"How's work?"

Ah, the age-old question. Being a SAHM/WAHM* mother, I'm used to being bypassed for conversation. The above question is rarely put to me. The fact that I do do writing gigs - when I get the time - which do, in fact, pay dosh, doesn't seem to register to some people. (I won't name names). Adam is asked when am I going back to work? When's Karen going to pull in a regular salary? I tell you what it does - it pisses me off. (By the way, my latest article, 'Climate Control' is available to be read in Coles Baby Magazine right now, Issue Spring 2007. I'm just saying...) So when a friend (this friend) asked me, "How about you? What work's happening right now?" I could've kissed her. I was so grateful. Actually, it's semi-interesting. 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of L. M Montgomery's novel, Anne of Green Gables. I'm starting to think about what I could write about to co-incide. Any thoughts? I know there are thousands of Anne-lovers out there. Anyone have any juicy anecdotes about Montgomery or their own reading experiences of the novel(s)? *I really hate acronyms.