Pam Crooks's Blog, page 115

Ms. Linda Goodnight is Ridin’ Into Town this Friday, April 7th

Did ya ever want to go West for a vacation at a Dude Ranch?  Ever want to stay in a tepee, learn how to shoot a bow and arrow or stay a spell in a cabin? Well, here’s hopin’ y’all will come a visitin’ here at the Junction on Friday where Ms. Goodnight is gonna ... Read more

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Easy Easter Baked Ham

  I think my mother gave me this cookbook. I’ve been surprised how many recipes I’ve made from it. (The chocoholic males in my family love the Triple Chocolate Cake.) Today I’m going to share with you the simple baked ham recipe we make on Easter. Not only is it wonderful, but big plus, it’s ... Read more

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Knitting in the West

I’d bet a lot of you, like me, assumed that knitting was probably done by every able-bodied woman in the West. Likewise with sewing. I’ve even had a few of my characters knitting because I readily assumed that was just the way things “must” have been. But I was wrong. Let’s start with a little ... Read more

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It’s Yee-Haw Day!

Welcome to Yee-Haw Day, the once-a-month day we’ve reserved to share our news with you – all sorts of fun news! So check out the post below to get the details on the kinds of things that make us go Yee-Haw!! Jessie Gussman Howdy everyone! There are a lot of fun book things happening with ... Read more

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Yee-Haw! Marisa Masterson Has A Winner!

We’ve sure been mighty thrilled to have Ms. Marisa Masterson join us this week with her intriguin’ post.  I’m just bustin’ at the seams to announce the winner of Ms. Masterson’s ebook Mail-Order Marietta. The Winner is: Jeanette Congratulations Jeanette! Ms. Masterson will be emailin’ ya soon, so keep yer eyes peeled on that ther’ ... Read more

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FERRY—THE ONLY WAY TO GO (literally!)

Please welcome Marisa Masterson to Petticoats and Pistols today! Perhaps, like me, you think of the Oregon Trail or one of the other famous trails when travel westward in the 1800s is mentioned. For the most part, most people going overland followed one route in the area of what is now North Dakota to the ... Read more

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Julie Benson’s Winner!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday to chat with me. The winner of the signed copy of To Cure a Vet is:                                 Lynn M Lynn, look for an email from me on how to claim your giveaway. Thanks again everyone for ... Read more

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My Favorite Things

I love making costumes. Sometimes I use commercial sewing patterns and sometimes I make my own. My deep dive into Victorian costuming started after I read Gone with the Wind at the age of fifteen. I decided then that I needed a corset in the worst way, so I checked some books out of the ... Read more

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Yee-Haw! Marisa Masterson is Comin’ Round the Mountain this Friday, March 31, 2023!

How’d y’all suppose all them long-ago pioneers ever crossed the North Platte River, that troublin’ river that took more lives than single-edged huntin’ knife? Well, come a visitin’ here at the Junction on Friday and Ms. Masterson’s gonna tell us all about it. Marisa’s totin’ a giveaway too! Come on over and let’s give Ms. ... Read more

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Yup, I’m a Crazy Dog Lady!

Today I get to share one of my favorite things with you…fostering dogs. Before my oldest left for college I responded to a post to foster a little black puppy. (I love black dogs and have since learned they are less likely to be adopted.) That pup had a foster, but the guy pictured here, ... Read more

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