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Bees, Boats & Blue Lobsters

Bees, Boats & Blue Lobsters

At the beginning of August, a friend invited us to an old-time coastal camp his family was renting near Phippsburg, Maine. We hadn’t been to the state in 15 years and I jumped at the chance, especially after spending so much time with my book characters, Coral, Ty, Salm and Luna, in their seaside adventures! […]

Posted August 20, 2019 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life / 0 Comments
First Swallowtail

First Swallowtail

I’ve had my head down on my upcoming book release, but not so much that I missed this: The first swallowtail I’ve seen in our townhouse yard–or habitat as I like to refer to it. I’m dismayed by how few butterflies there are this season, but then the Joe Pye Weed has just begun to […]

Posted July 12, 2019 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life, Nature / 0 Comments
Travel and an Interview

Travel and an Interview

I’ve missed my regular posting because I’m off in vacay-land with the family in Colorado. We’ve had some terrific elk viewing while camping in Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s the elk rut season and they are more gathered into herds and visible down in the valleys than at any other time of year. We also […]

Posted September 28, 2018 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life / 0 Comments
Back from Colorado

Back from Colorado

I go to Colorado fairly often. We have a family cabin my dad built in the 1950s, so seeing the Rocky Mountains has been a lifelong thing for me. Not so for others, I know, and the highlight of my trip in July was introducing my 77 year old friend and neighbor to ‘real mountains,’ […]

Posted August 19, 2018 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life / 0 Comments