<\/a>Ok, ok, so most of summer is gone and I haven’t blogged in a month. Now I will make up for it and with one single post cover a book review, some new poetry and observations from the Greater Seattle, excessively PC caffeine wagon.<\/p>\n

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If you love the Sierra Nevada, history or great literature, check out Gary Noy and Rick Heide’s<\/p>\n

The Illuminated Landscape: A Sierra Nevada Anthology<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,<\/p>\n

and watch for Gary Noy’s upcoming visit to Nevada City’s own Sierra Club meeting in the fall.<\/p>\n

Just finished reading Snow on A Crocus<\/em><\/a> by Joan Swift….<\/p>\n

Here’s a review preview:<\/p>\n

It is rare that the title of a book so aptly captures the essence of its inner pages. <\/em>Snow on a Crocus gently lifts the reader into a dark journey told with such lyric and insight that one is seeing a flurry of snowflakes, dusting blossoms, before a more true spring, rather than a dreary unending winter.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A good friend of mine often observes life is all a cultural study….and being in a new geography certainly provides ample opportunity. In this case, I am learning about Bellevue, Washington and the city that I have dubbed as ‘the town that Bill built’\u2014 a notion which came to me this week as I watched the sunset reflect off a sky framed by Microsoft towers while sitting outside at Bellevue Whole Foods.<\/p>\n

Next up: a visit to the Slowcoast and notes on social marketing.<\/p>\n

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