This is the bookshelf of my dreams. And then there’s bookshelf reality below. Well, one of them! I always seem to be fussing or ‘fixing’ my bookshelves. Rearranging. Adding. Subtracting. Dusting! All those copies of Love’s Awakening are now gone and I’m awaiting Love’s Fortune… The little pile of fluff you see on the bottom shelf is sheep’s wool picked …
Giveaway Winners!
*Images courtesy of Pinterest Thanks so much to everyone for taking part in the drawing and for all the great dress comments! Thrilled to meet you here and not only at Pinterest! Since we had such a great turnout it’s a pleasure to choose two winners instead of one (though I wish a gift was coming to you all!)… Kimberly …
Painting of the week…
“Thus Perish the Memory of Our Love” by John George Brown (1831~1913) There’s a story here…
Winter Giveaway!
*Images: Pinterest and The Met Yes, it’s crazy but it’s true! 20,000 pins of historic dress on Pinterest is a great excuse for a reader giveaway! Some of you are probably thinking…when does this woman have time to write books or feed her family? Well, I’m not a TWEETheart. I rarely read the Facebook feed. I only watch one TV show. I …
A Garden Romance
A Garden Romance, Mary Ellen Edwards (Mrs. Staples) 1839-1910 When January rolls around I start dreaming of spring! In the current novel I’m writing it’s April, one of my favorite months. This novel is also set in the very time period of this lovely romantic painting. Thought you might want to dream along with me! Happy January to you!
Have a blessed Christmas
Thoughts and prayers with each of you this Christmas… See you in the New Year! *Images from my Pinterest boards “Winter” and “Christmas”
Christmas then…
I’m writing a Christmas scene set in Virginia, 1784 and it’s especially meaningful since it’s actually Christmas in the here and now. But oh, how times have changed! Can you tell I’m in research mode? And dreaming of another frontier story set in Kentucky? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The traditional feast varied from household to household (depending on how wealthy the family was) …
Sleepless in Seattle
Home from the cover shoot in Seattle! Amazing to meet the model portraying Wren Ballantyne and see the cover come to life. I so want to share more and will once I get the green light for the Love’s Fortune reveal. I think this may be my favorite cover yet:). Brandon Hill is so gifted and it was a pleasure …
Out on a limb
BE WILLING TO GO OUT on a limb with Me. If that is where I am leading you, it is the safest place to be. Your desire to live a risk-free life is a form of unbelief. Your longing to live close to Me is at odds with your attempts to minimize risk. You are approaching a crossroads in your …