July here on Martha’s Vineyard has been bliss. Beautiful weather for all of us here, and for me, a much-needed sense of balance between work and play, solitude and company. I feel better-rested and less-stressed than I have for a while, and that’s good because August here is always crazy.  Fun, but full-on busy.  Chez Guiney turns into a B&B with a steady stream of relatives and friends coming for their annual visits.  It’s great, really, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.  But relaxing?  Well….

With the big book launch happening in September, there’s still plenty of work I’ll need to be doing in August, though. And add to it a whirlwind puddle jump over to Edinburgh to see Number 1 Son in his play at the festival — well, I fear that my blog posts may be more sporadic than usual.  Have you noticed that I blog every Thursday and Sunday? I will still be blogging over this month.  I’ve already scheduled some fantastic interviews with some fascinating people. But the posts may be more sporadic.  So please keep checking in however you do it — Google Reader, blog feeds, whatever.  I will continue to post new blogs on my facebook status, so if you’re a friend that’s an easy way to keep track of me.  And if you’re not, what are you waiting for?  Befriend me, please! Same goes with Twitter.

Here’s some music to ease you into these dog days of summer.  Carole King and James Taylor have gotten together again for a series of concerts, but here they are as they were in 1971. I love this song, and the lyrics couldn’t be more apt: