Considered the oldest breed of retriever, the Curly-Coated Retriever was developed as early as the 1500s in England. Its bloodline may include the Irish Water Spaniel, the Poodle, and various breeds of setter. (Photo by Zwoenitzer, licensed under GNU Free Documentation) This dog loves water and grows to a fairly good size, weighing in at…
Our first free book this month is from the gifted novelist, Tessa Afshar, who was voted “New Author of the Year” by Family Fiction in 2011. She was born in Iran and lived there the first 14 years of her life. Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed her life forever. Our give-away book,…
One of my favorite songs has to be that jazzy “ballad” from Porgy and Bess, “Summertime” by George Gershwin. That was the perfect song for this past week at our house. Lots of sun, heat, but it was also a time of realizing that for us in the North Country this will probably be the…
I have never met an Otterhound; however, they seem to be a very interesting dog. “Used in medieval England to hunt down otters that were depleting the local fish population, this large scent hound was bred to love water.” Nancy Baer and Steve Duno who wrote the book, Choosing a Dog, suggest that if you…
Congratulations to Debbie Abel, the winner of our 2nd August 2013 Free Book! Debbie, I’ll be sending Michael K. Reynolds’ IN GOLDEN SPLENDOR to you this next week! Blessings! Sue
Looking back on this week, I can’t believe how much we crammed into just a few days – family visits, author appearances, and travel – but I’ll limit this post to the day we spent on the Muskegon River in Michigan with our son and his daughters. Unfortunately our daughter-in-law and daughter had to work…
Although dog experts aren’t quite sure, evidence suggests that this breed existed during the Middle Ages in England, although it probably didn’t originate there. The Harrier is a middle sized dog, 40 to 55 pounds, strong and athletic. It was bred to hunt foxes and rabbits and, in its modern version, is still a very…
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…
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