At our Women Writing the West Conference I had the honor of rooming with a woman who has become a special friend, Betty Bauer. She released a children’s book last year entitled: Tamika and Friends. Betty is an amazing writer and dedicated woman to not only her stories, but also the youth who read them….
A journey mentoring an aspiring author for a high school senior project. Last spring my phone rang. On the other end came the voice of a young man I knew very well. He was a junior in high school, preparing for his senior project. Why was he calling me? “Hi, Carmen. This is Nathan. I’m…
A Nature Walk With Jack Nisbet. Welcome back! This is the final segment of the Fur Trade Festival in Kettle Falls, WA at the Kettle Falls Historical Center. Naturalist and author Jack Nisbet led the students on the last session the kids experienced at the Fur Trade Festival. We met Mr. Nisbet last year at…
Welcome back! One of the most exciting activities the students were able to participate in at the Fur Trade Festival was rope making and cording. I know they had a blurb on fire starting with flint in the same session, but I had to walk away as I received a phone call from my daughter-in-law…
Welcome back! Today we are exploring various kinds of traps men used to trap animals for their furs to trade at the Hudson Bay Companyin the Kettle Falls Area. For those of you who are just joining in, here is the scoop on the Fur Trade Festival: Every year the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area’s…
Welcome back! Today we are shifting gears and talking about what kinds of items were traded among the folks at the Hudson Bay Company in the Kettle Falls Area. For those of you who are just joining in, here is the scoop on the Fur Trade Festival: Every year the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area’s education…
Welcome back! Today we will continue on with Rick Desautel and Furs of the Fur Trade. Today we will talk about cats and dogs in northeast Washington. For those of you who are just joining in, here is the scoop on the Fur Trade Festival: Every year the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area’s education specialist,…
Welcome back! Today we will continue on with Rick Desautel and Furs of the Fur Trade. For those of you who are just joining in, here is the scoop on the Fur Trade Festival: Every year the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area’s education specialist, Janice Elvidge, heads up the Fur Trade Festival at the Kettle…
Dreams are meant to come true. God says when we commit our dreams and desires to Him, He will bless them. Some of you may not think a day on a sweaty, balking horse in the bushes, mud, and rain qualifies as a dream. But for me, it is and God blessed me recently with…
Recently I substitute taught in middle school, language arts, and one class was studying poems. Specifically I AM poems which have a specific way about them. Here is the model: FIRST STANZA I am (2 special characteristics you have) I wonder (something of curiosity) I hear (an imaginary sound) I see…
I would have never had the privilege of reading this book for youth if I would not have become a member of Women Writing the West and met Cynthia S. Becker in Kansas City, MO this fall at the annual conference. What a pleasure in meeting Cynthia Becker and discovering who Chipeta was and the…
I got to stay at Nah Nah’s (Carmen Peone) house for a few extra days this summer. My parents told me I could. So I thought about it and decided I was big enough. Cowboy and the puppies need me and so does my Nah Nah and Papa Joe. Besides, I’m a big boy now…a…
July 17, 2013. This week I have been busing 14 kids 120 miles, over Sherman Pass which has an elevation of 5575, for four days to 4-H camp––every day. What was I thinking? Thank goodness I wasn’t alone. There was help. Good help. Thank you, Deb and Elaine for you amazing assistance. Still, it was…
Storytelling was not only for entertainment, but was a way to teach the youth of the Sinixt or Arrow Lakes People of northeast Washington. This was a way of trudging through the long winter months. This is the traditional story as it was told by Spupaleena to Elizabeth in my first young adult book: Change…
Twenty-three years ago I gave birth to a two-and-a-half pound son. Upon hearing the final due date, which happened to be my birthday, I bubbled with glee. However, my son decided he wanted his own birthday ten weeks prior to mine. He was due to make his grand entry in April, but changed his mind…
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