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My reading group chose the historical novel PRAYERS FOR SALE by Sandra Dallas as our October book. Great choice! From the back cover: “A powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they’ve kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town.” I love this book because the main character…
SMALL JOYS–Seeing Past Ugly
My husband and I were walking in a nearby city when I happened to look down and see this beautiful leaf with an ugly cigarette butt on top of it. My first reaction was to feel sadness that something beautiful had been defaced. I snapped a picture, and on occasion I look at that photo…
Feb. ’13 FREE BOOK!
I’m delighted to “introduce” a new author to my blog readers. Michael K. Reynolds is one of my agency mates and has been the writer and producer of Emmy- and Telly-Award winning film campaigns. (He owns his own marketing agency – Global Studio). Our February FREE BOOK is Michael’s first novel in a historical series…
September 2021 FREE BOOK!
Our featured book this month is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! Written and illustrated by my long-time friend Dinny Falkenburg, GARDEN: A LOVE STORY, is filled with her drawings and beautiful and wise words. Dinny is known throughout the world for her expertise in training horses and dogs, and now also as…
August ’13 Free Book #2!
Count me as a fan of Michael K. Reynolds! In his novel IN GOLDEN SPLENDOR, Reynolds continues his Heirs of Ireland saga, but this novel can be read as a stand-alone book, too. From the back cover: “In 1849, Irish immigrant Seamus Hanley is a lost soul . . . living alone in the…
Corsets and Lace: Bandoline
Let’s face it. When it comes to hair products, we are spoiled! Before I began writing this post, I raided my bathroom storage shelves and these are just a few of the products I found: During Victorian times, both women and men often sported or supported elaborate hairstyles, and for men that included some pretty…