 Nora's
Carolina
Moon Tour 2000
Books & Company
Dayton, Ohio
Saturday, March 18
Tour Reports
Broads
& Brats |
Deana
Couldn't send first post any earlier as Dayton
phone wouldn't take my modem. Jeez. They sent
engineering up, who went Hmmm several times and
told me the line was fine, open. Yes, I said, I
know, but it's not reading my modem, see?
Demonstrate.
Hmmm.
Plugs it into another phone. Like I hadn't
thought of that? LOL No dice. Hmmmm.
Then I couldn't get rid of him. Told him it was
okay, I'd deal with it later. But he kept trying
different plugs. GO AWAY!!
Ate a sandwich, packed, dressed, and headed out
to the wonderful Books and Company--the only reason
I'll come to Dayton.
Jenny Cruisie had a signing before mine, and I
got to talk to her briefly. But the wall I hit the
day before hadn't quite been breached. Very tired.
Books and Company always packs them in and gives
everyone a fun time. No real time to play or talk
to pals. Plane to catch. Bookstore is shipping the
adorable see, speak and hear no evil frogs given me
by the Brats. I stuffed the split of champagne and
homemade--yum!--cookies from Nancy--the cooking
baking Broad in my carry-on. Lovely to see familiar
faces, but no time to join same in a quick
preflight drink. Bummer.
Plane on time--Dayton airport is small, almost a
regional. They have a bookstore, though, and I am
author of the month!! A huge and gorgeous display
of CM there. I signed about twenty for the happy
clerk.
There is real food on the flight! I ate. Prayed
rapidly through 20 minutes of serious turbulence.
Woman beside me wants to chat, but I refuse to be
sucked in. Give polite and simple answers and keep
my nose in a book. She drinks FIVE rums and cokes
and a double Baileys. Very nervous flier, which I
sympathize with, but hey, I'm praying here so shut
up.
Takes a full 30 minutes for luggage to come in
Dallas. But I'm now at my wonderful hotel, in my
wonderful suite which includes lots of vases of
fresh flowers, an iced bottle of bubbly, chocolate
covered strawberries, a fruit bowl, gorgeous rooms
and a big, lovely terrace where I could hold a good
sized party were I so inclined.
And tomorrow I have nothing that must be done.
I'm going to drink some wine and go to bed. Get
laundry done tomorrow, write, sit on the terrace,
drink, eat, sleep. I feel much better already.
Nora
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