normal" about being here.
Even though I am an English city girl at heart, the rhythm of the
waves, reconnects me to "my normal", as for sure I have had days of
being out of rhythm. That's for sure.



It's really amazing as crazy as life gets for us all,
the rhythm of nature, seasons, the timing of waves, the sun and moon,
grounds us all, as long as we pay attention, and connect we can then
keep all of our "normals".
That's a good thing.



Please keep an eye on book events
which are listed on my website. I
would love to meet you all, if you
are able to come to any of the dates.

Selfridges & Co.
Oxford St. London W1C, UK
Thursday October 1rst 6:15 - 7:15pm

Lillian August
32 Knight St. Norwalk, CT
Wednesday October 14th 10:00am - noon

Greenwich Garden Education Center, Cos Cob, CT
Thursday October 15th 10:00am - noon

Upper East Side Barnes & Noble Superstore
86th St. and 3rd. Ave, NYC
Friday October 16th 7:00 - 8:30pm

Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave. Coral Gables, FL
Tuesday October 20th 8:00 - 9:30pm

Blue Springs Home
369 E. 17th St., #23, Costa Mesa, CA
Friday October 24th 2:00 - 4:00pm

Diesal Books
3898 Cross Creek Rd, Malibu, CA
Sunday October 25th 3:00 - 4:30pm