Howdy Pilgrim

November 20, 2011

When I think of Thanksgiving Day the first thing that comes to mind is family: A time of gathering to reminisce about the good old days, to cook and eat? and eat, and then eat some more. Is food what Thanksgiving is really all about? Most of us think that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated […]

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Thankfulness, a Recipe of Love

November 14, 2011
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This week I feel sort of like a preacher. I had one blog all thought out and ready to key in and then a divine voice stopped me saying, ?You need to blog about being thankful.? Well of course I do since next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. I often wonder if some people think this […]

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Warranties, Guarantees and Thoughts of Frank Wall

November 8, 2011

When you purchase an item it often has a warranty. New cars, five years or 60,000 thousand miles, high definition televisions a year or two, even something as small as an electric mixer has some kind of guarantee that it will work for a certain amount of time. Some homes even come with warranties. The […]

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A Glimpse From the Past

October 31, 2011
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(I hope you enjoy Olivia?s tale. I had an overwhelming urge to create, even though as in all fiction there is a lot of truth here. Forgive the grammar; it?s old mountain dialect and the way Olivia talks.) Well this is it, the day I dread all year. It?s hog killin? day. My name is […]

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A Little Girl’s Calling

October 25, 2011
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Growing up in a small community in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains I never dreamed of living anywhere else. Yes, I love an occasional trip to the beach but I wouldn?t want the sand hills to be my home. Even as a small child I knew where my roots were. I had lots […]

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Heirlooms of Love… What Are You Leaving Behind?

October 18, 2011

Every which way I turn these days there are festivals. Fall festivals, sonker festivals, wine festivals, pumpkin and apple festivals, and my favorite, book festivals. It amazes me the creative ability that some people possess. This past weekend while signing books at a festival I met so many talented artists. The booth on one side […]

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Autumn at the Springhouse

October 10, 2011
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I simply love this time of year. The flaming colors of nature and the cool breezes bring out a longing in me. I yearn for campfires, coffee and a fuzzy blanket to wrap up in. Over a hundred years ago a great-great-grandfather of mine purchased a rather large plot of land. This property had a […]

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Collector?

October 4, 2011
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Bill collector, tax collector. Collector. Nasty sounding word isn?t it? Someone always wants your money. Don?t hate me, but I?m a collector too. I?ll bet everyone out there who reads this blog collects something. My aunt collected figurines of angels. My mama collected salt and pepper shakers, and my daughter is trying to collect a […]

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Advice From a Nobody

September 26, 2011

A year has passed since my first novel Guardian Spirit was published. Do I still pinch myself just to make sure I?m not dreaming? Yes. Do I still have trouble calling myself an author? Yes. Do I know more about the publishing industry than I did a year ago? No.?Well maybe a little. I do […]

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Waste Not, Want Not

September 20, 2011

Looking back over the past fifty years so much has changed. Females are living longer. In 1960 a woman?s life expectancy was 72.2 years, now it is 82 years. If I am one of the higher averages I?ve got about thirty more years. What will the coming days offer? A few things I?m sure of, […]

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