Today I’m presenting workshops at the Chanticleer Authors Conference, so I’m sharing a “retro” trip to Las Vegas a few years ago. A naturopath friend had urged Thor and me to visit the Red Rock canyons near Las Vegas for … Continue reading
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Thor and Bear dog and I just made our annual pilgrimage to nearby Skagit Valley to wander through the spectacular tulip fields and soak up the acres of intense hues. Talk about color therapy! We Pacific Northwesterners, along with dense … Continue reading
“April is the cruelest month….” Actually, here in the Pacific Northwest, make that January through May, and this year we’ve logged record rainfall and windstorms keeping us in the gloomy gray. So when Thor and I near the end of … Continue reading
(See Part 1 blog Feb. 20 and Part 2 March 5) On our last afternoon in Victoria, after we’d slogged through blustery winds and torrential rain for our Valentine’s weekend getaway, the clouds lifted for an hour as we walked around Laurel … Continue reading
The Haves and Have-Nots, Past and Present (see Part 1 of our Victoria Ramble posted on Feb. 20) On the second day of our very rainy and blustery Valentine’s getaway to Victoria, Thor and I again borrowed hotel umbrellas and … Continue reading
Part 1: A Walking Tour After our British Columbia research trip last fall, Thor and I didn’t expect to be back in Victoria so soon, but moping around in the soggy super-rainy Northwest Washington winter, we splurged on a romantic … Continue reading
We’re happy: Thor, Bear dog, and I wrapped in our reflective tarps as we perch on the snowy flanks of Mt. Shuksan, breathing in the crisp mountain air and listening to the quiet. We’re just the right amount of … Continue reading
Since Thor and I went rambling through England recently, I thought I’d toss in my tuppence on the current Book View Café series contrasting British and American dishes. I’m nothing like a gourmet, so wasn’t planning on dining as a … Continue reading
From Part 1, Sept. 19, 2015: A visceral sense of place is very important to me when writing my novels, and after setting them in far-flung locales, I’m bringing this new novel-in-progress home to my back yard. Growing up … Continue reading
Today we have an interview with guest author/publisher Lawrence M. Schoen, to celebrate the release of his new science fiction novel Barsk. He holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, has been nominated for the Campbell, Hugo, and Nebula awards, is … Continue reading