So many of you wrote and called to ask when we’d be coming back with Coffee, Chat, so here we are!! Coffee Chat is a variety show which introduces you to wonderful people, doing wonderful things – all over the world, and in the back yard. Hosted by Dorothy Wilhelm March 6, 2023 at 9:00 […]
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The Book Doctors Are Back
Monday, March 6 – 11:00 am Pacific Time- yes, it’s Zoom! From Dorothy Wilhelm JUST WHAT THE DOCTORS ORDERED:Author Robbie Samuels was the first in American Letters to urge readers to think of themselves as Croissants (Be a Croissant, not a Bagel). Now he instructs us how to vanquish the greatest epidemic facing readers – No, […]
February Red Letter Days
By Dr. Patt Schwab with Dorothy Wilhelm. From Dorothy: I haven’t checked my calendar, but there’s a pretty good chance it’s still winter in the Great Northwest. Here are a couple of Keep Warm in Pierce County activities that look good to me: Monday, Feb. 27 – YOGA, MEDITATION, AND WELCOME WALKS LAKEWOOD (from the […]
Twelve Days of Christmas – Wildlife style
Steilacoom resident Barb Kohler, whose backyard is woods and wetlands which attracts a variety of wildlife on a daily basis. She rewrote the 12 Days of Christmas to reflect the characters who hang out and sometimes greet her at her door. The neighbors got together one evening last week and all sang the whole song. […]
December Red Letter Days
Submitted by Dr. Patt Schwab with Dorothy Wilhelm. I enjoy Advent, which takes place on the four Sundays before Christmas. In our home the children loved to take the figures from our Nativity Set on an Advent Journey. The shepherds stood on a high bookshelf, waiting for the angels to come. The Wise Men were carried to […]
‘Do It Like You Mean It’ and Other Lessons My Mother Taught Me
Note from Dorothy Wilhelm: I met Margaret Bofenkamp-Hampson in August of 1981 when our husbands died within three days of each other. Father Matt, at St John Bosco in Lakewood thought these two young widows with small children could be comfort and help for each other and he introduced us. For three years, Margaret and […]
Winter Wonderland
My daughter Gina Wilhelm is a professional Puppeteer who works with the Jim Henson Company. She travels the country, including a stop at the Tacoma Opera, puppeteering. With Tuesday’s snowfall in the south Puget Sound, Gina recorded a tribute to the snow with her puppet Al (Alabaster) who is Santa’s Senior Elf. Santa is talking […]
Summer’s over. What shall we do now?
The next Coffee, Chat, and Change the World will take place on Sept. 26 at 9 am. Dorothy’s joined the vikings. I don’t think you want to do that! All of our regulars and many surprises. See if you’re not surprised TIm Ham – updates astonishing turn in story of Afghan refugee family. Crafts and […]
Special Event at State Fair Combines Foods Around The World, Tai Chi, and Ventriloquist
The Tacoma Tai Chi Improvement Club will presents their 4th annual semi-extravaganza Tai Chi Awareness Event at the Washington State Fair from 3:30-5:30 pm on Saturday, September 17. Because every extravaganza should have a ventriloquist, Works of Gina’s will open the show with music and puppets who have an attitude. Because September is National Dystonia […]
Ron Holcomb wrote a book
Ron Holcomb wrote a book. It’s a great book. Ron is a GREAT writer and he’s had incredible experiences so It’s probably not strictly accurate to say it wouldn’t have happened without the Book Doctors, but I know for sure, it wouldn’t have happened this soon. When Ron came to Book Doctors two years ago, he had […]
The Book Doctors are back
WHEN BOOK DOCTORS started two years ago, Ron Holcomb was here with an idea for a book. Today, the book, Constant Chaos, is just out and Ron is back to share tips and ideas for publishing a major book. If you’re having trouble getting started on your new book, Francine Brevetti, shows how to usememory […]
20th Anniversary Celebration of The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage Center. Guess What’s Next?
The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage Center in Puyallup observed the completion of the first 20 years of its astonishing existence on June 24, 2022. The celebration included a gala event complete with talent and music and Daffodil Princesses. The only thing that was missing was fishing. Fred Oldfield loved to fish. There should have been fish. Before […]