Amazing Story: World War One truce on Christmas Day between the British and German troops. Merry Christmas everyone. Remember the true reason for the season. Blessings!
An eye-opening experience
On Saturday, December 18th, the Clark County Fence Riders hosted a Christmas Round Up for local families to come and learn about rodeo and horses. Children got to learn to rope and ride and got their pictures taken with a horse. More than 300 toys were donated and every child got free hats, scarves and gloves. The 2010 Clark County Fair Court and other royalty arrived to help lead groups of children from station to station. What these young ladies found was an eye-opening experience. The steady rain hardly slowed us down as dozens of families arrived. Children from ages 1 to 18 got to mingle with these majestic animals...
Writing Tips: Idea Book
As a writer, I can say the single greatest tool we have is pen and paper. The next best thing? A whole notebook full of random ideas, plot sketches, character notes and general observations of the world. Your “idea book” is a resource beyond a how-to book you can find at a library. Without ideas, inspirations and characters, what good is your story? Okay, okay, I admit many writers are probably able to store all that information in their heads and never forget a detail. I don’t function that way. I find that if I don’t write something down right away, I may lose it forever. I was looking through...
NaNoWriMo Novel “finished!”
I reached the 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month within the 1st and 30th of November, but my novel was far from being over. Now, I’ve reached 77,000 words and can say the story is all wrapped up nice and tight and actually “finished.” Thank you everyone who encouraged me along the way. It is still weird to think I finished a novel that I love after only two months! Watch for more news and updates about the manuscript, “A Long Way from Home.” Check out the excerpt in the “My Books” section.
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Research Notes: 40s Fashion
Is there anything classier than 1940s fashion? Not in my opinion. The hats, the gloves, the wavy hair…This style became iconic of the war years on the homefront. The Roaring 20s were all about the flapper dresses and the 30s saw an emergence of new materials (rayon) and styles. But with the outbreak of the war in 39, the trends moved toward simplicity, practicality and economy. Women took on a new role after 1941 when the men of America’s workforce shipped overseas to fight the Axis powers. The iconic “Rosie the Riveter” spurred the image of the working woman. (Side note: Unlike America, Germany’s culture did not approve of women...