Good-Bye, Irene and Hello, Harry

Yes, I weathered Hurricane Irene. The shelves were emptied of bread and water. Um, that would be Fuji water. (I'm in Park Slope.)


The hurricane was relatively mild here and the next day people poured onto the streets after being cooped up . . .


I'm busy finishing up a draft of a new YA I'm writing, but was able to see some sights and hear some sounds. What? You ask. Here's a hint(s):


The day before Irene hit, I saw one of these Broadway shows and one of those people in the posters in person!!! (Okay, not really in person, but I saw their pants in person!!!)



The Harry Potter Exhibit was a lot of fun, especially since once I (almost) met J.K. Rowling and stood within ten feet from her.


(Above: That's Ms. Rowling signing Book VII for Son. On the side, off camera, surrounded by security people is me.)

On display at the Harry Potter exhibit were props from the films, like the wands, clothes Snape and Harry and Hermione and Ron wore, the Marauders Map, and more.




(Above: Not actual Marauder's Map.)

I wasn't allowed to take photos inside the exhibit, but did take some at the store . . .


If you want to see the exhibit, you'd better hurry! It closes on September 5th.



Next Blog: The Broadway show.

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Spending Time with Irene

Hello, Irene.

Yes, due to my impeccable timing, I am in New York right now.



New York city is braced for the hurricane and there's an evacuation center near where we are staying in Park Slope, Brooklyn. You can see the busses dropping people off. (Over 300,000 people in the low lying areas of NY/Brooklyn were ordered to evacuate.)


Most stores and restaurants closed for the hurricane . . .


Everyone was prepared. Some places taped up their windows . . .


Now, why is Irene in New York, you ask? Simple . . . to help me celebrate my birthday!

Luckily, we found a DONUT place that was still open . ..


Also, one of my facebook friends sent this to me. It's the Old Spice Man . . . !




So that's what I'll be watching over the weekend, at least until we lose power!

Oh, and BTW, recently, I wrote an American Girl story about Kanani, a girl from Kauai . . .


Well, I also wrote an online story about Kanani visiting her cousin Rachel in New York. It's available online for free HERE!!! Each week reveals a new chapter, however, there are no hurricane scenes.


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