As for us, our Australia trip ended abruptly last summer when David's mother had a massive stroke. We flew home and spent as much time with her as we could during the next two months. She passed away at the end of September, 2019. Soon after that, David had rotator cuff surgery. He was well on the mend when I was invited to present my new book, The Legend of El Patron: A True Story, at the Tucson Festival of Books and the Texas Library Association conference. Halfway to Tucson, we received word that the festival was cancelled because of the pandemic. The following week, the Texas Library Association conference also cancelled. I can only imagine your personal stories and how they may be even more dramatic than ours.
After a bit of a shaky start, Texas is opening up from the lockdown quite well. David and I have been waiting most of the summer to see if Canada will open its borders also. We so wanted to return to Alaska! Unfortunately, Canada remains closed. Not to be deterred, however, we plan to take a trip in our camper to enjoy the wilderness... somewhere. My, how we have missed it! So we will head towards Idaho and, perhaps, retrace some of the wild horse ranges in Colorado and Utah. Of course, much of this all depends on how various states are open to travelers.
The housesitter is ready to arrive this weekend. Our hope is to leave either Sunday or Monday. We invite each of you to join us on our somewhat scaled back adventure this year. Who knows what we might find?
Blessings to all.
P.S. If you'd like more information about the outlaw Texas bear El Patron in my children's book The Legend of El Patron: A True Story, you can find it at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Patron-Virginia-Parker-Staat/dp/1644384922) or on my website virginiastaat.com. Also, you can view the book's trailer here: Legend of El Patron book trailer. Thanks for your interest!
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