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Monday, July 23, 2012 2:32:28 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Soaring with The Eagles:
Peggy King said, "Wow! It's been a long time since I've posted a blog, though many of you have been following my adventures in Alaska via Facebook. I just arrived home from this amazing trip Thursday night, and my mind and heart are still filled with vast and..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:47:38 AM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Opening the Gift:
Peggy King said, "Today is the Fourth Day of Christmas, and I am reflecting on all the lovely celebrations our family has had this past week. We started with my daughter Deb's birthday on December 22cd, which we celebrated by attending the Nutcracker, the Pacific..." more
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:53:44 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Hang On To the Leash!:
Peggy King said, "Last night I saw a dog walking himself.Really.I was strolling along in our local park just before sunset when a Golden Lab trotted by me, one end of his leash properly attached to his collar, the other end neatly folded between his teeth. There was..." more
Monday, September 5, 2011 12:03:39 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Backyard Campfire:
Peggy King said, "This week we had a fire in my rose garden. Really.My grandkids (Josh, 4 and Amanda, 6) asked me, “Grandma can we make a fire in the backyard and roast marshmallows?” And I, good grandmother that I am, agreed.First we had to find a safe place to..." more
Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:01:54 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Family Reunion:
Peggy King said, " We did it! 40 of us came together in my Kirkland, Washington home this summer for a long-awaited family reunion. Children and grandchildren, sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews came from New Mexico, Arizona, Florida, California, and..." more
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:14:58 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Watching For Whales:
Peggy King said, "Blog Ideas I just got back from a wonderful writing retreat on San Juan Island, For 6 blissful days, I, along with the other 5 members from our Diviners writing group, spent hours at a time writing. We stayed at a wonderful house that looks out..." more
Friday, June 17, 2011 10:40:20 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Vacation Research:
Peggy King said, "Tomorrow I head home from my wonderful San Francisco vacation. The evening sky still glows an azure blue, as I watch the oak trees silhouetted along the top of the ridge outside my bedroom window. I'm thinking of Bree, main character in the novel..." more
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:58:23 AM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Bald spots in our writing--and life:
Peggy King said, "My, oh, my--this picture tells it all. My beloved 4 year-old grandson Josh took a pair of kid scissors to his hair this week, and now has an outstanding bald spot. Even the best efforts of Mommy's favorite hairdresser couldn't do much about this!..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 6:11:01 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Sesame Street, This is Your Life:
Peggy King said, "I received one of the most startling, albeit joyful, shocks in my life two weeks ago when our Western Washington SCBWI awarded me the first Lifetime Achievement Award during our annual conference at Mariott Hotel in Redmond. It was truly a surreal..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 6:11:01 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Building a Monster Bug, and Other Writerly Research:
Peggy King said, "I sometimes find myself doing research for my stories in the strangest of places. Like this week when I found myself on a local Seattle pest control website.I love to use animals and bug creatures of all kinds in my stories for kids, and have found..." more
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:42:29 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Tiptoe Through the Tulips:
Peggy King said, "Ack! I see snow in my last blog entry--must get a new blog entry. Okay, so I could do a blog with lots of rain images, and how the rain makes our creative spirits grow, but right now, today, at 3:42 this lovely Tuesday afternoon, the sun is shining,..." more
Thursday, February 24, 2011 7:53:52 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Snow Day in February:
Peggy King said, "Our unexpected snow storm has me smiling. I love walking in the snow, I love making fresh snow cones, flavored with maple syrup. I love making snow angels and snow forts with my grandkids.But mostly (today) I love that I am snowed in all alone, and..." more
Sunday, December 5, 2010 5:56:21 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Snorkeling with Sea Turtles:
Peggy King said, "Christmas music is playing, it's cold and gray outside, and I am untangling Christmas lights. But my heart is still in Hawaii. So hard to believe a week ago today, I was standing barefoot in the sand on Wailea Beach in Maui, surveying a three-foot..." more
Monday, August 2, 2010 2:32:47 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Tell Me A Secret:
Peggy King said, "We all love secrets, right? The excitement of having a good secret, wanting to share it with someone we trust--and the fun of discovering a secret as well. Well now the Secret is out, and it's Holly Cupala's wonderful new book, TELL ME A SECRET. To..." more
Monday, April 19, 2010 5:33:13 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Gnomes in the Garden:
Peggy King said, "One week ago Saturday, I stepped into a Story Garden. Immediately, like magic, roots grew down into the ground, connecting me to a rich substrata of writers, editors, agents, all with amazing stories to tell. As I wandered the Story Garden (known to..." more
Friday, February 12, 2010 3:24:49 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled pictureHOPE:
Peggy King said, "I received a special picture in the mail yesterday.Entitled The Cat, it was drawn by my five-year-old grandson Weston, who lives in Santa Fe.Anything that Weston draws is special.But this picture has particular significance. Weston created this..." more
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:59:47 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Mirror Images:
Peggy King said, "Okay, so I've promised to give some snapshots, some scenes, from the Amazing Family Reunion. One of the best echoes in my mind from that event is the moment my two adult sons, David and Michael, got their first look at each other after two years..." more
Monday, November 9, 2009 3:21:40 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Putting the pieces together to make a Story:
Peggy King said, "Okay, so I promised I'd fill you all in on the summer family reunion.True to my word, I did not write this summer, but still the story wove in and out as our family gathered here in my creaky old house with old plumbing. They came from Berlin,..." more
Sunday, November 1, 2009 9:44:11 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled The Third Eye:
Peggy King said, "Last Saturday I had the great joy of participating in the Northwest Bookfest, presenting a session with my writing buddy Mary Jane Beaufrand (author of PRIMAVERA, and the soon to be released THE RIVER.)Our topic for the session was "How do you get..." more
Friday, July 10, 2009 3:33:20 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Summer of the Family:
Peggy King said, "Okay, I know this is heresy, but I am not writing this summer.This is my Summer of the Family.In exactly nine days, my beloved son Michael, his wife Christiane, and my almost year-old granddaughter Cecilia will arrive from Berlin, Germany to spend 5..." more
Friday, May 29, 2009 12:59:33 AM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Tantalizing Tidbits from the Feast:
Peggy King said, "Our Western Washington SCBWI conference is two weeks in the past now, and still some of the wonderful snippets of wisdom and tantalizing tips stick in my mind, and continue to to nourish me.I'll not forget Nina Laden (ROMEOW AND DROOLIET) reminding..." more
Monday, May 25, 2009 1:17:52 AM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Flying High at the Kid Lit Party.:
Peggy King said, "Wow! Just got back from our Western Washington State SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) Conference, and I am flying high! I feel like a balloon filled with helium, ready to soar. So many wonderful writers, editors, agents,..." more
Monday, May 18, 2009 7:29:59 PM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Meet The Creature:
Peggy King said, "Oh yes, I admit it was wonderful and scary at the same time.Our Western Washington SCBWI conference this weekend, that is.The joy! Bubbling,..." more
Saturday, September 14, 2013 2:54:02 AM
Peggy King Anderson wrote a blog post titled Writing in the San Juans: A New Start:
Peggy King said, "Here I am in Friday Harbor, with 5 of my favorite friends: Judy Bodmer,Nancy White Carlstrom, Katherine Grace Bond, Janet Lee Carey, and Dawn Knight. Together we are mighty: the Diviners Writing Group. Each week on Tuesdays, we meet for an..." more