It was my birthday last weekend and all I wanted for my present was to see my boys back in London. So we did!

I live by my theory that life is like a bead necklace, day after day of nice, round, pretty beads. But every now and again you have to add a great big pearl – a day or event that shines in your memory. Well the last 72 hours contained enough pearls to fill the rest of the year. The weather was glorious (most unexpected for early June in England) and we spent almost the whole time together, eating, drinking and talking, talking, talking. We ate lobster in Fulham, Cantonese in China Town, and Mexican in Covent Garden. We strolled in the Embankment Gardens, listened to a military band play famous television signature tunes from the Avengers to Morecambe and Wise, and sipped Pimms overlooking the Thames at London Bridge. Our boys had their lovely girlfriends with them and I honestly don’t think there were six happier people in London than we were.

Back in rather rainy, dreary Bamberg I found my new cover for Mysterious Masquerade waiting for me in my e-mail. Lee has once more come up with a winner (we’ve been learning about covers together for the last four years.)

This is it. Isn’t she lovely? I’ve just uploaded to Amazon so it should show up in about 24 hours.