Tamera Alexander's Blog, page 36

Someone's absconding with pies

Are your pies safe? Are you sure? Have you checked them recently? Because the only way to be completely certain is put them in––you guessed it––a pie safe. 



Don't you just love that someone crafted a piece of furniture to keep pies safe? I do. I don't even know them but I love them already. And I wish I had one of these lovely pieces of furniture. The one to the left is a reproduction made

Congrats to the 2012 RITA Finalists

Congrats to the RITA Award Finalists for this year! What is the RITA Award, you ask?  Here's a quick description of the award from Romance Writers of America's website:

The purpose of the RITA® contest is to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas. The award itself is a golden statuette named after RWA's first president, Rita Clay

Name that 70's tune

Good morning! Here's a quick vlog to test your memory skills. And yes! Being "a tad" older is definitely a plus in this game. Good luck! And be sure to list your answers below in the comment field.

First person to correctly guess all song titles (and list them in the right order), wins a "Tamera book" of your choice. Enjoy! And now step with me back into the 70s...








Here are the answers..

"Three Diminutive Swine"

What would the Three Little Pigs sound like if told 200 years ago? Oh so funny! This is impressive! And showcases how the choice of a word (or words, LOTS of them) changes everything...

Favorite Things

It's that time again...



I snapped some pics of my favorite things and want to share! Get ready, because at the end, I want you to tell me if we have any favorite things in common, and I want to know what some of yours are too! 



Continued at Writes of Passage today...

Leg Wrestling Over Antiques

Late one night last weekend, my daughter Kelsey called me and said, "I've found the prettiest antique desk!" So I quickly got online to La Vie En Rose Cottage's Facebook Page and viewed it, and it was a beautiful little desk!









Next day, Kels and I went to look at it. And while the above desk is lovely, it was a tad small for her needs. But when we turned around, we saw this one! 

A video hello...

Just posted this to FB and thought I'd share here. Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday!

A Grand Trip, all in all

Me with Alicia (and Chip and Cougar)



Last Monday, Joe and I made a very quick trip up to Grand Rapids, Michigan where we met with the folks at Zondervan who are publishing my Belle Meade Plantation series. It was great to see both friends I'd made before and to meet some new ones.



Alicia Mey, the Marketing Director, lives at Dream Acres (don't you love the name!) and has horses on her

Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith

Blessings on your Monday morning! I'm already well into my writing day, cranking out words, with my glass of sweet iced tea with lemon––*in a wine glass, of course*––beside me and with my Diet DP nearly drained. Hey, during allergy season I need all the liquids I can get!



To kick off our week, here's a new release from author and friend Jill Eileen Smith. Hope you enjoy!

Back tomorrow

Sneak Peek at my next release...

Here's a quick peek at the "still in progress" cover from my Fall release with Zondervan, To Whisper Her Name. It's the first of three books in a brand new series––The Belle Meade Plantation series–– that will intertwine with the Belmont Mansion series. I am LOVING writing these Southern historicals, and hope you'll enjoy them too. To Whisper Her Name releases November 2012, followed by the next