tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90865992118260851642024-03-13T03:05:12.348-07:00Mary Davis' BlogMary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-6514728927635520272024-03-11T23:30:00.000-07:002024-03-11T23:30:00.147-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: QUILTING: AN EXTREME SPORT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq04wv18jH-qBqEs6AGiqjDUREuBaTANGB7HJYl8KF8Kz6ScFqG0gYW8DOcp2Wx1iUwnYaKISvDnLkFyjfPPk4p18rtsWrz-JjSt0xnkLdcZDQq-4nmjMPlH--Bmo43-L7NscEMJn8b45sJimEGUFByNmtuL0Pcn6Zmctnez_EsJTA58OkLtTxFLj46A/s631/MiniQuilt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq04wv18jH-qBqEs6AGiqjDUREuBaTANGB7HJYl8KF8Kz6ScFqG0gYW8DOcp2Wx1iUwnYaKISvDnLkFyjfPPk4p18rtsWrz-JjSt0xnkLdcZDQq-4nmjMPlH--Bmo43-L7NscEMJn8b45sJimEGUFByNmtuL0Pcn6Zmctnez_EsJTA58OkLtTxFLj46A/s320/MiniQuilt.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Mini Quilt made by ME</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve been sewing since I was in first grade. I ran my mom’s sewing machine at top speed, much to the consternation of my dad. “Slow down!” My reply was always, “If it’s not supposed to go this fast, then why did they make it able to go this fast.” Though I sewed as speedy as possible, I never thought of sewing as dangerous. That was until I read these stories where wildlife and quilting came together.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkOeA8gzFK7yA-9AfOZzvjCGhEnAWxtloFHymbh57jUChgb6YmFgOuvMWJuNvY7CNVfpkP11iJSMt5iMV6mDjT7NPItjl2Y41YY6qGtri1-gbWHJr-invKNdYIW4Ni7trjB6Mf-A9fu5aO3Q8hCu0Ia_hW-zVXwcbFSPmCvHsoZcafMkFMm71YTrY-w/s4032/Log%20Cabin%20Tied_IMG_2034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkOeA8gzFK7yA-9AfOZzvjCGhEnAWxtloFHymbh57jUChgb6YmFgOuvMWJuNvY7CNVfpkP11iJSMt5iMV6mDjT7NPItjl2Y41YY6qGtri1-gbWHJr-invKNdYIW4Ni7trjB6Mf-A9fu5aO3Q8hCu0Ia_hW-zVXwcbFSPmCvHsoZcafMkFMm71YTrY-w/s320/Log%20Cabin%20Tied_IMG_2034.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">~~~This first story took place in Georgia in 1885. A group of ladies decided to bring a shy bachelor out of his shell and planned a quilting at his house. Well, he was no dummy and outsmarted them by escaping to the far side of his property. Unfortunately for him, he was chased back home by a vicious coach-whip snake that had sunk its fangs into the back of his coat. “He fell into the yard, when one of the girls rescued him and killed the snake.” I wonder if she snagged his heart as well. (Story originally in <i>Marion Daily Star</i>, Marion, Ohio, April 7, 1885, page 1)<br /><br />I had never heard of this type of snake, so I looked it up. They are supposed to be one of the fastest snakes, reaching speeds of four miles per hour.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzv0jIqs14WksUcy9S6Z8vwf9KrDVQR1lPxEUjGKb6rZAh1YlvWF56OI7ltww0UkjkOO5Urqyq4QvLcqxYOEtLPEQmTyPdED8Y1Myqdn9eG9AY_bqPUmTH3Vwah72yo2LRb4ooasiEYD78Yau_8JDK5fEwTyVHBwzljuabHRt7wHp_wHlCJqMjKmfyw/s1764/Masticophis_flagellum_at_Weeks_Bay_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1764" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzv0jIqs14WksUcy9S6Z8vwf9KrDVQR1lPxEUjGKb6rZAh1YlvWF56OI7ltww0UkjkOO5Urqyq4QvLcqxYOEtLPEQmTyPdED8Y1Myqdn9eG9AY_bqPUmTH3Vwah72yo2LRb4ooasiEYD78Yau_8JDK5fEwTyVHBwzljuabHRt7wHp_wHlCJqMjKmfyw/s320/Masticophis_flagellum_at_Weeks_Bay_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~~~Story number two happened in Kentucky in 1888. Some ladies gathered at a home that was a lean-to of sorts built against a mountain cliff. While the ladies quilted downstairs, the children played upstairs. The ladies heard a heavy thump but dismissed it as the children. Immediately, the children screamed and tumbled down the ladder from the loft. After the children, a big black bear popped his head through the opening—with a torn piece of clothing in its mouth from the last child down—and promptly somersaulted down. He had apparently lost his footing on the cliff above the house and fell through the roof.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GMYjQSp622RrMbi5WxOS7DFfcT9BuX5mFrDDeFtQh8RAwY4WbGCDPLfbb9KSO_uMqsnfv7R-Johy3U5GEv83ABo32ebIEapfl_cLfPdmpdNxmglwQh7APHFx6Tn9wzzMQr55cee9qGtHVUkwRvT3WqP_bjQu-bMRIILHNb8lrWo8Unj_StKdQpNzFw/s578/01_Schwarzba%CC%88r.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GMYjQSp622RrMbi5WxOS7DFfcT9BuX5mFrDDeFtQh8RAwY4WbGCDPLfbb9KSO_uMqsnfv7R-Johy3U5GEv83ABo32ebIEapfl_cLfPdmpdNxmglwQh7APHFx6Tn9wzzMQr55cee9qGtHVUkwRvT3WqP_bjQu-bMRIILHNb8lrWo8Unj_StKdQpNzFw/s320/01_Schwarzba%CC%88r.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The younger women screamed and ran for the door. The older women had steadier nerves and seized the children. The bear went to the kitchen for the savory meal cooking there and burned his nose. Meanwhile, the lady of the house grabbed her husband’s rifle from the smokehouse, poked it through the window, and shot the bear dead.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even with the uninvited bear’s alarming arrival, the quilting wasn’t permanently dispersed, and the women gathered once again. The man of the house returned soon after the kerfuffle for lunch. He skinned the bear, and “. . . some of the choicest steaks graced the dinner Mrs. Holiday spread at her quilting.” What a woman! (Story originally in <i>The Landmark</i>, Statesville, North Carolina, November 22, 1888, page 1)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin2LNWbRTN4pluGjqqnW5w_pntCGec3Cl5SSPaMTNfydlz1I8UZKFtyq7_kMQHfmzJd9E2de0UeCW7cyywmt7HkC8q3VCr5RSxYVh2Mjcbh6FTv0N9gBWsZF0ClVSjoIGGJVhgyuwRSfdlc3eADQZaVNmDG5cbBCq3O2iN6t1IHYwqI50e5EhgM9TgA/s3309/Dresden%20Plate_IMG_2033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="3309" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin2LNWbRTN4pluGjqqnW5w_pntCGec3Cl5SSPaMTNfydlz1I8UZKFtyq7_kMQHfmzJd9E2de0UeCW7cyywmt7HkC8q3VCr5RSxYVh2Mjcbh6FTv0N9gBWsZF0ClVSjoIGGJVhgyuwRSfdlc3eADQZaVNmDG5cbBCq3O2iN6t1IHYwqI50e5EhgM9TgA/s320/Dresden%20Plate_IMG_2033.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">~~~Now on to North Carolina in 1889 for the third story. A man decided to take his pet raccoon to a quilting. The women were plying their needles to fabric when the coon ran inside covered in bees. (He had a sweet tooth for honey, and the bees were none too happy.) In his flight from danger, the coon dashed under the quilt. “…the chairs flew, and the dresses flapped and such a dancing was never seen before.” I guess this was a literal quilting bee. LOL! (Story originally in <i>The Landmark</i>, Statesville, North Carolina, July 4, 1889, page 4)</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHfd_ynMEch1nz0VJnSRp6ztE08Xqu1oml3nWA5VcmKIOMJmwwzVvcq1MJr2bNRFh2loA8-N34Q0wYXM_yAiK2KMbq3_2BAP_Ddj32WGJR1-t3H2DQ14RVIpc4iqv7JKegXdUwF0o936cK0MYMyKUsgmwJIduuyBnhAC8aVMChwNpKWBtzIjYzADsgA/s2500/Raccoon_climbing_in_tree_-_Cropped_and_color_corrected.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="2500" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHfd_ynMEch1nz0VJnSRp6ztE08Xqu1oml3nWA5VcmKIOMJmwwzVvcq1MJr2bNRFh2loA8-N34Q0wYXM_yAiK2KMbq3_2BAP_Ddj32WGJR1-t3H2DQ14RVIpc4iqv7JKegXdUwF0o936cK0MYMyKUsgmwJIduuyBnhAC8aVMChwNpKWBtzIjYzADsgA/s320/Raccoon_climbing_in_tree_-_Cropped_and_color_corrected.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Apparently, quilting is far more dangerous than I ever imagined. Even though I was a daredevil with a sewing machine, that was the extent of my bravado. Stabbing myself with a needle was never fun but was, thankfully, the worst I had to worry about. I never realized this chicken girl participated in an “extreme sport.” </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiR3mzy2YU2TcRlxdaP4cYyeapRcWwJulhrDtu1CMIuxsNU82ntvg1wzogYlLy687xzJRatpsPYBzyh5vt6L-TPOxjA7UCO9h8isi8B6Jf4Li_zcFWdxrRs5JOIgAUBA0LNQhPDq9ZfR-HUau9sPS5vIhRDPPUR1su2HDH-BwkuRN_pNFGWu4tQxfQbQ/s2502/Trio%20of%20Quilts_IMG_2001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="2403" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiR3mzy2YU2TcRlxdaP4cYyeapRcWwJulhrDtu1CMIuxsNU82ntvg1wzogYlLy687xzJRatpsPYBzyh5vt6L-TPOxjA7UCO9h8isi8B6Jf4Li_zcFWdxrRs5JOIgAUBA0LNQhPDq9ZfR-HUau9sPS5vIhRDPPUR1su2HDH-BwkuRN_pNFGWu4tQxfQbQ/s320/Trio%20of%20Quilts_IMG_2001.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE
QUILTING CIRCLE SERIES</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">
Box Set</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Historical Romance Series</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">By Mary Davis</span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcbO8-krlnacbJqKdOtWedPMATde7yWgnvyIp3cOAVJiHT6P68WNCPjlf16t59STMtezYcFIqZ-ZtHgL3zdEIZq4N12f3UnUOOZfE0NVnUV_kqx7M3r8AnnY4srUdRyiwbf72SaSEmtQfma765kDlMWoVjeviem8TPTHlRCMxr33H1MJoKnGpXWSl8ZCr/s2250/The%20Quilting%20Circle%20Series%20-%20final%20box%20set%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcbO8-krlnacbJqKdOtWedPMATde7yWgnvyIp3cOAVJiHT6P68WNCPjlf16t59STMtezYcFIqZ-ZtHgL3zdEIZq4N12f3UnUOOZfE0NVnUV_kqx7M3r8AnnY4srUdRyiwbf72SaSEmtQfma765kDlMWoVjeviem8TPTHlRCMxr33H1MJoKnGpXWSl8ZCr/s320/The%20Quilting%20Circle%20Series%20-%20final%20box%20set%20cover.jpg" width="201" /></a></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> (Book1) – Will a secret clouding a
single mother’s past cost Lily her loved ones?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE DAUGHTER’S
PREDICAMENT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">
(Book2) *SELAH & WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects turn in
her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> (Book3) *SELAH Winner* – Nicole heads
down the mountain to fetch herself a husband. Can she learn to be enough of a
lady to snag the handsome rancher?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE DÉBUTANTE’S SECRET</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> (Book4) – Complications arise when a
fancy French lady steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s arms.</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7</a></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHIciwY_h1daWS-Rkf64f-Jh7DiFMYpC5zaLrp_Bb7joAl43zoiaJ14mSiHSLQ8gmdaBEWEngOk1-8DB4Pla-NfIHRcZ3enEutbfri7G3ZxzCk-42CfhNoRPmbIKPP_MHpgj8Oc3OUfArdKwzTYTl6rW8Xa3FDAYUJzZDuCgQSnguYFoVcSWj7Lc-/s1687/Mary%20Davis%20Headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHIciwY_h1daWS-Rkf64f-Jh7DiFMYpC5zaLrp_Bb7joAl43zoiaJ14mSiHSLQ8gmdaBEWEngOk1-8DB4Pla-NfIHRcZ3enEutbfri7G3ZxzCk-42CfhNoRPmbIKPP_MHpgj8Oc3OUfArdKwzTYTl6rW8Xa3FDAYUJzZDuCgQSnguYFoVcSWj7Lc-/s320/Mary%20Davis%20Headshot.jpg" width="219" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">MARY
DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in
both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ladys-Mission-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HN0WCJY77TST&keywords=THE+LADY%E2%80%99S+MISSION&qid=1683602070&sprefix=the+lady+s+mission%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/D%C3%A9butantes-Secret-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B09697JTF2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683602130&sr=8-3" target="_blank">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B089DTXDCN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B6OWFBXOBELB&keywords=THE+DAMSEL%E2%80%99S+INTENT&qid=1683602326&sprefix=the+damsel+s+intent%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a SELAH Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Plight-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OOC0Q8TOFYM3&keywords=THE+WIDOW%27S+PLIGHT&qid=1683602381&sprefix=the+widow%27s+plight%2Caps%2C392&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE WIDOW'S PLIGHT</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daughters-Predicament-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B07NQZVNWY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I6AX1AQ2A4UK&keywords=THE+DAUGHTER%27S+PREDICAMENT&qid=1683602418&sprefix=the+daughter%27s+predicament%2Caps%2C460&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683602471&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Amish-Heart-Prodigal-Daughters-ebook/dp/B073P5X37H/ref=d_pd_sim_sccl_3_2/146-8338664-7792529?pd_rd_w=huFmK&content-id=amzn1.sym.9125e5ab-ea95-44ef-9958-112d5f0f26f0&pf_rd_p=9125e5ab-ea95-44ef-9958-112d5f0f26f0&pf_rd_r=5Q5QQ7YNCFF5BAWESNMB&pd_rd_wg=7HHbv&pd_rd_r=4027ebc3-d124-44f7-ba7a-7ba044dc2ad6&pd_rd_i=B073P5X37H&psc=1" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14Z4H6SOEUK2S&keywords=A+Bouquet+of+Brides+Collection&qid=1683602539&sprefix=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thimbles-Threads-Stories-Quilted-Broken/dp/1643520512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9R37934OK9R1&keywords=Thimbles+and+Threads&qid=1683602602&s=books&sprefix=thimbles+and+threads%2Cstripbooks%2C220&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br /><br />Mary
lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven years
and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly adorable
