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In Search of Thrush Green

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When we were in England recently, my husband kindly let me dress him up for the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, as I wrote about in my last post. So when he asked to take a day or two to visit a place he was interested in, I of course agreed. Poor guy had it coming!   He wanted to go to a town called Witney in Oxfordshire. He is interested in the history of the "point blankets" once made … [Read more...]

Early Autumn Garden Tour

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I gave a little tour of our yard here on the blog back in April, but I hope you won't mind if I show you around again before cold weather sets in and puts an end to all this loveliness! We've had an abundance of rain here in Kansas all summer long (even as I write this, a gentle rain is falling) and the flowerpots and beds have loved … [Read more...]

A Visit to Fixer Upper’s Magnolia Market

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Are you a familiar with the show Fixer Upper on HGTV?  We're fans!  It's fun and inspiring to watch run-down houses renovated and decorated gorgeously.  Plus, the husband and wife team of Chip (contractor) and Joanna (interior designer) are wonderful together.  They're talented.  Funny.  Sweet to each other.  And their farm house and kids are adorable. The only liability of watching Fixer … [Read more...]

My last conference of the year but a good one–Novelists, Inc.

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By the time you read this I will be in beautiful St. Pete, Florida, attending the Novelists, Inc. Conference (NINC). This conference is different from most since it is all published authors and it focuses on business. Lots of business. NINC has become very relevant over the last few years, due to the Indie publishing explosion where authors publish their own books. Industry marketing and … [Read more...]

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