I’m excited to be giving away two wonderful books this month. Both are just out from local authors, and both are set primarily in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. IN THE ARMS OF GITCHE GUMEE by James P. Hill follows the life of Evangeline LeBlanc, a First American woman. The premise of the novel is what first…
Our Give-Away Book for August 2022 is the award-winning Young Adult novel by Angeline Boulley, FIRE KEEPER’S DAUGHTER. From the cover flap: “…an electrifying thriller layered with a rich exploration of the modern Native experience, a reckoning of current and historical injustices, and a powerful celebration of community.” Author Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member…
To celebrate Summer, we are giving away two delightful books from Modern History Press, a great indie publishing house right here in Michigan. (Check out www.LHPress.com for more of their wonderful selection of books, many written by Michigan authors.) The U.P. READER brings “Upper Michigan literature to the world.” Each year, for the past six…
Sometimes Life Takes an Unforeseen Twist (Yes, that’s my husband Neil with a treble hook embedded in his finger, and it wasn’t my fault.) In 2021, I alerted readers that my new novel would be published in 2022. I mailed out more than 400 custom bookmarks. Many of you received one of those. They’re orange…
We are back to our Book Give-Away Schedule. Hooray! I love finding great books and giving a copy to one very lucky reader!! This winter I took a few months “off” due to a variety of factors, including a first-for-us-winter as “snowbirds,” a bout with Covid (despite having all the vaccinations and boosters), and being…
I’m not great at crafts, and most of my treasured handmade Christmas decorations are the work of dear friends. However, I did make Christmas stockings for our granddaughters when they were very small. Each is a combination of cross-stitch and sewn patches, and we fill them each year for the Christmas celebration at our house….
When these plants came up in my garden, it was apparent that a hard winter had almost killed them. Their leaves were black and half-dead. I promised to mulch them better next fall (I talk to my plants.), and then didn’t pay much attention to them. Imagine my surprise when the beautiful white blossoms appeared…
The above photo is our granddaughter Taylor. 2020 is the year of Taylor’s high school graduation. She couldn’t wait for her senior soccer season, senior prom, senior trip, graduation ceremony, and the list goes on. Covid-19 changed all that, but after a few weeks at home, feeling sad, Taylor decided it was time to make…
I’ve decided to start a blog series–Small Joys–dedicated to seeing life through optimistic eyes. My husband demonstrated his ability to see the good in a tough situation when he came home from an afternoon fishing trip with a hook embedded in his finger. (Yep, a trip to the ER.) His comment? “At least I caught…
Many of us are still in a Stay-At-Home situation. It’s a great time for hobbies! Maybe cooking is one of your favorite pass-times, and most of us consider eating to be a favorite pass-time as well. I thought it would be fun to give away a cookbook of traditional USA Southern recipes . My dad’s…
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