I’d had an absolutely wonderful following private with her at the summer Feast, but was too slow to grab a slot this time. I asked Fernando to let me know if a slot magically became available, and he said that if there were not enough takers for a scheduled follower technique workshop, then I could have that time.

Given how good her last one had been, this seemed a long-shot, but each time I checked the sign-up sheet my luck was holding, and that happily remained the case …