Historical
Please Welcome Naomi Rawlings
I’d like to introduce you to our guest today. A mother of two young boys, Naomi Rawlings spends her days picking up, cleaning, playing and, of course, writing. Her husband pastors a small church in Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula, where her family shares its ten wooded acres with black bears, wolves, coyotes, deer and bald … Continue reading
Dawn Comes Early—A Review
In Dawn Comes Early, by Margaret Brownley, Kate Tenney comes to The Last Chance Ranch to become an heiress. Not by marrying a man of means, but, well, by not marrying anyman. That and she has to work the ranch until the dirt is grinding through her veins. But being a novelist, whose written fanciful … Continue reading
Surely, I Can’t Do This
This is an excerpt from my current WIP, Morgana’s Saviour: Wind whistled through the leaves of the pippin apple trees. Limbs full of new buds and blossoms greeted Bradley Norton as he and Magnus streaked across the fields. He pulled his dapple grey mount to a stop and gazed upon the endless forest. A hint … Continue reading
Let’s Welcome Susan Page Davis!
Hi, everyone! Today, I’m interviewing an author who has written what sounds like an exciting historical romance. In fact, her book, The Lady’s Maid, is on my wish list, and she has agreed to give a paperback copy to someone who comments below. Please leave your email address if you’d like to be included as … Continue reading
Have you cooked with Cottolene lately?
My title is a loaded question because unless you were cooking during the years from 1868 to about 1950, you’ve probably never even heard of Cottolene. But if you write historicals, you might have your heroine dip into a bucket of Cottolene rather than lard if she’s cooking in the late 19th Century or early … Continue reading
Apple Peeling 19th Century!
Back in 1970, my dad planted 6 apple trees in the yard where I now live. He had Lodi, Harrelson, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, and Macintosh. The trees he planted were semi-dwarf, which means they have a short life span, so our trees are now dying out one by one. I’m really going to miss … Continue reading
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