Shalee Blackmer2019-10-31T21:38:09+00:00October 31st, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, News, Press|
Ferocious Fall, one of CA Hartnell's books in the series of The 1950's Adventures of Pete and Carol Ann, was recently reviewed by blogger Montessori-ish Mom! Check out the review below: Ferocious Fall: Our Wild Weather Escapes – Even though my kids are not old enough for this book, which is recommended for kids 8 and
Shalee Blackmer2019-10-16T21:26:30+00:00October 16th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, News, Press|
C.A. Hartnell announced the winners of her “Adventurous Authors” short story contest partnership with the Clark County School District. Thank you to everyone who participated and to the top three schools with the most submissions: James E & A Rae Smalley Elementary – 112 submissions Jim Thorpe Elementary – 46 submissions Joseph L. Bowler Sr. Elementary
Shalee Blackmer2019-07-18T18:57:22+00:00July 18th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955! Bands marched on Main Street past cute shops ready for business while Walt Disney and many important guests made speeches. The rides were ready and excitement filled the air. What a special day it was! This old photo of Granny Catherine, my sisters, and me (on the right) was
Shalee Blackmer2019-06-20T18:06:15+00:00June 22nd, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, Posts From C.A. Hartnell|
Last May on our Route 66 Road Trip halfway across America, we left the Mother Road to drive down to My Possibilities in Plano, Texas. MP serves folks with special needs and they arranged a cool car show for their Hipsters to introduce them to my car Hawk’s Ride! It’s a 1937 Ford Slant back
Shalee Blackmer2019-06-20T17:42:07+00:00June 20th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, Posts From C.A. Hartnell|
On a recent Sea of Cortez Boat Trip in Mexico, here are some photos I took of different shorelines. Rocky shorelines with white sand beaches were the surprise of the first day and each day afterwards! More rocky backdrops with white sand and rippling water lapping the shore. This great rocky outcropping looked a
Shalee Blackmer2019-06-10T22:08:04+00:00June 10th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
On a recent trip to Mexico with friends, we cruised on their boat around the Sea of Cortez. One afternoon we anchored off of this lovely beach, one of hundreds in this area. We went ashore to explore and take in the scenery. This particular beach had lots of vegetation that looked more like a
Shalee Blackmer2019-05-23T20:31:24+00:00May 23rd, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
On Day 6, here’s a really cool old Route 66 roadside attraction, the Leaning Water Tower in Groom, Texas. It leans at 10 degrees and though it looks like it’s leaning on two legs, the secret of the tower is that it’s really a tripod when you count the white pipe in the middle! Route
Shalee Blackmer2019-05-13T17:15:50+00:00May 12th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Day 5 and back on Route 66 doing our road trip through New Mexico in a surprise snowstorm! So from California to New Mexico we’ve gone from sunshine to snow! Things have gotten really wild on Route 66! Snow Day!!!❄️ More Day 5 on our Route 66 Road Trip in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, at
Shalee Blackmer2019-05-10T20:56:54+00:00May 10th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Day 4 of our Route 66 Road Trip finds us in Kingman, Arizona, at Mr. D’s, a super cool, retro diner! I had to take a photo at the entrance of such pink and turquoise cuteness!!! Route 66 has a bounty of really special places like this one! Inside Mr. D’s is a totally traditional
admin2019-05-10T20:37:53+00:00May 9th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Day 3 on our fabulous Route 66 Road Trip! What a great adventure we’re having! Here I am with my classic car and my book series with the car in them! Here’s my car called Hawk’s Ride right before it’s getting loaded into the trailer for the rest of the Route 66 Road Trip! Drove
