On Monday afternoon, the minute I'd unloaded the car, I skedaddled across to the Post Office with extremities crossed. The Postal Fairy was with me big time as not only was a package from Blurb waiting for me, there was a good friend propping up the other end of the counter who had time for coffee, share in the unveiling
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dS0y-U4vpKc/TeSflKDwWAI/AAAAAAAAKuA/xz9cWv18t54/s400/Blurb%2B02.jpg)
How restrained I was, in letting her take the plastic wrap
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5nZjSe-eCyI/TeSfkvLBKoI/AAAAAAAAKt4/ZmLVB2qHzQQ/s400/Blurb%2B03.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i5IVbGIMS44/TeSfkbsdBEI/AAAAAAAAKtw/MJVvQx0gNsM/s400/Blurb%2B04.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TbIRvQgTVfY/TeSfkVEIuvI/AAAAAAAAKto/hZdGnMK6Qvs/s400/Blurb%2B05.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LbbM3mtgh3U/TeSdT8XB8FI/AAAAAAAAKtg/6QCWHzYDDnE/s400/Blurb%2B06.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z27GnhjTVbU/TeSdTv7DgGI/AAAAAAAAKtY/vofW9swNpK0/s400/Blurb%2B07.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n6ufZW9boZE/TeSdTYyN8kI/AAAAAAAAKtQ/SXmita8BrP0/s400/Blurb%2B08.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XLZsYld9Lno/TeSdTOpXLRI/AAAAAAAAKtI/NyBuq4_Ovuw/s400/Blurb.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qATjH_R-BVA/TeSdSndnPZI/AAAAAAAAKtA/x3rflrek48Y/s400/Blurb%2B09.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jinXivXvcSA/TeSgKtP9LEI/AAAAAAAAKuI/8yaKh21M0_s/s400/Blurb%2Blibrary%2B02.jpg)
Oh, and then it'll be available for sale. Another friend is demanding a book launch. Which will be a bit odd as there'll only be one copy of the book to launch: unless I make it the date far enough away in time that anyone local who wants to buy one can and then bring it along...
(*Old family saying)
(** Sorry can't take that seriously)