We’re having a fun time this month giving away four fabulous books to one lucky winner! Left to right: WINSOME WINTERS by Mary B. Knapp, Mary delights readers with wonderful stories about her life as a north country kid in the 1940s and early 1950s. MAKE IT GO IN THE SNOW by Larry Jorgensen is…
This month we are celebrating Michigan author Sharon M. Kennedy! Raised on a farm in the Brimley, Michigan, area, Sharon has penned three books that follow a group of children raised during the 1950s and early 1960s on Chippewa County farms. The final book of the trilogy revisits the children during their adult years. We…
We are delighted to give away two wonderful books this month, both of which celebrate Summers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! VIEW FROM THE SIDEROAD by Sharon M. Kennedy: [From the cover copy] “Join us for a trip through Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula in this collection of fictional short stories. Whether it’s a sailor who shuns…
Once upon a time a long time ago, I wrote for a wonderful website called Her View From Home. At that time, I was in my first decade of parent care (with another decade yet to go). My writing time had dwindled to merely an hour or two a week, and I despaired of ever…
Do you have an Easter Egg story? My family does. Years ago, when I was about 15, our family was nearly complete with 4 of our 5 children. My brother Bob was 13. Brother Roger was nearly 4 and sister Tish, almost 2. We didn’t yet have my brother John. The Easter egg search was…
About two weeks ago, my husband and I received a wonderful gift from cousins . Take a look. You might not have seen anything quite like it! It’s called a violin-uke and sometime in the past–circa 1930–my husband’s great aunt and great uncle purchased it. As you can see it’s almost in perfect condition even…
This has to be one of my favorite photos of our granddaughters. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and you can tell that these girls have very readable faces. (Like their Grandma Sue. I’d never be a good poker player!) Find the small joys! Sue
Our September 2018 Free Book, LIFE IN MOTION, is very different from any other book we’ve offered. Written by a young woman who is a niece-of-my-heart, Karen Purze, it’s “the book you didn’t know you need” for gathering your life’s “vital information.” Organized as a ring binder with categories that include: Emergency, Health, Property, Finances,…
Holidays are often the times we accumulate some beautiful memories. This Christmas, my daughter-in-law thought to take a photograph of our granddaughters with their great grandfathers, my dad (far right) and my husband’s dad (far left). Both fathers are in their 90s and a very present part of our everyday lives, so sometimes we forget…
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