Kathleen M. Rodgers outside of Ruby Lane Books, Post, Texas. Big story, small town.
Kathleen M. Rodgers, holding Johnnie Come Lately and Rosa Lattimer, owner of Ruby Lane Books and author of nonfiction Harvey Houses of Texas
Rosa took us on a tour of her eclectic home. It should be featured in Southern Living. The building was constructed in 1924 and has all the original fixtures and plumbing, floors and walls. It is located above the book store. Jeanie is holding Muffin, a dog who is a perpetual puppy. This baby grand piano is in her bedroom! Over 1700 sg ft of unique furniture, paintings and exemplary decorating. I am in awe.
Advisor, Mr. Augustine Martinez Clovis High The Purple Press, first stop on the book tour. Kathleen’s writing career started out writing for The Purple Press in 1976.
Kathleen M. Rodgers and Margaret Hinchee, Director of Clovis Carver Public Library. Margaret was Editor in Chief of the Purple Press when Kathleen wrote for them.
Students at Clovis High that run The Purple Press. One wants to write for travel magazines, another novels.
Kathleen and long-time friends from Clovis, Shirley Davenport Corbell (mother of highs school classmate Debi Smith) and longtime friend, Marilyn Teague (we worked at the Clovis News Journal together, me as reporter, she as secretary to publisher).
This nice lady and her daughter had to get Johnnie Come Lately before her family is transferred to Japan the next day.
Kathleen with high school classmate Judith Willis Glikas
High School friends Brad and Debbie Wyman
With Wendel Sloan, Director of Media Relations at ENMU,
and Marilyn Teague, former ENMU employee
Lisa Doran, Veronica Goff, Jeanette
This sweet girl, Raven, loves to read.
What a suprise when we returned to the hotel! A Bandit Run to Albuquerque! Nothing but black Trans Ams just like in the movie Smokie and the Bandit with Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason.
Former high school biology teacher, Peggy Ingram, seated with Alana Owens Cummins and her friend, Stephanie
Next was the Clovis Carver Public Libraryy event where Kathleen did her PowerPoint presentation. Fabulous!
Betty Wall, a dear friend of Kathy’s mom, and Kathy’s mom, Patricia Doran. Kathleen’s mom is on the right. Patricia Doran is an amazing woman. Raised six children! Was Civil Service at Cannon AFB for thirty years! I had to thank her for giving us Kathleen.
With Margaret Hinchee, Director of Clovis Carver Public Library
Alana Owens Cummns and her friend, Stephanie
With mom, Patricia Doran, and her longtime friend, Kim Grooms.
Avid reader Christina Chavez
Kathleen, Jeanie Loiacono, her agent, Lisa, Kathleen’s sister-in-law and Patricia, her proud mom.
Gayla Brumfield, former mayor of Clovis, and her mother, Mary
High school classmate Barbara Doerr Brian and her husband, Randy
Avid reader Carman Richard
Kathleen and her brother, Richard Doran, a foreman with a major construction company in New Mexico.
Jeanie and the Paradise Market Cow last day.
Cool British phone booth in Paradise Market
The biggest rabbit I have ever seen. I called it a Jackalope. Taken on the outskirts of Clovis. This rabbit was bigger than a dog. Unreal.