How many times I've passed that freeway sign and it didn't "click". Great
photo, Mary Ann, and thanks for highlighting it for us. I do think of
Vickey often - though her life was too short, she LIVED every second of
it.
Book recommendations - SATURDAY by Ian McEwan. Our book club had a great
discussion of it Sun night (even with the Oscars in competition in the
background!)

Submitted by Sally Young
sallyoung@sbcglobal.net

check out Vickey's blog
http://letterstovickey.blogspot.com/

I think some of you may want to call her. ;-)

Submitted by Mary Ann
malaun@hotmail.com

Thanks Laurie. That's all I need - another book to reserve! But I've done
it and look forward to reading The Giant's House.
Can't believe I'm actually doing this, but I've started going to a gym -
for people over 50! Maybe I can escape being a giant myself. At the least
I should get some muscles to hold myself up. No obvious results after 6
weeks so guess I'll have to keep on going. One of John's friends said he'd
seen me "pumping aluminum". No respect.

Submitted by Amy Kinard

Hmm if you want another good book about Giants and Librarians... "The
Giant's House" by Elizabeth McCracken is beautiful. A touching bittersweet
story. The subtitle says it's a romance and in some ways it really is with
surprises! It's one I own and keep.

Submitted by Laurie Whitcomb

Perfect timing - I just finished a really good book: The Little Giant of
Aberdeen County. Story of a family in a small town- 1 daughter is
precious, beautiful, popular, etc. The other daughter doesn't stop growing
and is like an outcast. Then there are marriages, pregnancy,
witchcraft/healer etc. I could harldy wait to get home to read some more,
and then my eyes got so tired I could hardly keep going.
Don't know if I mentioned Hannah's Dreams - about an elephant in a run
down private zoo and her 85 year old caretaker. A very sweet story even if
you didn't think you loved elephants. Hmmm? For a while everything I read
had to do with WWII, and now it seems to be giants!
Gorgeous day in southern Oregon - warmish, breezy and sunny.

Submitted by Amy Kinard

Hey gals! Stay in touch!

What's going on in your lives? What are you reading or doing? Go to this site and let's reconnect! Just takes a minute and doesn't have to be perfect...
What's going on in Fiddletown? Pasadena? Lafayette? Ashland??? Did you all know that Laurie is teaching at PCC?

http://pplpals.blogspot.com/

The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Urrea

I just finished The Hummingbird's daughter which is the One City, One
Story selection for the City of Pasadena. I tried reading it last summer
but because there were so many people in our Hood Canal retreat, I enjoyed
it but did not find it compelling. I started again about a week ago, and
found I could hardly put it down. It is a wonderful story of the
legendary "Saint Teresa" of Cabora, Mexico. When the author was a student
at San diego Mesa College, one of the professors gave him some articles
about his great aunt. He has been researching this story for twenty
years...and it is an unforgettable one!

Submitted by Mary Ann Laun
maryannlaun@yahoo.com