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<p>Resource: <i>Quiltings, Frolicks & Bees: 100 Years of Signature Quilts</i> by Sue Reich<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Colorado, USA39.5500507 -105.782067411.239816863821154 -140.93831740000002 67.860284536178852 -70.6258174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-11513942647442762642024-02-13T09:30:00.000-08:002024-02-13T09:30:00.124-08:00Tuesday Tidbits: QUILTING SNIPPETS<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">As long as there have been women in reasonable proximity, there have been gatherings of one kind or another. Whether it was collecting water at the well, going to market, congregating at the river to wash laundry, or charity projects, women have come together.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcAu0A8lUVcdXTYwzwRhu1OmG8MNUNLGd0G1Z1s6CxZ5eB5fihtmO3YqvBC6yOlZcyt_GdLuhxRtTUib_-_6BTDuAw8qpHctT7ocl02SmX9AuR_wtgDIyNC4uUYxXJiSEdCcXOCNNzkeVfh1lyn2oOHjoL8X6MohgO49vO2GeRVTKSqUAJbZoo9lK3A/s1083/1-Quilting%20Quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1083" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcAu0A8lUVcdXTYwzwRhu1OmG8MNUNLGd0G1Z1s6CxZ5eB5fihtmO3YqvBC6yOlZcyt_GdLuhxRtTUib_-_6BTDuAw8qpHctT7ocl02SmX9AuR_wtgDIyNC4uUYxXJiSEdCcXOCNNzkeVfh1lyn2oOHjoL8X6MohgO49vO2GeRVTKSqUAJbZoo9lK3A/s320/1-Quilting%20Quilt.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">While researching one topic or another, I ran across a book in the library about antique quilts and the gatherings (often called quiltings) that took place to create them. Throughout the book, the author quoted various newspaper articles about these socializing events. I found some of them fascinating and others humorous, so I thought I’d share a few.<br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP869pz0FNpmFYfrenlOEsVSx7aonoWckhf3NTyNwNAsGGXT3pnFm91bri-nsPJTgl5HqbholOlgCmVkHc20kjWM3F4-bVRpHENuPyGmd9Ed3d0g8fguhm_mQqZpsMx7Hc1NWiQRJpt-gxoh3cuoOgZk0JO9DYJNqxQLVoiN-z1wiKXbUJOVFSGo4t2g/s649/2-Quilting%20Last%20Stitch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="649" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP869pz0FNpmFYfrenlOEsVSx7aonoWckhf3NTyNwNAsGGXT3pnFm91bri-nsPJTgl5HqbholOlgCmVkHc20kjWM3F4-bVRpHENuPyGmd9Ed3d0g8fguhm_mQqZpsMx7Hc1NWiQRJpt-gxoh3cuoOgZk0JO9DYJNqxQLVoiN-z1wiKXbUJOVFSGo4t2g/s320/2-Quilting%20Last%20Stitch.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I wonder if some eager young ladies purposefully sewed slowly.<br /><br />Some sage advice</span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Mitchell Daily Republican, Mitchel, South Dakota July 1, 1886, page 4</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">“</span></span>It is entirely unfair for a man to sneer at a woman’s inability to understand a baseball game until he has proven his own ability to grapple with the mysteries of a crazy quilt social.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">—Fall River Advance”</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tQ1rpFMaOKc8Jr4IJ87X25KQb7DtVBXNfbS2d-RIzx4-zgW4vZ2RiSTPxkSs7t2YwL2thCHuYmWTZOULIQ7E3hjFVZrhHNs1WByy2hAJp-ZzHXgXpwc60V_ZLLqa0Tw63j_RSYUlNYqOl4bFMfqKH1B_Rq0vMMxMXBGBA6TVE2Ss66MdECwGe8ETYQ/s645/3-%20Quilting%20Bee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="645" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tQ1rpFMaOKc8Jr4IJ87X25KQb7DtVBXNfbS2d-RIzx4-zgW4vZ2RiSTPxkSs7t2YwL2thCHuYmWTZOULIQ7E3hjFVZrhHNs1WByy2hAJp-ZzHXgXpwc60V_ZLLqa0Tw63j_RSYUlNYqOl4bFMfqKH1B_Rq0vMMxMXBGBA6TVE2Ss66MdECwGe8ETYQ/s320/3-%20Quilting%20Bee.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Shhhhh! The deafening sound of silence.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Ingenious men in California and Illinois succeeded where, for centuries, others have failed. They devised a way to get women to stop talking!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">In 1883 in California, a senator “offered the Lady’s Aid Society, $5 if they would make a quilt without speaking a word. Twenty-three ladies met…, made the quilt and earned the money in two hours.”</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">In Illinois in 1899, three men offered the fifteen members of the Ladies’ Aid society $1 a piece for their society to sew without talking. In the August heat, they worked for three weary hours without speaking a word. They used signs and nods to make their needs known. The impressed men doubled their contribution. This silent quilting event was touted as a world record.</span></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhid3iRB-cYMZSRYxq-XCWpRkbOY2iEgcEnSvA9KPieSS0_g9-ddOtup7sSaOCwg0gOhyKzUxwz9Sd1NwoX7DTKC2x0Bv4KxlS6Suhp-GjmakjCqTU5gfb1RxtLdSUmxQDTa7198r7D2P7nrWszWFnzEC1zK_Bezq76a-vQNhVqPuavwM8SLrUHLWUdCw/s632/4-Quilting%20Circle%20blog%20post%20pic%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhid3iRB-cYMZSRYxq-XCWpRkbOY2iEgcEnSvA9KPieSS0_g9-ddOtup7sSaOCwg0gOhyKzUxwz9Sd1NwoX7DTKC2x0Bv4KxlS6Suhp-GjmakjCqTU5gfb1RxtLdSUmxQDTa7198r7D2P7nrWszWFnzEC1zK_Bezq76a-vQNhVqPuavwM8SLrUHLWUdCw/s320/4-Quilting%20Circle%20blog%20post%20pic%202.jpg" width="311" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This one really piqued my interest.<br /></span></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">“Bachelors at a Quilting” — In 1883 in New Jersey, bachelors of a church congregation were convinced to produce a quilt. The date was set and a ten cent admission fee was charge for spectators. The men labored for several hours before the ladies came to their rescue and completed the quilt. “Among the bachelor quilters were a railroad man, a printer, two brick manufacturers, and no tailor.”</span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I knew I needed to use that idea in a story at some point and let it percolate in the back of my mind until . . . it spawned one of the threads in The Lady’s Mission (The Quilting Circle 5). It was so much fun to explore this idea.<br /><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Another bachelor-type quilt was a sort of trade. In 1888 in Connecticut, the young people of a church decided to help replenish the church’s treasury. The men pieced together a bed quilt in front of a large crowd that had paid ten cents for the privilege of watching the men perspire over the quilt. <br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">A few days later, an equally large crowd gathered to watch the ladies saw wood. Ten pretty maidens sawed a half-cord of wood into stove-sized pieces. The young men sang to the ladies as they sawed and sawed then succeeded! I need to use this one in a story as well.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTdwFF4-81IC1JvBw95ouBQwxe7p2P8FglatXjM7bgqpxPwj8-7svmNUrZpedn5Z0yEeYRX8qH6GNyXtMam9gtLfEn_wZep6YCFy9ARrZVKg23sQHqmvS2XE7Mzl_TaI9WpgJHo9jmnLZCNsZzZRl-eiKveHCd95hjVnH2UFxyAZyuhrLupIFlJ-IAA/s1303/Cutting_Wood_near_the_new_Canal_in_Panama_1912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1303" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTdwFF4-81IC1JvBw95ouBQwxe7p2P8FglatXjM7bgqpxPwj8-7svmNUrZpedn5Z0yEeYRX8qH6GNyXtMam9gtLfEn_wZep6YCFy9ARrZVKg23sQHqmvS2XE7Mzl_TaI9WpgJHo9jmnLZCNsZzZRl-eiKveHCd95hjVnH2UFxyAZyuhrLupIFlJ-IAA/s320/Cutting_Wood_near_the_new_Canal_in_Panama_1912.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: normal;">It seems various ladies’ organizations came together to create quilts to raise money for one cause or another, whether it was something needed for their church building, a quilt to welcome their new pastor, a family in need, or to support one war or another and provide for soldiers. They worked hard to raise money and help others.<br /><br />DNA is a powerful thing. Women have always sought out like-minded others with which to socialize, and their busy hands accomplished great things.<br /></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>THE LADY’S MISSION</i></a> (Quilting Circle 5)</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>2023 SELAH Award Finalist</b></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQcFGOTwePD1pQbQgv7TK8koE8aUfAZBiSeV5XFwf4G5YCwDI-z7fQESRAd_Ufs19dZIlU98CM1SBjo1mKJHF1mfAVcrFpx8i4xOR_os9ubSPS8xmy6X3NWJ4Sow8j4R8_DLQSQOzqHxwhSsqJHL8zNaQHp48ofTowcnDi2sWAukLNw3gnqDIUvL9_Dhs/s2557/TheLadysMissionHi-Res%20Selah%20Finalist.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="1656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQcFGOTwePD1pQbQgv7TK8koE8aUfAZBiSeV5XFwf4G5YCwDI-z7fQESRAd_Ufs19dZIlU98CM1SBjo1mKJHF1mfAVcrFpx8i4xOR_os9ubSPS8xmy6X3NWJ4Sow8j4R8_DLQSQOzqHxwhSsqJHL8zNaQHp48ofTowcnDi2sWAukLNw3gnqDIUvL9_Dhs/s320/TheLadysMissionHi-Res%20Selah%20Finalist.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Will
Cordelia abandon her calling for love? Cordelia Armstrong wants nothing
more than to escape the social norms for her station in society. Unless
she can skillfully maneuver her father into giving up control of her
trust fund, she might have to concede defeat—as well as her freedom—and
marry. Every time Lamar Kesner finds a fascinating lady, her heart
belongs to another. When a vapid socialite is offered up as a
prospective bride, he contemplates flying off in his hot air balloon
instead. Is Lamar the one to finally break the determination of
Cordelia’s parents to marry her off? Or will this charming bachelor fly
away with her heart?<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />Available for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" target="_blank">order</a> on Amazon.<br /><br /><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">By Mary Davis</span></p>
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single mother’s past cost Lily her loved ones?</span></span></p>
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PREDICAMENT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">
(Book2) *SELAH & WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects turn in
her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> (Book3) *SELAH Winner* – Nicole heads
down the mountain to fetch herself a husband. Can she learn to be enough of a
lady to snag the handsome rancher?</span></span></p>
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fancy French lady steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s arms.</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7</a></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHIciwY_h1daWS-Rkf64f-Jh7DiFMYpC5zaLrp_Bb7joAl43zoiaJ14mSiHSLQ8gmdaBEWEngOk1-8DB4Pla-NfIHRcZ3enEutbfri7G3ZxzCk-42CfhNoRPmbIKPP_MHpgj8Oc3OUfArdKwzTYTl6rW8Xa3FDAYUJzZDuCgQSnguYFoVcSWj7Lc-/s1687/Mary%20Davis%20Headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHIciwY_h1daWS-Rkf64f-Jh7DiFMYpC5zaLrp_Bb7joAl43zoiaJ14mSiHSLQ8gmdaBEWEngOk1-8DB4Pla-NfIHRcZ3enEutbfri7G3ZxzCk-42CfhNoRPmbIKPP_MHpgj8Oc3OUfArdKwzTYTl6rW8Xa3FDAYUJzZDuCgQSnguYFoVcSWj7Lc-/s320/Mary%20Davis%20Headshot.jpg" width="219" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">MARY
DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in
both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ladys-Mission-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HN0WCJY77TST&keywords=THE+LADY%E2%80%99S+MISSION&qid=1683602070&sprefix=the+lady+s+mission%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/D%C3%A9butantes-Secret-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B09697JTF2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683602130&sr=8-3" target="_blank">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B089DTXDCN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B6OWFBXOBELB&keywords=THE+DAMSEL%E2%80%99S+INTENT&qid=1683602326&sprefix=the+damsel+s+intent%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a SELAH Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Plight-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OOC0Q8TOFYM3&keywords=THE+WIDOW%27S+PLIGHT&qid=1683602381&sprefix=the+widow%27s+plight%2Caps%2C392&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE WIDOW'S PLIGHT</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daughters-Predicament-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B07NQZVNWY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I6AX1AQ2A4UK&keywords=THE+DAUGHTER%27S+PREDICAMENT&qid=1683602418&sprefix=the+daughter%27s+predicament%2Caps%2C460&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683602471&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Amish-Heart-Prodigal-Daughters-ebook/dp/B073P5X37H/ref=d_pd_sim_sccl_3_2/146-8338664-7792529?pd_rd_w=huFmK&content-id=amzn1.sym.9125e5ab-ea95-44ef-9958-112d5f0f26f0&pf_rd_p=9125e5ab-ea95-44ef-9958-112d5f0f26f0&pf_rd_r=5Q5QQ7YNCFF5BAWESNMB&pd_rd_wg=7HHbv&pd_rd_r=4027ebc3-d124-44f7-ba7a-7ba044dc2ad6&pd_rd_i=B073P5X37H&psc=1" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14Z4H6SOEUK2S&keywords=A+Bouquet+of+Brides+Collection&qid=1683602539&sprefix=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thimbles-Threads-Stories-Quilted-Broken/dp/1643520512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9R37934OK9R1&keywords=Thimbles+and+Threads&qid=1683602602&s=books&sprefix=thimbles+and+threads%2Cstripbooks%2C220&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br /><br />Mary
lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven years
and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly adorable
