Growing Up Golden

About the Book

Although there are many pristine lakes surrounding the Spokane area in Washington State, none compared to our Deer Lake and the memories of the summers we spent growing up there. It was a space in time from 1951 through 1960. The children of a less complicated era, we were allowed the freedoms about which children today can only dream. The stories, song titles, poetry and recipes within the pages of this book are straight forward, like that time in our lives. The events experienced remain unique and unforgettable like the vivid hues of wildflowers pressed into our hearts.

About the Author

I grew up in a small town called Deer Park about 16 miles north of Spokane, Washington. Deer Lake was about 14 miles from Deer Park, and it became my summer home from the time I was a small child until I became a teenager. The friendships and memories forged while growing up there compelled me to write about it. With the help of dear friends, I put this book together so that others might remember a time when life seemed to flow as easily as the waves that washed into the shore of our Deer Lake.