Global Reading Challenge

As so many significant events in my life, it happened at the library. It all started with a stack of bookmarks printed with a list...

Irises in Kyoto

Just a pretty picture of a Japanese garden. I think it was in Kyoto, but I don’t remember which one....

A Weekend in Bend

When I arrived in Bend, Oregon, I expected to run into characters from Tawna Fenske’s romantic comedies around every corner. I peered into the open...

Small Mercies Giveaway Winner

When I got home from a weekend trip to Bend and found two review copies of Small Mercies by Eddie Joyce waiting in my stack...

Enchantment Lake

I never read Nancy Drew until my daughter got a haircut a couple of years ago that prompted people to say she looked like the...