grandchildren. Find her online at: </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://books2read.com/marydavisbooks">Books2Read</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.ck.page">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.davis.73932">FB</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/132969074007619/?source=create_flow">FB Readers Group</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Davis/e/B00JKRBJKE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513048567&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8126829.Mary_Davis">GoodReads</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-davis">BookBub</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Source:<br /><i>Quiltings, Frolicks & Bees: 100 Years of Signature Quilts</i> by Sue Reich</span></span><p></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo, CO, USA38.2705996 -104.61010339.9603657638211516 -139.7663533 66.580833436178835 -69.4538533tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-41805091700575470612024-01-08T23:30:00.000-08:002024-01-08T23:30:00.137-08:00Tuesday Tidbits: Writing Goals: 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</b><br /><br />I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Mine was great. Our daughter and son-in-law flew in and our son, daughter-in-law, and three grandkiddos were all here for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Though a bit chaotic with so many in our little house, it was so wonderful to have everyone together for Christmas for the first time in eight years.<br /><br />On to goals—<br /><br />Some people don’t like setting goals because they feel too confining and too much pressure. For me, they help me focus, and I have something to aim for. Like the old saying goes, Shoot for the stars (or moon). <i>You might not make it there, but you will soar higher than if you had never tried.</i> (I couldn’t find a specific author for this variation, but it’s close to Norman Vincent Peale’s quote “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” So, I guess this version is mine, Mary Davis.)<br /><br />Each goal should have the caveat attached to the end . . . “Stated goal” or something better.<br /><br />So, how did I do on my 2023 goals? Overall, I’m pleased. Here is a quick recap.<br /><br /><b>2023 Goals<br />~~ I will Proofread & Publish 1st-Cousin-Once-Removed Mary Linn’s Novel.<br /></b> I proofread and polished this, but I didn’t get it published. I’m waiting on a photo of Mary Linn from her sister. I could have published without it, but I really want her picture with her bio. So, I’ll wait little longer.<br /><b>~~ I will Write 100,000-ish words or more.</b><br /> I didn’t quite reach this one with moving, trying to unpack, and playing with my grandchildren. However, I’m pleased to have written 85,151, which includes a 50k rough draft of book 2 in my time travel series. Playing with grands was the something better. =0)<br /><b>~~ I will Finish Writing Silver Bells, a Christmas Novella.</b><br /> Nope, 2023 was again not my year to finally complete this novella. But I’m more hopeful for 2024.<br /><b>~~ I will Participate in NaNoWriMo in November.</b><br /> I met this goal, writing over 50k, and also participated in CampNaNoWriMo in April and July.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete a Proposal.</b><br /> I didn’t complete a proposal with moving and changing agents, because mine had to step away from being an agent due to family stuff.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete HHH Posts by the 10th of Each Month.</b><br /> I met this one.<br /><br /><b>Non-writing goals:<br />~~I will Read Through the Bible in 2023.</b><br /> I met this goal early, December 4th. Quite an accomplishment for this dyslexic gal.<br />~~<b>I will Continue trying to get regular exercise</b> by walking or running up and down the stairs as well as continuing Intermittent Fasting.<br /> I met this goal.<br /><br />My goal to <b>move closer to my son and grandchildren</b> is a reality, and I’m loving it! However, my related goal to go through all the boxes did not happen. It has turned out to be an overwhelming task. But at least the upstairs is looking respectable.<br /><br />My word of the year was the prefix: <b>“Re”</b>. <b>Re</b>work. <b>Re</b>publish. <b>Re</b>-edit. <b>Re</b>write. <b>Re</b>use. <b>Re</b>cycle. <b>Re</b>purpose. <b>Re</b>imagine. <b>Re</b>visit. <b>Re</b>charge. <b>Re</b>lax. And other <b>“re”</b> words. I think I hit about half of them. Unpacking boxes, making the main level livable, and spending time with my son and grands took precedence.<br /><br /><b>On to 2024 Goals</b><br /><b>~~ I will Publish 1st-Cousin-Once-Removed Mary Linn’s Novel with or without a photo of her.<br /></b> I want to get this published even if I have to do it without the photo. Now that the holidays are over, I’ll contact her sister for the photo. She’s having trouble figuring out how to send it.<br /><b>~~ I will Write 100,000-ish words or more.</b><br /> I’m working on my Christmas novella and want to write a rough draft of book 3 in my time travel series this year. Then maybe I can get back to the treasure hunting series I didn’t finish. After that there are so many unfinished novels and novellas that I have proposed over the years that I would like to revisit. It will be hard to choose, but I might get back to additional books in my Quilting Circle series. Time will tell.<br /><b>~~ I WILL Finish Writing Silver Bells, a Christmas Novella.</b><br /> I’m going to take this to my critique group this year, so hopefully that will keep me working on it.<br /><b>~~ I will Participate in NaNoWriMo in November.</b><br /> This is the same as last year. NaNoWriMo stands for NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth. Each year in November, thousands of writers all over the world make a mad dash to write 50,000 words in 30 days. My goal says “participate” not win. If I write 50,000 words or less than 50,000 words, I can still meet this goal by participating. <b>I will also participate in CampNaNoWriMo in April and July.</b> By setting your own goal, those are low pressure and a lot of fun. A good way to get started with NaNoWriMo.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete a Proposal.</b><br /> I need to finish up my time travel series proposal, then I want to take another look at my bride series proposal to see if I want to finish it up. Then look at completing another proposal. So hopefully 3 proposals this year, but at least one.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete HHH Posts by the 10th of Each Month.</b><br /> I want to continue this one. I contribute to the Heroes, Heroines, and History blog (HHH) once a month on the 23rd. It’s a lot less stressful to have posts completed early. Right now, I’m actually a few months ahead and would like to continue to be.<br /><br /><b>Non-writing goals:</b><br /><b>~~I will Do a Bible study on the book of Revelation and one on the Holy Spirit.</b><br /> I had thought for most of 2023 that I would read through the Bible again this year, but there are these two Bible studies that are niggling at my heart to do.<br /><br /><b>~~I will Continue trying to get regular exercise</b> by walking or by running up and down the stairs as well as continuing Intermittent Fasting.<br /><br />And finally, <b>I will Continue to go through boxes.</b> It has been an overwhelming task. I want to get my craft room put together and arranged so I can start using it. It is still a heap of boxes. I’m itching to get down there and create.<br /><br /><b>My word for 2024?</b> I don’t always do this, but I have a few times. I was thinking I wouldn’t have one in 2024, but then I did. This year, it didn’t come in a rush or hit me all at once. It sort of slowly crept in and whispered to me from a distance. My word is <b><i>Release</i></b>. I have no clue what that will entail. It could be one or more things I need to release (I have many) or something I will be released from. Perhaps even a new book release. Whatever it may be, I look forward to seeing how the Lord will work this into my life in 2024.<br /><br />Do you have a word for 2024?<br /><br />I hope you all are successful in meeting your goals in 2024. =0)<br /><br />And I pray this year is happy and healthy, and may you find joy in the little things. =0)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For more information on how to <b>set achievable, measurable, and controllable goals</b>, you can reference my blog post on it <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/2019/12/tuesday-tidbits-2020-goal-setting.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">
</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE
QUILTING CIRCLE SERIES</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">
Box Set</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Historical Romance Series</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">By Mary Davis</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> (Book1) – Will a secret clouding a
single mother’s past cost Lily her loved ones?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE DAUGHTER’S
PREDICAMENT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">
(Book2) *SELAH & WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects turn in
her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> (Book3) *SELAH Winner* – Nicole heads
down the mountain to fetch herself a husband. Can she learn to be enough of a
lady to snag the handsome rancher?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE DÉBUTANTE’S SECRET</span></i></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"> (Book4) – Complications arise when a
fancy French lady steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s arms.</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7</a></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHIciwY_h1daWS-Rkf64f-Jh7DiFMYpC5zaLrp_Bb7joAl43zoiaJ14mSiHSLQ8gmdaBEWEngOk1-8DB4Pla-NfIHRcZ3enEutbfri7G3ZxzCk-42CfhNoRPmbIKPP_MHpgj8Oc3OUfArdKwzTYTl6rW8Xa3FDAYUJzZDuCgQSnguYFoVcSWj7Lc-/s1687/Mary%20Davis%20Headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHIciwY_h1daWS-Rkf64f-Jh7DiFMYpC5zaLrp_Bb7joAl43zoiaJ14mSiHSLQ8gmdaBEWEngOk1-8DB4Pla-NfIHRcZ3enEutbfri7G3ZxzCk-42CfhNoRPmbIKPP_MHpgj8Oc3OUfArdKwzTYTl6rW8Xa3FDAYUJzZDuCgQSnguYFoVcSWj7Lc-/s320/Mary%20Davis%20Headshot.jpg" width="219" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">MARY
DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in
both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ladys-Mission-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HN0WCJY77TST&keywords=THE+LADY%E2%80%99S+MISSION&qid=1683602070&sprefix=the+lady+s+mission%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/D%C3%A9butantes-Secret-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B09697JTF2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683602130&sr=8-3" target="_blank">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B089DTXDCN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B6OWFBXOBELB&keywords=THE+DAMSEL%E2%80%99S+INTENT&qid=1683602326&sprefix=the+damsel+s+intent%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a SELAH Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Plight-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OOC0Q8TOFYM3&keywords=THE+WIDOW%27S+PLIGHT&qid=1683602381&sprefix=the+widow%27s+plight%2Caps%2C392&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE WIDOW'S PLIGHT</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daughters-Predicament-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B07NQZVNWY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I6AX1AQ2A4UK&keywords=THE+DAUGHTER%27S+PREDICAMENT&qid=1683602418&sprefix=the+daughter%27s+predicament%2Caps%2C460&sr=8-1" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683602471&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Amish-Heart-Prodigal-Daughters-ebook/dp/B073P5X37H/ref=d_pd_sim_sccl_3_2/146-8338664-7792529?pd_rd_w=huFmK&content-id=amzn1.sym.9125e5ab-ea95-44ef-9958-112d5f0f26f0&pf_rd_p=9125e5ab-ea95-44ef-9958-112d5f0f26f0&pf_rd_r=5Q5QQ7YNCFF5BAWESNMB&pd_rd_wg=7HHbv&pd_rd_r=4027ebc3-d124-44f7-ba7a-7ba044dc2ad6&pd_rd_i=B073P5X37H&psc=1" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14Z4H6SOEUK2S&keywords=A+Bouquet+of+Brides+Collection&qid=1683602539&sprefix=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thimbles-Threads-Stories-Quilted-Broken/dp/1643520512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9R37934OK9R1&keywords=Thimbles+and+Threads&qid=1683602602&s=books&sprefix=thimbles+and+threads%2Cstripbooks%2C220&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br /><br />Mary
lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven years
and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly adorable
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Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Colorado, USA39.5500507 -105.782067411.239816863821154 -140.93831740000002 67.860284536178852 -70.6258174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-55068718553655640362023-12-11T23:30:00.000-08:002023-12-11T23:30:00.152-08:00I COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP<p><span style="font-size: medium;">My publisher is asking me again to get reviews for this boxed set. They need reviews to be able to purchase certain ads. If you have read any of the books in this collection, would you please consider leaving a review for it on Amazon, BookBub, and/or GoodReads. It is not necessary for you to have read them all. Merely review whatever one you have read.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Even if you copy and paste from a previous
review you posted.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> This industry revolves around reviews.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Thank you sooooo much!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here is the link: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quilting-Circle-Box-Set-ebook/dp/B0CNZPRRS2" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: blue; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">https://www.amazon.com/Quilting-Circle-Box-Set-ebook/dp/B0CNZPRRS2</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m so excited that my publisher decided to release books 1-4 of my The Quilting Circle series in a boxed set.<br /><br />It is aptly titled <i><b>The Quilting Circle Series</b></i>.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w2XzDZu-MRa6pbuTcwFHHX9LQaJPiUFv3iyMz2a3sglHyfERs0beJcgNffdplOSOXSwjj7empTCEwA23ttlKzXRBO3sDLpN4iGR5GrEXgsDGmyRdylJkwP3S2HycQc5Qr-p-h8D_Ynowoyt5db-PffZ_S0rvq0rmKTUKJe0rD89Tm8KV5X8CaVqQshli/s2250/The%20Quilting%20Circle%20Series%20-%20final%20box%20set%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w2XzDZu-MRa6pbuTcwFHHX9LQaJPiUFv3iyMz2a3sglHyfERs0beJcgNffdplOSOXSwjj7empTCEwA23ttlKzXRBO3sDLpN4iGR5GrEXgsDGmyRdylJkwP3S2HycQc5Qr-p-h8D_Ynowoyt5db-PffZ_S0rvq0rmKTUKJe0rD89Tm8KV5X8CaVqQshli/w251-h400/The%20Quilting%20Circle%20Series%20-%20final%20box%20set%20cover.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Here is an overview:<br />Book 1: <b><i>The Widow's Plight</i></b><br />When
Lily Lexington Bremmer arrives in Kamola with her young son, she’s
reluctant to join the social center of her new community, the quilting
circle, but the friendly ladies pull her in. She begins piecing a
sunshine and shadows quilt because it mirrors her life. She has a secret
that lurks in the shadows and hopes it doesn’t come out into the light.
