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BOOK TOUR—THE EAST COAST LEG
I went east a few days early. Thank goodness cause jet lag was alive and well even 3 days later. My friends, the Bickfords, offered to let me stay in their beautiful East side apartment. Great bed, gr...
Book Tour is Getting Underway
First thing this morning I went to a sweet, one-story house in Los Angeles where I was interviewed by Mike Cuthbert who was in Washington, DC. It was for the AARP radio show. It will air next week and...
Messages From My Book Winners
Writing a book feels a little like having a child, except, for me, the writing part takes 3-4 years. You write it and then you let it go and send it out into the world and pray. What will people think...
The Joys of Grandchildren
While in Atlanta I took Vanessa, my grandchildren, Laura Turner Seydel (Ted’s daughter) and her 3 children, Laura Elizabeth, Vassar and John R, out to lunch at a most unusual restaurant...R Thomas on ...
FORGIVENESS
I have no words for what I have felt these past days reading many of your blog comments. It is clear to me that even after all this time, there is so much healing to be done around the Vietnam War. I ...
The Truth About My Trip To Hanoi
I grew up during World War II. My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the Grapes of Wrath, his characters communicated certain ...
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
Over the past few days there have been thousands of messages of support on my blog, Twitter, Facebook. I am so moved by what feels like a growing community. What can be more important than community i...
Thank You….
I have been deeply moved by the outpouring of support for me since QVC cancelled my appearance (yesterday morning). The tweets, re-tweets, blog comments, Facebook “Likes”–have all bo...