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Fact and Fiction, Part 3

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And the story continues (see Part 1 and Part 2) The Horse Connection My mom told me my first word was "horse" rather than "mama." That, I believe, was a fabrication - I don't personally remember - but I was horse-crazy from a very young age. I saved up and bought my first horse when I was 15. Marriage and motherhood caused me to sell my horses when there just wasn't a spare moment to … [Read more...]

Fact and Fiction, Part 2

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Continuing with my Fact and Fiction story (see Part 1 here)... Life Happened I had what I would call a normal, happy childhood, even though my dad died when I was a baby. My brother and I were raised by my mom and grandmother, and we had a close-knit and loving extended family. I have fond memories of holiday gatherings when we would play games like "Spoon" around a large dining room table … [Read more...]

Fact and Fiction, Part 1

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All of these "Ten Things You Might Not Know About Me" posts have been so much fun, that I thought I would continue along that line with some posts about my writing journey. I'm calling these posts Fact and Fiction. Today is part 1. Teach Me to Read My love affair with books began before I could read. I grew up in a household of readers. It seemed to me that everyone always had their noses in … [Read more...]

10 Things You Might Not Know about Robin Lee Hatcher

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It's my turn in this very fun series of posts. I hope the readers of this blog are enjoying this as much as the writers of it are. I met my husband, Jerry, poolside at my apartment complex. When I entered the pool area, the only empty lounge chair was next to him. Before long I was drawn into a conversation with him and another person. Later I asked him to tell me when my 15 minutes of … [Read more...]

The Worst Winter in Decades Here in SW Idaho

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We don't normally get a lot of cold and snow in the Treasure Valley where I live. Idaho's snow usually keeps to the mountains and the eastern side of the state. But we have had a cold, snowy, and dangerous winter, beginning before Christmas. Now we've got flooding and homes everywhere with roof damage (including my daughter who is mopping up and repairing today). Schools were closed three days … [Read more...]

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