Do you know who this is a monument to?

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

In the spirit of that quote, I took a good part of today off. There was an Al-Anon convention in Brattleboro that I thought I’d check out. It was well attended, and I stayed for two of the breakout sessions.

Then, as I was driving back towards my cabin, I had a brainstorm. I’d seen signs for a monument of a well-known American a few miles from where I’m staying. I was curious and went to check it out. The weather was gorgeous, but hot. I hoped the grounds around the memorial would be tree-lined and provide good shade for a walk, which they did. Walking is the one thing I’ve missed since arriving in this mountainous state.

I’ll send the first person who can identify this landmark $1. Email me your entry at jane@janepollak.com. If you’ve been reading my blogs, you have a good idea of where I’m staying. I was surprised that this birthplace was on the map.

After being out till nearly 4pm, I still logged several pages today. I’m mostly revising and adding to Chapter 7, but its page count is now nearly 20pps, and I think I only had 10 – 12 yesterday.

Early this evening there was a brief rainstorm and a warning by my host of a possible power outage. I realized that even though my laptop is charged up, without the internet, I wouldn’t be able to continue writing in google docs. Fortunately, there was only a flickering of the electricity and the writing has continued.

Just in case, I knew I had a paperback copy of Answered Prayers, a novel (aka fictionalized memoir) by Truman Capote that got him into lots of trouble when it was published. I knew I could use my phone’s flashlight and read if the place went completely dark.