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Sunday Snippet: The July 4th Edition
I considered writing a long post about July 4 and what it means to be a true patriot right now, but someone else already did that. So go here and read Robert Reich’s message about what it means to be a patriot. I’ll wait. You’re back! Wasn’t that a terrific post by Professor Reich? I really have nothing to add this holiday weekend. I’m simply going to share this photo from July 4 a few years ago–Son and Grandboy celebrating America’s independence at the lake exactly the way Husband and Son did more years ago than I care to mention. I love our lake life together and how much Son…
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Sunday Snippet: The Memorable Days Edition
My friend Liz is a great source of inspiration, especially when it comes to blogging. When I don’t know what to write, she gives me fantastic ideas and one of her best is “Do a list.” Lists are always fun and something y’all can participate in, too. Today, I’m pulling this idea from a writing prompt that we used a few years ago on the Word Wranglers–telling about our five most memorable days, but the trick was that we couldn’t use the usual Pollyanna days–like our wedding day or the day our kids or grandkids were born or the day we signed our first book contract. Those are givens. So…
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Author Spotlight: Meet Debut Thriller Writer, Heidi Field
We have a winner! Latesha B., you are Heidi’s giveaway winner! She will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone for stopping by and chatting this week! We love talking to our readers! Today, I’m so pleased to introduce you to thriller writer, Heidi Field! Her debut novel, The Other Boy, released from Tule Publishing yesterday and it is a page-turner! Heidi Field was raised in the beautiful countryside of the South of England with her parents and her two sisters. In her twenties she was a freelance Sports Massage Therapist. She achieved a Degree in Zoology at the age of thirty and then went on to raise two…
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Sunday Snippet: The One More Embarrassing Moment Edition…Sigh
Holy cats, kids, it’s Sunday again! No idea how that happened. It’s been an eventful week here at casa Reinhardt, although as I look back on the last few weeks, what sticks out is work. I’ve been working a lot this month of June and now as July appears on the horizon, I find myself wondering what happened to the first third of summer. But this week has been all about fun and lake life because I had my dear friend Minnie with me for a few days up at the cottage. It was delightful to share the lake with her and I think she had a good time. I…
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Author Spotlight: Meet Romance Author Kim Findlay
If y’all are hockey romance, fans you totally want to meet today’s spotlighted author, Kim Findlay! Kim Findlay grew up in Canada but left the corporate world and ran away to far flung places to write romance novels! After a number of years of cruising the Caribbean on sailboats, then later living ashore on the beautiful island of St. Martin, Kim has recently upped the anchor and moved to France! Apart from traveling and exploring to find the perfect place to settle here, she spends her time reading, writing, and exploring paradise with her husband and Charlie, the world’s cutest Cocker Spaniel. #lifegoals accomplished! Website | Facebook | Instagram Are…
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Sunday Snippet: The Father’s Day 2025 Edition
For many years, Father’s day was an…uncomfortable holiday for me. My dad left our family when I was 6 years old, and was never really in my childhood, except for the occasional times when we went to where he worked to pick up the few dollars he was willing to give us. He rarely paid support, and my mom worked her tail off going to school full time to get her nursing degree in addition to being a cashier at a grocery store to keep food on the table. I honestly don’t know how she did it. The woman didn’t sleep for over two years. Mother’s Day was huge for…
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Author Spotlight: Jolie Tunnell Returns with a New Mystery Series!
What a treat to welcome back historical mystery writer Jolie Tunnell, who has a brand new series with Tule Publishing! Book 1, Shadows in Chinatown, just released on Monday and is available wherever ebooks are sold! Award-winning author Jolie Tunnell brings the past to life in suspenseful historical mysteries, bringing the flavor of the turn-of-the-century Wild West to the isolated mountains of Idyllwild and the writhing underbelly of San Francisco. Her books gallop to the last page. A Southern California native, she loves on her sprawling family, forces her freeloading tomcat to cuddle, and can drink her weight in Yorkshire Gold tea. Sign up for her extraordinary newsletter and settle…
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Sunday Snippet: The Musing about Mom and Food Edition
Dear Mom, I was thinking about you today…that’s not new. I think about you almost every day. Seems like there’s something to remind me of you everywhere I look—violets in the grass, lilies of the valley in my garden, a book you once read to us, a woman wearing a flowy skirt and a teal blue T-shirt who passes by me in the tuna aisle at the Kroger. Believe it or not, it was the tuna aisle that made me think of you today. Remember when you started Weight Watchers back in the sixties—not sure when, except that it was when Jean Neidich first started the program? It was restrictive…
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Author Spotlight: Sarah Burr Is Her with a New Coco Cline Novel & a Fab Giveaway!
What fun to have my pal and one of my very favorite cozy writers with me today. Sarah E. Burr, a cozy mystery author who’s been dreaming of solving whodunits since her childhood in Appleton, Maine—Nancy Drew was (and always will be) her hero! When corporate life didn’t deliver any real-life crime scenes, she swapped her healthcare tech career for writing mysteries of her own, and she’s been crafting twisty tales ever since. She is a Sisters in Crime member and co-host of The Bookish Hour and A Bookish Moment, where she chat about all things writing with fellow authors. When she’s not plotting her next cozy caper, you’ll find her belting show tunes,…
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Sunday Snippet: The Lake Life Reality Edition
We are in our 14th year here at the lake. It’s hard to believe we’ve had our cottage for so long, particularly given that we waited for so long to buy one. It seemed like whenever we were ready to buy, cottages were just out of our reach and when they were in our reach, we weren’t in a position to consider buying one. Fourteen years ago, when this marriage-long dream came true, we were overjoyed. We still are, although the realities of lake life are a little different from the fantasies. This is a rehash of the harsh realities of lake life, but I’m doing it again anyway because…