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Treading Water
Papa Bob and I were among the 321 folks that don't have symptoms and feel fine, but who voluntarily were tested by the SEARHC clinic yesterday. I think that's how many there were.The information-providing people are a bit swamped, to say the least. We will need to...
From Boulder to Bellingham to… Elliott Bay
That sounds almost like a country song, doesn't it? It is very nice to be in a place that feels so much like home. It's cloudy and cool and the brush on the side of the Bellingham bay trail is familiar- devil's club, buttercups, wild dogwood- and a little overgrown...
Raven’s Brew Special
Today is the last day to buy Raven's Brew Coffee at 15 percent off, as part of the Heather Lende Book Tour promotion. I know, it sounds a little silly, "the official book tour coffee," but how great is it to have good coffee while you read my book? And how nice is it...
The Wedding & Tour Update
The wedding was outside, at the Terra Blanca winery, high on a hill in the vineyard overlooking the smooth, creased brown hills of Eastern Washington. The winery is new, but had an old world feel, with lawns and gardens, huge wooden doors, stucco arches and broad...
Star Tribune Review. (Terrific!)
A great review from the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Serious subjects, delightful results (By PAMELA MILLER, Star Tribune) Review: A highly readable collection of essays by an Alaska newspaper columnist that are both ripping good yarns and insightful meditations. ...
Back in the Tour
After Stuart and Lexie's wonderful wedding at a gorgeous winery near Richland Wa., I'm back on the tour, and will send more notes tomorrow- but here is an interview I did with APRN (the Alaska Public Radio Network) when I was is in Anchorage, to hold you over for the...
It’s Friday, I Must Be In…
Richland, Washington is where I am today. (Having survived Denver, Boulder, and Salt Lake and left my talking car behind for an ordinary sedan.) I am also off the book tour beat, and on the grandmother beat for three whole days. (And the familiar faces beat.) We are...