Afghan Women’s Writing Project Raffle Extended
By request of the project’s founder, Masha Hamilton, the raffle has been extended. You now have until 10pm PST, Friday, July 17th to donate and get a chance to win one of these fantastic prizes. Remember, each $10 donated earns …
Have I mentioned lately that I love Portland?
We had a perfect Portland day on Saturday. First, we went blueberry picking on Sauvie Island. Then we went to the Multnomah County Bike Fair: Unicyle jousting. Tall-bike jousting. (Confession: I have a thing for tall bikes. I have no …
And even yet still MORE raffle prizes
Anita Amirrezvani has donated a signed hardcover edition of her novel, The Blood of Flowers. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has donated signed copies of three of her books: Free-Range Knitter, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off, and At Knit’s End. Check out the full …
And back to that twitchy waiting feeling
The revised manuscript for Adverse Possession has been back with my agent for a few weeks now. The first two weeks of waiting are pretty easy, but at this point I could either hear from her any day now or …
And even MORE prizes
Seriously, folks. How can you resist? Two more prizes have been added to the already fantastic list of prizes for the raffle to benefit the Afghan Women’s Writing Project: Gayle Brandeis has donated a signed first-edition hardcover of her novel …
It was one of those days today
The vaguely tough sort. The something hazy and sad around the edges sort. Thinking about the three babies I’ve lost this year. Thinking especially about the one I lost last month. Something about having touched the empty sac… I keep …
We went strawberry picking this weekend
That, my friends, is 31 pounds of Hood River strawberries. What the hell did we do with 31 pounds of strawberries? (And arguably the best strawberries on the planet, no less. If you’re planning to visit Oregon, try to time …
Happy Birthday, Thumper!
The kid turns three today! Happy, happy birthday, my sweet boy!