Patricia Stoltey

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Two Very Different Ways to Experience the Call of the Wild

February 25, 2021 By: Patricia

I have a couple of friends who experience nature in very different ways. One takes her camera and her excellent eye for color and detail into her backyard. The other looks to the mountains for his nature fix by hiking or climbing. I’d like to tell you more about these two people and their new books.

Linda Dahlberg has been my friend since 1956 when we met as high school freshmen. Although we ended up living in different parts of the country, we’ve tried to stay in touch off and on via email, Facebook, and even the 50th high school class reunion back in 2010.

The photos Linda has published on Facebook over the years always caught my attention. I have no idea how she gets those critters in her flower bed to pose so beautifully. I remember thinking (and hopefully suggesting) that she should find a way to publish her collection. And, finally, she has done just that.

Everyday Hidden Wonders is in trade paperback size. A descriptive sentence or phrase in a frame occupies the left page and a photo graces the right. Linda has caught bees collecting pollen in the center of a flower, a hummingbird sampling nectar, butterflies, and more. In the back of the book, she has added identifying Critter Notes and Plant Notes. This book will serve as inspiration for the aspiring photographer and pure enjoyment for anyone who loves beauty in any form.

I’ve known Jim Davidson from the days he and Kevin Vaughn worked many hours at our Northern Colorado Writers Studio as they put together the first draft of The Ledge: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival, Jim’s story of his near-death experience descending Mount Ranier many years ago. Later, I followed Jim’s two attempts to summit Mount Everest from his Facebook site (as I’m an armchair traveler and not likely to be found in Nepal). More recently, as Jim wrote his new book, The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain’s Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again, I was privileged to read the early draft.

In 2015, Jim was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake caused the deadliest day in the history of the mountain. His team endured multiple avalanches and two frigid days trapped at almost 20,000 ft before being rescued. But their journey was far from over. This is @Resilience with Jim Davidson’s Everest story.

The release date, April 20, 2021, is just around the corner. The Next Everest is  available for pre-order.

Tag: Everday Hidden Wonders, Jim Davidson, Linda Dahlberg, The Next Everest

Summer in All Its Glory

July 14, 2019 By: Patricia

I’ve been more focused on my flowers and my tomato plants this summer than my writing. It’s not lollygagging, though. I do a lot of writing in my head and planning while I’m watering and pulling weeds. Yesterday, I was standing idly by my garden boxes, watering the tomatoes, when a new visitor showed up …Read More

Tag: Doris Day floribunda, gardening, guest bloggers, Jodi Burnett

The Joys of the Season

December 24, 2018 By: Patricia

First of all, let me wish you a wonderful holiday season with a Merry Christmas and a happy, satisfying new year. My husband and I opt out of holiday travel so we can avoid the stress that comes with airports and airplanes and weather disruptions, not to mention the whole family gathering, gift-buying, cooking, and …Read More

Tag: Merry Christmas, Sassy Dog and Katie Cat

Stoltey Family Critter Updates

October 17, 2017 By: Patricia

Looks like all the Painted Lady butterflies have moved on. We’re still getting visits from those cute pygmy nuthatches though. Boxelder bugs and lady bugs. Lots of lady bugs. And the squirrels. Oh, my, they’re so busy. I bought another squirrel-proof bird feeder for regular seed but would have to have a squirrel-proof finch feeder …Read More

Tag: Katie Cat, Katie in the Bag, Painted Lady butterflies, pygmy nuthatch, Sassy, Sassy Dog and Katie Cat, Scottish Terrier haircut

A Little Photo Break: Hens and Chicks Gone Rogue

August 30, 2017 By: Patricia

I have a clump of hens and chicks growing in my garden that I’ve watered but otherwise left unattended, even though I know I need to take some of the chicks and move them to new spots. Apparently, the cluster decided it had been ignored long enough, so it grew a spike of alien chicks …Read More

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Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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