Okay, all you Twihards, listen up! That geocache (high tech treasure hunt) of amazingness in Forks, Wa? The one with 10 different stops and 10 different clues? The clues you had to solve to get the final latitude and longitude coordinates to find the TREASURE BOX of amazingness? The one I blogged about here? The … Read More
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Twilight: Mecca to Forks + Geocaching (of course)
A day off of school? Precious time with a Twi-struck kiddo? What’s a mom to do? Why, pack the stationwagon for a mecca to Forks, WA, to celebrate all things Twilight. And of course, while at it, squeeze in a geocache. Yes, folks, there is a Twilight geocache, placed in Forks, WA just a few … Read More
Twilight Mania: The Geocache
With all the Twilight DVD mania going around, my sis who’s on spring break and I are taking the newest Twiharder in the family to Forks, WA tomorrow, bright and early. Even better, there’s a Twilight GEOCACHE that we’re going to find. Wish us luck!
The Most Beautiful Things: Winners!
Last week, I hosted a geocache-o-rama, sending the readers of my blog all over the Internet to the places I found most beautiful. Here’s the round up of the answers and winners. Day 1: Beauty is in the Eye of the BeholderA boy with a cleft lip is featured in my novel. So which Oscar-winning … Read More
North of Beautiful: Geocache-o-rama #5
Welcome to Day 5 (the final day…sob! sob!) of the North of Beautiful Geocache-o-rama. One of my favorite, if not most neurotic, things to do is…to change up my house. Rearrange furniture! Create new displays! Move my artwork! So in today’s cache–Beauty: One Etsy Step at a Time–I take you to one of my favorite … Read More
North of Beautiful: Geocache-o-rama #4
Welcome to Day 4 of the North of Beautiful Geocache-o-rama! Can I just say how fun it is to share my true geekiness with all of you? Come play with me!1. Visit the coordinates below.2. Answer the question by commenting on this blog. Include your name and email address.3. I’ll choose a winner randomly who … Read More
North of Beautiful: Geocache-o-rama #2
Welcome to Day 2 of the North of Beautiful Geocache-o-Rama! Today’s virtual cache? BEZAZZLED BEAUTY! How do you play? Visit the link that I provide below. Read the clue(s). Drop me a comment here with the Answer plus your name and email. A lucky winner will be chosen at random. What will you win? Limited … Read More
North of Beautiful: The Official Geocache!
One of the most truly beautiful gifts anyone has ever given to me was made by the multi-talented Dia Calhoun. (She creates art! Writes fantasy! And verse! And fights off cougars!) A few weeks before I left for China last summer, she and Lorie Ann Grover met me in Winthrop–the setting for North of Beautiful. … Read More
North of Beautiful Blog Stop: Bibliophile
Welcome to the fourth day of my North of Beautiful Book Blog Tour. Today’s blog host of fabulosity is Jennifer Rothschild who is participating in more reading challenges than my feeble mind can keep up with! (And she wrote a hilarious Twilight poem: check her Jan 23 post.) Be the first to answer Jennifer’s posted … Read More
North of Beautiful: It’s Out?!
The Headley’s are here! My in-laws came to town for the long weekend. I don’t think they were fully expecting a weekend of photo shoots (I hired Jennifer Winter to take pictures of my kids with both sets of grandparents), geocaching, and loooong, cold walks through the Arboretum and around Green Lake. And what did … Read More
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