News flash!! Drum roll and trumpets blaring! This is hot off the presses . . . well, on Friday it will be. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a tad bit excited. The USA TODAY is doing a travel article on the effect my Cedar Cove series has had on tourism in my home town of Port Orchard. They are featuring the Cedar Cove map and have talked with the good people at the library, the local book seller and the Chamber of Commerce.

They are also going to mention the Victorian Rose Tea Room, which my husband and I happen to own. You read that right – The USA TODAY!  Is that exciting or what? This is just the most wonderful news and exactly what I needed to hear before going “under the knife” tomorrow morning. I’m having rotator cuff surgery and will be recuperating at home for the first two weeks, and then slowly getting back into the swing of things after that. I’ll check in with everyone early next week.  Have a fabulous Labor Day weekend.

By the way, if you’d like a copy of the Cedar Cove map for your very own, send a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope to PO Box 1458, Port Orchard, WA 98366 and my staff will send you one.