Recent Photos From Peg

My granddaughter, Brett Konen, earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. Her project was to create four reading corners, with book shelves, pillows, and carpet for a school that serves homeless children. She also had a book drive and provided the school with more than 1,000 books. Here's the proud grandma (me) on the left, Brett in the center, and my son-in-law, Kevin, on the right. Back row is my daughter, Anne, and grandson, Eric.
Here's my new favorite photo!
Carving

I commissioned chain saw artist, Mark Herrington, to carve these bears for my yard. When you drive down my driveway, you see Mama Bear reading Spy Cat to Baby Bear.
Molly

This is my cat, Molly, resting in the box where I keep mail to be answered. Molly is 14 years old. If I'm behind on answering letters, it's because Molly is sleeping on them.

Edgar and Lacy

My foster cat, Edgar, got adopted! Here he is in his forever home with his new dog friend, Lacy.
Marilyn Kamcheff

I give the first copy of each book to the person to whom I've dedicated the book. Here I'm presenting the first copy of TELL IT LIKE IT IS to my friend, Marilyn Kamcheff. I met Marilyn many years ago when she took a writing class from me.
Dog

I am a lifelong baseball fan. This is me with my grandson, Mark, at Safeco Field in Seattle. We were at a Seattle Mariners' Fan Fest. There is a scene at Safeco Field in my book, ABDUCTION!
Bear

I had a new visitor - a black bear. Here he is at the entrance to my nature trail. He knocked over all my bird feeders and ate the sunflower seeds.
House in the Snow

This is how my house looks in the winter.
A happy day in Nebraska
I went to Washington D.C. to see the polio exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History. Six quotes from Small Steps were on display. Here I am at the Smithsonian. The exhibit is now on permanent display at the Warm Springs Foundation in Georgia.
I'm with my daughter, Anne, in Central Park. We were in New York City for the Mystery Writers of America awards banquet because my book, Abduction!, was a nominee for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel.  I'm wearing the award necklace that my husband, Carl, had made for me. Each charm is a state where I've won the children's book award.
This is me volunteering at an adoption event in a local mall.
Dog

This is me with Lucy, next to my front door. Lucy had been mistreated; we got her from a rescue group.  She has a bed in my office where she snoozes while I write. She jumps up, all excited, when she hears the computer go off because she knows I’ll take her for a walk on our nature trail.

Here I am playing my player piano.  When I pump the foot pedals, the paper roll turns which makes the keys play. My favorite song is, “What a Wonderful World.” As you can see, I like old Raggedy dolls.
Me at age three

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