Will her secrets cast shadows on her bright future?<br /><br />Widower
Edric Hammond and his father are doing their best to raise his two young
daughters. He meets Lily and her son when they arrive in town and helps
her find a job and a place to live. Lily resists Edric’s charms at
first, but finds herself falling in love with this kind, gentle man and
his two darling daughters. Lily has stolen his heart with her first warm
smile, but he’s cautious about bringing another woman into his girls’
lives due to the harshness of their own mother. Can Edric forgive Lily
her past to take hold of a promising chance at love?<br /><br />Book 2: <b><i>The Daughter's Predicament</i></b><br />As
Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family
scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her hope chest,
Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and
Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to
save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her
parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue
her sister’s reputation.<br /><br />A third suitor waits silently in the
wings, hoping for his chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three
marriage proposals. A handsome rancher, a stranger, and an unseen suitor
are all waiting for an answer. Isabelle loves her sister, but will she
really allow herself to be manipulated into a marriage without love?<br /><br />Book 3: <b><i>The Damsel's Intent</i></b><br />Nicole
Waterby has lived her whole life in the hills due to her grandfather’s
mistrust of people. But now he’s passed away, and Nicole is left to care
for her two younger cousins. Feeling inadequate, she heads down the
mountain to fetch herself a husband. She doesn’t realize women don’t
wear trousers, buckskins, or carry a gun. She has a lot to learn about
being a lady if she’s going to catch a husband. And the quilting circle
is just the group of women to help her.<br /><br />Rancher Shane Keegan has
drifted from one location to another to find a place to belong. He longs
to have a family of his own but feels doomed to live a life alone. When
Nicole crosses his path, he wonders if he can have love, but he soon
realizes she’s destined for someone better than a saddle tramp. Even
though he knows there’s no future for him with the intriguing mountain
girl, he still steps in to help her at every opportunity. Will love
stand a chance while both Nicole and Shane try to be people they are
not?<br /><br />Book 4: <b><i>The Débutante’s Secret</i></b><br />Geneviève
Marseille, a French socialite, has only one purpose in coming to
Kamola—stopping her brother from digging up the past. Kamola is so
different from her beloved Paris that she is tempted to abort her
mission, but the kindness of a handsome deputy tempers her desire to
flee.<br /><br />Deputy Montana has lived a simple life. But when a fancy
French lady steps off the train and into his arms, his modest existence
might not be enough anymore. Even though he’s warned he can have no
future with Miss Marseille because her grandparents would never accept
him, he is drawn to her at every turn. Can he make himself worthy of
her?<br />Mystery surrounds Aunt Henny. She is aunt to all but related to
no one in Kamola. When a nemesis from her past arrives, she must decide
whether to flee, or stand her ground in the town she’s made her home and
risk going to jail. When secrets come out, will the lives of Geneviève,
Montana, and Aunt Henny ever be the same?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>HAPPY READING!!!</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo, CO, USA38.2705996 -104.61010339.9603657638211516 -139.7663533 66.580833436178835 -69.4538533tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-71641015398777991242023-11-27T23:30:00.000-08:002023-11-27T23:30:00.138-08:00Tuesday Tidbits: NEW RELEASE!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m so excited that my publisher decided to release books 1-4 of my The Quilting Circle series in a boxed set.<br /><br />It is aptly titled <i><b>The Quilting Circle Series</b></i>.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w2XzDZu-MRa6pbuTcwFHHX9LQaJPiUFv3iyMz2a3sglHyfERs0beJcgNffdplOSOXSwjj7empTCEwA23ttlKzXRBO3sDLpN4iGR5GrEXgsDGmyRdylJkwP3S2HycQc5Qr-p-h8D_Ynowoyt5db-PffZ_S0rvq0rmKTUKJe0rD89Tm8KV5X8CaVqQshli/s2250/The%20Quilting%20Circle%20Series%20-%20final%20box%20set%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w2XzDZu-MRa6pbuTcwFHHX9LQaJPiUFv3iyMz2a3sglHyfERs0beJcgNffdplOSOXSwjj7empTCEwA23ttlKzXRBO3sDLpN4iGR5GrEXgsDGmyRdylJkwP3S2HycQc5Qr-p-h8D_Ynowoyt5db-PffZ_S0rvq0rmKTUKJe0rD89Tm8KV5X8CaVqQshli/w251-h400/The%20Quilting%20Circle%20Series%20-%20final%20box%20set%20cover.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If any of you have read even one of the books in this series, my publisher would greatly appreciate it if you would go to Amazon and leave a review. They need to have a certain number of reviews before they can try for an ad on BookBub. Even if you copy and paste from a previous review you did. Thank you sooooo much!<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNZPRRS2/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3NJNTQ5SD1WGB&keywords=the+quilting+circle+by+mary+davis&qid=1700957455&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C155&sr=1-7</a> <br /><br />Here is an overview:<br />Book 1: <b><i>The Widow's Plight</i></b><br />When Lily Lexington Bremmer arrives in Kamola with her young son, she’s reluctant to join the social center of her new community, the quilting circle, but the friendly ladies pull her in. She begins piecing a sunshine and shadows quilt because it mirrors her life. She has a secret that lurks in the shadows and hopes it doesn’t come out into the light. Will her secrets cast shadows on her bright future?<br /><br />Widower Edric Hammond and his father are doing their best to raise his two young daughters. He meets Lily and her son when they arrive in town and helps her find a job and a place to live. Lily resists Edric’s charms at first, but finds herself falling in love with this kind, gentle man and his two darling daughters. Lily has stolen his heart with her first warm smile, but he’s cautious about bringing another woman into his girls’ lives due to the harshness of their own mother. Can Edric forgive Lily her past to take hold of a promising chance at love?<br /><br />Book 2: <b><i>The Daughter's Predicament</i></b><br />As Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her hope chest, Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue her sister’s reputation.<br /><br />A third suitor waits silently in the wings, hoping for his chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three marriage proposals. A handsome rancher, a stranger, and an unseen suitor are all waiting for an answer. Isabelle loves her sister, but will she really allow herself to be manipulated into a marriage without love?<br /><br />Book 3: <b><i>The Damsel's Intent</i></b><br />Nicole Waterby has lived her whole life in the hills due to her grandfather’s mistrust of people. But now he’s passed away, and Nicole is left to care for her two younger cousins. Feeling inadequate, she heads down the mountain to fetch herself a husband. She doesn’t realize women don’t wear trousers, buckskins, or carry a gun. She has a lot to learn about being a lady if she’s going to catch a husband. And the quilting circle is just the group of women to help her.<br /><br />Rancher Shane Keegan has drifted from one location to another to find a place to belong. He longs to have a family of his own but feels doomed to live a life alone. When Nicole crosses his path, he wonders if he can have love, but he soon realizes she’s destined for someone better than a saddle tramp. Even though he knows there’s no future for him with the intriguing mountain girl, he still steps in to help her at every opportunity. Will love stand a chance while both Nicole and Shane try to be people they are not?<br /><br />Book 4: <b><i>The Débutante’s Secret</i></b><br />Geneviève Marseille, a French socialite, has only one purpose in coming to Kamola—stopping her brother from digging up the past. Kamola is so different from her beloved Paris that she is tempted to abort her mission, but the kindness of a handsome deputy tempers her desire to flee.<br /><br />Deputy Montana has lived a simple life. But when a fancy French lady steps off the train and into his arms, his modest existence might not be enough anymore. Even though he’s warned he can have no future with Miss Marseille because her grandparents would never accept him, he is drawn to her at every turn. Can he make himself worthy of her?<br />Mystery surrounds Aunt Henny. She is aunt to all but related to no one in Kamola. When a nemesis from her past arrives, she must decide whether to flee, or stand her ground in the town she’s made her home and risk going to jail. When secrets come out, will the lives of Geneviève, Montana, and Aunt Henny ever be the same?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>HAPPY READING!!!</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-47926513473239001102023-11-13T23:30:00.000-08:002023-11-13T23:30:00.144-08:00Tuesday Tidbits: FROM WENCE DID THE CRANBERRY COME & “RECIPE”<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mRXMnR6JkDKFqBg4mUwim60A1uHlmsrdpp2TpoezSHdHlmtAbpk26a1Fz4cbb8Gv4-yQOwiyHZjS4cUqQXKfsRr9aUgNoK1xk3O51ie4NLmezPawReiomRf9prE2GyPOhMxyWHCx7PMhpIplkdeQNDLzVrkgA1cSUt_nEqvGTLXJoJRYMpTsXreKFrny/s1280/1-Cranberries20101210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mRXMnR6JkDKFqBg4mUwim60A1uHlmsrdpp2TpoezSHdHlmtAbpk26a1Fz4cbb8Gv4-yQOwiyHZjS4cUqQXKfsRr9aUgNoK1xk3O51ie4NLmezPawReiomRf9prE2GyPOhMxyWHCx7PMhpIplkdeQNDLzVrkgA1cSUt_nEqvGTLXJoJRYMpTsXreKFrny/s320/1-Cranberries20101210.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cranberry sauce from a can or made fresh? Which do you serve? I always served from a can, until my daughter started taking culinary classes in high school and asked if she could make fresh cranberry sauce. It was delicious. So when she’s around, we have fresh cranberry sauce goodness. When it’s just me cooking, I wield the can opener. It wasn’t until 1912 that we could have this commercially processed goodness, but cranberries were popular long before they were canned.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDkn30yXGpngjPU03lurQv3PQmWFuhwm1lwbnon2IpDxoYEWhyphenhyphenZtn1PsIbvpqKJFpqUbFeBYmmvcVkvs613qGPpEjDSEWQ9BQG5ShKEi3jfOKau1eWVS_UOj2GqV__srL-OYOG2h4t5gvvjfwIOlG-qS-XDX4nv8LwFblEC8YcRx_RjoI9e1j94X8nr6D/s2179/2-Cranberry_bog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="2179" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDkn30yXGpngjPU03lurQv3PQmWFuhwm1lwbnon2IpDxoYEWhyphenhyphenZtn1PsIbvpqKJFpqUbFeBYmmvcVkvs613qGPpEjDSEWQ9BQG5ShKEi3jfOKau1eWVS_UOj2GqV__srL-OYOG2h4t5gvvjfwIOlG-qS-XDX4nv8LwFblEC8YcRx_RjoI9e1j94X8nr6D/s320/2-Cranberry_bog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cranberries are one of the few fruits native to North American and were a staple for the Native Americans. The Lenni-lenape called them Pakim meaning bitter berry. They were a symbol of peace and friendship. The Chippewas word for them is a’ni-bimin, the Narragansetts’ is sasemineash, and the Algonquin referred to them as atoqua. The fruit was used for a variety of things, like remedies, foods, drinks, and fabric dyes. They used them in an energy-bar type of food called pemmican.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xSIEi8EEH_s_S3Q2bdqaon3ypXp8RqlRydr4V7BWSlBP1Oi6w-vrGwsY-BD0gCRClcilqGz_MFCTOrD6JA_R7yQC54GZiL_7UBYtkWZ0Kw2WOmrXoeyR3y0E6hd4asAz97gAgnOb-7_1SmUPxiDlTfeUkFqpfXgyh1QUrW7PypAHz57yszjqCKD210W2/s1024/3-Vaccinum_oxycoccos_120604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xSIEi8EEH_s_S3Q2bdqaon3ypXp8RqlRydr4V7BWSlBP1Oi6w-vrGwsY-BD0gCRClcilqGz_MFCTOrD6JA_R7yQC54GZiL_7UBYtkWZ0Kw2WOmrXoeyR3y0E6hd4asAz97gAgnOb-7_1SmUPxiDlTfeUkFqpfXgyh1QUrW7PypAHz57yszjqCKD210W2/s320/3-Vaccinum_oxycoccos_120604.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Early American settlers called them “craneberries” because the flower resembled the head of a sand crane. It is said that the Pilgrims were given them at the first Thanksgiving. Each year, one-fifth of all harvested cranberries are eaten on Thanksgiving.