I finally finished chapter 5 (The Druid's Island), which takes Gwion to Ynys Mon to watch a bardic initiation. The main reason this chapter took so long is because it is a sort of jigsaw puzzle using material from four of the
Storyteller books. Linking the pieces together, editing them, and filling in between them took considerable work. The next chapter, when Gwion turns fourteen and becomes one of King Arthur's bards, should actually be easier because I have no pieces to fit together; it will just be straightforward writing!
After a couple of delicious days of thunderstorms and rain, we are back with highs in the 90s again. Now we have to endure July. My tomatoes are flourishing, with lots of little green tomatoes now. Once they start getting ripe (usually by Lammas) I should have all I need for the rest of the summer. I have seen the first couple of morning glory blossoms, the scarlet runner beans are blooming, and I was visited yesterday morning by three juvenile blue jays and their mother, all squawking loudly!
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