I’ve been spending my Sunday sewing velvet curtains for a puppet theater that my dad built for my nieces, Olivia and Iris. It is a belated Christmas present to them from him, and I offered my ~ahem~ skills as a sewer of straight edges and square and rectangular shapes (about all I can handle — […]
Month: January 2006
Getting Closer
I’ve been so distracted lately — my dear sweet dog Frieda’s been quite sick, sad to say — that I’d almost let the Miss Abigail book slip my mind. But then the “uncorrected proofs” showed up in my mailbox today, and there it was, in my hands. Not the final thing, of course, but it […]
1880: Advice for the Senate Judiciary Committee
My hope is to occasionally use this space to share some short excerpts from the advice books, taking clues from the news or personal experiences, or if I just happen to find some fun things to share. To kick it all off, I’ve located some tips that I think the Senate Judiciary Committee may have […]
Blooks
So apparently the idea of turning a website or blog into a book is the new hot thing! Check out this contest. Unfortunately my book comes out too late to submit an entry this year. Next year, for sure! Miss Abigail has been around a lot longer than blogging, so I’m glad they’ve included good […]
Why call it the Abiblog?
Short for Abigail-blog, of course. I’m also known as Abbie, so I guess I could have used Abblog or Ablog, but I thought Abiblog sounded more amusing. That’s why!
Welcome
Hi everyone. I’ve decided to cave in to peer pressure and start a blog. All the cool kids are doing it, right? I’m going to use this to provide updates about my new book, which is due out in March 2006. Thunder’s Mouth Press in New York is publishing it, and it’s called Miss Abigail’s […]