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• 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

• 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

• 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! 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 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 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

• 15th BLOG ANNIVERSARY: Time to Celebrate!

  

  Fifteen 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 23 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE BIRDS OF NYANDUNGU, RWANDA, AFRICA, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski

  

  Black-headed Heron, Nyandungu Urban Wetlands Eco-Tourism Park, Kigala, RwandaMy friend Karen Minkowski, a frequent contributor to The Intrepid Tourist and... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2023 TRAVEL

• FOCAL AWARD PRESENTATION 2023: Celebrating Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

  

  Author Ernesto Cisneros being interviewed by Dewi Ochoa at LAPLOn Saturday, November 18th, friends, family, and members of FOCAL (Friends of Children and... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Scbwi Bookstop

  

  The holidays are here! Purchase a wonderful book by SCBWI members. Find amazing stories in our members’ novels and picture books, and discover intriguing... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LASCAUX CAVES, DORDOGNE, FRANCE: A Treasure House of Prehistoric Art, Guest...

  

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

  Posted on 13 November 2023 TRAVEL

• THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE (TSM) Contributors Luncheon

  

  I was invited to attend The School Magazine Contributors’ Luncheon held last Monday in Sydney. Australia. I have contributed a number of articles to The School... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dick Hewett and the Room 8 Cat

  

  Richard Hewett, 1987, photographing penguins at the San Francisco ZooThe story of the Room 8 cat has been making the rounds on Facebook. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE