New Romance in time for Christmas
Updated: Nov 28, 2020 Coming this fall, in time for Christmas, Sentinels of Solitude a tale of suspense, murder and love in the hills and ranches of the southern Willamette Valley.…
Teaser for my new novel, A Fool’s Gold
Hello friendly readers! I invite you to preview my latest novel, A Fool's Gold, a romantic suspense set in the mining era of the late 1870's. Read the first few…
When Cows or Bicycles Take Over Main Street
Updated: Nov 25, 2018 August, 2018 Friends, Woody and I are on our way by train to Switzerland. We flew into Frankfurt and immediately took a train from the airport to…
Things to See in Switzerland
Updated: Jan 8, 2019 by Rae Richen Getting there: The German and Swiss trains are sleek and comfortable. Catching the correct part of the train was a trick we learned with…
Lightning Follows Me
Updated: Nov 10, 2018 Recently, I nearly wiped out, or was wiped out in a storm. There are dangers in a Virginia battlefield that have nothing to do with sharpshooters and…
Hunting Trees
Bear and Deer in the forest. Two and four year olds work hard to hike over tree farm land, but they get to see bugs. They get to run around…
Okay, Here Come the Cows
Updated: Jan 8, 2019 by Rae Richen Back on the speedy Swiss Train We get it. From our last blog, you were wondering when the cows take over Main Street. You…
Art Underfoot
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 by Rae Richen Woody's foot gives scale to this run of plain, but delightful rock design./Richen Rock art is hard work, but has staying power. Advertise your…
Pararescue, Mountain Rescue, Ocean Rescue: interview with Scott Light
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 January 2018 Scott Light climbing the Three Sisters in Central Oregon Have you heard all the arguments for going to college that you ever want to hear?…
Tulip Tree in Winter
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 The beauty of dormancy and negative space. Photo R. Richen A tulip tree towers above the corner of northeast Fifteenth Avenue and Weidler Street in Portland, Oregon.…