Pam Crooks's Blog, page 78
January 10, 2024
Covid & Cough Drops by Pam Crooks
After our parents passed away in 2017, Christmas as we’d always known it drastically changed. Three of my siblings live out-of-state, and it’s understandable that visiting our parents during the holidays was their priority. However, after their passing, the sibs made the decision to come to Nebraska every other year instead. The four of us ... Read more
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Marlene Bierworth Comes to Visit
A new guest, Miss Marlene Bierworth, will arrive to visit Friday, January 12, 2024! She has a new series called Double Trouble out and wants to tell us about it. And she’s toting an ebook copy to give away to some lucky commenter. It’ll be more fun than you can imagine so get your chatting ... Read more
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Starting a New Project
There is something exciting and a bit daunting about starting a new writing project. There are new characters to shape and flesh out, a setting to be explored, and a pile of historical research to dig into to help inspire the plot and breathe authenticity into the story. On New Year’s Day, I turned in ... Read more
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January 8, 2024
Why Did People Call the American Indian’s Hue in their Skin Red?
Howdy! Welcome to 2024! Ya-hoo! Hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s and hope you’re getting “all your ducks in order,” to begin the New Year. I know I’m not there, yet, but I’m trying to get organized. Before I get started with today’s post, I’ll be giving away two (2) e-books of ... Read more
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Winnie’s Winners!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to join in the conversation on The Battle of New Orleans! All the names were thrown in a cyber hat and the winners selected are Quilt Lady and Alicia Haney Congratulations to both of you! If you will select which of my books you’d like to have (you can ... Read more
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January 7, 2024
The Battle of New Orleans
Hello everyone, Winnie Griggs here. When I glanced at my This Day In History calendar page for today I noticed it was the 209th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. Having grown up right across the Mississippi from New Orleans I’m well aware of this historical battle but I thought I’d dig a bit ... Read more
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Jo-Ann Roberts Has A Winner!
Hey, y’all! Thanks for stopping by the P&P blog on Thursday. I enjoyed reading your comments on how you celebrated New Year’s Eve. Wishing you all the best in 2024! …and the winner is… Lynn M. Congratulations! I will be contacting you to arrange for delivery of your $10 Amazon gift card.
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Cynthia Woolf Has Winners!
P&P thanks Miss Cynthia for visiting and the interesting blog about the Klondike Gold Fields. We loved it. Now for the drawing…… She’s giving away both a print and ebook copy so we have two winners! KATHY RADAR – the print book RHONDA PIERCE – Ebook version Congratulations, ladies!! You’ll love this book. Now watch ... Read more
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January 4, 2024
Cynthia Woolf Strikes Gold!
Hi everyone, I don’t know if you know me but I’m Cynthia Woolf. I write historical and contemporary western romance. I have 78 novels so far. 65 historical western romance, mostly mail-order brides and 6 contemporary romances, 2 contemporary western novellas, 2 historical time travel romances featuring angels and a few more stories. Today I ... Read more
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Oysters & Champagne – New Year’s Celebration in the Old West
Champagne and oysters were a favorite combination to ring in the new year on the frontier. As odd as it may seem, oysters were a trendy food in America during the 19th century. While they were mainly imported from the East Coast, some came from Mexico and the West Coast. In Grant, Nebraska, The Perkins ... Read more
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