Being Social, A Photo Diary

My friend, who is a wonderful ceramic artist, had another show of her work this week, and the gang was in attendance. That's Janice, my incredibly talented friend, in the photo below.

Also this week, the national gun violence prevention spokesperson for Everytown.org and Moms Demand Action, whose book I have just completed—and who is now running for Congress—was a featured panelist at Vanity Fair's Founders Fair. She and two other women were asked to speak about being first time candidates for public office and why they decided to run for office. Lucy was polished, warm, and authentic as she told of her 17-year-old son being shot and killed for playing music too loud on a car stereo in a Jacksonville, Florida gas station. Since then, Lucy has become a powerful advocate for gun law reform, and after Parkland, she decided now was the time to step into the ring as a candidate herself. I was so beaming proud of her, and felt privileged to be associated with her story. Afterward, in the green room, she took pictures with her agent and me, and introduced us to everyone as her "dream team." Indeed, it was a wonderful collaboration from start the finish. Her book is coming out from Simon & Schuster in August. Stay tuned. And if you're reading this in Georgia's 6th District, vote for Lucy McBath. She is the real true deal.

All of this made for a rather social week for me, which I enjoyed, but I am so happy this morning to be inside, looking out at the driving rain, not having to go anywhere until later this evening when I have choir rehearsal. It's like a monsoon out there right now, and I'm aware of how lucky I am to be able to meander in the peace and quiet of my house, working under my own steam.

On Sunday I made my Mercy Pie, with a quiche-like filling of spinach and sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese over a sweet potato crust. It looked great but I was too reticent with the salt, and at the last minute I discovered I didn't have fresh garlic. Oh well.

The last photo is of my daughter, who went bike riding with her boyfriend in the park on Saturday. With gale force winds outside my window today, it's hard to believe it was a sunny 75 degrees then. She posted this photo on Insta and I swiped it, because it makes me happy to see her joy.