Archive for March, 2010
Rebecca Shelley
Posted on21. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
Rebecca Shelley graciously accepted an invitation to visit our five local elementary schools and do a book signing at our local library. I’m so glad she did; I truly enjoyed getting to know her and her husband. Rebecca is the author of Red Dragon Codex and Brass Dragon Codex. The many dragon fans in our [...]
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Poor Man’s Steak
Posted on18. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
Here’s an inexpensive steak dish that my family enjoys. I’m quite picky about the ground beef recipes I like to eat, and I especially detest little bits of ground beef disguised in casseroles. I make vegetarian lasagna and spaghetti for that reason. (If I want some protein with my spaghetti, I’ll prepare chicken cacciatore instead [...]
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Seed-Starting Rack and an Anniversary
Posted on17. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
Last year about this time my friend Jennifer posted a guide for making an Easy Seed-Starting Rack on the Backyard Farming blog. This past Saturday my husband decided it was time to make our own. This isn’t exactly like the one Jennifer and Jeff made because we used the materials we had in our basement [...]
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Matthew Buckley
Posted on14. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
Once again I convinced an author to spend a day here presenting to our five elementary schools and finishing up with a signing at the library. To our good fortune, Matthew Buckley was the latest author to agree to this exhaustive schedule.
He’s published two books with a traditional publisher, and is currently in the [...]
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Kimberly Job
Posted on11. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
After my last post, I decided to check out some of the other authors who will be at the launch party on March 16 at the Barnes & Nobles in the Gateway. I visited Kimberly’s blog and learned about her Favorite Things Giveway to celebrate the release of her debut novel I’ll Know You By [...]
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New Book Releases
Posted on08. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
(Disclaimer: My two-year-old shoved staples down the crevices of my keybaord rendering the comma key useless even after I removed the two staples he’d managed to lodge under that particular key. So no commas will appear in this post. Please turn off your internal editor. Pretty please.)
The Thorn is author Daron D. Fraley’s debut novel. [...]
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A Five-Year-Old’s View
Posted on07. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
“Mom why are you trying to be fat?”
“It’s not fat, it’s the the baby,” I said.
“Uh-uh. I can see your back. It’s bent. You’re pushing your tummy out.”
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Water for the Crops
Posted on05. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
Many are bemoaning the recent heavy snowfall. However, I’m grateful for the storm. We need several more just like it if we want water enough for our summer crops.
Perhaps we could all learn a lesson from my children who played until well past dark enjoying the new snow. Today as they donned coats and boots [...]
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Comfortable?
Posted on03. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
There goes the junior hunter to rid the barn of some pests or maybe just do some target practice with his BB gun.
One year ago I pulled into a Cabela’s parking lot for the first time. (I’m behind the times, I know.) I got out of my car and started walking towards the door where [...]
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I am the mother of five learning to live in the country surrounded by in-laws. I've been married to the amazing Nate Palmer for 15 years; he is teaching me how to be a farm girl in between chasing children, cooking dinner, and doing laundry. In my spare time (okay--time I try really hard to set aside), I like to write.
"Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal." ~Pamela Vaull Starr°Click my About page for this year's goals.
