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Research Notes: the Vancouver Barracks, 1940s
Photos all from the Clark County Museum's Research Library. Spent three hours with a notepad and my iPad camera. In. Heaven. More tidbits and photos in future posts - I promise! The barracks were home to the Vancouver District of Civilian Conservation Corps -...
Two Years of Blogging: My favorite posts
What got me into journalism and history at the same time? Hint - An old friend of my grandfather's and his crazy stories. What legendary horse inspired my first "real" novel? What WWII author tucked me under her wing and answered all my annoying questions via Facebook...
What I’ve learned in two years of blogging
My first blog ever: It's a simple blog in itself and a simple title, even. "Welcome." Looking back to August of 2009, I realize how different things were. I thought Twitter was a fad that would pass. I had attended my first writer's conference and taken the first real...
Movie Review: Captain America
What? A movie review? I don't even have a category for that! It's true—I don't do movie reviews. That's not what my blog is about. But when the movie involves a classic comic hero and the story is set during World War II, I simply cannot resist! Captain America: A...
Pushing through to the finish
Earlier this month, I set a goal of 40,000 words that I wanted to complete in one month. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't have had a problem with it. I always enjoy November's NaNoWriMo. However, life intervened. So far I've only done around 15,000 words (even...
Review: Stealing Jake
Description: When Livy O'Brien spies a young boy jostling a man walking along the boardwalk, she recognizes the act for what it is. After all, she used to be known as Light-fingered Livy. But that was before she put her past behind her and moved to the growing town of...
Pavement & Ponderings
This past weekend was jam-packed. And action-packed. A 5K walk (OK I jogged a little too). A 10-mile bike ride. Hauling 60 bales of hay from the field. One hour stripping a large stall bare. Cleaning a barn. Ever notice how deep and refreshing sleep is when you've...
Review: Blue Skies Tomorrow
Description: Lt. Raymond Novak prefers the pulpit to the cockpit, but at least his stateside job training B-17 pilots allows him the luxury of a personal life. As he courts Helen Carlisle, a young war widow and mother who conceals her pain under a frenzy of volunteer...
The countdown is on!
Why blog, when a link is all it will take. The Hunger Games movie - March 23, 2012. It's already on my calendar.
Please excuse my missing posts
The past few weeks have been a time of great change in my personal life - more information to come later. Now, I hope to get back to my regular blog posts and book reviews! Also an update - my goal of 40,000 words for this month simply isn't going to happen. I have...