Today I wore my Asian art historian hat and gave a talk on India at Maidenhood Synagogue. At their request I spoke about 'Everyday India', rather than one of my more focused talks on Indian art and architecture. There was a good turn-out and what a super audience they were! I was instructed to talk for an hour (including questions) but at the end of the alloted time, they asked me twice to keep going. As far as I could see NO-ONE fell asleep! I even managed to switch hats briefly to talk about and make sales of my novels. It was a satisfying afternoon and worth the long drive. Now I have one day to prepare for the launch of Noontide Owls...