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• ALESUND, NORWAY: An Art Nouveau Gem and Much More

  

  Alesund, Norway. View from the city park.The last part of our recent trip to Norway was spent in and near the city of Alesund, a small city on Norway’s west... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2024 TRAVEL

• Review of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL in Publishers Weekly July 8 Issue, p. 188

  

  If you subscribe to Publishers Weekly, look in the July 8th issue for an excellent review of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at North East... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL Now Available as A KINDLE E-BOOK

  

  I am happy to report that my memoir SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at North East Neighborhood House, Minneapolis, Minnesota is now available on... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOLIVIA: Inca Ruins, Salt Flats and More, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Pre-Incan ruin at Tiwanaku, BoliviaWith many thanks to our friend Owen Floody for another exceptional contribution to The Intrepid Tourist. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2024 TRAVEL

• ALA CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO: Book Signing of PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6

  

  American Library Association at the Convention Center, San Diego, CAI had a great day yesterday at the American Library Association conference at the... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PRESIDENTS, SPORTS HEROES and Much Much More at the National Portrait Gallery,...

  

  Abraham Lincoln, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DCMy visit to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, was on February 12th, Abraham Lincoln’s... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2024 TRAVEL

• BERGEN, NORWAY, 3 DAYS IN MAY: Old and New and a Walk About Town

  

  The Domkirken (Cathedral) in Bergen, Norway, dates to the 12th Century.Conventional wisdom says to always carry your umbrella when you are in Bergen, and on... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2024 TRAVEL

• BOOK SIGNING of Planting a Garden in Room 6 at ALA in SAN DIEGO, June 30th....

  

  A week from today at 2pm I will be signing my book PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 at the San Diego Convention Center in the Charlesbridge booth (#1823) on the... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• INDIGENOUS HISTORIES at the KODE MUSEUM OF ART, Bergen, Norway

  

  Big Party (detail) by Patricia Rengifo. Indigenous Histories at the Kode Museum of Art, Bergen, NorwayOn our recent trip to Norway I visited a fascinating... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• COLORFUL DOVES: Children’s Art at the Astrup Fearnley Art Museum, Oslo, Norway

  

  Decorated doves in the children's art room at the Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo.On our recent trip to Norway, we visited the AstrupFearnley Art Museum in Oslo... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• OSLO, THREE DAYS IN MAY: Art, Opera, History and Sunshine

  

  View of Oslo from inside the Opera House.We landed in Oslo on May 1st, our first stop on a two-week trip to Norway. We had three days to get over jet lag... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2024 TRAVEL

• ASTRUP FEARNLEY MUSEUM, Oslo, Norway: Contemporary Art from Norway and Around th...

  

  Painting by Leonard Rickhard at the Astrup Fearnley Museum, OsloDuring our recent visit to Norway we visited the Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo, one of... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CAMP BOVEY 75 YEARS: Poster and Cards

  

  "Ho,ho,ho, ho, I'm a Hodagger--rowing, fishing, swimming in the sun..." Camp Bovey, the ESNS camp in northern Wisconsin founded by my father is celebrating its... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• EXPERIENCE AMERICA at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

  

  Baseball at Night, by Morris Kantor 1934, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.In Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian American Art Museum(SAAM)... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2024 TRAVEL

• BookLife (PW) Review of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: "Touching, Informative Account"

  

  The BookLife review of my memoir, SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at North East Neighborhood House, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has just come in and... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL at Hennepin County Libraries in Minneapolis, MN

  

  I was pleased to learn that my book SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at North East Neighborhood House, Minneapolis, MN is on order at the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MAGNIFICENT CACTI AND SUCCULENTS: The Desert Garden at the Huntington, San...

  

  Desert Garden at the Huntington Botanical Garden, San Marino, CA.When “June Gloom” blankets the Pacific coast on the west side of Los Angeles where we live, we... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2024 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISIT AT COLUMBUS SCHOOL, Glendale, CA

  

  Signing books at Columbus School, Glendale, CAOn Tuesday, May 28th, I had a good day at Columbus Elementary School in Glendale, California. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOOK SIGNING AT FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY CELEBRATION, Palms-Rancho Park Library,...

  

  At my book signing table.Last week was a busy week for me with an art exhibit, two school visits, and a book signing. On Saturday, May 25th, a beautiful sunny... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TWO WEEKS IN NORWAY: Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and a Few Ferries Too

  

  Norway. View of the mountains from the train between Oslo and Bergen.As our train climbed over the mountains between Oslo and Bergen, we looked out the window... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2024 TRAVEL