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Princess Mama
I have a ring, a $5 cubic zirconia ring that I wear exclusively because it is (along with the emergency mini-boxes of raisins and sticks of sugar-free gum in my purse) part of my bag of tricks for when...
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A Thanksgiving Post
So, Monday night of this week, I was having kind of a sucky evening. I won’t bore anyone with details, but it was nothing life-changing or tragic, just . . . sucky. And then I watched this week’s...
View ArticleOn Strong Heroines and Girly Girls
My older girl (age 6) is now at a point where we’re reading real chapter books together. Literally together, actually–she reads 1 paragraph per page. But anyway, as you might expect, I LOVE this part...
View ArticleSad News
Apart from the odd story about my children, I tend to keep my personal life mostly separate both from my professional one and from this blog. But I have at the moment what feels like about six thousand...
View ArticleSunday Smiles
Since the miscarriage happened on a Sunday, Sundays have been kind of hard days to get through lately. It shouldn’t really make a difference, but somehow it’s hard not to keep re-living the memories of...
View ArticleHappiness Comes
Happiness is a choice. That’s what I always tell my girls. You cannot sit in a grumpy huddle, waiting for the world to make you happy. By all means, change the world–but when you can’t change the...
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Barnacles and Swiss Cheese, or How to Cook a Squash in 5 Easy Steps, or Why...
I love to cook recipes with winter squash–butternut, acorn, spaghetti squash; we’re big fans of them all. But I hate hate hate trying to hack the things open so that I can cook them. The skins are so...
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Coming this summer . . . .
I’ve had some lovely inquiries lately about what I’m working on next. So . . . . This is a working cover, so still subject to change– but I was too excited not to share! With any luck, it should be...
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A (very!) long overdue update.
This post is thanks to Ani Bolton, who tagged me in a blog hop. Thanks, Ani, for giving me the kick to finally pay some attention to my poor neglected blog! If you have a chance, be sure to check out...
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Exciting News for Austen Fans!
I’m thrilled to be a part of a new (or newly re-launched) blog called Austen Authors. Austen Authors will feature regular posts and news from around 20 authors. Check it out for news and for chances...
View ArticleGovernesses, Gold Diggers, and Great Ladies: The Roles of Women in Jane...
I was thrilled to be asked to take part in a roundtable discussion with Patrice Hannon and Tracy Kiely, two fellow writers of Jane Austen-inspired works as part of the Austenesque Extravaganza going on...
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