series for Marvel Comics and co-wrote 
HL and Pop
Pop has been moved to the stroke rehabilitation unit and Henry and I have returned home. We can’t thank you enough for your thoughts and prayers. Pop’s got a lot of hard work ahead of him and the family has been through quite an ordeal, but that man is tough and if anyone can fight his way back from this, he can. Especially with Vivian, mom and Aunt Polly there to help him.
I am hopelessly behind on… well… everything and am trying to keep my spirits up.
First priority has to be finishing up Volume 7 of SLAM DUNK, which, thank god, is a joy. (If I had to work on a book I didn’t love right now, I think I’d be hating life.)
After that… holiday cards, finishing the shopping, errands, household stuff and getting back to a project that Sam Humphries and I are collaborating on. I am so excited about it, I can’t adequately express my enthusiasm. It feels good. So… more on that when I can.
In the meantime, I’m fantasizing about making a Buche de Noel for Christmas this year. Heather Poirier and I have been tossing some ideas back and forth. Right now I think she’s leaning toward the Southern Living recipe as a starting place while I fancy the Johnny Iuzzini version at Martha Stewart.
Oh, and Fraction and I are going to make a timpano for date night this week. Too bad we don’t drink. It seems like the kind of thing that ought to be put together while sharing a bottle of chianti. Oh, well. Maybe we’ll get some pomegranate juice and pretend.
The timpano looks mouth-wateringly delicious!! You guys are so creative. Big Night is a great flick. One of my faves.
Hey, if it’s date night, why not some sparkling cider?
I’ve wanted to attempt a timpano since the first time I saw Big Night. You’re a braver soul than I, and I can’t wait to hear how it turns out.
According to the timpano link, one of those bad boys feeds 16 people and is filled with “provolone, salami, your best homemade mini meatballs, hard boiled eggs, Ziti pasta ( 3 lbs. cooked VERY al dente), Romano cheese, and Homemade sauce”. I hope the date only involves making it and that you’ll call in the troops to help you eat it !
The “buche” is more to my liking, equally fearsome and impressive.
Thank you for updating us all on Pop. He’s lucky he has you all.
We’ll keep praying. For you guys as well as him.