By Pat Nelson
For “The Daily News,” Longview, WA
Reprinted with permission
Fourteen years ago, a drifter named John, a talented artist, agreed to create a pastel drawing of two children believed to be from Kalama or Woodland, but John left the area before the family received the finished artwork.
I don’t know how this family met John. It’s [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 30, 2008
Lost art
March 30, 2008
Natasha the blue heron has the ultimate license to fish
By Pat Nelson
For “The Daily News,” Longview, WA
Reprinted with permission
Wednesday morning, I looked out at Woodland’s Horseshoe Lake and realized that spring is almost here. There was Natasha, back from her winter’s journey south. She sat motionless on a metal railing, her yellow eyes scanning the chilly water for breakfast.
Natasha has always behaved differently [...]
March 24, 2008
An egg hunt inspired by Nancy Drew
by Pat Nelson The Daily News, Longview, WA
March 21, 3008
reprinted with permissionI was a shy child, but enjoyed reading about other girls’ adventures. Nancy Drew was my favorite. I checked out Nancy Drew books at the library, but bought my own copy of one special volume, The Clue in the Jewel Box.” In this book, [...]