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back in the day, barrels of cranberries were kept aboard clipper ships to help prevent scurvy.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There are many references and mentions of cranberries from 1550 through the present, with cranberry dishes showing up in cookbook after cookbook. Barrels of berries and plants were shipped back to England, and cranberry dishes became as delicacy in some parts of Europe. The Harvard University commencement dinner in 1703 served cranberries.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhi9N3xtHr2TB0ZtF17IyNH2oQnjrdICWKeYZewP9XUbE7nUpu9i8EBENts9ym13dmHNFA1ynCJdQRpXHyzCAV-sXHh89zJLeQlYfGFzufTe4wVlw4XYGSM-DBnqtd7jvzH9EJcFwTjvRyEAoYN4lvAUT9klGQkhHs4p541bbAjMxt5yS3HR9z2cR-kHl/s1095/4-Cranberry_harvest,_Kingston_Massachusetts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1095" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhi9N3xtHr2TB0ZtF17IyNH2oQnjrdICWKeYZewP9XUbE7nUpu9i8EBENts9ym13dmHNFA1ynCJdQRpXHyzCAV-sXHh89zJLeQlYfGFzufTe4wVlw4XYGSM-DBnqtd7jvzH9EJcFwTjvRyEAoYN4lvAUT9klGQkhHs4p541bbAjMxt5yS3HR9z2cR-kHl/s320/4-Cranberry_harvest,_Kingston_Massachusetts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Revolutionary War veteran Captain Henry Hall came across wild cranberries on Cape Cod and became the first person to successfully cultivate them. The commercial cultivation of these tart berries started in 1816 in the U. S.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Attorney Marcus L. Urann revolutionized the cranberry industry when he bought a cranberry bog and canned the fruit in 1912. In time, he established a cranberry cooperative that went on to be renamed Ocean Spray. By 1940, he had canned the gelatinous log of cranberry sauce we know and love today.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">What is your favorite cranberry dish?<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mine is what I call Cranberry Delight. Basically, chocolate covered fresh cranberries.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8Qyq9yt3ihCte1rYz2wP_wr9fdbKmBg0Nqb1LAzhKBD5FNVDsocRgsXiykazjvby6RwD1-3subV7imk1kXvOQemKYMZ_7ZbfJzaGwqSMKqFnWhiRRew0J2JUziyYo4TUN0bNMatE9pcJzjpGC3J0mWrOlp6Rq8f4yH77ZdYOWAoO0xFv5pQf1iXBRsQJ/s4032/5-Cranberry%20Delights%20on%20a%20Plate%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8Qyq9yt3ihCte1rYz2wP_wr9fdbKmBg0Nqb1LAzhKBD5FNVDsocRgsXiykazjvby6RwD1-3subV7imk1kXvOQemKYMZ_7ZbfJzaGwqSMKqFnWhiRRew0J2JUziyYo4TUN0bNMatE9pcJzjpGC3J0mWrOlp6Rq8f4yH77ZdYOWAoO0xFv5pQf1iXBRsQJ/s320/5-Cranberry%20Delights%20on%20a%20Plate%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">They are simple to make. Wash the cranberries and allow them to dry completely. Melt any kind of candy coating chocolate. Coat a handful of cranberries at a time and put them on wax paper to cool until the chocolate hardens. My favorite is white chocolate. The tartness of the cranberry with the sweetness of the chocolate is oh so tasty. You can read my more in-depth directions and see pictures <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-tidbits-cranberry-delight.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Thanksgiving!<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Do you prefer your cranberry sauce with or without chunks?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</a> (Heroines of WWII series)<br />2023 SELAH Award 3rd Place in Historical Romance<br /><br />A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba. <br /><br />Margaret
“Peggy” Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two
daughters, an excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP
(Women Airforce Service Pilots). As she performs various tasks like
ferry aircraft, transporting cargo, and being an airplane mechanic, she
meets and develops feelings for her supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie
Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers being held captive in Cuba,
she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an unsanctioned mission to
rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they must be careful
not to ignite an international incident. Order <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1">HERE</a>!<br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
MARY DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles
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Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven
years and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at: <br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://books2read.com/marydavisbooks">Books2Read</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.ck.page">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.davis.73932">FB</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/132969074007619/?source=create_flow">FB Readers Group</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Davis/e/B00JKRBJKE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513048567&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8126829.Mary_Davis">GoodReads</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-davis">BookBub</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sources:<br /><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-cranberries-180957399/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-cranberries-180957399/</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry</a><br /><a href="https://www.cranberrycreations.com/history-of-cranberries">https://www.cranberrycreations.com/history-of-cranberries</a><br />See it grow: CRANBERRY, by Jackie Lee, Bearport Publishing, 2016<br /></span> </p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Colorado, USA39.5500507 -105.782067411.239816863821154 -140.93831740000002 67.860284536178852 -70.6258174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-70105944940648107122023-10-23T23:30:00.035-07:002023-10-23T23:30:00.147-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: GARDEN UPDATE<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Were my various gardens successes or not?<br /><br />The outcomes are mixed.<br /><br />I’ll start with the veggies and fruits.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqLlMix5ZfB11jyPrzvxNVC92Vitps6_TAKrm0w3-rFQfLZBuEahwrn6Vl-yXaS8l0hRGCRM3M1xUr0nU4F82lFKs0ldLr7N8uTMqTcAFMgMphsRulTaRQLRvd0nS7k7_cJLdGC8pJHCfnzwFWe1Kd31MwnpWlmQfoqUrOA6Ci9G6N7au_dQGPhtmVTRk/s4032/1-IMG_0051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqLlMix5ZfB11jyPrzvxNVC92Vitps6_TAKrm0w3-rFQfLZBuEahwrn6Vl-yXaS8l0hRGCRM3M1xUr0nU4F82lFKs0ldLr7N8uTMqTcAFMgMphsRulTaRQLRvd0nS7k7_cJLdGC8pJHCfnzwFWe1Kd31MwnpWlmQfoqUrOA6Ci9G6N7au_dQGPhtmVTRk/s320/1-IMG_0051.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Beans: I harvested six or seven, but considering that is the most beans I’ve ever grown, I’m counting it a success.<br /><br />Peas: Not a one, so they were a fail. But I will try again next year.<br /><br />Zucchini: Harvested four or five. WhooHoo! Success!<br /><br />Yellow summer squash: Two harvested. Calling that a success.<br /><br />Tomatoes: I got a dozen or more of tasty red gems. Success!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77RX9VIQy2iM7LYsHJvLDrunh2vlQrrSx6WjTbOuRR-0QToumh9MGrOaGT-S2OwPhQKEYWfs2UYWb4j-ITOEXgHSgUUOOJh4GFKI9fEyt9IWEE29lC_oNvmDYJ4504xSyo0mpgivSDu7vZWZYWVwq1KGyFrpFUILZ2wlhb0rD1fPZ4DlpPsVA55ppArJ8/s4032/2-IMG_0037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77RX9VIQy2iM7LYsHJvLDrunh2vlQrrSx6WjTbOuRR-0QToumh9MGrOaGT-S2OwPhQKEYWfs2UYWb4j-ITOEXgHSgUUOOJh4GFKI9fEyt9IWEE29lC_oNvmDYJ4504xSyo0mpgivSDu7vZWZYWVwq1KGyFrpFUILZ2wlhb0rD1fPZ4DlpPsVA55ppArJ8/s320/2-IMG_0037.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Strawberries: One. =0( The one a picked was good, but this has to go in the fail column.<br /><br />Also in the fail column are the herbs, green onions, and chives that never grew.<br /><br />Can you tell my bar for success was quite low? I’m just tickled that this black-thumb gardener-wanna-be harvested any edibles at all.<br /><br />On to the flowers.<br /><br />My flower garden patch did well. I’m very pleased with it. I was even happier when I weeded a final time (like the fifth time) and put down landscape fabric and mulch. That kept the weed at bay so I could enjoy the flowers. What I planted lived and the handful of things I didn’t pull up as weeds grew into some pretty flowers. <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLljQdcrI7X4wr2Zsn8BB8c8j1on-JJG0s9nKCwNh4BXYyEOd8NjTCpiAGrKsgeGs0iE3JAZBAYlXSy_ZPBthJP1QwrsjsNQNJau6GPBlAthipmjEM2Pfh50vViRoYG14S4LrFlcx0fKlhe97Rzu1UeNeRjUillZV1p2vOWFhmmujDIU_ieNVk9om9HsoF/s4032/3-IMG_0156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLljQdcrI7X4wr2Zsn8BB8c8j1on-JJG0s9nKCwNh4BXYyEOd8NjTCpiAGrKsgeGs0iE3JAZBAYlXSy_ZPBthJP1QwrsjsNQNJau6GPBlAthipmjEM2Pfh50vViRoYG14S4LrFlcx0fKlhe97Rzu1UeNeRjUillZV1p2vOWFhmmujDIU_ieNVk9om9HsoF/s320/3-IMG_0156.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This bright reddish-orange one that the butterflies like, the daisy-ish one in the middle, the columbine (which bloomed early spring and then again in late summer. Yippee!), and some none blooming plants. Conclusion: Flower bed was a huge success!<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QSKO8Q3J3eSV8JpPxsMlDpP9Kc4Is_UaUSkphIBLaewN3wJcR7zKMgp4AkgIIsXYh7q35A0buU8SiOmRaDML2sjGmz6U_HM7dcym8yOqky-puQmsV8I4KdAf1hgind5Pd2b5vZwNC8WUzhORzCo5p2e8mHsFxgo3Ki-n5WoR7kUtnjv0_2MwcG9vRnzk/s4032/4-IMG_0157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QSKO8Q3J3eSV8JpPxsMlDpP9Kc4Is_UaUSkphIBLaewN3wJcR7zKMgp4AkgIIsXYh7q35A0buU8SiOmRaDML2sjGmz6U_HM7dcym8yOqky-puQmsV8I4KdAf1hgind5Pd2b5vZwNC8WUzhORzCo5p2e8mHsFxgo3Ki-n5WoR7kUtnjv0_2MwcG9vRnzk/s320/4-IMG_0157.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Bushes: They survived, but I wouldn’t say they thrived. So, only a success in the fact they didn’t die.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYtdmCeyLn50mxKf2IOx4268hBiVV2sgn9qBqz-KpH-9IB3jIm_6uvh0Uy-IGA4JBD2IvD1A8ILDT2V3pEnoI0DzK6U-kkiQOrXUYBU9qm9yncKTjtZL-KpJDVDKnClphyphenhyphenCeyM1elgwZtjOJIASPpEz8kf6djwJfp4AxXZ5o9QfUuE3m9Its5GFYjfaJw/s4032/5-IMG_0155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYtdmCeyLn50mxKf2IOx4268hBiVV2sgn9qBqz-KpH-9IB3jIm_6uvh0Uy-IGA4JBD2IvD1A8ILDT2V3pEnoI0DzK6U-kkiQOrXUYBU9qm9yncKTjtZL-KpJDVDKnClphyphenhyphenCeyM1elgwZtjOJIASPpEz8kf6djwJfp4AxXZ5o9QfUuE3m9Its5GFYjfaJw/s320/5-IMG_0155.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">However, the lavender I thought I killed early on but kept watering just in case, LIVES! When I weeded for the last time before putting down fabric and mulch, I discovered it was regrowing from the roots. I did break off half of it in the application of the fabric placement, but it has done well since.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5EhW8GVNKxZCdPmrASDgu2B6JcoZckK18ZZhvm6F5NiqL9Aa160nz_vNgOHcKRb2E3XcbiElbNGvTjBBrC3UHmx5W_cRSHG6ld4X7XWspirCxpvr7a7E_ynd7MbzcMakBQa62UZIox50WPvqaPVHOcfw4paXydTHM2croEezu_7EmlavhLDlrRQ9hEjx/s4032/6-IMG_0153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5EhW8GVNKxZCdPmrASDgu2B6JcoZckK18ZZhvm6F5NiqL9Aa160nz_vNgOHcKRb2E3XcbiElbNGvTjBBrC3UHmx5W_cRSHG6ld4X7XWspirCxpvr7a7E_ynd7MbzcMakBQa62UZIox50WPvqaPVHOcfw4paXydTHM2croEezu_7EmlavhLDlrRQ9hEjx/s320/6-IMG_0153.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We have planted three trees (three more to go). I’ll need to wait and see how they fair during the winter and if they are still alive in the spring.<br /><br />Overall, I am happy with my gardens I planted by the seat of my pants in this new environment (new state that is dry and arid), so this was a success. I look forward to planting gardens again and to see how much I get to actually grow.<br /><br />I’m going to plant things in different areas next year. Hopefully, we will have our fence up and won’t have to worry about the deer who roam through our yard. Where I planted the beans, peas, zucchini, and yellow squash, I want to plant raspberry and blueberry bushes next year. On the other side of the house, we want to build raised vegetable beds so we don’t have to bend over so far or sit on the ground to weed or harvest.