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Happy WV Day (two days late)
Saturday was West Virginia Day. Don't worry, gifts aren't expected. (Although one of those little black bears carved out of coal is always nice.) We had friends over for dinner and served food seasoned with WV sea salt (no, it's not a joke--check out JG Dickinson Salt...
Appalachian Thursday–The Sentimental Stuff
During this last trip back to the farm in West Virginia, Dad let me gather up old photos and letters so I can preserve them. A wooden box probably isn't the best container! I've sifted through them and am really looking forward to putting everything into some...
Where is home?
We just spent four days back on the farm in West Virginia. We spent time with family, I gave a reading at a farm dinner, and we tended to some family business-type stuff. It was a very productive time! And when it was over I felt utterly torn. That farm is my first...
True Love Stories and a Winner
Last week on SouthernBelleView I asked readers to share true love stories in order to be entered to win a copy of Until the Harvest. Just let me say, after reading the comments I realized this was a brilliant idea (which means the credit for it lies elsewhere!). I...
Appalachian Thursday–Ladies of a Certain Age
I have been blessed to know some of the most amazing women who grew up in these mountains and lived to ripe, old ages. Great Grandma Jane - Native of Laurel Fork, WV, lived to be 98 Grandma Burla - Native of Laurel Fork, WV, lived to be 97 Aunt Bess - Native of Laurel...
The Best Love Stories are True
Happy June! I'm turning in the manuscript for the third book in the Appalachian Blessings series today and feel like celebrating. So I thought I'd give away a copy of my recently released book #2--Until the Harvest. Until the Harvest features the next generation of...
Appalachian Thursday – Bored on the Farm
Remember when June meant school was out and you had long, hot weeks stretching out ahead of you just waiting to be filled? Of course, I grew up on a farm, so there was plenty to DO with gardening and haying and general choring. But even so, summer seemed like such a...
Memorial Day–Not Just a Day Off
One of the many pleasures of writing is researching what I write. Now, I don't write the sort of historical fiction that requires me to master the intricacies of Victorian etiquette, but I do often look up odds and ends to make sure I have them right. When did Buffalo...
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