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It’s Game Day!

  It’s Game Day and I thought it’d be enjoyable to march up some of the essentials and the name they were known by in the 1800’s. They are in no particular order … so have fun. 1. Albert                                 […]

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Kaylie Newell Has a Winner!

Thank you so much for coming, Miss Kaylie! We love rodeos! Now for the drawing…………. Winner of the autographed copy of Betting on the Bull Rider is….. KIM HANSEN Woo-Hoo! I’m dancing a jig for you, Kim.  Keep your eyes peeled for Miss Kaylie’s email. Everyone, don’t forget GAME DAY tomorrow! Fun! Fun!  

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Kaylie Newell: It’s Rodeo Time!

For our last guest of the month, we have romance writer Kaylie Newell. Yippee! Get ready to talk about cowboys! She has an exciting new book plus a giveaway so leave a comment to enter the drawing. Please make her welcome!   Hello, everyone- It’s such a pleasure to be here at Petticoats & Pistols […]

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Linda Broday Has Winners!

Oh man! I really enjoyed chatting about the Travelers Aid Society Group on Tuesday. Thank you all for coming over! I’ve changed my giveaway to two copies of The Mail Order Bride’s Secret. The winners are…………… SALLY SCHMIDT ABIGAIL HARRIS Congratulations, ladies! Watch for my email.   

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The Little Trip that Wasn’t

I am a woman who hasn’t traveled much. More in recent years…but with the exception of my first three years of marriage, three cool vacations, including the last one when I was six months pregnant…we just went fishing in Minnesota. We went every year in the summer. One week. We went to a lakeside resort…which […]

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Kaylie Newell Comes to Visit!

Miss Kaylie Newell has set her sights on the Junction and will arrive Friday, April 24, 2020! She loves rodeos so get ready to talk about bull riders, bronc riders, and lots of cowboys! Her new book is Betting on the Bull Rider! Yippee! Plus, she’ll give away an autographed copy to one lucky person! […]

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Addled With April & Quotes to Remember

Addled with April… I have never forgotten that phrase, as quoted by Sr. Mariel, SSJ, in Nazareth Academy first year honors English. Addled with April. Marjorie Kinnan Rawling’s “The Yearling” one of the most thought-provoking and beautiful books I’ve ever read. I’ve always had a kinship with words and animals. Maybe that’s why The Yearling […]

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Ever Hear of The Travelers Aid Society?

  In this pandemic, most travel is prohibited, especially international. But I can’t imagine how frightening it would be to be stuck somewhere and have no resources. And double that fear if I found myself in a strange country and be unable to speak the language. So organizations founded just to help travelers are a […]

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REMEMBRANCE: STORIES OF THE PAST by Cheryl Pierson

  Many years ago, my aunt entered an essay contest at Austin College in Texas. Aunt Jo Anne was my dad’s younger sister. Her essay was about hog-killing time on their small farm in southeastern Oklahoma, but in her rich way of telling a story, she said so much more.   Aunt Jo Anne was […]

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Linda Hubalek Has Winners!!

Thank you, Miss Linda, for such an interesting and timely blog! Food is a big problem for some right now. Okay, who’s ready for the drawing? I see lots of hands! Here we go. The winners are………. CARRIE S. TRUDY C. VICKI LORI SMANSKI KATIE ANDERSEN                Oh my […]

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