If you ever have a chance to visit Boulder in April, go for it. This is the historic district, with intriguing shops, music and the arts, and tulips, tulips, and more tulips. A lovely, lovely place. If the people reminded me of Berkeley, that's no accident. The city is more liberal than most of Colorado, and has a strong commitment to conservation and preservation. Bill and I came here in the late 90s to Historicon (a conference for fans of historical mysteries), held at Chatauqua. We've come back several times, to High Crimes Mystery Bookstore. That's where I was today.
Here are a few of the people who came out on this mild Saturday afternoon--when they might have been working in their gardens! One couple (the gal in the white sweater, with her patient and helpful husband in the green jacket) even drove over from Nebraska, with a big bag full of books for me to sign.
This is Cynthia, who hosted today's program. She and her staff know all there is to know about mysteries--old titles as well as the most recent. If you're a mystery fan, you know what that means. And you know you'll never find anyone this knowledgeable in any of the chains. Thank you, Cynthia, for having me in your beautiful store! I'm hoping to see you again when Left Coast Crime comes to Denver next March.
And of course, I had to stop and take another photo of the tulips. Yes, they are really, truly, actually, factually, brightly, brilliantly RED.
Tonight, I'm treating myself to room service here in the hotel, and an evening with Miss Silver and my sock.Tomorrow morning, I'm saying goodbye to Ginger Too and catching a plane for Austin and home. Yay!
Which doesn't mean that the show is over. I'm taking Monday off, to catch up on laundry and etcetera. But there's more to come, back home in Texas. If you live in the Goldthwaite area, or College Station, or San Antonio, or Austin, come out and say hi. And if you're riding with me, we still have a way to go.