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I had a wonderful time participating in Swancon this past weekend. I and the other GOH were treated wonderfully well and I'm satisfied with how all my panels went. Instead of the usual stress I often feel when approaching a panel, I was relaxed. No idea why. Good discussions, good questions from the audience. Books were sold--some hand sold by me, others sold by Justin Ackroyd and Stephen Dedman in the dealers room. I discovered that there was a demand for my OMNI books. If I'd known, I would have brought more. Next time. The arc of Naked City was auctioned off for a fan fun. Last night several of us went to a good pub for dinner... most restaurants were closed all or parts of the weekend for Easter and Anzac Day. Then last night a few people came to room for a last room party.

This morning, Kaaron Warren and her family and I drove south to the town of Denmark. Initially,the terrain was brush and very dry but by the time we reached Denmark it became lush and filled with horses, cows, and sheep. It's lovely country.

The five of us (3 adults and 2 children) are in a "Chalet" called Harmony. We're going
to get take out pizza (we drove about 5 hours today) and will relax then
go to a tree walk tomorrow in Walpole.