Archives for August, 2009
”Whiskey, you villain, you’ve been my downfall; you’ve kicked me and cut me, but I love you for all that.” From the song “Jack of Diamonds.” “Giving up drinking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done if thousands of times.” Mark Twain What would a western movie do without its [...]
Bless my soul! Look who’s coming around the bend. Miss Carol Ann Didier that’s who. Miss Carol Ann has saddled up and come calling. It’s such a pleasure to have the dear lady. Ah don’t rightly know what she’ll blog about but bet it’ll be interesting. Ah know one thing for sure though. That’s a [...]
The winner of Lena Nelson Dooley’s book WILD WEST CHRISTMAS IS Vickie Couturier The winner of Lena’s book CHRISTMAS LOVE AT LAKE TAHOE Is DIEDRA Email me: mary {at} maryconnealy .com and I’ll get your contact info and send it on to Lena And thanks everyone for stopping by Petticoats & Pistols
We hear a lot about the Cattle Barons, the men who made their fortune raising the beef that people back East and west in California loved. Behind many of the men were strong women who helped forge the economy right along with them. I’ll introduce you to a few: Aubony Stuart – Along with her [...]
Congratulations to Laney4!!! You’ve won a title from my backlist. Your choices are Midnight Marriage or Stay for Christmas. Or if you’d prefer, I’d be glad to send a Love Inspired Historical. If you’ll email me at victoriabylin@aol.com, I’ll get the book in the mail. Enjoy!
As the old cowboy saying goes, ‘It’s the last thing you take off and the first thing that is noticed.’ Top hats, derbys, tams, fedoras, berets, bowlers – hats do more than cover a man’s head. They make a statement about the wearer. If I say Bogart, can you see him, fedora pulled [...]
Hello Darlings, Miss Lena Nelson Dooley has packed up her bags and joins us for a rollicking weekend. The Fillies are as tickled as a June bug on a pink petunia to have her come calling! Yessireee. Miss Lena has an interesting subject too. She’s going to tell us about some of the strong women behind the cattle barons of the old [...]
It’s good to be back on the blog. A family emergency sent me to California for close to a month. Not an easy trip, but all is well. I want to give a big thank you to my fellow Fillies who filled in the gap for me. Ladies, you’re the best! Now that I’m home, [...]
The winner of a signed copy of Cowboy Christmas is MAUREEN! Email me mary at maryconnealy . com and I’ll get your mailing address and get the book in the mail to you, Maureen. And thanks so much all of you for making this a warm holiday in the middle of summer. http://www.maryconnealy.com/
READ TO THE END TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET YOUR NAME IN THE DRAWING. One of the great things about America is the melting pot. Polish traditions, Irish traditions, Italian traditions, Native American traditions, Mexican traditions, South African traditions, all work their way into our country, blend, change, grow, mix together. In the end, [...]
Good Morning! A good friend of mine — Janet Elaine Smith — was telling me about her awesome experience this past weekend — she visited an older folks home and spent some wonderful time with the folks there. She had a blast, and we talked a bit about how we both believed that where possible, [...]
Okay, I have a lot of them, but in the spring, summer and fall, my passion is our gardens. I have worked less in the yard this year than any time previous. I feel like I spent the whole summer working, and my body has been telling me about it. I never realized how much [...]
Lyn Cote talks on researching Texas History for Her Inheritance Forever, 2nd book in Texas Star of Destiny series: Thanks for having me as a guest again. I’ve been doing more of what I love—doffing into history. The more I researched Texas history for my “Texas Star of Destiny” series the more fascinating it became. [...]
Roberta Hartwell!! Yay, Roberta. Just send me an email with your snail mail addy to charlenesands@hotmail.com and I’ll send your prizes out to you! Thanks to all for commenting today! It was fun to reminisce about our old favorites and the new ones too!!
Well, bless my soul! Look who’s coming around the bend. Lyn Cote needs no introduction. She’s been here before and I do say we’re right proud to have the dear lady back. Miss Lyn has gussied up and packed her bags and will arrive on Saturday. She’s has in mind to tell us a thing or two about [...]
Well, there is something downright romantic about darling little birds flying in to California from Argentina on the same March day year after year to build their nests in the eaves of a jewel-like California mission. In the 1940’s, the hit song “When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano” delighted radio [...]
Wow, what a great day I’ve had! Thank you all for coming to hang out with me. That was nice. I had such a huge response that I’ve decided to give away six books instead of just one. And the Winners are….. Minna Julie Robinson Jane Squires Cheryl C. Stephanie Karen Witemeyer Ladies if you’ll [...]
History is full to the brim with strong courageous women who helped settle this country and none is more colorful or more endearing than Jane Long. Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was born in July 1798 in Maryland. She was the tenth child of Capt. William and Anne Wilkinson. Her father died the following year [...]
Love them? Hate them? Want one? Have one? Nobody seems to be neutral about tattoos. But there’s one thing we can all agree on. Tattoos have been around since the beginning of human history, and they aren’t going away anytime soon. The word tattoo is derived from the Tahitian word “tatau” which means to mark [...]
I’ve long desired to write a western historical with a lady photographer, but while I was writing them as Laurie Grant, the time never seemed to come. Now that I’m writing inspirational western historicals for Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historicals, the time finally came, and THE OUTLAW’S LADY is now out. My heroine, Tess Hennessy, [...]
My 96 ½ year old maternal grandmother is a pack rat. We discovered this when, at her insistence, the family began cleaning out her home and readying it to sell. After three days of sorting, my sister, mother and I sat down to go through her jewelry boxes. The memories were fun – [...]
Hello Darlings, The Fillies have invited Miss Laurie Kingery to again visit us this weekend. Miss Laurie will entertain us with information about photography in the old West. Ah bet you don’t know how it was done. But if you come join us you’ll come away with more than inkling. Hmmm, wonder if Miss Laurie can take some pictures of [...]
Can you believe it’s already been two years since P&P was launched? Happy Birthday to Us! To celebrate the occasion, we decided to catch up with the three Fillies who saddled up and departed for different pastures: Kate Bridges, Geralyn Dawson, and Lorraine Heath. Welcome back, ladies. Kate ~ Congratulations on your 2nd anniversary! [...]
