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1890. The lawless New Mexico Territory is overrun by criminals who steal money and land without consequence, and everyone carries a gun.
In Montaña Roja, robberies threaten Fred Harvey’s newest Harvey House restaurant. Disguised as a Harvey hostess, undercover Pinkerton agent Clare ventures west, risking exposure at every turn as she searches for answers the law won’t pursue—relying only on her instincts and her derringer to survive.
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#inmygarden
It has been a long, cold, very windy winter, which has turned into a long, cold, windy spring, if indeed spring is ever going to come. April 26th, one brave bud of rhubarb, one insanely optimistic Himalayan poppy peeking up. May 8th. Left, more rhubarb buds, but still only buds.
Random Saturday
One of those great little museums who choose one topic and stick to it–the Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska. I’ve been there three times and I’d go there again in a heartbeat. Just turn left at the twenty-foot hammer. And of course there’s a video. And just ’cause.