Little Free Library in Grants Pass, Oregon Portland, Oregon! What a great drive! Portland is such a forested city with its towering pines mixed with oak, red cedar, and more. Really beautiful! I spent 4 days there. And that's 2 of the 6 states I'm traveling to! Numbers 2100 miles to Portland and back, including all the zig-zagging for book deliveries. 106 If Roses Were Blue books hand-delivered to Little Free Libraries, mostly in the Portland area, but also on the way there and back and all...

It started in May with Little Free Library book drops in my neighborhood, then the whole county, then other cities where I've lived in California. That's 237 books so far! Now I'm heading for the interstate! ​ I am a one-woman show with a passion, a limited budget, and a belief in the kindness of others. With that, I'm delivering If Roses Were Blue to Little Free Libraries in cities where I've lived across 6 states, plus a few drops as I go. Road trip! And, I may be giving Wow! Our World...

I recently placed a copy of If Roses Were Blue (my children’s adventure, gently based on the issue of child abuse) in Little Free Libraries. I started with the local neighborhood, then thought why not the whole county? I accessed their website for all locations in Santa Barbara County, printed the maps, wrote in the addresses, and loaded up my car. Road trip! In 7 days, I placed a copy at every site I could find from Carpinteria to Guadalupe. That’s 82 miles as the crow flies, but like all...