My Error

I have a typo in the e-mail address for Kristi Athen. Please note that it is www.getyourpitchforkon.com.

July/ August

Summer is upon us and as July is here many around the country are getting ready for the Fourth of July. And so am I. My husband, as I write this,is driving back from Colorado with our grandchildren: nine year old Warren and soon to be seven years old Dustin. We will take them to see the fireworks, swimming at our beautiful aquatic center here in Astoria, to the many parks around town, to the movies, and have them go up and down the Column five times to wear them out! But seriously, I am looking forward to spending time with them. I have chosen several books from the store to read to the boys: one of them is

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

by Brian Selznick. Have you seen this book? It is a work of art! The book design itself is fabulous but the drawings add such a richness to the story. Then I chose a couple of Dr. Seuss books, and a few chapter books that hopefully Warren will enjoy. He is a voracious reader. Dustin is working on getting up to speed so I picked a few books that he can read to us. As for me, I am reading some of Alice Hoffman's books. They are easy and light, which makes for fun summer reading. Our book club has chosen for our August read

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern. I look forward to reading this too. There are so many books out there, we can't read them all. However, I would like to hear from you about your favorite book(s). I would like to put reader reviews in books so that someone looking for a great book can read another's comments. If you would like to do this, please e-mail me at patti@lucysbooks.net with your review. Of course names will not be revealed. Well, I guess I'd better do some "grandmotherly" things, like bake some cookies and prepare a dinner for tomorrow's arrival of the grand-boys. I'm so excited to see them! Have a joyous and safe July and August.

JULY EVENTS

LUCY’S BOOKS presents

July Calendar of Events

At Lucy’s Books

Sunday, July 8^th  -beginning at 12:00p.m. A signing by Northwest Author Kristi Athens’s book Get Your Pitchfork On!  This informative book gives you the practical tools you need to realize your own dreams of getting away from it all, with the basics of home, farm, and hearth. The book also enters territory that others avoid—straightforward advice about the social aspects of country living, from health care to schools to small-town politics. Check out her website at www.getyourpitchforkon.com.

Saturday Art Walk July 14^th –beginning at 1:00p.m.- Northwest Poet and Author Joseph Green will be signing and reading from his new chapbook, That Thread Still Connecting Us. Joseph is from Longview Washington, where he taught English at Lower Columbia for nearly 25 years. His poems have been published in Bellingham Review, Crab Creek Review and more.  Check out his website at www.poetry.us.com/josephgreen.

ALSO on the 14^th

Intuitive Counselor Catherine Al-Meten will be doing readings from 5p.m.-8p.m. is the Founder and Presidentat Northwest Creative Outreach, Astoria Center for the Arts and Professor of Comparative Religious and Spiritual Traditions at Clackamas Community College/SFTS, Instructor of Theology at Marylhurst University and Clackamas Community College. Executive Director, Center for Spirituality & Lay Ministryat Sacred Heart University, and a freelance Writer at Examiner.com

Sunday, July 22^nd-beginning at 12:00p.m. Local Seaside Author Honey Perkel will be signing her latest book, Secrets at the Cove, the second in her A Thousand Summers trilogy. Honey is currently working on the third novel, A Place Called Paradise. Check out her site at honeybooks@frontier.com.

Eat, Paint, Connect
Nutritional Health Coach Emily Butler and Artist Cindy McGonagle are sharing foods that help you stay creatively focused and an art experience painting with the spirits of Georgia O'Keeffe and Monet.
Sunday, July 22nd, 11:30-3 pm
Tolovana Arts Colony3779 S. Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR
$44
contact; cindymcgonagle.com, 503 531 2758

Brie Mathews

It is with extreme sadness to announce that Brie Mathews didn't make it through. She passed away June 11th. 
Brie was such a fun and loving person.  I got so tickled when she told a story about one of her cats or her dog, Archie, because Brie got so animated. I always laughed before she even began. Although I didn't know her long, maybe 7 months, I loved her spirit and thirst for books. Brie will be missed greatly in this community.

Brie's Progress

Hello All from Japan...I just got great news via e-mail from Laura Snyder that Brie is doing well after receiving her new liver and heart. Brian, her husband said: Brie is doing well. If she continues to progress over night the plan is to take out the right ventricular assist device and get her closed up. She still has a long road but all of her numbers are good and the heart is beating strong. I can't say enough about the staff here at St. Luke's. This would not been possible anywhere else. From Laura: Great news after several days of very complicated, scary stuff. Keep sending positive energy. So please, however you send your prayers and/or positive energy, let's send as much as we can Brie's way, with a bit going to Brian too. I can't imagine the stress and worry he's been going through. And thanks to Laura for keeping the Brie Updates. Brie, I send you my love. Patti

Brie Mathews

Hi All, I know I said you wouldn't hear from me until July, but I felt it very necessary to post this letter written by previous owner Laura Snyder. Brie Mathews Transplant Fund by Laura Snyder on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 1:56pm Dear Friend,  What if you were living on borrowed time?           For Brie Mathews, being healthy is a luxury she would love to enjoy. She was born with a heart condition that required three open heart surgeries when she was 12. Even with her longtime health issues, she lived a relatively normal life until she became extremely ill in 2010. She is now battling congestive heart and liver failure, and doctors say a heart/liver transplant is critical to her survival.Now she spends nearly all of her time in bed, too sick and weak to do the simplest tasks.             Despite these challenges, Brie loves life and refuses to take even one day for granted. She is grateful for the love and support of her husband, Brian, and their family and friends, who mean so much to them both. She looks forward to the transplant that could give her back the active, independent lifestyle she once enjoyed. She hopes to one day resume her favorite activities of gardening, photography, hiking, reading, camping and enjoying nature. But right now, she needs your help. Unfortunately, Brie’s hope for a new life will come at a very high price. A heart/liver transplant could cost more than $1 million. And that’s only the beginning. Even with health insurance, she’ll still face significant expenses for follow-up care and daily anti-rejection medications for the rest of her life. Post-transplant medications can be very costly, and they are as critical to her survival as the transplant itself. To receive medical care while awaiting her transplant, Brie and Brian have temporarily relocated from Oregon to Texas, incurring substantial expenses for travel, food and lodging. For seven years, Brie loved working at a bookstore on the Oregon coast, but her declining health forced her to stop working. Not only does this add to her financial strain, but she really misses the customers and diving into new books. What if your life depended on the compassion and generosity of others? The National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) is working with volunteers and supporters to help relieve Brie’s growing burden of expenses. NFT has been assisting transplant patients with fundraising support for 29 years. Your gift—of $25, $50, $100 or more—will enable NFT to provide Brie with the financial support she desperately needs. You can help by visiting http://patients.transplants.org/briemathews to make a tax-deductible donation to NFT in her honor. Like · · Share Laura Snyder http://patients.transplants.org/briemathews to donate! It is secure and only takes a minute to donate.

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Another Scheduled Reading

Okay, so here's the deal...I was trying to edit the May/June letter and couldn't for the life of me find the edit button, therefore I had to add this information separately.

We had a good deal of interest in Dr. Catherine Al-Meten that we decided to have her again to do readings Sunday, May 20 from 11:00a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Lucy's Books.

Dr. Al-Meten is warm, kind, friendly, and very knowledgeable, which will put any anxieties to rest. Drop in or call Lucy's and schedule a time that's convenient for you!