Three new photos

Three new photos from the book tour!

Corbin's River Heritage in Clayton, NY:

Swan Library in Albion, NY:

Alpha and Omega Bookstore in Rochester, NY:

Photos from Friday and Saturday Signings

Three new photos from the booksignings:

At Arrowhead Parable Christian Store w/Paul Kuntz, owner; Ellie Johnson and Kim Seavey (brown hair), helpers:

At Boldt Castle Gift Shop w/Nancy Heberger:

At DeWitt Library w/Adrienne Allen:

From Judith: Sunday, Aug. 31

Today we had the privilege of being special guest authors at the Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society’s celebration of Railroad Days in Scranton, PA. In honor of our appearance, the Mayor of Scranton issued a Proclamation declaring August 31, 2008, as Inspirational Authors’ Day. We signed books and had fun meeting with Phoebe Snow, who modeled for the Lackawanna Railroad Advertising Campaign in the early 1900’s. She was lovely and hasn’t aged a bit! ~Judy

From Judith: Saturday Aug., 30

Our first stop was Sacred Melody bookstore in Syracuse where we were greeted by Steve, the manager, who had set up four decorated tables where we could sign and greet the customers. In addition, they had a table laden with sandwiches, fruit, and wonderful zucchini bread. By the time this tour is over I doubt any of my clothes are going to fit!
We met with several ladies who shared with us and we were privileged to pray for needs in their lives.

At 1:00 pm, we hurried out the door and Debra, with her trusty directions in hand, delivered us to the Arrowhead Christian Bookstore a beautiful bookstore with a large meeting room, in Johnson City, NY. We spoke to a full house, answered questions, and were each given a bottle of the famous Spiedie Marinade Sauce that is a specialty of the area. Debra has agreed that she will use her bottle of Spiedie’s and host a cookout for all the folks at Bethany House Publishing upon her return. (Don’t tell her I’ve told you or it will ruin her surprise).

From Kim

I've been gone a week now, and I'm starting to feel homesick for my family...and my cats! Pepper, the resident feline at Hotel Beau Fleuve in Buffalo let me scratch his chin and hold him a bit, so that helped. I've also been given a few "remniscent of Kansas" glimpses.

While driving from Albion to Alexandria Bay, I saw a field of sunflowers. Ah, Kansas!!! But alas, I couldn't get my camera out of my purse quick enough to snap a pic. *sigh* However, I did capture a grove of trees changing into their fall colors as well as a group of Amish children loading hay. Both immediately transported me to the Heartland.

New York is a lovely state. I have admired the thick stands of trees (including massive weeping willows!), rolling green pastures laden with wildflowers (another pic that has escaped my camera), and winding rivers. The people are also lovely. From a sweet young girl named Tressa to a dear retired lady named Eloise who was born in Italy, they have been so warm and welcoming, making us feel right at home. I will carry those memories back to Kansas with me, too.

I'm still waiting to hear a strong "New Yawk" accent, though...

From Judith

Friday was another fun and busy day for all of us. We visit Boldt Castle in the beautiful Thousand Islands. After arriving at the waterfront in Alexandria Bay, we ferried across the St. Lawrence River to the castle—an unbelievable place and we all highly recommend a tour if you are anywhere in the vicinity. It truly is a castle. We had a signing at the gift shop at the marina dock and Nancy and her staff were great fun. There were lots of visitors who stopped to visit and purchase our books—even a few of the ship captains picked up a copy. They said they were buying for their wives, but we think otherwise. :)

Afterward we ferried back across the river and then on to Clayton, NY where we had people waiting for our arrival at Corbin’s River Heritage shop. Now, that’s a great welcome! We met lots of New Yorkers as well as summer visitors to the islands. Corbin’s is a wonderful little shop that has old prints and wonderful books. In fact, most of our research books were purchased at Corbin’s before writing the series. It was fun to again visit with Marilyn, the shop owner, and her mother-in-law, Verda.

Then we were on to the DeWitt Library in Syracuse where we met with a group of interested readers and aspiring writers. One of our favorites was Adrienne who brought along her "bag ‘o books" for us to sign. She was a true delight and even came to see us the following morning at Sacred Melody Bookstore to purchase some additional books that hadn’t been available the evening before. She is a true fan of Christian fiction!

More Photos from the Book Tour

Here's a set of photos from Cathy (and one from Kim) of some of their adventures on book tour. Included: a B & B in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Erie Canal, Swan Library (one of the booksigning stops), Bullwinkle the moose (Cathy's "first true love"), a church built by George Pullman, and lots and lots of socks!