Summer is winding down. Before sunrise this morning I hugged my sisters and niece goodbye. They are the last of our (planned) visitors. My youngest son has already had tryouts for his high school soccer team and my oldest is back in law school. Just a few days ago, I got an email with information regarding the details of the exhibit I am currently working towards. The exhibit is in February and I figured the submission date would be in January. I have been dutifully beading already and even ordered a dressmaker's dummy to display the piece, while working on it and exhibiting it. I was a bit taken aback, though, when I discovered that the submission deadline is Novermber! Yikes! It's a good thing my summer distractions are ebbing so I can buckle down and make progress!