Carla Neggers's Blog, page 8
December 1, 2020
Welcome, December!
December to me means family, friends, afternoon tea, reading by the fire and reflecting on the past year. And writing. Of course, writing! It’s rare a day that I don’t write. Right now I’m in “monk mode” with new projects, a great place to be on these short, chilly (cold!) days.
My granddaughter and I are planning St. Nicholas Day (December 6) festivities. She’s in the second grade and loves to draw and do art projects, especially ones involving glitter. I love her cheerful rendition of sunflowers, below, that she did for me last week. I can’t help … Read More
November 22, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving
My best to friends in the U.S. this week. We are staying home on our hilltop in Vermont and looking forward to a quiet day, giving thanks and enjoying a nice dinner and a good walk in the hills.
Happy Thanksgiving!… Read More
July 28, 2020
RIVAL’S BREAK in paperback today!
Love paperbacks? Rival’s Break is in mass market paperback today. Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan are back home for a family wedding, but life is never quiet for long for them and their friends. Enjoy!
July 23, 2020
Authors Marcia King-Gamble and Kathleen Lawless interview
A Florida vacation always includes a visit with a dear friend and author, Marcia King-Gamble. It’s my pleasure to ask her and fellow author Kathleen Lawless about their latest book, Last Chance Beach: Summer’s End, a special romance collection of 14 all-new short stories from bestselling and award-winning authors. An ebook collection just in time for those of us thinking of a beach escape!
Can’t wait to get started with some questions! Here goes:
Thanks so much for joining us today. Where did the idea for this multi-author ebook series and theme come from?
KL – The Romance Gems are a d… Read More
July 21, 2020
Wanderlust…Scotland!
A few images of Scotland’s Isle of Skye last June. What great memories! Like a lot of people right now, I have wanderlust but I’m staying close to home. It’s fun to dream about another trip to a beautiful part of the world, when the time is right.
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July 13, 2020
Squash Casserole Recipe
Summer brings green hills and pastures here in Vermont, and lots of summer squash at the farm stand. When we visited my husband’s family in middle Tennessee, his mother, who died in 2014 at almost 97, often served her mouth-watering summer squash casserole. I’d never have come up with the ingredients but they’re delicious together!
Summer Squash Casserole
Ingredients
6 to 8 small yellow summer squash, sliced
2 large onions, sliced
About 8 oz. grated mild cheese (e.g., American, Monterey Jack)
1 roll Ritz crackers, crumbled
8 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
Di… Read More
July 2, 2020
RIVAL’S BREAK in paperback!
A deadly poisoning. A stolen Irish painting. A criminal mastermind at work.
Rival’s Break, they latest Sharpe & Donovan suspense novel, will be out in paperback on July 28! I’m excited, and I know many readers have been waiting for the paperback edition.
The story takes place on the southern Maine coast in Autumn. After a grueling few weeks apart art crimes expert Emma Sharpe and undercover agent Colin Donovan are home for a family wedding…but it’s anything but a quiet weekend when Colin discovers an MI5 undercover officer near death aboard a yacht moored nearb… Read More
June 27, 2020
Fresh Raspberry Pie Recipe
A reader asked me for my fresh raspberry pie recipe. Here it is! It’s a family favorite. We use local fresh-picked raspberries when possible, but luckily raspberries are available any time of year.
Fresh Raspberry Pie
Bake a one-crust pie shell using recipe of your choice.
Wash and let dry 1 qt. of fresh raspberries.
Simmer together 2/3 cup water and 1 cup of the berries for about 3 minutes.
Blend 1 c. sugar and 3 Tbsp. cornstarch with 1/3 cup of water and add to the boiling berries and water. Stirring constantly, boil for one minute and then let cool. (I’ve used a bit less sugar with good … Read More
June 18, 2020
“Traveling the World with Mom”
“On Tuesday, we flew over the Great Pyramid…”
Wouldn’t that be something to do even if we didn’t have travel restrictions? A.L. Renna’s delightful children’s book Traveling the World with Mom shows us how it can happen, with a little imagination and our local library.
Growing up in small-town New England, I loved my visits to my local library. The library in my Swift River Valley series, set in small-town New England, is modeled after my hometown library, with a touch of other libraries I’ve enjoyed. Nooks and crannies, history, perso… Read More
April 15, 2020
Daffodils…need I say more? :-)
Our daffodils are poking up out of the mud, a sign of spring on our Vermont hill. I’ll post photos once they’re in bloom. In the meantime, I gathered these photos of daffodils in the Cotswolds (top, near where I placed Oliver York’s fictional country home!), the Netherlands (middle) and Ireland (bottom). They make me smile and I hope they will you, todao, as we go forward into the rebirth of spring. Take care!
