AN E-GIFT

Niece Katie visited her dear friends Renée and Heinz in Graz, Austria, and sent this photo essay. And now, thanks to Renée, and Heinz, and Katie, and my web wizard husband, David, we can share the story with friends on the Redbird website, and blog, and Facebook.
Heinz will be famous.

I was in Graz, as you know, and of course, had an amazing time. I took some pictures for you while I was there.

Last year, "Shut Up & Write" was a hit gift for Renée....

However, it was Heinz who carried it around with him everywhere - it followed him everywhere from ski trips to the kitchen table. And otherwise stayed at his bedside table.

He loved it, except for it made him a bit depressed, because he had already completed the manuscript of his second book -Tödliches Nickerchen am Mondsee [translation: A Deadly Snooze at Mondsee]...and realized all the things he had done wrong.

But, in the little book on top, you can see his latest notes - he is already prepping his characters for his third book!