The “Dancing Dogs” book tour kicked off Tuesday night with a full and engaged house at Battenkill Books in Cambridge, N.Y. Red and Lenore stole the show, but I read from two stories in the book – the first actual reading from a book I have ever done, as I don’t really like it – “Lucky’s Day” and the “Barn Cat.” Fellow writers Jenna Woginrich and Megan Mayhew Bergman came, which I appreciated. So did Todd Mason, who is building the fences for the new farm and his family, which was special. And Donna Wyndbrant and George Forss, always great for me to see them listening to me.

“Dancing Dogs” and all of my other books can be ordered through Battenkill Books as well as in bookstores or online. Battenkill is offering free signed Bedlam Farm notecards with each order as long as they last and I will sign and personalize them. Connie said the orders were pouring in yesterday by phone and e-mail. Thanks. You can call the store at 518 677-2515 or visit their website, www.battenkillbooks.com. Saturday I will be talking and signing at 7 p.m. at Northshire Books in Manchester, Vt. Red will be coming. Monday I’m off to Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco. I will be away for eight days from October 1 through October 9. Maria will be joining me part of that time – in Boston and then San Francisco.

I am trying to figure out what to bring and what to do about the blog. I don’t want to haul a lot of equipment through that many different stops – different city each day. I am considering bringing no technology other than my Ipad or perhaps just posting occasionally through the Ipad. It will be an intense tour, chock full of appearances, interviews, readings, airports. Got to figure it out.

When the tour is over, we will move the animals and ourselves into our new home. Yoiks.