Twitter is so much EASIER to dip in and out of - especially with smart phones. Hope the boring hard work isn't too boring. Or if it is, that you get it done pronto so you can look forward to something more enjoyable.

Winter here in Sydney...but as my two aren't school age yet I have them around ALL THE TIME! Well, except for preschool. Writing happens late at night for me all year round - really hard to find the time during the day.

Hope you stay sane this summer! (never heard that solstice thing either - I always thought first of July...)