Archives for December, 2008
Hello Darlings, Are you having fun with the Filly’s Holiday Celebration? We sure hope so. A special guest, Linda Ford, will call on Wildflower Junction this Saturday. We’re absolutely delighted to have her return for another weekend. She’s a dear, talented lady! Miss Linda has a bee in her bonnet and is going to share tidbits of [...]
I’ve never been big on going out for New Year’s Eve. I’d much rather stay home with family and friends. This year we’re hosting a dinner party and playing euchre. We’re big card-players on both sides of the family, and love to include the kids and cousins and grandparents. You know what’s so great about [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER EIGHT 4:04 p.m. Continued Carter had been waiting for him when he rode in to make the final arrangements for the wedding. They were to meet with the minister at noon. Instead, Billy Joe and two companions confronted [...]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! Every year my children and I watch the Classic Movie, Holiday Inn. Curled up with popcorn or Christmas cookies to hand, we drag out the worn copy of the movie. It’s a tradition with us, one that we satisfy every year — even now that my daughters are grown and have their [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER SEVEN 4:04 p.m. Continued What followed the afternoon Mary Beth tended his wound was a most proper courtship. For five and a half months, Jared made twice-weekly trips to town for the express purpose of visiting Mary Beth. They [...]
Merry Christmas from Mary Connealy I’m from a family of eight. Here they all are from last Christmas, the first time we’ve all been together since my father died about six years ago. Oh, we’ve all been together many, many times…just not all at the SAME time. That’s just really hard to arrange. This picture [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER SIX 4:04 p.m. Continued Jared remembered every moment of that day. They were engraved in his heart. He remembered Jonny’s eager face, the boy’s grin when Jared smiled and said, “You may have a sale.” “They’re free,” the boy [...]
Woo-hoo! We put all the names in a hat and drew out a winner for Jane Myers Perrine’s Second Chance Bride. . . . . KAREN B. Congratulations, Karen! If you’ll send me your mailing address at lindabroday@live.com Jane will get the book to you. Thanks to everyone who took some time from their holiday [...]
Hello little Darlings! Thought you might want to take a gander at the place that’s my home in Wildflower Junction. It’s a tad on the rustic side, but it’s warm and cozy inside when I get a nice fire roaring. My cabin has sorta become the meetin’ place for the Fillies. We get out some of my homemade cider and laugh [...]
Our Holiday Hoedown Contest will be coming to a close, the barn dance ending so to speak. So keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of the winners in just a few days! Winners will have 10 days to give us a holler before we’ll have to pick some other lucky gent or lady … [...]
One of the joys about writing a historical novel is doing the research and learning a lot of neat stuff. Often, however, I pick up information I can’t use in a novel. We used to live in Buchanan Dam, TX, a town of three hundred about ninety miles northwest of Austin in Llano County. About [...]
The Fillies are delighted to have Jane Myers Perrine come calling. Miss Jane is a wonderfully talented lady with an eye for some of the best storytelling I’ve seen in a coon’s age. She’ll share some of the fascinating things she’s found while researching. And she’ll talk about her new book. She’ll even give you a chance to win [...]
Our neighbors say it isn’t Christmas until our Snowmen go up! My father-in-law made this family of snowmen years ago, when my hubby was a boy. My mother-in-law painted them and we inhertited them when they moved. The only problem is that the snowman family had another family member, a girl. Which would [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER FIVE 4:04 p.m. Pay day had arrived. Was it fate: Coincidence? Or justice? He had been in the saloon, talking to Bill Dale, the banker when a stranger stopped in for a drink. Jared hadn’t recognized the man, [...]
As I reflect on Christmas, I am drawn to remember simply the small moments over the years. Moments that in themselves aren’t particularly fascinating or newsworthy, but that when reflected upon were the moments that defined the spirit of love that permeates the season. Christmas by its very definition is love. Recently I was reminded [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER FOUR 4:03 p.m. His chance to escape the gunfighter’s life came almost ten years after his family’s death. He was caught in an ambush in Montana, where he had gone searching for peace only to wind up [...]
Hello Darlings, We have a special guest returning to Wildflower Junction come Saturday. Miss Jane Myers Perrine will be back for another stint as guest blogger. We’re right proud to have the dear lady again. She’ll be giving us the low-down on research and the interesting tidbits she’s stumbled across. We’ll all be enthralled at her tales of [...]
Nothing quite means Christmas like a warm fire in the fireplace and family gathered round. And for children, a fireplace symbolizes St. Nick since that’s his mode for sneaking into people’s houses. For me though, a lit fireplace means safety and security. The warmth floods my soul and wraps around my heart. There’s nothing more relaxing [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER THREE 4:02 p.m. Jared was in Missouri when he made his mistake. It was late. He’d had a good night at poker, and his pockets were full of money for once. He was walking back to the hotel, thinking about [...]
Anyone out there remember your favorite Christmas tree ornaments from your childhood? The ones you couldn’t wait to get out of the box? Growing up my mom often had two trees, her fancy tree in the den with white lights and perfectly spaced matching bulbs, garland and bows; and OUR tree, the one in the living room full of [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER TWO 4:01 p.m. Little had he known, Jared thought, when he lowered the rifle and allowed that fourth aider to escape, that he’d made a choice that would dog his heels all his adult life and, finally, bring him [...]
Of all my Christmas decorations, I treasure my All Through the House (Dept. 56) collection the most. Each piece is colorful, wonderfully detailed and represents a house and family as they would’ve lived in the Victorian era during the holiday season. It all started about ten years ago when a member of my [...]
SHOWDOWN Copyright © Patricia Potter. All rights reserved. CHAPTER ONE Texas, 1875 4:00 p.m. Thursday Afternoon Jared Walker’s shadow lengthened on the dusty Texas street. The fingers of his right hand tingled. They seemed to have a will of their own, those fingers, and they itched toward the Colt. [...]
Just for all you good little darlin’s, we’ve brought back a special treat. My, my, my this cowboy honey can shore fog up your glasses! Hmmm, I wonder if he’s cold in those skimpy clothes. It’d be too darn bad if he takes a chill. Maybe some woman with a warm heart will give him a [...]
We’re very excited here at Wildflower Junction. Company’s coming! YOU! We’ve decorated our saddles, polished up the silver and have the fireplace roasting. You’re invited to join us for the next fun-filled two weeks for holidays jam-packed with surprises, and incredible storytelling by our very own Miss Patricia Potter. Her story is called SHOWDOWN. Set in Texas, [...]
