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• THE BIGGEST BELL IN CHINA, Published in Touchdown (The School Magazine in...

  

  I am pleased to announce that my story The Biggest Bell in China has just been published in the September issue of Touchdown, one of the publications of The... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CANADA’S BAY OF FUNDY: Where Whitewater Rapids Rush UP a River, Guest Post by...

  

  Rapids rushing up the Saint John River, New Brunswick, CanadaMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton visited the Bay of Fundy in New... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2018 TRAVEL

• ANASAZI BEAN SOUP and a Visit to Mesa Verde, Colorado

  

  Caroline and her brothers at Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde, ColoradoWhen I was fourteen years old my family went on an extended summer camping trip from our hom... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AN OLD LIBRARY: Mission San Juan Capistrano, California

  

  Library, Mission San Juan CapistranoTwo weeks ago, when my family was visiting in Los Angeles, we made a day trip to San Juan Capistrano in Orange County and... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A DAY AT THE BEACH and MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Southern California

  

  Mission San Juan Capistrano, CaliforniaTwo weeks ago, when my family was visiting in Los Angeles, we wanted to get together with my brother, who lives in San... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 TRAVEL

• SAVING THE PEREGRINE FALCON is Now Available as an E-Book

  

  My book, SAVING THE PEREGRINE FALCON is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Carolrhoda Books in 1985 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MADRID, SPAIN: Arts and Food, Guest Post by Humberto Gutierrez-Rivas

  

  Plaza MayorMy son in law Humberto recently went to Madrid for business and in his spare time enjoyed many of the sights and tastes of the city. As he learned,... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2018 TRAVEL

• CATS: In from the Wild Now Available as an e-Book

  

  My book, CATS: In from the Wild is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Carolrhoda Books in 1993 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE PLACE OF REFUGE on the Big Island of Hawaii

  

  When I am on the Big Island of Hawaii, one of my favorite places to visit is Pu’uhonua o Honaunau, or the Place of Refuge, a 45 minute drive south of Kona. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2018 TRAVEL

• A DAY IN KAUAI, Hawaii's Garden Isle

  

  Na Pali Coast, Kauai, HawaiiAt the end of our trip to Hawaii last April we flew from Kona on the Big Island to Kauai, for a short, but relaxing vacation before... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2018 TRAVEL

• KIDS ART ACTIVITY: Inspired by “Butterfly” Compositions by Mark Grotjahn at LACMA

  

  Paintings by Mark Grotjahn at LACMAAn interesting contrast to the David Hockney portraits at the Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA is the exhibit in the... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BIRDS, BEES and WILDFLOWERS: Hike in Briones Regional Park, Orinda, CA

  

  Bee collecting nectar from a thistle flower in Briones Regional ParkIn the hills of the San Francisco's East Bay, there are countless parks and natural areas... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 TRAVEL

• TRAPPED IN TAR: Fossils from the Ice Age NOW IN PAPERBACK at Amazon

  

  Now available in a paperback edition on AmazonMy book TRAPPED IN TAR: Fossils From the Ice Age is now available as a paperback book on Amazon. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• IMAGINARY WORLDS at the Atlanta Botanical Garden

  

  Peacock living sculpture inside the orchid house at the Atlanta Botanical GardenA fearsome dragon, a caravan of camels, a spectacular peacock and a giant Earth... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2018 TRAVEL

• DAVID HOCKNEY: 82 PORTRAITS and 1 STILL LIFE at LACMA

  

  David Hockney Portrait Exhibit at LACMA, Los Angeles, CA"I think I've found something that I could go on with forever, because people are fascinating, they're... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE: Roosevelt’s Retreat in Warm Springs, GA

  

  Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Little White House," Warm Springs, GAFranklin D. Roosevelt first came to Warm Springs Georgia in 1924 in hopes that the warm waters of... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2018 TRAVEL

• THE GREAT WILDEBEEST MIGRATION, Tanzania, Africa, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Migrating wildebeest crossing the Mara River, Tanzania, AfricaOur friend Owen Floody, who recently retired from a career of teaching and research at Bucknell... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2018 TRAVEL

• TRAPPED IN TAR: Fossils From the Ice Age is Now Available as an e-Book

  

  My book, TRAPPED IN TAR: Fossils From the Ice Age is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Clarion Books in 1987 and is ou... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WEEKEND ESCAPE at INVERNESS and POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, CA, Guest Post...

  

  Point Reyes National Seashore, CaliforniaTwo weeks ago, taking advantage of their daughter being away at camp, my son Matt and his wife Kate escaped their busy... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 TRAVEL

• UCLA CLARK LIBRARY, Tea and Shaw in the Garden

  

  UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial LibraryLast Sunday, my husband and I and several friends had a lovely afternoon in the garden of the UCLA William Andrews... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE