On Such A Winter's Day

I'm heading off tonight to California for a wild long weekend. Here's the schedule:

• Friday, February 9, 10-2: Redwood Middle School, Saratoga. Writer's workshop and two assemblies.
  
  
• Saturday, February 10, 10-12: Towne Center Books, Pleasanton. Reading of Rickshaw Girl and alpana drawing demonstration by my mother, Madhusree Bose.
  
  
• Saturday, February 10, 3-5:30: California Association of Teachers of English Conference, Fresno. Book signing and workshop, "Books Between Cultures."
  
  
• Sunday, February 11, 4: Cody's Books, Berkeley. Reading of Rickshaw Girl and Ma's drawing demo #2.
  
  
• Monday, February 12, 10-2: San Francisco Waldorf School. Author visit and alpana art lesson, sponsored by Paper Tigers.

Whew! I'll be back on the Fire Escape on Tuesday, February 13 (via a Jet Blue Oakland-Boston red-eye, so don't expect coherence.) Hope to see some of you on the other coast ...