Posted in Travels on Jul 31st, 2009
And such an odd day—bad start, good morning, bad afternoon, good ending. Rah?
Yesterday we drove back from the Oregon Christian Writers Conference, in hideous heat, through slow-and-go traffic in Portland … and Tacoma … and Seattle! Shannie worked hard to keep me awake as the evening waned, and we arrived at her house a bit […]
Posted in Travels on Jul 29th, 2009
Dolphin, my cat (pardon me; I meant saber-toothed tiger, of course), feels that the living room looks much better with the throw pillows scattered around the floor. When I foolishly pick them up, he patiently returns them.
I heard a speaker once say, in all seriousness, “You will, of course, want to arrange your books by […]
Posted in from the furry side, Travels on Jul 28th, 2009
What a terrible day Monday was! It started okay—we drove and drove, and Sallie barked, and nothing in particular happened. Then we got to the place where Mama learns about “writing” (something to do with my computer keyboard, I presume). It was terribly hot: Mama was wet with sweat, and Sallie was panting. I just […]
Posted in God thoughts, writing, Travels on Jul 27th, 2009
We arrive at the Oregon Christian Writers summer conference this morning, where we all dream of finding an editor who will see our genius and sign us to a lifetime contract. (HA!)
But I was thinking, in the campground shower, that the main reason I go is to be around writers and editors, Christian writers and […]
“Hey, Noah, give us some dancing music!”
Noah smiled and played faster, his nimble fingers moving across the guitar strings. His friend Rob supported the tempo on bongos.
I spent this evening at the City Blend coffee house (soon to be renamed the Mystic Mug), 3120 S. Old Yale Road #11, Abbotsford, BC (604.556.3914). Noah Wishart and […]
Posted in from the furry side, Travels on Jul 22nd, 2009
A beagle’s back end in a bed of bright bluebonnets?
Back end, tail wagging, is all that I see!
Scent-hound she is, tracking critters persistently—
What a great watchdog (she knows we’ll agree)!
Chasing off danger, protecting her mama,
Challenging all with her great, baying sound.
Sniffing her way between bushes and flowers,
Fully alert, with her nose to the ground—
Somewhere she’ll […]
Posted in Just thinking ..., Travels on Jul 21st, 2009
I’m camped in Ellensburg, Washington, in a nicely shaded spot. Sallie and I wandered across the campground to see the Yakima River flowing by. She wasn’t impressed. I sang “Barges” to it and then the Robert Louis Stevenson song, “Where Go the Boats”:
Dark brown is the river,
Golden is the sand.
It flows along forever,
With trees on either […]
Posted in Travels on Jul 21st, 2009
My parents got our first trailer when I was eight, because I’d outgrown the front seat of the station wagon (Susie Blue, its name was). Whenever possible, we stayed in “real” campgrounds: national or state parks, forests, and so forth. But occasionally we’d be in or near a city and would need to camp in […]
Posted in God thoughts, Travels on Jul 19th, 2009
Sallie is valiantly protecting me against predators and dangers as we drive the RV north on I-25. We were only out about four hours this afternoon, but we passed many potential hazards, and only Sallie’s cleverness and alertness kept us safe. For example: horses in fields along the highway … cows in fields … llamas […]
Posted in God thoughts on Jul 17th, 2009
Summary of Scripture, in Rap, sort of …
God made the world in six short days.
The world was perfect! Give Him praise!
He stopped and looked and said, “It’s good!
I’ve made all things the way I should!”
But then ol’ Satan came along
And changed the future of life’s song.
He said, “Hey, Eve! Just listen to me
And eat […]