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• A ZEBRA'S WORLD Reviewed at the Epic Book Society

  

  I was pleased to discover a review of my book A Zebra's World included at the blog at the Epic Book Society featuring 25 Exciting Books About Zebras for Kids. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• RIVER WALK, HILLSBOROUGH, NC: Reliving History at Occaneechi Village

  

  Historic replica of Occaneechi Village, Hillsborough, NCIn late November, on a cool but bright fall day, we took a walk along the Eno River in Hillsborough,... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2024 TRAVEL

• EDITH RENFROW SMITH, the First Black Woman to Graduate from Grinnell...

  

  Front Cover: No One Is Better Than YouEdith Renfrow Smith was born in Grinnell, Iowa in 1914 to one of the few Black families in the area. In 1937 she became th... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 5 STAR RATING on GOODREADS for SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL!

  

  I was pleased to discover that SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL, my memoir about growing up in a settlement house in the 1950s, has a 5 star rating on Goodreads. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A SUCCULENT TREASURE TROVE: The Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery, Walnut Creek,...

  

  Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Grove, CATucked inside a residential neighborhood, not far from a busy shopping mall, is a wonderful garden specializing in... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2024 TRAVEL

• NATURAL HABITAT SCHOOL GARDEN: A Hotspot of Diversity in the Middle of Los...

  

  Natural Habitat Garden, Esperanza School, Los Angeles, CAJust a few blocks from the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles is an amazing garden filled with native... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THREE HOURS IN OREGON CITY, OREGON: Guest Post by Caroline Hatton at The Intrepi...

  

  The Willamette Falls in Oregon City, Oregon.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took these photos in Oregon... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2024 TRAVEL

• NEW BOOK! SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL, My Memoir About Growing Up in Minneapolis at...

  

  Caroline, Age 4, with her parents and brother Steve, on the steps of North East Neighborhood HouseA book project long in the making is a memoir of my childhood... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, PA: Honoring a Critical Moment in America...

  

  Visitor Center, Valley Forge National Historical Park, PA. George Washington on his horse.“On December 19, 1777, more than 12,000 soldiers and hundreds of... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024 TRAVEL

• LEO POLITI ART ON EXHIBIT AT LAPL, Los Angeles, CA: Scenes from the City's Rich...

  

  Angel's Flight, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, CA, drawing by Leo Politi“There was no easy way to get to the top of Bunker Hill from the steep east side, so in 1901... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY NEW YEAR from THE INTREPID TOURIST

  

  Doorway, Dublin, IrelandJanuary is named after Janus, the Roman god of doorways and symbol of the dualities of life--beginnings and endings, life and death,... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2024 TRAVEL

• HAPPY NEW YEAR! A Time for Beginnings and Endings

  

  Doorway, Dublin, IrelandJanuary is named after Janus, the Roman god of doorways and symbol of the dualities of life--beginnings and endings, life and death,... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY HOLIDAYS from THE INTREPID TOURIST

  

  Holidays are a time for get-togethers with family and friends and for passing on family traditions. Every year when we get out the decorations for our tree we... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2023 TRAVEL

• Happy Holidays! A Time for Family Traditions

  

  Holidays are a time for get-togethers with family and friends and for passing on family traditions. Every year when we get out the decorations for our tree we... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FOWLER MUSEUM, UCLA: Intersections

  

  Intersections: World Arts/Local Lives. Fowler Museum of Cultural Arts.One of my favorite museums in Los Angeles is the Fowler Museum of Cultural Arts, located o... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2023 TRAVEL

• ROAD TRIP: Alcantra, Spain, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  My friend Susan Kean and her partner George recently went on a driving trip from Lisbon in Portugal, through Spain, to the Dordogne region in the South of... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2023 TRAVEL

• CAROLINE SCHEAFFER ARNOLD Now on Wikipedia.

  

  With the help of my daughter Jennifer I now have an entry on Wikipedia. Here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Scheaffer_ArnoldYou can find th... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MEDITATION GARDEN, Encinitas, California: A Place to Immerse Yourself in the...

  

  Meditation Garden, Encinitas, CAOn a recent Sunday Art and I did a day trip from Los Angeles to visit the beautiful Meditation Garden in Encinitas, CA, at the... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2023 TRAVEL

• REVIEW of MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE in Fall 2023 Issue of The Grinnell Magazine

  

  I am pleased to have MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE included in the Authors and Artists section of the fall issue of the Grinnell Magazine. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• “SO SMALL” MINIATURE ART AUCTION IN EUGENE, OREGON Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  Stone and driftwood picture by Julie Walsh (2" x 3") My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, showed miniatures... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2023 TRAVEL