Fort Verde, where grandmother Bessie was a little girl in Apache territory, welcomed OBJECTS for a 19th century day at the old Army post … compleat with church service, and then a reading. The book sold out.  Thanks to Sheila Stubler and staff for a great day in the high desert hills there north of Phoenix. Fort Verde is an historical gem, with great tours and a great staff, and was recently on the docket to be closed because of Arizona’s budget crunch. Please, if you are in Arizona, put it on your must-see list. It has a marvelous museum and its archives are a researcher’s dream.

Tucson … ever a favorite city … where I caught up with some of my dearest friends and Suzanne, Betsty, Bev and I attended the gala modern dance concert dedicated to our star among the stars, astronomer Walter Rice … did a reading at the Borders on North Oracle, then got to see Joe McGrath in a stellar OTHELLO.  Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world…