Archives for November, 2010
Congrats, my winner for a copy of our newest anthology, ”Give Me a Texas Ranger” is … Janet Brown Janet, if you’ll send me your mailing address, I’ll get you a copy in the mail. Thanks for dropping by. PhylissMiranda@aol.com I enjoyed reading everyone’s comments, and until we meet again, Lots of Texas hugs to all, [...]
I’ve heard it said that you learn something new every day … and today was certainly one of them. To my surprise, when I was reviewing my research for today’s blog, I discovered something new … the chuckwagon wasn’t named for its inventor, Colonel Charles Goodnight! Colonel Goodnight was the first permanent rancher in the [...]
When I was researching a proposed book, I became interested in vigilante justice – or lack of justice part – in Montana. But I started wandering elsewhere when I found a great website called “Legends of America,” a treasure lode of information about vigilante groups throughout the old west. As in Montana, such groups were [...]
Hope everyone enjoyed Miss Tammy’s blog. Although I was too full of turkey, I waddled over to chat. The names were neatly folded and put in my ten gallon hat. The winner of Faith’s Reward is……………… JOYE Ah’m dancin’ a jig for you, Joye! Woo-Hoo! Please contact Miss Tammy through her website at www.TammyBarley.com and [...]
If you could have dreamed up the ideal way to wake up this morning, what would that have been like? No alarm clock, thick drapes to keep the room pleasantly dark, so you could have slept in until you felt rested and fabulous? Keep going. What else? A feather-stuffed mattress beneath you? Warm quilts curled [...]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Now it’s the day after turkey-day. The feast has been enjoyed and only the carcass remains–and the relatives. J By now, you’ve probably talked over every subject you can think of. Just in case, here is some Thanksgiving trivia that might come in handy. >> The first known [...]
On Thanksgiving Day we’re thankful for Our blessings all year through, For family we dearly love, For good friends, old and new. For sun to light and warm our days, For stars that glow at night, For trees of green and skies of blue, And puffy clouds of white. We’re grateful for our eyes [...]
Hello Darlings, Miss Tammy Barley is following the trail back to Wildflower Junction. She’ll arrive here Saturday for a day of chatting. In addition to talking about Thanksgiving Miss Tammy is bursting with news about her new book. FAITH’S REWARD is the third book in the Sierra Chronicles Trilogy and it looks like a humdinger. Miss Tammy is bringing one copy to give [...]
Good Morning or Afternoon or Evening! Well, I am away from home at the moment, visiting my daughter and my first grandchild, Lila Madison. To say it was love at first sight would be an extremely lame description of my first moments with my new granddauther. Lila was born early in November to my daughter, [...]
Thanks to all of you who stopped by to comment on my Wedding Customs blog. I threw all the names in a hat and randomly selected three of you to receive one of my backlist books. And the winners are: JOYE QUILTLADY and JACKIE W Congratulations ladies! You all can find a complete list of [...]
Today just happens to be my wedding anniversary. And it’s not just any old anniversary – it’s my 35th. So in honor of that auspicious occasion, I thought I’d deviate from my usual western themed posts and instead discuss some fun/interesting notes on a few wedding customs. And yes, the pictures posted are from my [...]
So much as happened during the last few months I hardly know where to start so let me begin by backing up. About two years ago I signed a contract to write a spinoff from the Seven Brides series. I decided to write about Salty from ROSE. I finished that book now titled NO ONE [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from Margaret Brownley This year during Thanksgiving dinner let us all give a toast to Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, who launched a seventeen-year crusade to make ”Thanksgiving a national festival similar to the Fourth of July.” The original Thanksgiving took place in 1621 but it wasn’t until [...]
Hope Miss Jo’s blog today whetted your appetite. It sure did mine. Ah put all the names in my ten gallon hat and this dern wind came along and blew the whole shebang out of my hand. The hat landed against a picket fence and ah grabbed it. The winner is … [...]
Hello Darlings, Woo-Hoo! The esteemed Leigh Greenwood has set his sights on the Junction and will arrive on Saturday. The Fillies have been working up a storm, dusting and tidying up the place. Everyone except me that is. The ladies needed a boss and I appointed myself. Hee-hee! They fell for that story hook, [...]
Trying to decide what I want to write about here turned out to be harder than coming up with ideas for my annual Christmas letter. I think that’s because once I’ve finished working on a book, it’s out of my head. Really, there’s a finite amount of storage space in my brain, and since I [...]
Don’t know about you but ah sure enjoyed gettin’ to know Miss Tanya. The wild Texas wind was blowing up a storm today and ah’m feelin’ very windblown but ah managed to draw two winners. ESTELLA wins Miss Tanya’s TENDER TOUCH MELISSA gets RODEO REDEMPTION by Teri Wilson Congratulations, ladies!! Please send your mailing [...]
Howdy! It’s such a thrill to spend the day in Wildflower Junction to tell about my new release, Tender Touch. I’ll be drawing a name for a pdf. copy as well as for a copy of Rodeo Redemption, the latest release from my friend and colleague Teri Wilson at White Rose Publishing. Just leave a comment [...]
Hello Darlings, Woo-Hoo! Thursday will be a red letter day. Miss Jo Goodman comes calling and will chat with us about her new western romance novel called MARRY ME. Miss Jo gives the whys and wherefores that came up during the writing of this story. She’ll tell us about the medical community’s realization in regards to germs in the [...]
Have you ever had a place you wanted to visit so badly? I have had plenty. One of them is the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. But finally two weeks ago a friend and I visited there. I had wanted to go see it ever since I moved to this area over [...]
Congratulations to JUDY H, who’s won our drawing for a copy of Christmas Moon. Judy, please send me your mailing address at elizlane123@msn.com, and I’ll get that book right to you.
Wednesday will find Miss Tanya Stowe here in the Junction and the Fillies couldn’t be prouder. Miss Tanya is a newcomer and ah know you’ll make her feel right at home. She has in mind to tell us about the role California gold played during the Civil War. She’ll give us the whys and [...]
If you could travel to any place and time, where would you go? I’m betting it wouldn’t be to a lonely mountain cabin in the 1870’s, with a Wyoming blizzard raging outside. You especially wouldn’t go there if you were nine months pregnant and on the verge of starting labor. But what if the love [...]
It sure looks like everyone had a roarin’ good time talking about cowboys. Ah can’t remember when I had more fun. Of course cowboys are my favorite subject. Hee-Hee! Ah put all the names in my old floppy hat and the winner is…….. VIRGINIA C. Ah’m doing the happy dance for you, Virginia! Drop [...]
