I’m so excited! I’m typing right now on my new computer, and in two days I’ll be connected to the web in “high speed.” And, I’ve started a blog. What is a blog you ask? It’s like a website except the readers can interact, leave comments etc. Here is the address of my blog: http:///bigfootballyhoo.blogspot.com. My blog of course is about Bigfoot/Sasquatch. I’ve named the blog, Bigfoot Ballyhoo. It is easy to remember and its backbone is this column.

     Just like the column, I want the readers to remember that I am simply a prim and proper lady interested in Bigfoot. I’ve never seen one, but oh, I would love to. (This is very important:  I believe the animal is flesh and blood and not supernatural in any way, as many believe.)

     I intend to add some humor to the blog as well as to this column. I love humor. I enjoy John Grisham’s books because of the light humor his main characters often display.

     Since I have no special training in searching for unknown animals, and certainly no special knowledge, it is wise that I keep to the light side in my writing where Bigfoot/Sasquatch is concerned. The animal simply intrigues me. I wonder, as the rest of the world does, why can’t this animal be substantiated as “real”?

     So far I’ve had one comment left on my blog. It was from “Anonymous.” Mr./Ms Anonymous, stated the site was interesting and to keep up the good work. Anonymous went on to tell me about an interesting Bigfoot sighting that he came across on the blog, htt://Northamericanbigfoot.blogspot.com. The sighting was of a juvenile Bigfoot, or so the observer thought. Anonymous was hiking, heard movement, turned and observed an animal rise, shake off a thick layer of leaves and walk away without even looking in his/her direction. Sounds reasonable, but I hate the thought that now we need to worry when hiking, we could step on a Bigfoot as well as a pesky snake. I’ll try not to think about it. If I step on one, I hope it’s a small one.

     Linda Newton-Perry, along with her husband Christopher Perry, is the author of a Viking Age novel, Forced Blood The Norseman, and three Bigfoot children’s books: Lock Your Doors Country Folk, Eye of the Beast and The Little Red Car and Bigfoot. Order a  signed copy from www.christopherperryandlindanewtonperry.com.