{"id":136,"date":"2013-05-01T12:18:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T18:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/home\/?p=136"},"modified":"2018-03-12T14:01:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T20:01:55","slug":"smiles-from-queen-anne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/home\/smiles-from-queen-anne\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiles from Queen Anne"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ShadowStairway\"<\/a>Part of the thrill of writing for me is to revisit an area that I fell in love with. It’s like a familiar old shoe. My imagination just climbs back into the day when I lived there and I get to see, smell, feel, and hear all that enamored me when I was there.<\/p>\n

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I so enjoyed creating The Queen Anne Fox<\/i>, my first published novel and the first in the Jessica Tyson Mystery Series<\/i> \u2013 set on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, WA.<\/p>\n

\"QAHighschool1\"<\/a>Flora and fauna-lined stairways wander all the way down the hill\u2014I would guess a half a mile distance. Stairways from the Queen Anne Apartments at the top of the hill to The King Dome and the lower Queen Anne shopping area at the bottom. A fun excursion.<\/p>\n

Have you read other novels that entice you to visit the setting?<\/h1>\n

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Half way down the hill, and a short walk along a winding road, there’s a cliff with cement\u00a0benches where the view over-looking Puget Sound is spectacular. I especially loved the pink cosmos that bobbed their blossoms just above the stone wall. I still grow them each summer to remind me of Seattle as they dance in the breeze above the railing on my deck.<\/p>\n

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Is there a certain flower that elicits a fun memory for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One flower – lined stairway led down the side of the hill adjacent to the Five Spot, a caf\u00e9 and gathering place. I spent many a Sunday afternoon strolling down that stairway and visiting the delightful gift shop on Upper Queen Anne.<\/p>\n

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Have you been there? Or, do you have a spot in your memory that makes you smile each time you revisit?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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