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National Idaho Day

May 17, 2024 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Idaho flag

Update: A winner's name was randomly drawn and she has been contacted. Back on February 1st of this year, Karen Witemeyer posted about National Texas Day. She thought, since all her books are set in Texas, that it would make a great post. And it did. I loved reading her list of fun facts. So I wondered if there was a National Idaho Day, especially since I set (almost) all my books in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, History, Nature

Prince Edward Island

October 4, 2023 By D'Ann Mateer

We love traveling to literary places. Way back in the spring, before we knew all the challenges we would face this year, Jeff scheduled our vacation to Prince Edward Island. He picked it for two reasons: First, it would be cooler temperatures than Texas, and second, he knew how much I've wanted to go there, for I love all things L.M. Montgomery. What we didn’t realize was that it would be the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, History Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, baseball, Canada, L.M. Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, Toronto

Back to Boston

July 5, 2023 By D'Ann Mateer

We’ve been to Boston many time, but it is fitting that we were in Boston this week as we celebrated our country’s birthday. After all, it was the scene of so many events of the revolutionary era—and home to so many of the main players.  But this trip was a bit different. It was the inaugural education tour trip offered by the organization my husband works for. So we got a bit of fun—doing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, History Tagged With: Boston

Details of the Past

April 19, 2023 By D'Ann Mateer

I know this makes me sound like an old lady, but lately I’ve been realizing how many things have fundamentally changed over my 50-odd years on this earth. Although I truly think my interest is not nostalgia but history.  Case in point. I went to the dentist last week. I sat in that chair as the hygienist cleaned my teeth, spraying water in my mouth then vacuuming it out again. And I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: details, history, life in earlier eras

WOW Book Club from Morris, AL is (was) in the house!

April 18, 2023 By Tamera Alexander

Last week, I had the absolute JOY of meeting with the WOW (Women of the Word) Book Club from Enon Baptist in Morris, Alabama on location at Carnton in Franklin, which is the setting of all my Carnton novels. Barbara Wiginton, their fearless and fabulous leader, reached out and asked if I could meet them for a brief visit after they toured Carnton, and I'm thrilled that our schedules … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Friendship, History

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