Author Archives: nancymack

It’s “Susie Forest” T-shirt time again. I wore my terra cotta one Thursday to the end of semester festivities for the Cheney home schoolers. My kickoff of the Read for Trees program was the kickoff of the evening’s entertainment. And … Continue reading →

Tomorrow night I’m going over to Cheney to kick off the first Read for Trees of the year. This one isn’t for a school or a library or a group like the Girl Scouts or Boys and Girls Club. This … Continue reading →

That was a fun evening! My first sponsor, Chris Wright, donated his tree this year to Gonzaga Prep’s auction. I got to stand up and tell the large crowd about the Susie Forest and how much they’d like to have … Continue reading →

I arrived at the Methow Conservancy auction Thursday evening to find that Sarah had dreamed up a different way to use the Susie Forest trees. Two years ago they were used to boost the “Raise Your Paddle” portion of the … Continue reading →

Today I’m relaxing at my friend Ruth’s house, waiting for the start of my tree year. Tomorrow is the Methow Conservancy auction which will have a Susie Forest tree in it. And then a tree planting on Friday. I brought … Continue reading →

On Wednesday I tried to add a picture to my blog but it didn’t work, so I here I am at Huppins where I bought my iPad. They are so great and so helpful here. Here we go! Is there … Continue reading →

The suitcase is open and the piles around it are beginning to grow. On Saturday I start the first tree trip of the year. I’ll start the week out at a library co-worker’s home in Shoreline; I’ll wander around their … Continue reading →

This week’s resolution was #5 – Try to find sponsors for the Susie Forest who would donate one tree a year. My goal was to find three this year and hope to add three more every year. A couple of … Continue reading →

On Tu B’Shevat, Sunday, my son Jack and I toasted the trees in the Susie Forest and ate nuts and tree fruits. To top the day off, I also celebrated National Chocolate Cake Day with a huge piece of cake … Continue reading →

Last February I joined a Jewish Sunday school to talk about a Read for Trees program and to learn about Tu B’Shevat. This is a celebration of trees and I found that it could be thought of as the birthday … Continue reading →