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Celebrating WV Day (Yesterday)
Yesterday was West Virginia Day--the day we celebrate seceding from the Confederacy and becoming a new state by presidential decree! I'll always be a West Virginia girl. Even though I've now lived in other states longer than I did on our family farm, I still consider...
Butterscotch Pie for Father’s Day
Yesterday was my second Father's Day without Dad. It was also West Virginia Day! Two important holidays in my world. Which got me to thinking, that if I'd spent the day with Dad, we probably would have enjoyed his favorite WV meal--beans and cornbread followed by...
Appalachian Thursday – GOOD Snakes!
Old wives' tale? Myth? Made up story? I don't know for sure, but I do know that in Appalachia most folks will tell you to leave black snakes alone. They'll even work to make them feel welcome. Okay, at least not unwelcome! Why? There are a variety of reasons. They...
What’s Your Tree House?
A friend of mine is living with a terminal diagnosis right now. And what is she doing with her last days? Building a tree house. She always wanted one. Has long meant to build a grown-up version. But she just never got around to it. Which has got me thinking about...
Appalachian Thursday – Seven Ways to Celebrate Summer
The official start of summer is still a little ways off, but it FEELS like summer in the mountains of North Carolina right now. The days are warm and humid, but not that sticky hot of August. Evenings and mornings are refreshingly cool and rain showers often pop up in...
Summer Reading Giveaway–FIFTY Books + eReader!
It's time to get that summer reading list primed and ready for beach days, hammock days, porch-sitting days, or just any old day when you can squeeze in time for a few more pages! And you can jump start your reading plan by entering for a chance to win FIFTY novels +...
BOOK OF THE YEAR!!
I've written before about the conundrum that book contests present. To enter or not to enter--THAT is the question! Well, I entered the Selah Awards hosted by the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Why? It's a great conference put on by wonderful...
The Roots of Memorial Day
One of the best parts of writing historical fiction is the research! I learn so many interesting tidbits I'd never come across if it weren't for research-related rabbit trails. For example, you likely know that Memorial Day is a day set aside for remembering those who...
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