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Appalachian Thursday – The First Cutting
We’re finally having some truly warm weather with days that might even be what you would call “hot.” And as summer approaches, I’ve seen some folks in the area start to put up the first cutting of hay. When I was a kid, the first cutting typically came pretty close to...
The BEST Reference Books
While you can look just about anything up on-line these days, it's sometimes nice to have an actual book you can take down from the shelf and flip through to find what you need. That's what I do when I want to include hymn lyrics in one of my novels. When a character...
Appalachian Thursday – Multiflora Rose
It's the bane of farmers. Those twining, vining banks of simple roses can take over a fence line and encroach upon pasture. It's pervasive, even invasive. Dad hated it and I did, too, for his sake. But we aren't farmers anymore and I have to confess, multiflora rose...
Christian Authors ROCK!
Being a published author is a dream come true for me. And while some aspects aren't quite as wonderful as I imagined (book signing with two attendees anyone?), others are better. Like the way Christian authors look out for each other. I just spent several days at the...
Books! Chocolate! Authors!
No Appalachian Thursday today. I'm at the RT Book Lovers Convention in Atlanta, Ga., enjoying time with readers, authors, and chocolate. Good times! If you're in the area, here's one of my events: If you're not in the area, heads up that my first novel, Miracle in a...
A May Day Posey for Your Virtual Doorknob
There's an old-time tradition of hanging May baskets on people's doors on the first day of May (May Day). Small paper cones or other containers would be filled with candy, small gifts, or flowers, then hung--anonymously--on someone's door. Of course, hanging a May...
An Anniversary Outhouse Memory
Today is our 21st wedding anniversary and I've decided to re-run a version of last year's anniversary post. Our wedding was uniquely Appalachian for several reasons, not the least of which was that the only "facility" at our wedding was . . . an outhouse. We got...
The Joy of Naming Characters
I've never had children, but I have spent a fair amount of time considering what I might name a child if I did have one. Thankfully, I now have LOTS of characters, all in need of a good name. And naming them is one my favorite things to do. It even holds me up at...
Meet Sarah
