Sunshine! We're now having a GARDEN Party

(This was the weather in Portland yesterday)

I think you'll all agree there's nothing nicer than partying al fresco. (And, at least when it's a virtual party, you can party like this in Oregon in February.)

This is what the blog party looks like today. Look who dropped by:

YOWDers, we're in exalted company

I was on my best behavior for a couple of minutes (did you like the red hat?). But Her Majesty is always busy, even when bloghopping. So now the scene looks like this:

Wow. You guys look spectacular. Thanks for stopping by. Here's the Question of the Day: What are you reading right now? (Novel, nonfiction, magazine, appliance instructions.)

And the Prize of the Day: (All you need to do is be/become a follower of this blog. Then leave a comment in the comments section. It's as simple as that.)

Born and raised in southern Oregon farm country, Ellie Spaneker flees her home and abusive husband, unaware she's being tracked by an ex-cop in the hire of her vengeful father-in-law. In Portland, retired homicide detective Skin Kadash fills his idle days drinking coffee and searching for Eager Gillespie, a teen runaway of special interest as the only witness in a troublesome and long-unsolved murder. Eager, meanwhile, is on his own, grifting and oblivious to the danger he's in.

Bill Cameron lives in Portland, Oregon. His previous novels are Lost Dog and Chasing Smoke.

Good luck, and I'll see you here, same time same place, tomorrow!