I built our house so I could have an office with a view. And I have a lovely view, even in the winter time. But the one drawback to having my office in the lower level of our home is that it gets cold. I keep a thermometer in the office, and when it gets […]
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I ran so late trimming my hedges this year that actually was well past the season for when I usually do this chore. I finally got the ones in front of the house done, but the ones around the patio in the back of our house still aren’t done. If I keep dithering, I’ll be
The beauty of an autumn day and the colors of the leaves from our maple tree made the task of raking very pleasant this fall instead of just a chore I had to do that day. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author.
One day in early November, on my usual way home from an art class, I came upon this beautifully decorated tree. It turned out to be the Mayor’s tree. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she has published four novels
I grew up under the shadow of The Grape Juice Incident, then in adulthood encountered The Lemon Juice Incident and The Orange Juice Incident. I survived them all. When has your family been influenced by an incident involving food? Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction about settling the American West. Before she turned
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I traveled to Argentina a few years ago. I imagined tango dancers, humid days, lots of people on the streets, excellent food. My imagination didn’t fail me. But what I hadn’t expected was to be enthralled by Evita Peron, and the wonderful song, “Don’t Cry for me Argentina.” Click on the link below and you’ll
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My husband built a train of plastic fifty-gallon barrels pulled by a garden tractor years ago. We drag it out for special occasions like birthdays. A generation of grands is enjoying it now. Such fun! Sally JadlowSally Jadlow writes historical fiction, inspirational articles, poetry, and short stories. She teaches the beginning writers for Kansas City
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I posted recently that I didn’t have any Christmas lights on my house. Out front, that’s true. But I do have lights on our screened porch in back. We can see them through the great room windows. Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction about settling the American West. Before she turned to writing,
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What a fun book! Initially I was bamboozled by the lack of punctuation, especially quotation marks, but once I was engrossed in the story, I forgot all about the quotation marks. This makes me wonder if all authors can avoid punctuation, except for periods. It would be so much easier! But all that “stuff” aside,
Going to pick out our Christmas tree this weekend. For years, we’ve gone to the same Boy Scout lot – usually on the coldest, ickiest night! There are so many pros and cons to both real and artificial trees. Which do you prefer? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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