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• A TUESDAY IN PORTLAND, OREGON - THE OHSU FARMERS MARKET AND ELK ROCK GARDEN Gues...

  

  Elk Rock Garden, Portland, Oregon.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took the photos in this post in August... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2025 TRAVEL

• FREE BOOK! THIS WEEK ONLY! My Friend from Outer Space

  

  HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! THIS WEEK ONLY! Get My Friend from Outer Space for FREE on Amazon.Do you think Sherry is wearing her Halloween costume, or do you think she i... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ALWAYS A READER: My Childhood Book List

  

  Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace, a favorite book of my childhood.When I was growing up I never imagined that I would be a writer. But I always loved to read. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AMONG ELEPHANTS IN BOTSWANA AND ZIMBABWE, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  African elephants, Zimbabwe.With many thanks to Owen Floody, a frequent contributor to The Intrepid Tourist. In 1971, Owen and my husband Art participated in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2025 TRAVEL

• LETTERS FROM STUDENTS About My Room 6 Books

  

  I love getting letters from students! The kindergarteners and Pre-K students at Foothill Elementary School in Pittsburg, CA, read HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6,... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• RUTH ASAWA RETROSPECTIVE: Spectacular Hanging Wire Sculptures and Much More

  

  Wire Sculptures, Ruth Asawa Retrospective, SFMOMA.When I was in Oakland in August, I took BART to San Francisco to see the Ruth Asawa exhibit at SFMOMA, just... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2025 TRAVEL

• THE GRIEG MUSEUM NEAR BERGEN, NORWAY – A COMPOSER’S HOME Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  At the Grieg Museum, Bergen, Norway.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took the photos in this post in July... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2025 TRAVEL

• FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR, COMBINED BOOK EXHIBIT: Look for SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL

  

  The Frankfurt Book Fair, in Frankfurt, Germany, October 15-19, is the world’s largest book fair. You can find my memoir SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ETSY SITE UPDATED: More Items, Lower Prices

  

  Illustration from A Killer Whale's World (PictureWindow Books, 2006.I have recently updated my Etsy site where I feature art quality giclee prints of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ART WALK: Western Washington University Sculpture Collection

  

  Stone Enclosure: Rock Rings by Nancy Holt. Western Washington University sculpture collection, Bellingham, WA.At Western Washington University in Bellingham,... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2025 TRAVEL

• THE ARTIST AND THE HARE: My Antelope Jackrabbit Engraving from Long Ago

  

  Antelope Jackrabbit by Caroline Scheaffer Arnold, 1966 (engraving on copper plate, 21.5 x 13.5 inches.)At my last book group meeting we discussed Raising Hare: ... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JEWEL BOX BANK: Merchant’s National Bank, Grinnell Iowa, Designed by Chicago...

  

  Golden griffin flanking entrance to the Merchant's National Bank building, Grinnell, Iowa.On our recent visit to Grinnell, Iowa, home of Grinnell College, our... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2025 TRAVEL

• DOTS AND SWIRLS, ALEXANDER CALDER TAPESTRIES, Western Washington University Art...

  

  Detail, Alexander Calder Tapestry, Western Washington University Art Gallery.When you think of artist Alexander Calder, you picture his colorful mobiles and... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HOLY FAMILY PAINTING by MERCY ANN LOCKRIDGE: A 6000 Mile Journey from New York t...

  

  The Holy Family by Mercy Ann Lockridge, reproduction of a painting by Raphael.When I was growing up, a beautiful, large, ornately framed painting hung in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2025 TRAVEL

• THE GORDON HOUSE BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (SILVERTON, OREGON) Guest Post by Carolin...

  

  The Gordon House in Silverton, Oregon, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog,... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2025 TRAVEL

• THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE CITY OF MOROCCO, CHEFCHAOUEN: Guest Post by Lucas...

  

  Chefchaouen, Morocco.My grandson Lucas, a student at Skidmore College, spent a semester abroad last spring in Madrid, Spain. While there, he and some other... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2025 TRAVEL

• TANGIER, HISTORIC PORT AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN: Guest Post by...

  

  Tangier, Morocco.My grandson Lucas, a student at Skidmore College, spent a semester abroad last spring in Madrid, Spain. While there, he and some other... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2025 TRAVEL

• KERLAN COLLECTION: Donation of Book Materials

  

  As I continue to clean out the closet in my office where I keep the working materials from my published books, I have been donating manuscripts, letters,... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TOTEM POLES AND MORE: Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC, Vancouver, BC:

  

  Great Hall, Museum of Anthropology, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.A “must see” when you are visiting Vancouver, BC, Canada’s gateway to the Pacific, is the Museum of... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2025 TRAVEL

• WHERE IN THE WORLD? World Map Project, 2006, by Antonia Hirsch

  

  Equal Countries A-Z, from the World Map Project, 2006, giclee print on paper, edition 5/5. By Antonia Hirsch.On my recent trip to Vancouver, Canada, I... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE