Proof of a Good Time

Liberty's Scrapbook Relaunch Party Sep. 13, 2022

A small crowd descended upon Sisters II Ice Cream parlor in Benson last evening, but not just for the yummy ice cream. It was the night of my book relaunch.

I was an overdressed, extremely nervous, hostess about to talk to the friendly faces around me. It took me awhile to relax, but as the evening continued, that's exactly what I did.

Thanks to everyone for calming me down as I read a portion of Chapter 2. I also discussed the hardest part of writing the book without risking a lawsuit. (Unfortunately, some of Liberty's funniest wisecracks had to be cut.) So far, I think I'm safe.

Thanks to Rose Cushing, who provided three Scentsy(TM) gifts to raffle off, as well as a pound cake. After all, you can't have ice cream without cake.  

Jai Russoniello was kind enough to bring a case of water; muchas gracias. Besides Jai, also attending were Judy and Bill Hewett, and Claudia Farr, whom I met through Triangle South Literacy Works. My colleagues at Triangle East Writers came out to support me: Evelyn Wood, Dot LaMotta, Rodney and Rose Cushing, and Julie Johnson. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone. I'm so glad y'all came and made the relaunch a success.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the venue, the camaraderie we shared, plus their free books (previous version 1.5), and cat-themed goody bags. The icing on the cake was that I sold a number of version 2.0. 

(Who else is hungry now?)

If you haven't already done so, please post a review of Liberty's Scrapbook on Amazon.com. 

See the link below for Rose's photographs of the event:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/triangleeastwriters/permalink/4986203754828146/

Book Relaunch Event is TONIGHT!

 Come on down to Sisters II Ice Cream in Benson 

     From 6PM to 8PM on September 13th...

          To get a scoop of free🍦

               Maybe we'll let you eat some 🎂.

                   As you meet and greet the author (ME);

                       🔉 Hear an excerpt or two from Liberty's Scrapbook...  

Get a goodie bag with an older version (1.5) book for your friends...

    Autographed, of course... 🙀 (more typos are FREE) 

        With raffle drawings every forty (40) minutes...⏲

            There will be Q&A with the author... 👓

                And you can buy the second edition of Liberty's Scrapbook.

                    Autographed, naturally. 🖋

Come for delicious frozen treat...

                    . . . stay for the story of Liberty, the coolest polydactyl cat.

Sharing a Funny Cat Meme

 

 

Liberty was a New Jersey cat . . .

Take a good luck at his THUMBS! He had nine claws on one front paw and eleven on the other.

Some people refer to this type of cat as a HEMINGWAY (the cats are famous in Key West, where the writer lived). The real name is polydactyl. Is there a Polly-Dac-Till in the house?

Any way you looked at him, you know he was SPECIAL.

. . . with a winning personality

Liberty became the alpha cat to two other felines, Bubba and Callie.

There were four birds in the New Jersey condo where they lived. The birds thought they were safe in their cages. Dumb birds!

Liberty didn’t look for trouble. It just had a way of finding him. Repeatedly.

He liked to play with shower curtains, chair rungs, clothes washers, plastic bags, floppy handles . . . you name it!

Party Planning

Why I do the things I do often confounds me. Take, for example, the date I chose for my book relaunch: Tuesday, September 13th at 6 PM. I had forgotten that it's the same day and time as a literacy fundraiser, Zaxby's Night in Smithfield (from 5 PM to 8 PM). Oops. 

Actually, I had hoped to do it the day before, but Sisters II Ice Cream is closed on Mondays. I suppose I could change the date, but I can only think of two people from the literacy office I might miss. Where does that leave a public that's torn between two venues? (As if...)

They might be able to do both. Say, a person can support LITERACY by showing up to Smithfield's Zaxby's at 5 PM, eat dinner and stay for a while. After that, they can then head south to the Benson book relaunch for dessert from 6 to 8 PM. 

Voila! 

Both missions will have been accomplished!😺

Book Relaunch

 

Well!

Raise the flag! 🚩

After ten days of self-isolation, 🚩

I beat COVID! 🚩

So happy to be well at long last! 🚩