Wow, what a great weekend!

We headed out to Hudson, NY on Friday, taking the backroad, scenic route and what a gorgeous drive. The houses up there are so beautiful, and so is the scenery. We had a lovely, fun and long-overdue dinner with cousins at a stunning restaurant on a lake (green gazpacho with grapes and lavendar panne cotta. YUM) and the night flew by. Thank you so much, guys, for making us so welcome. (P.S. My cousin Ilona Garcen, on the right, is a noted actress, just in case you were wondering why you recognized her.




Saturday morning dawned bright and beautiful, and we were off early to set up our table and have a hearty breakfast at the Elks Lodge, which was really nice.



I was lucky enough to meet up with some wonderful authors (more photos coming) and here's Jo Knowles, me and Terry Trueman.



Then I met up with some Facebook friends, which was really cool.



And some new ones:





The book festival staff and volunteers were wonderful. The fest was totally organized and we lacked nothing. Sincere thanks go out to everyone. I wish I had all the pictures but when I get the rest, I'll surely post them. Thank you!