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• ANIMAL PRINTS AT MY ETSY SITE: Perfect Gifts for the Holidays!

  

  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 28 November 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NGORONGORO CRATER NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski

  

  Young male lions, Ngorongoro Crater National Park, Tanzania.My friend Karen Minkowski has visited Africa many times and has contributed often to The Intrepid... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2025 TRAVEL

• 17th BLOG ANNIVERSARY: Time to Celebrate!

  

  SevenSeventeen years ago, in November 2008, I launched this blog. At first my plan was to use it to feature my art, which is why the link is carolinearnoldart. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FOCAL AWARD PRESENTATION 2025: Celebrating CACTUS QUEEN by Lori Alexander,...

  

  FOCAL Award Program, LAPL celebrating Cactus Queen by Lori AlexanderOn Saturday, November 15th, friends, family, and members of FOCAL (Friends of Children and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE SERENGETI, A MAGICAL PLACE TO SEE WILFLIFE, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski

  

  Female leopard with her cub, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.My friend Karen Minkowski has visited Africa many times and has contributed often to The... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2025 TRAVEL

• CONVERSATIONS WITH ART: Exhibit at Belmont Village Westwood, Los Angeles, CA

  

  It was a pleasure to be part of the gala opening of the exhibit Conversations in Art at the Belmont Village Senior Living Westwood in Los Angeles today. I was... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BEAUTIFUL BIRDS AT LAKE MANYARA, TANZANIA, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski

  

  Yellow-billed Stork, Lake Manyara, Tanzania.My friend Karen Minkowski has visited Africa many times and has contributed often to The Intrepid Tourist, sharing... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2025 TRAVEL

• During NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Read THE ANCIENT CLIFF DWELLERS OF MESA...

  

  November is Native American Heritage Month and a good time to read my book THE ANCIENT CLIFF DWELLERS OF MESA VERDE about Native Americans who once built their... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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