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Appalachian Thursday – Storms as Entertainment
Growing up on the farm we didn't have a ton of electronic entertainment. No video games, no Internet, and even television was limited to just a few channels. Summertime entertainment included lots of time playing outside, games around the kitchen table,...
Writing Stories & Walking on Water
When I first started writing, I had a character who could . . . maybe . . . walk on water. I came to realize the story line didn't work the way I wanted and I gave that idea up. But I read the Gospel account of Peter walking on water many times. Many times. Then on...
Appalachian Thursday–Strawberries!
Strawberry season is actually winding down in the mountains of Appalachia, but what a lovely time of year! There are so many little, strawberry-related memories from my growing up years. Tiny, wild strawberries growing on a bank under the chestnut trees. My brothers...
A Poem to Welcome Summer
I recently wrote about putting up hay in the summertime. When I was little, my job was to carry a Mason jar of ice water out to the men working in the field. I can still so clearly feel the heat of the day and the cool, slick jar n my hand, ice tinkling against the...
Appalachian Thursday–Lost Summers
Remember when June meant school was over and you had long, hot weeks stretching out ahead of you before you had to think about having a schedule again? Of course, I grew up on a farm, so there was plenty to DO with gardening and haying and general choring. But even...
Memorial Day–It’s Not Just Hot Dogs
Memorial Day is set aside for remembering those who have died in the service of our nation. Originally, it was proclaimed in honor of the Civil War dead by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. The order became official on May 5,...
Appalachian Thursday–People Like These
Yesterday we returned from a trip home to West Virginia. A trip that didn't go QUITE the way we planned! Everything was on track until we passed through Rock Cave, WV, and I noticed the bright red battery light on the dashboard. Uh-oh. My husband checked the manual...
My Muse at Work
I'm working on a new story idea--which is typically my FAVORITE part of the process. That and finally seeing a cover! Even when I think I know what a story is going to be about, it will often go off on a tangent I didn't see coming. Thistle--my muse who lays at my...
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