Pam Crooks's Blog, page 232
October 20, 2020
Roping Christmas
Picture yourself as the owner of a small business (you and one employee). You’re struggling to compete with bigger, more established businesses. Then, you suddenly find a goose laying golden eggs (okay, so it’s not a goose but a billionaire who is interested in hiring you – but close enough to a goose with golden ... Read more
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October 19, 2020
It’s Not Just Sew, Sew
The old West had a shortage of everything except hard times and backbreaking work and there was sure plenty of that. Pioneer women took extra pains with all their belongings and to lose something as small as a button really was difficult to take. Buttons have been around approximately 4,000 years with its history dating ... Read more
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October 18, 2020
REMEMBERING THE GOOD THINGS–BY CHERYL PIERSON
When my husband Gary and I were first married, he would laughingly call me “Pollyanna” –the girl who always saw the good in every situation. Through the years, I have to admit there have been times when that quality has failed me, when things were so bad I didn’t know what we were going to ... Read more
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Kathleen D. Bailey Has Winners!
Huge thanks to Miss Kathy for visiting. What an enjoyable post! Now for the drawing……………… DENISE HOLCOMB gets the print copy of Westward Hope SALLY SCHMIDT gets the ebook of SETTLERS HOPE CATHY T gets a New England gift pack Congratulations ladies! Keep an eye out for Miss Kathy’s email! And everyone come back ... Read more
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October 15, 2020
Kathleen D. Bailey Looks at Story Structure and the Classic Westerns
The Fillies welcome guest Kathleen D. Bailey. Please make her welcome. Judge Henry Garth owns “Shiloh,” the largest ranch in and around Medicine Bow, Wyoming. When feuding ranchers and Indians from “up north” want to meet to settle their differences, Garth offers Shiloh as a neutral venue. He has two house guests: Ben, a city-slicker ... Read more
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Kissing Tree Winners
Congratulations to: SunnyStreet1967 & Alicia Haney You ladies will be enjoying Phoebe and Barnabas’s story along with the three other fabulous tales in this collection in the very near future. Be watching your email for more instructions. Happy Reading!
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October 14, 2020
Satisfying That Old-Time Craving for “Sweeties” – Part 1 by Pam Crooks
Years ago, my mother gave me a cookbook reprinted from 1888 that offered all kinds of advice and recipes for the homemaker. One section was devoted to Confectionaries, and I found their selection of candies, sodas, and ice cream fascinating. Who knew they had so many? And yep, they called them “sweeties.” Given that I ... Read more
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Winners! Winners!
Howdy! There are two winners today, instead of one. To be fair, I do actually draw that names and sometimes two little slips of paper are drawn instead of one. And…(drum roll)…the winners are: Lori Smanski & Trudy C Congratulations to you both. Since the books come directly from Amazon from me to you, I ... Read more
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Kathleen D. Bailey Comes to the Junction!
Miss Kathleen D. Bailey is saddling up and will arrive Friday, October 16, 2020! She’ll talk about the classic westerns and story structure. We’ll have a ball. Plus, she has a passel of prizes to give away. Yee-Haw! Feeling lucky? Head over on Friday and leave a comment to enter the drawing. We’ll be expecting ... Read more
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Book Release & Giveaway
My latest novella collection hit the shelves yesterday, and I can’t wait to share Barnabas and Phoebe’s story with you! The Kissing Tree is a multi-generational collection of stories that center around a giant oak in Texas where couples carve their initials through the years. The tree that inspired our giant oak was The Century ... Read more
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