Archives for “rodeo”
Years ago, when I attended my first rodeo, I had a great laugh at the Wild Cow Milking event. These days when I write rodeo scenes, it’s usually the bull riders or saddle broncs that get my attention. But when I was writing LITTLE COWGIRL ON HIS DOORSTEP, I was faced with a unique challenge. [...]
Even though I am a Native Texan, I’ve never attended a rodeo. Growing up in the western part of the state, I saw that many small towns had a rodeo arena. Those never looked appealing, because they were small, dusty, and open with wooden bleacher seats. We live near San Antonio, and we follow the [...]
As my family and I were making the long journey home from Anaheim, CA back to Abilene, TX last week following the RWA conference, we passed a billboard in Pecos, TX claiming to be the home of the world’s first rodeo. I smiled to myself as we passed, and didn’t think much more about it until [...]
When I was writing my latest book, I ended up thinking about food a lot. This isn’t a new thing. Food usually plays a big part in my books, because, well, I like to cook and I like to eat. :-) My heroine is a baker – specifically a cupcake baker, and she’s “roped” into [...]
Hello everyone! I want to thank the Petticoats and Pistols gals for having me on the blog today. I’m giving away a copy of my ebook, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, to TWO readers who leave comments. I’d like to talk about the appeal of the sexy rodeo cowboy. We love them ‘em, don’t we? I sure [...]
Yeeehaw! It’s Stampede week once again and Calgary is rockin’ to great food, great music, and great rodeo! Stampede Royalty usually refers to the Stampede Princesses, but this year the celebration is a little extra special. Because a new Princess is in town with her new husband: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! A lofty [...]
Thank you for having me back here at Petticoats and Pistols. I enjoy hanging around with like minds. I have a confession to make…while I live in the west, grew up riding a horse as much as walking, and one of the best small town rodeos is held in the county where I lived…I can [...]
A certain kind of man – Throughout history there has been that certain kind of man—the hero? The daredevil? The fool who risks death? — Who rushes in when other men would have hesitated. In my writing I often create heroes who fight for what is right, who win battles, who save the day, [...]
I can’t explain why I love the rodeo, but I can’t seem to get enough of it, particularly saddle bronc riding. Maybe it’s all those cowboys at one time in one place. In any event, even though it started with the Spanish vaqueros, rodeo has a firm place in America’s history. Rodeo started when [...]
….Where nothing beats hard muscle, soft eyes, and a Stetson when a lady’s heart needs winning. ~~Romantic Times Yippee! Give Me a Cowboy is galloping straight into bookstores everywhere as we speak! That’s right. The second anthology in this Give Me anthology series releases this week. Seems it was just a short while ago that [...]
Although I’m a Californian by birth, I’ll always be a Nebraskan at heart, thanks to my college days. So why is this blog titled Hawai’ian Cowboys? Well, first off, I can’t resist a chance to plug my new book, Marrying Minda, set in fictional Paradise, Nebraska (read: Platte Center LOL), which will be released by [...]
Back in the late 1800′s when rodeos first started they were called Cowboy Reunions or Cowboy Competitions. They were rarely called rodeo until after the turn of the century. Plain ol’ cowboys came from all around to compete in these. They were fun and they allowed cowboys to get together, let off some steam and [...]
I lived in Calgary for twelve years. In fact, Calgary, Alberta was my address until May 28th…when we moved all the way across the country, about a five-hour drive from where I grew up. But I’ve spent the bulk of my marriage in Calgary…we moved when we were married less than a year, had a [...]
Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy? Chris Amundson, the editor of Nebraska Life, spoke at a Nebraska Press Women’s conference I attended and I loved listening to Chris talk about the great things to be found in Nebraska. However it was a little distracting to have this picture blown up into a poster right behind his [...]
