Pam Crooks's Blog, page 115

Pioneer Courage Park–and a giveaway!!!

We are always talking about history and the frontier and courage here on this blog. So I went to a park in Omaha, that’s one of my favorite places every, called Pioneer Courage Park. I take people who visit Omaha to this place and once or twice I have just gone to downtown Omaha and ... Read more

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Charlene Raddon Will Visit Friday!

Yippee! Miss Charlene Raddon has set her mind to coming for a visit on Friday, May 19, 2023! How much do you know about dugouts? Miss Charlene is going to tell us about her folks who lived in one. It’ll be interesting. She’s also toting a $5 Amazon gift card and a copy of the ... Read more

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Unexpected Joys

I’ve admitted before I’m weird, but here is further proof: I awaken almost every morning with a song playing in my head. It might be a hymn. A song I was thinking about the previous day. One tied to my book in progress. On random occasions, the song will be a blast from my past. A ... Read more

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Headwear of Yesterday and Today

My subject today is hats. I love hats and wish I didn’t look so awful in them. My daddy always wore a fedora everywhere he went and I really thought it made him look very nice. My grandpa wore fedoras also and that probably where my dad got it from. These days a lot of ... Read more

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CHERYL’S WINNERS

Thanks so much for coming by today and reading about my “found” treasure, the sugar bowl, and commenting! I appreciate each and every one of you!  My winners are…..  MEGAN AND CONNIE! Please e-mail me at fabkat_edit@yahoo.com to CLAIM YOUR PRIZE! 

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THE TREASURED SUGAR BOWL–by CHERYL PIERSON

I don’t know if y’all remember my “attic saga” from a few months ago, but I wanted to tell you about a particular treasure I found. The attic floor was sagging from all the “stuff” that was stored up there—yes, it was all stuff I had kept, but in my defense a lot of it ... Read more

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Kathleen Denly Has a Winner!

Thank you for visiting, Miss Kathleen! We love having you. Now for the drawing ……. One person wins an ebook version of the book plus a leather pen/pencil organizer! And the lucky winner is ……… C.D. Wow, huge congratulations, C.D!! Watch for Miss Kathleen’s email to arrive in your inbox.

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Janalyn’s Winner!

Congratulations to: Alicia Haney Alicia is the lucky filly taking home an autographed copy of Miss Janalyn’s book – Hills of Nevermore. I reckon Alicia will be bored “nevermore” once she gets hold of this book!

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Rifles of the Civil War & Frontier

By Kathleen Denly In my upcoming novel, Murmur in the Mud Caves, the hero, a veteran of the Civil War, carries a Henry repeating rifle. Patented in 1860, a single man armed with this weapon held the firepower of a dozen marksmen armed with muzzle-loading muskets.  Caption: This photograph shows an early Henry Rifle. (Photo ... Read more

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Pam’s Winner!

Thanks to everyone who tried their hand at guessing (knowing??) what’s an alpaca and what’s a llama.  Y’all are good students.  Most of you guessed correctly that all the “A” choices were alpacas!! My winner of the pair of alpaca socks is: DENISE       (Winner chosen by Random.org) Denise, I’ll contact you for ... Read more

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