This weekend, July 14th and 15th I’ll be signing books at Borders stores in San Jose. Sat I’ll be at Oakridge Mall at 1:00, and Sun 2:00 at Santanna Row. 

 I grew up in San Jose and it’s been a very long time since I visited. In fact, I was one of a rare breed, a California native, born in San Francisco, in a time when every one in CA came from some where else. I don’t think we ever escape the geography of our early years; we carry with it us. When I think of home I think of rolling hills with oak trees, the Santa Cruz Mountains, early fog drifting over the Palo Alto hills and the pocket beaches along Highway 1 between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. I remember that the true driving test for every south Bay Area teenager was making it over Highway 17 to the beach for the first time.

It will be nice to visit home. And don’t forget The Travelers’ Market contest. Come in and pick up an entry form.