Book Dog plus Real Dog plus Backstory for the 8 New Breeds
I want to show you the real-life dogs and their owners that were the inspiration for my new children’s picture book Dachshunds in Costumes: How…
Photo-Story of My Book Launch for “A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How MORE Dogs Came to Be”
What a festive Book Launch Day! This was the culmination of three years of researching Pacific Northwest foliage, other dog breeds, writing and rewriting the…
Dog-shaped Cookies for Book Launch of Dachshunds in Costumes
All my readers who come to my Book Launch on November 3rd will enjoy cookies shaped like the dogs in the book. In order to give the Edmonds…
Inside Information about Dachshunds in Costumes: 3
My third Tall Tales book touches a new genre for me, Informational Picture Books for Children. I included three glossaries and a dedication to the USDA…
Inside Information about Dachshunds in Costumes: 2
Imagining my story of a troupe of dachshunds playing dress-up in strewn-about vegetation after an autumn storm and then, with the power of magic, some…
Inside Information about Dachshunds in Costumes: 1
I want to share some inside information with you about my forthcoming Tall Tales #3! I went on an adventure with my third Tall Tales…
Kindlandia: Kindness is Always in Style
Dearest Edythe,Kindness Abounds! During a walk with the dachshunds in a local park, Thom and I met a little girl wearing a shirt with a…
Land + Love = Legacy
Amidst the exquisiteness of the trees, paths, and flowers, another type of beauty—generosity—enhances some of our parks. As we have sought out parks for our…
“The Best Book I Ever Read” Poster Contest
Picture it! Forty third graders from Chase Lake Community, Holy Rosary, Seaview Elementary, and Westgate Elementary Schools, along with their families, gathered in the Edmonds…
Mile #15 and Counting! Custom-Designed Pacific Crest Trail Update
After an especially cold harsh February this winter, I felt almost giddy walking with my dachshunds at a local park in 80º weather and sunshine….
