Archives for December, 2009
According to Wikipedia, the most popular New Year’s Resolutions are to quit smoking, lose weight, exercise more and cut back on alcohol. The Fillies have some other ideas for life in Wildflower Junction. Here they are . . . Pat Potter I have two. My resolution is to do an act of kindness every [...]
Hello Darlings, Miz Sharon Gillenwater will visit us here at the Junction come Saturday. The dear lady will tell us about ranching in West Texas where she was born and raised. The ranch where she grew up has a very interesting history that ah’m sure you’ll want to find out about. Miz Sharon won’t be [...]
Margaret Brownley According to a recent survey 38% of us will go through the ritual of making New Year’s resolutions this year. Sad to say, only 8% of us will meet with success. As someone once said, even the best intentions go in one year and out the other. That’s probably because we insist upon [...]
Christmas Fruit Pizza one pkg yellow cake mix (orange, butter pecan & fudge work too) two eggs one-fourth cup water one-fourth cup butter one-fourth cup packed brown sugar one-half to one cup chopped nuts Mix together, it will be thick. Spread in a circle on large cookie sheet and bake 10 -12 minutes at 350, [...]
Looking for a way to unwind from the stress and bustle of Christmas? I have just the thing for you. It’s quick and easy and makes you feel like a pampered queen in as little as fifteen minutes. * * * * * SINFUL CHOCOLATE CAKE IN A MUG 1 coffee mug 4 Tbsp. cake flour [...]
A Christmas Memory… For the second time in her life, our daughter Christi wasn’t here with us on a Christmas Eve. Four days ago, she was in Arizona with her new in-laws. However she and her hubby kept the promise to fly back home in time for Christmas dinner. Prime rib, fun stuff, and family. [...]
How many of us, at the end of a holiday dinner, go back in that kitchen and stare at that carcass and just want to throw it straight into the trash. Yes, there’s still a LOT of food on that thing. But come on, we’re STUFFED. (Insert your own turkey stuffing joke here) Saving large [...]
Christmas Bells Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along The unbroken song [...]
JEFFREY KOTERBA’S ARTWORK USED WITH PERMISSION VISIT HIS WEBSITE: http://jeffreykoterba.com/ ‘Twas the night before Christmas in this Junction of ours; The sky over the prairie was ablaze with bright stars; Our boots were lined up by the fire with care, In hopes that Old Santa Claus soon would be there; Felicia’s ornery mule napped snug [...]
The winner of a signed copy of The Husband Tree is PEARL And Because your mom isn’t well and I’m so sorry about that….I’m giving a second copy to KIMBERLY Email me ladies so I can get your mailing addresses mary @ maryconnealy.com And thank you all so much for talking Christmas music today on [...]
My new book The Husband Tree releases January 1st. I’ve already talked to someone who’s found it in a store and it’s no longer listed as a ‘pre-order’ on Amazon. So it’s out there. A cynical cowboy has to convince the toughest cowgirl you’ll ever meet he should join her family. . .and then convince [...]
It’s Christmas Time! I’ve been thinking and thinking of what I could possibly blog today, since Christmas was not a celebrated holiday for Native Americans before the arrival of priests into the far West. One of my most favorite Christmas memories is being told a story the night before Christmas in an attempt to get me [...]
For the sake of this blog, I’m going use the term “cowboy” rather loosely. That’s because one of my favorite Christmas songs is by a country artist who grew up in southern California. He’s more likely to be seen at the beach on a surfboard than on a cattle ranch, but he looks great in [...]
So how do you plot a Mail Order Bride story? Wanted: A single woman who is willing to walk away from the life she knows to travel across the country or even around the world and marry a stranger. She must be willing to bear his children and take care of their home, all while [...]
Hello Darlings, Miss Mona Hodgson is the final guest for 2009. The dear lady will arrive here Saturday to tell us about mail order brides. It’s a fascinating subject. Ah just wonder why there’s no mail order husbands? Hee-hee. If there were such a thing ah’d sure send off for one! Me and my feisty [...]
I don’t know what it is about Christmas trees that I love, but I can’t get enough of them. The tree is the best part of Christmas decorating. To read a history of Christmas trees and see photos of my Victorian tree, CLICK HERE for last year’s blog on the subject. This year I’m simply [...]
As you all probably know by now, Filly Charlene Sands has decided to take a step back from regular blogging here at the Junction. She’ll still be doing our contests though, which tickles us to death. Meanwhile back at the ranch, we twisted Miss Margaret Brownley’s arm and she has agreed to come on board. Miss Margaret [...]
Many of America’s present-day Christmas customs were in place by the mid 1800’s. Our trip to small New England towns lets me easily visualize sleighs full of carolers dashing through the snow singing their hearts out. But out West, the mountain man and lone cowboy had to make do all by their lonesome, in freezing [...]
Ah put the names in a cowboy hat and shook ‘em up real good. Durn it if one didn’t pop out! The winner is………..Karen K. Congratulations, Karen! Now, all you have left to do is choose which book you want and send Miz Phyliss your mailing particulars at phylissmiranda@aol.com and she’ll put the book on the [...]
Woo-Hoo! Three Fillies have made the Love Western Romances list for the 2009 Best Western Romance. Cheryl St. John’s HER COLORADO MAN Pam Crooks’s THE CATTLEMAN’S UNSUITABLE WIFE Stacey Kayne’s MOUNTAIN WILD Click on the LWR’s logo here and vote for your favorite. We’d appreciate it! And you could win yourself a nice prize in the bargain if your [...]
“A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.” ~John Wayne The Code of the West is alive and well today! When I began writing western historical romances, I had to do some serious research on the old west. It became quickly apparent that every account of the [...]
There are many ways to Celebrate the Christmas season. One of the most meaningful, known as Las Posadas ( the inns), takes place in Mexico and some parts of the Southwestern U.S. Beginning December 16, it celebrates the journey of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem. In a community, families will arrange to host [...]
Hello you little darlings, Miss Phyliss Miranda will join us on Tuesday to entertain us with the whys and wherefores of the Code of the West. That is, if her durn mule cooperates! Ah swear to my time, between her ornery mule and mine it’s a wonder we haven’t yanked ourselves bald-headed. My Jasper will surely be the [...]
Hello, Darlings! What could be more fun than Christmas mistletoe? A big Filly thank-you goes to Janet Tronstad for blogging with us about a subject near and dear to our hearts! The winner of a copy of Mistletoe Courtship is Connie Lorenz Congratulations, Connie! If you email Miss Janet through her website, www.JanetTronstad.com She’ll pop [...]