<br /><br />I also hope to acquire some rhubarb plants. I tried and tried to get some but was never successful. So, I had to settle for buying some stalks at the grocery store so I could make rhubarb pie. That’s when I discovered that one of the sensors in my oven doesn’t work. It took nearly an hour to “preheat”. Even then, it wasn’t really heated enough. It took over two hours to cook a pie that should have taken forty-five minutes or so. But the pie was mmm-mmm good! Hubby got a sensor and is going to replace it when he has time.<br /><br />This year, I had no real plan and planted things haphazardly. I will make some sketches this winter so I can implement them come spring.<br /><br />If you garden, I hope what you planted was fruitful and made you happy!<br /><br />HAPPY GARDENING!<br /><br />Oh, one more update. This is our foster cat, Tootsie. She is 15 years old, has kidney disease, and is mostly blind. Why, pray tell are we fostering a kitty with so many problems? She is a sweetie, and her issues don’t manifest in any way. She has special food for her kidneys, runs around the house as though she can see perfectly well, and doesn’t act old. We, also, didn’t want her to live out her golden years in a shelter.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw8r0cPRqiH79TasHw03aa6uEIbNJgPr1LOkQO5ZMQW3WKNoUPmCLpTZCxpyim9biQA1a4di80cuJYhUaNvMKA70o79Mh0eYw0li1E8zuNYqXnv0zFcJ5I7Z37GTsL153r4IMgHJOYexQks5BE-MCjt6wUMSjLfSqT6BbietLUsbCMmr23iwY2Hdnf70b/s4032/7-IMG_0149.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw8r0cPRqiH79TasHw03aa6uEIbNJgPr1LOkQO5ZMQW3WKNoUPmCLpTZCxpyim9biQA1a4di80cuJYhUaNvMKA70o79Mh0eYw0li1E8zuNYqXnv0zFcJ5I7Z37GTsL153r4IMgHJOYexQks5BE-MCjt6wUMSjLfSqT6BbietLUsbCMmr23iwY2Hdnf70b/s320/7-IMG_0149.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Isn't she pretty!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Now, I’m off to sand the deck so we can get it protected before the snow flies next week. I tried power washing the flaking paint, but it didn’t get enough of the old stuff off. So, now we sand so we can repaint. Ugh. Then I can get back to refinishing a few small pieces of furniture.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</a> (Heroines of WWII series)<br />2023 SELAH Award 3rd Place in Historical Romance<br /><br />A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba. <br /><br />Margaret
“Peggy” Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two
daughters, an excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP
(Women Airforce Service Pilots). As she performs various tasks like
ferry aircraft, transporting cargo, and being an airplane mechanic, she
meets and develops feelings for her supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie
Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers being held captive in Cuba,
she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an unsanctioned mission to
rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they must be careful
not to ignite an international incident. Order <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1">HERE</a>!<br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
MARY DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles
in both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a></span><div class="separator"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s1600/Headshot+6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s200/Headshot+6.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a Selah Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light">The Widow’s Plight</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34">The Daughter's Predicament</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection </a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516339343&sr=1-1&keywords=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br />
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven
years and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at: <br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://books2read.com/marydavisbooks">Books2Read</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.ck.page">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.davis.73932">FB</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/132969074007619/?source=create_flow">FB Readers Group</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Davis/e/B00JKRBJKE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513048567&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8126829.Mary_Davis">GoodReads</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-davis">BookBub</a></span> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo West, CO, USA38.3500016 -104.722754610.039767763821153 -139.8790046 66.660235436178851 -69.5665046tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-18367036349281179602023-10-09T23:30:00.012-07:002023-10-09T23:30:00.196-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: UP, UP & AWAY<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKCcBhoxU1oRimyH-EU7LakigDEx-mq4Cmx96c6xd-VQLlQHISUT0DNmkXORxmR24YDAYd0bGwpb-65qxHV4jE_k_tEnOjTeFcgC4xVc3oy99J0IBwjxS0eQhmoSjPckN4NMrkzOIxSINmZ-1jZ9aY3c43LAw_HJC5AzmexO7qIqxQ4UhUHeCEZjpuA/s4000/1-Stereograph_View_of_a_Hot_Air_Balloon-_MET_DP74755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="4000" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKCcBhoxU1oRimyH-EU7LakigDEx-mq4Cmx96c6xd-VQLlQHISUT0DNmkXORxmR24YDAYd0bGwpb-65qxHV4jE_k_tEnOjTeFcgC4xVc3oy99J0IBwjxS0eQhmoSjPckN4NMrkzOIxSINmZ-1jZ9aY3c43LAw_HJC5AzmexO7qIqxQ4UhUHeCEZjpuA/s320/1-Stereograph_View_of_a_Hot_Air_Balloon-_MET_DP74755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A rooster, a duck, and sheep set sail in a hot air balloon…<br />Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but it’s actually the beginning of manned flight. I know, none of those are people.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1wqhdo-6IJNeKIODOLrdITnC4eyQcCvLkhO9b-OnLzjaV7w7jcURCFNLvn-OavSk2G6kY0bwYFlf7Ev57iogThBanaKFta2PEgsUTyDcSeaZRs1FPoLk5G5n4lfp2sD6PtkznCAerHs0AddCYgSICLFF5XtS_G7S7YaMNO6H7BS2IvnwJbsWSv_SWg/s835/2-Pilatre_de_Rozier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1wqhdo-6IJNeKIODOLrdITnC4eyQcCvLkhO9b-OnLzjaV7w7jcURCFNLvn-OavSk2G6kY0bwYFlf7Ev57iogThBanaKFta2PEgsUTyDcSeaZRs1FPoLk5G5n4lfp2sD6PtkznCAerHs0AddCYgSICLFF5XtS_G7S7YaMNO6H7BS2IvnwJbsWSv_SWg/s320/2-Pilatre_de_Rozier.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On September 19, 1783, French scientist Pilatre De Rozier launched the first hot air balloon with three unusual passengers, the aforementioned farmyard inhabitants. It stayed aloft for fifteen minutes before crashing back to earth. No data on the status of the poor critters. My first thought was, Why couldn’t De Rozier have used rocks? Then another source answered that. He wanted to see if animals—and by extension humans—could breathe at higher elevations. Apparently successful, because on October 15, 1783, he experimented on a human—himself—and rode his balloon high up into the air, well, as high as he could while moored to the ground by a rope.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NwHiltVIyEVnYeBHmnDH8c14YuuvouwD7n9sPh9OzYHq6OeusuS2RmmoOOJWGZHkHXaI939txFJn6W-oeW8mIIoABH1M_kdEusBTa8qnpYt-xGiTMArGUfJ71RZzdlH0wbFg1X-VmB8r2QpiLmIpg4JdyJniFeOAQw9cHo8OG-t28VnJJCasecIOyw/s800/3-Joseph-montgolfier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NwHiltVIyEVnYeBHmnDH8c14YuuvouwD7n9sPh9OzYHq6OeusuS2RmmoOOJWGZHkHXaI939txFJn6W-oeW8mIIoABH1M_kdEusBTa8qnpYt-xGiTMArGUfJ71RZzdlH0wbFg1X-VmB8r2QpiLmIpg4JdyJniFeOAQw9cHo8OG-t28VnJJCasecIOyw/s320/3-Joseph-montgolfier.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPn9MOXg_LUHlGS_GfveCmWl18Urxgox3p1yDc6WzLQO1wudiLHdYNRSaPMfyaMmgyaR0-3WCLVfvQwvhNIOCD7qLi8tTaxbkD6QGbju2UdmYvGs0ZXWN09Z2NnFYhO4JiLauXe2NLFg4wOyp7aqJDJuEXYkeHm-fJC4St8HOKdZMb7v1ObEldqbufw/s800/4-Jacques-E%CC%81tienne_Montgolfier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="597" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPn9MOXg_LUHlGS_GfveCmWl18Urxgox3p1yDc6WzLQO1wudiLHdYNRSaPMfyaMmgyaR0-3WCLVfvQwvhNIOCD7qLi8tTaxbkD6QGbju2UdmYvGs0ZXWN09Z2NnFYhO4JiLauXe2NLFg4wOyp7aqJDJuEXYkeHm-fJC4St8HOKdZMb7v1ObEldqbufw/s320/4-Jacques-E%CC%81tienne_Montgolfier.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A month after that, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French brothers, set sail untethered from Paris in their own hot air balloon on November 21, 1783. This first manned flight lasted for roughly twenty minutes before landing outside of Paris, birthing hot air ballooning.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxmN7k3v1MkmgqTOOKAFIhcOwTN89DY13cs9SN4v-evFvMniCpy2-0YNIaRlndsIiy3GI1efTrs9kBYyOA1bM-0Iuz0aQTwKZZVUg_5Ca8iIUsYUy4SVGiwTeLIVDKsECBT1dfBL-XWYHpNhZox8tO37Gj4v6m3n0Nn1lvlzIfKO31Vq9Jz9crNxuRg/s3701/5-1783_balloonj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3701" data-original-width="2717" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxmN7k3v1MkmgqTOOKAFIhcOwTN89DY13cs9SN4v-evFvMniCpy2-0YNIaRlndsIiy3GI1efTrs9kBYyOA1bM-0Iuz0aQTwKZZVUg_5Ca8iIUsYUy4SVGiwTeLIVDKsECBT1dfBL-XWYHpNhZox8tO37Gj4v6m3n0Nn1lvlzIfKO31Vq9Jz9crNxuRg/s320/5-1783_balloonj.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In 1785, French balloonist Jean Pierre Blanchard and his American co-pilot Dr. John Jefferies flew a gas-powered balloon across the English Channel, making them the first people to achieve this feat. It was one of the longest balloon flights at the time. Later that year, De Rozier (of the farmyard animal fame) attempted this same trip with a hot air balloon and a hydrogen balloon tethered together. Sadly, his experimental design exploded, and he perished.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4R6fgZjxtlcE6xOqJn5v7TkbobwYi3raL5qavRStzTpc15SF1RFSUvM9tUQNsmSNtTplA61Lt50GPHE4pe2sw9_NtKRgy0Rtw5gwJk0s-NwOH78r36_6iESNzvS9GSyPnnzPshz1n3r2FpUeOWjzYv_eMtv4GkuVf0H-8tdZi5ZoteyUNELkIyEGXoQ/s1561/6-Aerostats,_historique,_planche_-_Aerostats,_air_ballons,_historical,_line_drawings._Public_domain_illustration_from_Larousse_du_XXe%CC%80me_sie%CC%80cle_1932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1561" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4R6fgZjxtlcE6xOqJn5v7TkbobwYi3raL5qavRStzTpc15SF1RFSUvM9tUQNsmSNtTplA61Lt50GPHE4pe2sw9_NtKRgy0Rtw5gwJk0s-NwOH78r36_6iESNzvS9GSyPnnzPshz1n3r2FpUeOWjzYv_eMtv4GkuVf0H-8tdZi5ZoteyUNELkIyEGXoQ/s320/6-Aerostats,_historique,_planche_-_Aerostats,_air_ballons,_historical,_line_drawings._Public_domain_illustration_from_Larousse_du_XXe%CC%80me_sie%CC%80cle_1932.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">During the early 1800s, balloons became the main mode of air travel. (Was there another way to travel by air at this time?) Balloons became used not only for recreation but for military purposes and high-altitude scientific investigations, as well as transporting the mail, important individuals, and even carrier pigeons who would then do their homing trick and fly back to their roost.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGdQz56cqwQvKfp5LnD_70pQG7uk89rE2_2m9w_JS_Y8yx9O7yZiiqUO4N7fZFzEJ_0Vjto3lT58eTCi954KxO88MZHhfrrDhBGZw2waB14dx8j66BT9N8qhoFvPWV1hVlFTqApsp2cG4E-rz_ruTyDMfSjjTU34-qBpwAzROl3lOsPtdb-TJR2pPjQ/s466/7-Gen._Fitz_John_Porter_(cropped).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGdQz56cqwQvKfp5LnD_70pQG7uk89rE2_2m9w_JS_Y8yx9O7yZiiqUO4N7fZFzEJ_0Vjto3lT58eTCi954KxO88MZHhfrrDhBGZw2waB14dx8j66BT9N8qhoFvPWV1hVlFTqApsp2cG4E-rz_ruTyDMfSjjTU34-qBpwAzROl3lOsPtdb-TJR2pPjQ/s320/7-Gen._Fitz_John_Porter_(cropped).jpg" width="258" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">During the US Civil War, Union officer General Fitz John Porter made an accidental balloon flight. (How does one “accidentally” take a balloon flight?) He decided to make aerial observations without the assigned expert to operate the craft. Porter only had one line, instead of four, tethering the balloon. The rope broke, and the general went sailing away, right over enemy territory. Thanks to a favorable wind change, he was neither captured nor killed but came safely back down over the Union line. However, like any good soldier, he succeeded in gaining the reconnaissance intelligence on the enemy’s defenses he was after.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The 1900s ushered in the airships. This large balloon supported by a frame could carry cargo and passengers for military and luxury travel. What started out great with the Van Zeppelin ended in 1937 when the Hindenburg went up in flames killing thirty-five people. The technology was deemed too dangerous and expensive to continue for any large scale use.