A Taste of Seattle

In 1881, Seattle became the gateway to the Yukon, the last stop for gold miners seeking their fortunes in the untamed northern wilderness. Two weeks ago I took a delightful cruise excursion around Elliot Bay, partaking in the types of foodstuffs the miners might have...

LAST CHANCE!!

“Rumpelstiltskin” plays just three more times at the River City Playhouse in Ilwaco, and you really, REALLY want to see this World Premier Musical. Trust me, it’s excellent, and quite the entertainment value for our little corner of the world, resplendent with Chamber...

Travel Groupies

Six years ago, I enjoyed my first “free fall,” so to speak, after teaching school for 30 years. To treat myself, I took a 15-day guided vacation tour through northeastern US and Canada. The travel bug bit hard, and ever since, I’ve been energetically pursuing the...

Book Signing Tomorrow!

It’s HERE! The long-awaited “Through My Looking Glass, Volume II,” is now available! Seventy-one personal experience stories, formerly written as newspaper columns, are included in this edition, a “sequel” of sorts to “Through My Looking Glass, A View from the Beach,”...

“…for Rumpelstiltskin is my name!”

I would be terribly remiss if I did not give some of my blog space to the mention of the next fabulous show opening at the River City Playhouse this Friday. Rumpelstiltskin, written and scored by our very own Wilma and Bob Frankovich, is a musical production that...