It’s hard to believe it’s been six months since I retired from the library, but I’m still doing substitute work there and am also attending virtual and in-person events as a patron.
June was a very busy month. It started off with lots of fun events. On June 1st, my friend and I visited the Long Island Yarn and Farm, where I got some great ideas to add to my next Buttercup Bend cozy mystery, The Case of the Llama Raising Librarian.
On June 3rd, I attended a reenactment featuring Theodore Roosevelt and performances by horseback riders at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay.
On June 4, my daughter and I visited three North Shore private gardens as part of Old Westbury Garden‘s Garden Days. The first featured a lovely Japanese garden; the second had a beautiful stream; and the last overlooked Long Island Sound.
As far as my writing in June, my poem, “The Jungle” was published in the 2023 Nassau County Voices in Verse anthology, and my publisher sent me the cover for my third Buttercup Bend mystery, The Case of the Llama Raising Librarian.
On June 17, I attended the Hicksville library’s summer reading opening program outside in the library’s courtyard that featured the Penny Lane Band playing Beatles tunes. There were free snacks, gelato, and Italian ices. Inside, I viewed the new furniture that was added to the main floor.
From June 19-21, my daughter and I went down to the Carolinas to a design studio to select the colors, appliances, and other details for the house that we’re building in South Carolina. We stayed at the Drury Inn in Charlotte where we enjoyed the complimentary breakfast and dinner buffets as well as popcorn snacks throughout the day. We also stopped by the lot for our house and saw a deer across the street.
When we came back, we attended the Midsummer Nights at Old Westbury Gardens that featured a jazz concert and refreshments. Rain had been forecasted, so they moved the concert indoors, but the gardens were lovely with lanterns strung across them and all the summer flowers in bloom. Thus, June ended as great as it began. My next update will be in the fall. Have a great summer!
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