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl9e63LiN5Sl06fcYTOfoRxXbb25AYNKG5CA2ZYw_ta2SGGZAgOLTXD4jGlRrZEK2On67Zovy1Im94HZ3-8pR3HmcoEDec5H36Bf6ozjr3e2O9OMnpX52_zf7o4pHOIRq7OfSc3xlGL39S7BnSBIBcQIn6WUFTFXMrlxibDlGGyh2d1G87l1q7Dx_kw/s3426/8-A_large_air-ship,_aeroplane_and_hot-air_balloons_fly_over_a_Wellcome_V0040863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="3426" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl9e63LiN5Sl06fcYTOfoRxXbb25AYNKG5CA2ZYw_ta2SGGZAgOLTXD4jGlRrZEK2On67Zovy1Im94HZ3-8pR3HmcoEDec5H36Bf6ozjr3e2O9OMnpX52_zf7o4pHOIRq7OfSc3xlGL39S7BnSBIBcQIn6WUFTFXMrlxibDlGGyh2d1G87l1q7Dx_kw/s320/8-A_large_air-ship,_aeroplane_and_hot-air_balloons_fly_over_a_Wellcome_V0040863.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">From the late 1700s to the 1950s, the hot air in balloons was replaced by gas, either helium or hydrogen, rendering the hot air version all but abandoned. Ed Yost redesigned the fueling system to be more maneuverable and could travel greater distances. On October 22, 1960, he launched the first modern hot air balloon. The flight lasted one hour and thirty-five minutes. Truly an innovation in balloon flight.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Though balloon flight was impractical and expensive, it did pave the way for other means of man rising above the terra firma. And with it mankind’s dreams took flight.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When I needed a hobby for my hero in The Lady's Mission, my critique partners suggested a hot air balloon. I wasn't keen on all the research that would be involved because I knew nothing, but my hero was already hooked.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">PERSONAL NOTE: If you're wondering why I was silent in September, it was because I was sick most of the month. Between my severe seasonal allergies and a bad cold our grands shared with us, I wasn't good for much of anything. But I'm back now, and hopefully, I'll stay well.</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q6L5QT1?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">The QUILTING CIRCLE Series </span></b></span></span></a><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">Historical
Romance</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG5hfUHirsZ9-TakoJRmIKC9ax-ARzYSMaQPSeNIFU0qBpX8lzDStlWdxh7ebRrNjGePZkKv88j-phfg0yaA2AaqdqaBMAAg5lsdlgNrh94r7c5ynmurXKWGwSsxYU8n7BNeyaUIhQNUqPmFLTwle-Ks3NmJCR7ntA5VXzKyvcEPHrmD4u7aHEl3cbA/s1880/QCseriesCovers1-5.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1014" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG5hfUHirsZ9-TakoJRmIKC9ax-ARzYSMaQPSeNIFU0qBpX8lzDStlWdxh7ebRrNjGePZkKv88j-phfg0yaA2AaqdqaBMAAg5lsdlgNrh94r7c5ynmurXKWGwSsxYU8n7BNeyaUIhQNUqPmFLTwle-Ks3NmJCR7ntA5VXzKyvcEPHrmD4u7aHEl3cbA/s320/QCseriesCovers1-5.png" width="173" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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single mother’s past cost Lily the man she loves?</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">THE DAUGHTER’S PREDICAMENT</span></i></b></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> (Book2) *2020 S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">ELAH</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> Awards Finalist
& WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects are turning in her
favor, a family scandal derails her dreams.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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Winner & WRMA Finalist*– Nicole heads down the mountain to fetch herself a
husband. Can she learn to be enough of a lady to snag the handsome rancher?</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">THE DÉBUTANTE’S SECRET</span></i></b></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> (Book4) –Complications arise when a
fancy French lady, Geneviève, steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s
arms.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></b></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> (Book5) </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">*2023 S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">ELAH</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> Awards Finalist* </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">– Will Cordelia abandon her
calling for love? </span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">.</span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Her other novels include </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</i></a>,</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span>
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lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-eight years
and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span>
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</div><p><br /><br />Sources:<br />https://balloonmuseum.com/a-brief-history-of-hot-air-ballooning/<br />https://historyplex.com/hot-air-balloon-history<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_air_balloon<br />https://www.britannica.com/technology/balloon-flight/Balloons-reach-the-stratosphere<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitz_John_Porter<br /><br />Videos that helped me learn how to fly a hot air balloon.<br />Fly & steer hot air balloon<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgGdEEAkIWk<br />How to fly a hot air balloon<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVY1DP6IR0<br />AeroNuts<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuRek_-XaM<br />My First Lesson in a Hot Air Bolloon<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkKQBDnJsFE<br />How do you control a hot ait balloon?<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvJ2Ei8K2DI<br /></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Colorado, USA39.5500507 -105.782067412.439002034620557 -140.93831740000002 66.661099365379442 -70.6258174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-23166451256762121482023-08-28T23:30:00.024-07:002023-08-28T23:30:00.142-07:00 Tuesday Tidbits: DOLLAR PRINCESSES<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7LbVf7A3qrNrQQFIwHS3ufIYSE6l6QS-TSZQR0cS3PkJ43Rt_Po2b9ngLt2hZgTfNYIWnZ9WA3oNUT_7mhfqjLl6dJWaqe5zEcrbUSnmI9XwV_4EwDDiN88znjX0y2kzAg62kNns500OIvCtrJ3B6_6IcXdSHpOg8qO1xUnbOgb7s7ByWKlB8gcFfQ/s2334/1-Consuelo_Vanderbilt2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="1831" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7LbVf7A3qrNrQQFIwHS3ufIYSE6l6QS-TSZQR0cS3PkJ43Rt_Po2b9ngLt2hZgTfNYIWnZ9WA3oNUT_7mhfqjLl6dJWaqe5zEcrbUSnmI9XwV_4EwDDiN88znjX0y2kzAg62kNns500OIvCtrJ3B6_6IcXdSHpOg8qO1xUnbOgb7s7ByWKlB8gcFfQ/s320/1-Consuelo_Vanderbilt2.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Consuelo Vanderbilt<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>What and who were they?<br /><p>In the Gilded Age (post Civil War), the nouveau riche (new money) had it all. Vast wealth to buy anything and everything they wanted. Homes that were well insulated and heated, indoor plumbing with hot and cold running water, the most expensive clothes, jewels, and anything else money could buy. They had more money than they knew what to do with.<br /></p><p>So why wasn’t that enough?<br /></p><p>The old money people thought the upstarts weren’t good enough—even if they had more money—and wouldn’t allow them in high society social circles. All their new wealth couldn’t buy them into this elite class. Old money held power over new money by denying them acceptance. Some things money just couldn’t buy.<br /></p><p>Or so they thought.<br /></p><p>This is where dollar princesses came in. England had been a huge food producer to the world. When America’s vast prairies and farmland opened up to the west, this unseated England in the agricultural arena. The large estates that survived because of the tenant farmers working the land suddenly weren’t producing and their income dried up. With no revenue, the estates and mansions fell into disrepair and many a penniless noble was at risk of bankruptcy.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcg7VKC_PcgLUaegxjh7IRZ1yqj0EtIWoCCnBKTt9aYAifwxJWOI1g27kuASsxqBCw1q_eUCXRpFlsYFRm6qo0hvb2hIWB8HcfYqT8vEnac2z5Q7rQZ-AZ2HgtnhhBn0JS1Ra6gvWD7kcm2jIE4YnmqHzY5UM-SMrD1QhaQwbCdSSWtHFKko3wMmqUgA/s2502/2-Lady_Jennie_Spencer-Churchill_(1854-1921)_(A).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="1705" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcg7VKC_PcgLUaegxjh7IRZ1yqj0EtIWoCCnBKTt9aYAifwxJWOI1g27kuASsxqBCw1q_eUCXRpFlsYFRm6qo0hvb2hIWB8HcfYqT8vEnac2z5Q7rQZ-AZ2HgtnhhBn0JS1Ra6gvWD7kcm2jIE4YnmqHzY5UM-SMrD1QhaQwbCdSSWtHFKko3wMmqUgA/s320/2-Lady_Jennie_Spencer-Churchill_(1854-1921)_(A).jpg" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennie Jerome<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Wealthy American businessmen and their wives saw an opportunity to elevate themselves by acquiring a title into the family. So they arranged marriages between their heiress daughters and titled Englishmen. Sell your daughter with a huge dowry and raise yourself in American society. It seemed like a win-win situation.<br /><p>However, these heiresses went from homes with the most up-to-date modern conveniences to moving across the ocean into ancient, drafty mansions that hadn’t been updated in a century or more. They left all their friends and family behind to marry a man they likely didn’t love or know. But their fathers and families back home gained the prestige of their titles, and their new husbands had a whole lot of cash to do with as they pleased.<br /></p><p>Sounds like a win-win-LOSE situation.<br /></p><p>Here are a few notable dollar princesses.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglToUhW6ov3t1jeErAYIQrc9_uit2YSJNXOatSe_eSAcRIXy0P2e9XI53HkcbxwhuwZKTPbE3a7qKwUzhHJ7MLSZTVVUOVNy-tMCtwHZLiRfxX3NKvjesnUmde1l7zLCdYz0KporTpYMVJswBDRzo_Ia3RmdlW_Ga2M4YBUdMBhBglnWkfgx4wJpc7fQ/s2232/3-Lord_Randolph_Churchill_and_Lady_Jennie_Jerome_(1874)_(A).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="1502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglToUhW6ov3t1jeErAYIQrc9_uit2YSJNXOatSe_eSAcRIXy0P2e9XI53HkcbxwhuwZKTPbE3a7qKwUzhHJ7MLSZTVVUOVNy-tMCtwHZLiRfxX3NKvjesnUmde1l7zLCdYz0KporTpYMVJswBDRzo_Ia3RmdlW_Ga2M4YBUdMBhBglnWkfgx4wJpc7fQ/s320/3-Lord_Randolph_Churchill_and_Lady_Jennie_Jerome_(1874)_(A).jpg" width="215" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lord Randolph Churchill & Lady Jennie Churchill<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The first of these dollar princesses was Jennie Jerome. Unlike most, she was eager to marry an English noble. In 1874, she married Randolf Henry Spencer-Churchill. Churchill, you say? Yep, that Churchill. Jennie was the mother of Winston Churchill who became a British Prime Minister.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickeiL2hwRhlhVs-hvy795zr7814SkEC5grVoPkaZkP1_zYlSh6s2Cfs2vv_rm3WxR6GtT885394grfwq8n9mALdcApKoCBJ1gE1s8OdaHM1sCglGD4dejCuD3zQsyRRuZlzXl5ZZzFi1si6dYjZfZH4NdX9JB6Hvb4BDcav103eES4oQ7FcFycpdBtA/s600/4-Jennie_Churchill_with_her_sons.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="600" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickeiL2hwRhlhVs-hvy795zr7814SkEC5grVoPkaZkP1_zYlSh6s2Cfs2vv_rm3WxR6GtT885394grfwq8n9mALdcApKoCBJ1gE1s8OdaHM1sCglGD4dejCuD3zQsyRRuZlzXl5ZZzFi1si6dYjZfZH4NdX9JB6Hvb4BDcav103eES4oQ7FcFycpdBtA/s320/4-Jennie_Churchill_with_her_sons.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John, Jennie, & Winston Churchill<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>What about American roots in British Royalty? In 1880, Frances Ellen Work married James Boothby Burke Roche, the son of First Baron Fermoy, at her grandmother’s insistence. Her father didn’t approve of the marriage and wrote Frances out of his will so Roche wouldn’t get anymore of his money. Roche gambled away most of Frances’s $2.5 million dowry. They divorced ten years later. However, her great-granddaughter Diana Spencer became Princess Diana when she married Prince Charles, so the marriage wasn’t a total loss.