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Television Inspiration

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I'm a sucker for a good BBC period drama, and my new favorite is one some of you might already be familiar with - Lark Rise to Candleford. It's a wonderful series in its simplicity at capturing everyday English life in the late 1800's and comparing the lives of the people who dwell in the poorer hamlet of Lark Rise to those of the more prosperous Candleford. This is done through the story of the … [Read more...]

Love on the Mend

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I'm excited to announce that my latest project, Love on the Mend, has just released! This is an e-novella that loosely ties in to my previous novel Full Steam Ahead, though the characters and setting are separate enough to stand alone. Since I am one of those slow writers who only manages to put out one full-length novel a year, I decided that it would be fun to try to give my readers some … [Read more...]

What Were They Thinking?

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Have you ever looked back at pictures taken of you in high school or pictures of your mother when she was high school and thought, What in the world was I (she) thinking???? Yes, I was a child of the 1980's. I sported big bangs, dangling earrings, and stone washed jeans. Thankfully I avoided the legwarmers and cut-off sweatshirts, but it was a near thing. Fashion trends that seem so cool at … [Read more...]

‘Tis the Season

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With all the hustle and bustle of last minute Christmas shopping, baking, house cleaning, wrapping, and preparing for the big day, I thought I'd keep today's post short and sweet. There's nothing I love more at Christmas time than singing Christmas carols. My kids have finally gotten old enough to read music and sing harmonies, so sitting in church on a pew where I can hear all four parts … [Read more...]

Deck the Halls . . .

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Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to contemplate bringing all those boxes down from the attic in order to deck the halls with Christmas delights. I'm not a big interior decorator, unless you count "lived-in" a design style. Between the day job, writing, and keeping up with three kids, it's about all I can manage to get the beds made and the dishes done. Decorating is far down on the … [Read more...]

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