When I want to learn about a new place, I turn to mysteries. My guide to Hawaii is the wonderful Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl. I read Murder Casts a Shadow before arriving, and now am immersed in Murder Leaves It’s Mark. These stories take place in 1930s Honolulu and are rich in history. Plus the protagonist […]
Elliott Bay Book Company
We decided to take a bus from our hotel in Lynnwood to downtown Seattle, about half an hour. When we got off the bus, we had a little less than a mile to our first destination, Elliott Bay Book Company. All streets from the bus stop to the bookstore were UP hill! Got our cardio […]
Music on a Sunny Day
On Sunday I went to see my friend Betty and her Sadza Marimba Band play for the benefit of the Zimbabwe Run for Orphans in Mountain View, CA. It was a wonderfully sunny day, although a bit windy. Their music is so lively and joyful it makes you want to sing and dance! Check out […]
Getting ready for Shanghai
Bill and I are getting ready for Shanghai, doing some research, but mostly we’ll be winging it when we land there. We found a site we like, China Mike, and I’ve been reading a wonderful series of mysteries based in Shanghai in the 1990s, by Qiu Xiaolong. Morgan went to Shanghai and Beijing not too […]
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