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Welcome. I’m Patty Grasher, a guidebook author, radio host, and local book event organizer in Southwest Washington. This site brings together my work in local stories, literary conversations, community events, and regional discovery. Author of Explore Vancouver Washington Host of Northwest Book Talk Founder of Northwest Book Fair Currently helping with a Holiday Book Fest at Fort Vancouver a […]
Recreating a 1908 Vancouver Cookbook, One Chapter at a Time
I seem to have zero energy but I have started a tiny new project. When I first came to Vancouver I found an old 1908 cookbook that was put together by the ladies guild of St. Luke’s Church. It cost a lot of money (according to me) in that it was $65 dollars but I […]
My Journey to Write a Cozy Mystery
This is probably going to be very boring to 99.9 percent of the world. Maybe I should make that 99.99999 percent of the world. But it may help me to stay focused and to the one or two folks of that small percentile they might actually find this interesting, welcome! 🙂 I am working with […]
Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online for all Ages
Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online Playing free jigsaw puzzles online offers a wealth of benefits, making it a valuable pastime for people of all ages. Yes, it’s not just for kids. At least that’s my argument as I love playing them and I am uh, over sixty heading into the 70s lane. Not only are the […]
Detours & Side Trips
So I am bit more spasmodic with my daily as usual but continuing on. Since I always have a good excuse for such things today’s special is . . . I am entertaining a cold. Nothing serious just a slow down, get off the freeway and onto a backroad kind of thing. Had a good […]
Nothing & Everything
Play this as a Puzzle Yesterday started out a bit crazy and then continued crazy until finally life returned to normal in the late afternoon. I don’t know who changed the dial for the day from normal to crazy but somehow it got changed and we had to go with it. Most of it started […]
Vancouver Ghosts with Jeff Davis
Ghosts in Vancouver, Washington An October Sunday afternoon was particularly spooky as a small group gathered at Covington House for a fireside chat of ghost encounters in the local area with author Jeff Davis. Reading from his latest book he selected little known stories and embellished them with facts and insights of personal encounters and […]
Happy Saint Bernard\’s
Happy Feet & Wagging Tails This morning as I came to work at the Fort Vancouver Bookstore I noticed a happy gathering of Saint Bernard\’s. There was lots of friendly sniffs, wagging tails and excited greetings as they prepared to take off for a \”Fitness Walk.\” Too bad I had to mind the store as […]
Every Cat Should Have a Window
We have two cats in our house. Freddie is a feral rescue who lives mostly downstairs in our TV room and the garage. He comes in the upstairs a bit in the morning and evening to check things out but mostly he wants his space and freedom from Scary Larry our adopted cat from the […]
Genius at Work?
Thursday Just getting into the swing again of doing a daily. Not sure if its a good idea or stupid . . . that\’s how ideas go sometimes. Here is a morning shot of my desk. As you can see clutter to the left, clutter to the right and you don\’t even want to see […]