Posts by Amy

Dahlias were the theme this year for Mother’s Day in our house.  Pete, in keeping with tradition, covered the kitchen table with a stunning collection of bright yellow, purple and pink flowers just waiting to find a sunny spot in the soil around our deck.  The near freezing mid-May temperatures this week prevented their planting…

When we returned from a perfect spring skiing weekend last Sunday, my almost 4 year old daughter went running onto our front lawn exclaiming, “The grass is back!”  My husband and I yelled back, “Watch out for dog poop!”  Yes, spring is definitely in the air. Easter is right around the corner.  I don’t know…

I just returned from a girl’s reunion in San Francisco.  When I moved to San Francisco in 1993 at the exciting age of 21 I was surrounded by fellow twenty-somethings who had also migrated to this golden city.  I was fortunate to fall into an eclectic group of girlfriends that I spent the next 9…

Well, it has been three years since Royal River Books opened for business.  I didn’t save my first dollar bill, but I do remember my first customer.  She came in the door and asked if I had The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (a personal favorite).  I was pleased as punch to pull it off…

Okay, I’ll admit it.  Since I have been spending more time at home with my daughter, Lila, I (occasionally) watch Dr. Phil.  There is something about the anorexic, kleptomaniac, sexaholic, shopaholic, drug addicted, somehow dysfunctional guest that I find disturbingly fascinating.  Maybe I am torturing myself with new disorders that I can worry about with…

A few weeks ago, I received the following email, “No one wants to see your ugly baby in every local paper advertisement and on the web too!  Why don’t you stop procreating you stupid little twit!!”  The email was sent through my website from someone named Sue.  I tried to reply to the email address…

I am sure it comes as no surprise that I would take this opportunity to write about the flower that has sprouted in our garden this spring, little Miss Lila Gail McNaughton.  Lila joined Pete and I on March 19th.  We were really looking forward to getting to know our bundle of joy and experience…