Author Archives: Granger Meador

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About Granger Meador

I am retired from employment and enjoy reading, technology, day hikes, art museums, and photography. My wife Wendy works in the Bartlesville Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma, but this blog is outside the scope of any employment.

Final Outings with Carlton Keith

The autumn of 2020 featured pandemic travel restrictions, and one of my responses was to collect from around the world each of the six adult mysteries authored by Carlton Keith, a pseudonym for Keith Robertson, who used his real name … Continue reading →

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Escaping to Scotland with Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart’s second novel, Wildfire at Midnight, is set on the coast of the Isle of Skye off the northwest coast of Scotland. The first of her suspense romances I had read was her seventh, The Moon-Spinners of 1962, which … Continue reading →

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PNW 2026, Days 9 & 10: South Lake Union

We returned from Canada to Seattle on Independence Day, our nation’s 250th birthday. Knowing that Seattle traditionally had a big fireworks show on Lake Union, I had booked us a room at the Silver Cloud Hotel there with a view … Continue reading →

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PNW 2026, Days 5-8: Victoria

My only ventures beyond the United States have been to Victoria and Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. I visited them in 1999 and returned to Victoria in 2005 and 2008. Wendy and I traveled to Victoria from the Olympic Peninsula … Continue reading →

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PNW 2026, Days 3 & 4: Seattle Tourism

Wendy had never been to Seattle before, while this was my fourth visit. The rented condo in Belltown allowed us to walk a half-mile southeast to Pike Place Market one day, and on the next stroll a half-mile north to … Continue reading →

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