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I’m hopelessly romantic in the fall. The leaves raining down outside littering the ground with gold, the crisp air in the mornings bringing out the cozy woolen sweaters from deep in my drawers. The fire place is lit once more, and John and I can watch the flames dance on ( Read more... )

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I cannot knit.

Well, at least not any more.

I used to be able to knit a little bit, but really my husband, even now, is much, much better than me.

But I love to watch people knit. Their fingers bobbing and weaving, their fingers fluttering back and forth, the tapping and ( Read more... )

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My family is very big on movie quotes. We quote them more than just often and they usually find their way into every single conversation we have with each other. Here are a few of my very favorites, though there are oh-so many more! What are some of yours?

1. “As You ( Read more... )

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Yes, I am out here. I was on vacation back east to visit my family and while away I completely neglected my poor little blog. But nonetheless, here I am, back in Colorado and settling into the normal life I adore so much. But here’s some things that happened over the ( Read more... )

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Welcome to the final week of Tenner Tuesday! And to end on an extremely high note…kind of like the grand finale fireworks on the 4th of July, I have with me fellow critique partner and amazing writer and just a wonderful person all around, Kate Milford and her book The ( Read more... )

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Welcome to another Tenner Tuesday! This week I have with me middle grade author Jacqueline Houtman and her amazing book: The Reinvention of Edison Thomas!


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Hi out there! I hope you are all having an amazing July! Today for Tenner Tuesday I have with me Young Adult author, Leah Cypress and her amazing book Mistwood that I read in about 3 hours cause it was so good!


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Yes, it’s that time again! Today for Tenner Tuesday I have amazing middle grade author Jennifer Cervantes and her oh-so-amazing book: Tortilla Sun!

A bunch about Jennifer: Jennifer lives with her husband, three daughters, two dogs, and two turtles in beautiful New Mexico ( Read more... )

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Here’s a short list of books I plan on getting my hands on and reading this year!

1. Beauty by Robin McKinely

2. The Boneshaker by Kate Milford

3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

4. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

5. The Short Second Life of Bree Turner by Stephanie Meyers

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