Oh, How i love this update about her! And a credit to your youthfulness, too! I’ve often the same about you in photos 🙂 Hope this is her best birthday yet. What a joy of a daughter!

Ha, quite grown up indeed as she will be 14 on Monday but looks 23. We are mistaken for sisters quite often. I assume that means I need to get out of my yoga pants and put on some mascara.

You keep me writing, my friend! HUGE thanks! I hope you tell me when it’s in hand. I’m missing a pic of Miss L who must be quite grown up now and has left the American Girl stage far behind! Sigh. But if she’s anything like her mom, she’s beautiful inside and out:)

Kathy, Love your gracious spirit. I’m so glad you find my books worthwhile and worth your time, etc. A high honor to write for reading friends like you, truly. I keep pinching myself now that we’re at novel 10:) Can’t wait for you to meet Lark and the laird!

Oh, you are a kindred spirit, Julia, I can tell! Thank you for mentioning what meant something to you personally. An author rarely hears that sort of thing! You inspire me to keep doing that. In fact, just yesterday I was writing a scene in novel 12 where they are at table and a prayer is needed. At first I glossed over it and said they prayed. Then I went back and included a prayer or grace that was true of 1634. Heartfelt thanks! So glad you are looking forward to this new Scottish coming-to-America story. Your comments here mean so much!

So happy you’re here, Crystal! Truly, family genealogy unearths some fascinating things for us all. I wish I could have included more of my George’s exploits. Truth is really stranger than fiction!

Your brother deserves a cup of Scottish tea, aye! Thank you for your kind words about Revell and myself 🙂 I agree, too, about your brother’s comments about those Scots getting credit. I’ve read they hold the record for inventions, many of which we use daily! No surprise there. That intrepid Scots spirit infuses daily life and I’m so thankful for our Scots roots. Thank you for sharing in this countdown. Hope you love Lark and the laird when you meet them!