Author Archives: Susy

We had a dog when we lived at Van Damme Beach State Park. I think she just showed up and no one came to claim her. Curly Locks was an Irish Water Spaniel with tightly curled brown hair and a … Continue reading

When you live in one place for a long time, particularly during your growing up years, the place becomes a part of your being, a part of your soul, almost a part of your skin. My three brothers and I … Continue reading

Decorating the tree was a big deal when I was growing up. When we were tall enough, we children did most of the placing of ornaments with the help of our mother. She also was chief in charge of gluing things … Continue reading

West Eugene Wetlands Pouring rain when I got up this morning so I put on rain pants and rain jacket and put my poncho in my little daypack. Once a month the Willamette Resources and Educational Network (WREN) sponsors a slow … Continue reading

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Rattlesnakes From the Diary June 13, 1952: I was walking up below the shop in back of where Peter’s cabin used to be when I heard a noise in the bushes. I looked and saw a rattlesnake’s tail disappear in … Continue reading

More from the Diary of 1952–age 13 1/2 At one point during that summer I decided I wanted to live in a tent. So my dad found the old family tent and set it up for me up in The … Continue reading

Thanks to Groundwaters Publishing for including my story Llama Lunch  and two poems (Orb Spider’s Art and Autumn Leaves) in the Fall 2012 edition of Groundwaters. Thanks as well to Steven Blue for being inspired to compile a book of … Continue reading

Last weekend we had the opportunity to go out on Monterey Bay,  and slightly beyond the bay, on the good ship Star of Monterey. We were part of an excursion under the leadership of Doug, Gail and Ted Cheeseman who … Continue reading