Uncharted Waters takes readers into the lives of Vicki and Neil as they embark on the journey of courtship and marriage. Neil had previously cancelled their wedding plans after the announcements had been sent, the gown purchased and fitted, and the multitude of other arrangements assigned. He had announced this news in the form of a letter sent to Vicki from his station of duty in Vietnam. On the chance that he still loved her, Vicki moved across the country, and began a new life in Savannah, Georgia. One obstacle after another seemed to stop them from being together, and when they were...

Welcome Aboard is the first in a series of books about the life of Victoria Farnsworth. It covers her first eight years of life, growing up on Bainbridge Island, in Washington State. It gives a glimpse of rural life during the 1950's as seen through the eyes of a young child. Historical events, such as the opening of Wilkes School when she was six years old, are written as they appeared to Victoria, rather than as the documented factual events available in histories and archives. Victoria's relationships with her immediate family and extended family are documented through a series of fun,...

The story of Vicki's life continues as she grows up on beautiful Bainbridge Island located in the Puget Sound of Washington State. As a young child, she suffered poor health. After undergoing a tonsillectomy, she emerges as a healthy, young girl ready to meet life's challenges and opportunities. Experience with her the wonders of John Glenn's space flight, the Seattle World's Fair, and the election of John F. Kennedy. You will be taken back to a time when entire neighborhoods worked and played together, such as in the annual cider squeeze. Neighbors looked out for one another and their...

A young teenage girl faces the challenges of a dysfunctional family, peer pressures, and finding herself. Her hopes and dreams are molded by the events taking place around her. Share in her first date, first kiss, and first cigarette. Experience the Seattle World's Fair, the Kennedy assassination, the Columbus Day Storm, and other events that shaped the author's life. Get a true glimpse of life during the early 1960s on Bainbridge Island in the state of Washington and recall your own years in junior high school.