Blue Hill, at last! It’s great to be back! I checked in at the Blue Hill Inn, which was called “Bluehill House” when Emilie stayed here in the 1920s and 30s. I wonder which rooms she stayed in. This one, perhaps? It’s nice to think so, I’ve walked in so many of the same places … More Emilie Loring Slept Here
It’s that time again, and this year, we have Emilie Loring’s published biography to celebrate! Enjoy your tea, fancy or casual, indoors or out, and take photos to share. Send to me at: contact@pattibender.com I will open a blog post that morning and update it throughout that day and the next with your photos. As … More You Are Cordially Invited to Tea
“You never can tell at sunup what you’ll bump into before sundown…” Here Comes the Sun Since my last post, I have torn out carpet, rejuvenated wood floors, patched and painted walls, scrubbed just about anything that would sit still long enough, cooked meals, hung curtains, sorted books, rescued an antique dresser, shopped for furniture … More Emilie Loring: Bookstores and Secret Drawers
The pearl. The prize. The event I had imagined since first I stepped into the library where Emilie Loring wrote twenty-five of her thirty novels: the Boston Athenaeum. … More Happy Landings at the Boston Athenaeum
Two weeks ago, bags and books packed, I set out on a 3000-mile journey from Kansas to the east coast and back again. My next book talk was in Barnstable, but there’s a lot of country between Kansas and the Cape, and I took advantage of the opportunity. Virginia and Maryland I stopped at the … More Happy Landings from Kansas to the Cape
Can you tell what I’ve been up to? This really is so much fun. I love putting presentations together, and I love giving them. At the university, I taught a hiking/biking/canoeing class that was cross-listed as a Kansas Studies class. We set out via the mode-du-jour each morning and stopped to view the plants, geographic … More Emilie Loring Returns to Barnstable
Greetings from Wisconsin, where spring still has a ways to go! As expected, it’s been a busy time here, getting my mom settled back into her lake house (“ice” house at the moment!) In this last hour or two of Women’s History Month, I want to express appreciation for some of this year’s featured women: … More Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
The Emilie Loring Collection 