It hasn’t been the best year for my flowering trees. My magnolia barely bloomed at all. But I caught this pink dogwood by my front porch on a nice, sunny day. Love the pink against the blue sky! What’s blooming at your place? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
Just finished reading a historical fiction called Fast Girls by Elise Hooper for my book club. Interesting look at the first women olympians in the track and field sports. A good read, but I might have liked it better if the author had focused on fewer girls/women. There are a lot of characters to follow!
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Last week I visited a small town in Missouri. The closest neighbors were out for their morning constitutional. We eyed each other warily. How do you get along with your neighbors? Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction about settling the American West. Before she turned to writing, Theresa was an attorney, mediator, and
Happy Earth Day! I can finally sit in any room in my house and see spring color out the windows! It’s a happy time of year! There’s a lot of purple out there right now. The daffodils are waning, but the tulips are giving a splashy display! What’s blooming at your place? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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When I was growing up, my Easter basket always contained a toothbrush and toothpaste. The Easter Bunny continued that tradition with my children, and sometimes added other useful items like socks. My children complained, of course. Particularly when the Easter Bunny kept the toiletries coming through their college years. But one year after my daughter
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I had a lot of fun putting together the dessert table for Easter yesterday. I forgot to get a pic of the full spread complete with cupcakes, lemon swirl cake and coconut cream pie. But I snapped a shot of this sweet little charcuterie. Did you make something special for the weekend? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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I hate the weeks leading up to April 15 (this year it’s April 18) when I have to gather all the information for our tax returns. I start worrying about this process in January, but don’t start doing anything until February. Or maybe March. This year, I have been responsible not only for my husband’s
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I hear lawnmowers! Big ones, that circle around the HOA that I live in. It’s a welcome sound, because the grass in green and waving in the breeze. Spring is here! Pamela B. EglinskiAuthor of six novels: historical fiction, time travel, suspense, and women’s fiction. www.pamelabeglinski.com/
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Forty-five years ago this week, my husband took me out for a birthday dinner–my first birthday after we began dating. We went to a wonderful restaurant in Palo Alto, California, where we were going to law school. We ordered wine – it was my 21st birthday, and I was finally legal. (Well, I’d been legal in
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When I saw this title, I just had to give it a shot. This is an epic fantasy tale turned on its head. Our hero is a three-header ogre who tells his tale like Kvothe (Name of the Wind). It’s a hilarious fantasy quest from the perspective of the monsters. If you love high fantasy
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