I had a wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable weekend......and here it is Monday again already!

Ray and I attended the dedication of the Sculpture Garden (above) at the Arts Center Saturday evening.  It was very nice and a chance to socialize and gab with everyone. A lot of work and dedication went into creating the garden and it now provides a beautiful and restful spot in downtown Cedar Key.

 Upstairs in the Arts Center was the gallery opening and reception for this month.......Connie Nelson has lived on the island almost thirty years and is a mixed media artist with extraordinary talent.   Her work displayed both a sense of humor and the serious tone of her pieces following 9/11. 

Arts Center members also had their art displayed in the Members Gallery and I was pleased to see a wonderful piece by my friend Joyce's son, Thomas.  And I'm ashamed to say I didn't manage to snap a photo of his wonderful work.

All of the work will be on display at the Arts Center through the month of April, so if you're in town, do plan to stop by there.  This coming weekend is our annual Arts Festival which everyone looks forward to.

Saturday was also a red-letter day for me.............my signed contract from Kensington arrived along with the first portion of my advance.  I can now say that I'm officially on board and a Kensington author.  And yes.......how sweet it is! 

My webmistress is doing a fantastic job with my new website and I'm very pleased.  Still a bit more work to be done, but it won't be long before I'll be releasing it to the public.

Yesterday it poured for the entire day on the island.  It just made everything a more vivid shade of green and brought forth even more blossoms on trees and bushes.  It was also a great day to curl up with a good book and that's exactly what I did.  It was so good that I finished it in 24 hours. 

So join me here next time and I'll tell you all about it.  See you then...........