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April 9, 2020
Charlene Raddon: Were Those Really the Good Old Days?
We’re so happy to have Miss Charlene Raddon back visiting with us. She’s brought an interesting subject to talk about in addition to a giveaway at the bottom. Take us away, Charlene. Thank you for having me. I’m so happy to be back. My image of a typical 19th-century family sitting down to supper used […]
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April 8, 2020
What Makes a Hero?
Well, that’s a smokin’ good question, isn’t it? We all know when we love a hero! Oh mylanta, Western heroes abounded when I was a kid. Some were on repeats, others were TV shows still being produced, but they were everywhere. It was Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood) and Little Joe Cartwright (Bonanza, Michael Landon) and […]
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What Makes a Hero?
Well, that’s a smokin’ good question, isn’t it? We all know when we love a hero! Oh mylanta, Western heroes abounded when I was a kid. Some were on repeats, others were TV shows still being produced, but they were everywhere. It was Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood) and Little Joe Cartwright (Bonanza, Michael Landon) and […]
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Ruthy’s Winners From our Special “Boots” Week!
There are two winners from March 28th’s post of “These Boots are Made for Running!” for copies of “Learning to Trust”, my newest Love Inspired western and they are Elizabeth Litton and Laurie Grommerman! Congratulations, ladies! Yee Haw!!!!
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Julie Benson’s Winner!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by today to talk about Western Sayings. I appreciate all your wonderful comments. The laughs you gave me were priceless, and as we all know, laughter is the best medicine. The winner of the scarf, car air freshener, and copy of Home On the Ranch: Colorado Rescue is: Laurie […]
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Charlene Raddon Comes to Visit Friday
Miss Charlene Raddon has packed up and will visit us on Friday, April 10, 2020! Have you ever wondered about the medicines of old and if they were good for people or not? After all, they didn’t know a whole lot back then. Charlene is going to talk about this. She’s also toting a $5 gift card […]
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April 7, 2020
Fall off that horse and come on in!
In 2018, I wrote on western, and particularly Texas, sayings. Then all of you commented with others I hadn’t heard. You had me laughing pretty much all day. My favorite came from fellow filly, Pam Crooks. “He’s foolish enough not to realize he shouldn’t jump a barbed wire fence naked.” Pam’s saying reminded me of […]
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Phyliss Miranda Has a Winner
Thank you all for coming to read my blog about cosmetics today. Sorry I had no internet service and couldn’t answer your comments. Now for the drawing of either a gift card or a book……. This is exciting. The winner is………………. JANINE Congratulations, Janine! I’ll contact you to see which you want.
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April 6, 2020
A Century of Cosmetics
Elizabeth Arden changed the face of cosmetics in 1915, making makeup respectable in an age when it was considered tawdry. Arden and her company produced the red lipstick worn by suffragists on their 1912 march down Fifth Avenue, in New York City, and was heralded as one of the overall best-known American brands in the […]
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April 5, 2020
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!! Pam Crooks Buy or Read on AMAZON Margaret Brownley The Mail-Order Standoff […]
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