As if I haven’t had enough losses in my life in recent weeks, my dear friend and writing partner for the Winnsboro history books, Bill Jones, died on Tuesday. He’d had a serious brain bleed that put him in the hospital last week, but he wasn’t a good surgery candidate because of other health issues. […]
CROSSHAIRS: Natchez Trace – Park Rangers, #3 by Patricia Bradley Genre: Christian / Suspense / Romance Publisher: Revell Date of Publication: November 2, 2021 – 384 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! When evil just won’t quit, good must prevailInvestigative Services Branch Ranger Ainsley Beaumont wishes the visit to her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, was under better circumstances.
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GONE TO DALLAS:THE STOREKEEPER1856 – 1861 by LAURIE MOORE – MOORE Genre: Historical Fiction / Texas Pioneers / Civil War Publisher: Goat Mountain Press Date of Publication: October 4, 2021 Number of Pages: 348 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Sara’s husband was a disappointment in life, but she had to admit he was a handsome
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If you’re a bit down in the dumps, this advice from Bert just might be what you need. Either that or a walk in a park. A walk outside in the sunshine usually works for me, even when my heart is heavy as it has been with recent deaths in my family and among close
HOLDING ON LOOSELY by DANA KNOX WRIGHT Genre: Narrative Nonfiction / Memoir / Self Help Publisher: Carpenter’s Son / Clovercroft Publishing Date of Publication: August 24, 2021 * 208 pages Scroll down for giveaway! Helicopter parents. Control freaks. Perfectionists. Intolerants. Over-consumers. Social media junkies. We all fit in there somewhere. Read one woman’s stories of
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ONCE UPON A CAMEL By Kathi Appelt Categories: Middle Grade Fiction / Historical / Friendship / Ages 8-12Publisher: Atheneum / Caitlyn Dlouhy BooksPub Date: September 7, 2021Pages: 336 pages Scroll for the Giveaway! Zada is a camel with a treasure trove of stories to tell. She’s won camel races for the royal Pasha of Smyrna,
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Slim Randles is making a visit to the blog today with a nice story about hunting. My interest in hunting tends to follow that of Jasper in this story. It’s not that I have anything against hunting, and have even done some in my past, but that was more for the pleasure of being outdoors
One of the joys, and sometimes a time-suck, of the Internet is starting with one thing that leads to another, then another, sometimes so many places you forgot where you started. Confused? Yeah, so am I. 🙂 So, this is how it started. I came here yesterday to put a few notes in for today’s
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Every day I fill a small black pan with water for the birds. It sits in my front flowerbed, and I see cardinals and finches that often come and take a drink, but have never been able to get a picture. Either I don’t have my phone with me, or by the time I open
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“Happiness is not a goal, it’s a by-product.” Eleanor Roosevelt That’s a great quote from the former First Lady, one of the many that have made me pause and think. Here is a little more about the quote from Daily Inspiration where I found it. “Many wise leaders have noted that chasing happiness as our