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYrqAG_g5K_5IzMnweD70mshsNzI50JjzM2n9zzvauddlSH1zCPw5v8lSCYlbGivATcjNI5JQaQ7WE1qs9KKNLS811hfHPeZzGEuyCzPEI9AUHxJ73pFgVcOIj2ecxYRuk8PxLsYV39551_XsGGeL2i179FYn9Zj2pmr7BopULUb-rJeFyuXRtX7j6g/s894/5-Frances_Work_2163454306_8fa8ee30e6_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYrqAG_g5K_5IzMnweD70mshsNzI50JjzM2n9zzvauddlSH1zCPw5v8lSCYlbGivATcjNI5JQaQ7WE1qs9KKNLS811hfHPeZzGEuyCzPEI9AUHxJ73pFgVcOIj2ecxYRuk8PxLsYV39551_XsGGeL2i179FYn9Zj2pmr7BopULUb-rJeFyuXRtX7j6g/s320/5-Frances_Work_2163454306_8fa8ee30e6_o.jpg" width="217" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frances Ellen Work<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Next we have Consuelo Vanderbilt. Her parents arranged a marriage between her and the ninth duke of Marlborough. Both Consuelo and the duke were in love with other people. The unhappy couple wed in November of 1895. Consuelo Vanderbilt said, “I spent the morning of my wedding day in tears and alone; no one came near me.” Since the marriage was coerced and their hearts belonged to others, they each had affairs.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8C-E3EzX6hAAcqOfTFLEuIVG0fpqB5lEe-AUyPRuNP1CM1jyzGDWRi2sBdYubkex7IU_ZttYGWDdBcoExLRvyjoolR6fZpdmeVDcVle3ySZ51YmXha2tOmgim66PurRT-U3e8fRU4dKiR2pJvoiF8aP5agDZAR1IfHH5xEPlXsJ6UiBHYyHl_x55SzQ/s1146/6-Consuelo_Vanderbilt,_Young.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8C-E3EzX6hAAcqOfTFLEuIVG0fpqB5lEe-AUyPRuNP1CM1jyzGDWRi2sBdYubkex7IU_ZttYGWDdBcoExLRvyjoolR6fZpdmeVDcVle3ySZ51YmXha2tOmgim66PurRT-U3e8fRU4dKiR2pJvoiF8aP5agDZAR1IfHH5xEPlXsJ6UiBHYyHl_x55SzQ/s320/6-Consuelo_Vanderbilt,_Young.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Consuelo Vanderbilt<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD-IezJfBPf3-A2QUT2D47qnJthie0-HgHn8ZuNidv-_yRW1kLep1qTS4lJ0qMujcB1hQu0mSxEwQL-1400WYN1vmTVFyR8Bud9w9Y8utl1mkAqcIaI8zMC4T9b1YfM3BP33qED_62NUvNkO0TqZT-MP20ejvg89eJqKnp0S0Je708JgpzPpbNHXukA/s497/7-Consuelo_Vanderbilt5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="364" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD-IezJfBPf3-A2QUT2D47qnJthie0-HgHn8ZuNidv-_yRW1kLep1qTS4lJ0qMujcB1hQu0mSxEwQL-1400WYN1vmTVFyR8Bud9w9Y8utl1mkAqcIaI8zMC4T9b1YfM3BP33qED_62NUvNkO0TqZT-MP20ejvg89eJqKnp0S0Je708JgpzPpbNHXukA/s320/7-Consuelo_Vanderbilt5.jpg" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Consuelo Vanderbilt<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Between post Civil War and WWII, it is estimated that around 350 American heiresses married English nobility, infusing the equivalent of a billion pounds (around $25 billion in today’s dollar) into the floundering British economy and saved many an estate—at least for a while.<br /><p>In the series Downton Abbey, Lady Cora Grantham was a dollar princess. Her dowry money helped to save the ancestral home. The fictional “Lady Grantham” character was based on real life Lady Almina married to the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon. Her dowry helped restore Highclere Castle where Downton Abbey was filmed.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAfA29DzEvQ9HEmBnUu8sLmmPBJvTpHssWwL1m7MXsokXlaDKtKVqd_myiRlUzwrdypPUrwXBQgHvIhuGWgsAYorHlJ-JBWRLscRMjYMl49vfNjpXIij80DP4MljBHb4an6bfCFp6liDMf1C9cuGnlbe1TVsj_45j5rmMZuw715NzTyeN5tVuhaKCnQ/s811/8-Almina,_Countess_Carnarvon,_later_Mrs_Ian_Onslow_Dennistoun_(d._1969).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAfA29DzEvQ9HEmBnUu8sLmmPBJvTpHssWwL1m7MXsokXlaDKtKVqd_myiRlUzwrdypPUrwXBQgHvIhuGWgsAYorHlJ-JBWRLscRMjYMl49vfNjpXIij80DP4MljBHb4an6bfCFp6liDMf1C9cuGnlbe1TVsj_45j5rmMZuw715NzTyeN5tVuhaKCnQ/s320/8-Almina,_Countess_Carnarvon,_later_Mrs_Ian_Onslow_Dennistoun_(d._1969).jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Almina, Countess Carnarvon</td></tr></tbody></table>In my Quilting Circle series, book 2, <i>The Daughter’s Predicament</i>, Isabelle’s stepmother is set on turning her own daughter, Adelaide, into a dollar princess and claim a title for their family. This poses a challenge for my heroine, Isabelle, who, like all the other heroines in this series, has a mind of her own.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q6L5QT1?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">The QUILTING CIRCLE Series </span></b></span></span></a><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">Historical
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</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">THE DAUGHTER’S PREDICAMENT</span></i></b></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> (Book2) *2020 S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">ELAH</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> Awards Finalist
& WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects are turning in her
favor, a family scandal derails her dreams.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089DTXDCN?ref_=dbs_p_pwh_rwt_anx_cl_1&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></b></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> (Book3) *2021 S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">ELAH</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> Awards
Winner& WRMA Finalist* – Nicole heads down the mountain to fetch herself a
husband. Can she learn to be enough of a lady to snag the handsome rancher?</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">THE DÉBUTANTE’S SECRET</span></i></b></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> (Book4) –Complications arise when a
fancy French lady, Geneviève, steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s
arms.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></b></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif"> (Book5) </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">*2023 SELAH Awards Finalist* </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">– Will Cordelia abandon her
calling for love? </span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">.</span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Her other novels include </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</i></a>,</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span>
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</div><p><br />Resources:<br /><a href="https://historycollection.com/16-facts-about-dollar-princesses-the-american-girls-who-were-sold-into-royalty/3/">https://historycollection.com/16-facts-about-dollar-princesses-the-american-girls-who-were-sold-into-royalty/3/<br /></a><a href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2022/06/22/gilded-age-dollar-princesses/?firefox=1">https://www.thevintagenews.com/2022/06/22/gilded-age-dollar-princesses/?firefox=1</a><br /><a href="https://www.history.com/news/american-heiress-marry-british-aristocrat">https://www.history.com/news/american-heiress-marry-british-aristocrat</a><br /><a href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/02/14/dollar-princesses/?firefox=1">https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/02/14/dollar-princesses/?firefox=1</a><br /><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-gilded-ages-real-life-dollar-princesses/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-gilded-ages-real-life-dollar-princesses/</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Randolph_Churchill">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Randolph_Churchill</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consuelo_Vanderbilt">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consuelo_Vanderbilt</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Ellen_Work">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Ellen_Work</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Curzon,_Baroness_Curzon_of_Kedleston " target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Curzon,_Baroness_Curzon_of_Kedleston </a><br /><br /></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo West, CO, USA38.3500016 -104.722754612.426888917433804 -139.8790046 64.2731142825662 -69.5665046tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-33465971212921765802023-08-07T23:30:00.099-07:002023-08-07T23:30:00.132-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: NURSE EDITH CAVELL: SAVING LIVES ONE WAY OR ANOTHER<p style="text-align: center;"><i>“Someday, somehow, I am going to do something useful, something for people. They are, most of them, so helpless, so hurt, so unhappy.”</i> ~Edith Cavell<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2cRkDwk3b4y_oMW09AmMiVv7dN3stYnV0-jHXHN5_cQ6ickXPvtjg9EthPGBaOnoyduXNbT3tC3O35ipBmoIOmC4VOgV0WDRCOOPU9HNoR1U475auRjK7FslEq2W1seIUnjCvUhux4ifXh1v9nnSmUwBtawndZYP0Y66lFsiGJjMsqvKlVAjDMlYffqx/s5212/1-Nurse_Edith_Cavell_1865-1915_Q32930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5212" data-original-width="3966" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2cRkDwk3b4y_oMW09AmMiVv7dN3stYnV0-jHXHN5_cQ6ickXPvtjg9EthPGBaOnoyduXNbT3tC3O35ipBmoIOmC4VOgV0WDRCOOPU9HNoR1U475auRjK7FslEq2W1seIUnjCvUhux4ifXh1v9nnSmUwBtawndZYP0Y66lFsiGJjMsqvKlVAjDMlYffqx/s320/1-Nurse_Edith_Cavell_1865-1915_Q32930.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p>Born Edith Louise Cavell on December 4, 1865 in Swardeston, England where her father was a vicar for forty-five years. After a regular education, she became a governess for various families and served as a governess in Brussels, Belgium from 1890 to 1895. When her father fell seriously ill, she went home to nurse him back to health. In helping her father, she discovered her passion for nursing. At age thirty, she applied to become a nurse probationer at the London Hospital.<br /><br />She worked in several different hospitals in England. Then as a private traveling nurse, she treated individuals in their homes in villages across England. Her patients’ ailments included gout, eye afflictions, appendicitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, and cancer, among others, giving her a wide range of experience. When typhoid broke out in 1897 in Maidstone, Cavell was sent to help. For her work there, she and others were awarded the Maidstone Medal.<br /><br />In 1906, she took a temporary post at a private nursing institution. Later that year, Dr. Antoine Depage recruited her to be matron at a newly established nursing school in Brussels. By 1910, Cavell launched a nursing journal in Belgium. Within a year, she was training nurses for three hospitals and dozens of schools.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniJRsLXPB9cShNonRyt1oQTwPU42Et0N9zTIcQFo33dnnJJ7CWZm0PWKjoMoIsqxOVQiSjnIvikY7Z5dcMTipBITUkG3hiebLLUY6anVgiBbafy9BpLdx-qM0_g_HjUSYdCep8NYXs8YgsQKFC7yzcjlxYvOycdpeKBODee_6OfT71O9XcnP9ph8DWjwI/s800/2-Nurse_Edith_Cavell_1865-1915;_Brussels_Q70204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniJRsLXPB9cShNonRyt1oQTwPU42Et0N9zTIcQFo33dnnJJ7CWZm0PWKjoMoIsqxOVQiSjnIvikY7Z5dcMTipBITUkG3hiebLLUY6anVgiBbafy9BpLdx-qM0_g_HjUSYdCep8NYXs8YgsQKFC7yzcjlxYvOycdpeKBODee_6OfT71O9XcnP9ph8DWjwI/s320/2-Nurse_Edith_Cavell_1865-1915;_Brussels_Q70204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>When World War I broke out, Cavell had been visiting her widowed mother. Instead of remaining in England, she returned to Brussels, where she knew her skills would be badly needed. Her clinic and nursing school had been taken over by the Red Cross. Cavell was firm with her nurses that they were to attend to everyone in their care equally regardless of their nationality. The Germans advanced and, in November 1914, Brussels fell. Sixty English nurses returned home, but Cavell and her assistant remained.<br /><br />Two British soldiers managed to make their way to the hospital. Cavell hid them for two weeks before helping them get to neutral Netherlands. As other British, Belgium, and French soldiers made their way to the hospital, Cavell aided them in safe passage to the Netherlands, as well as French and Belgium civilians of military age. This scheme had been devised by Prince and Princess de Croÿ of Belgium (brother and sister). The escapees were given money, papers, and guides to get them to safety over the Dutch border.<br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>“I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved.”</i> ~Edith Cavell<br /></p><p><br />Cavell helped about 200 Allied soldiers over the course of a year, until August 3, 1915 when she and several others were arrested for harboring Allied soldiers. Confined in Saint-Gilles prison for ten weeks, she spent the last two in solitary confinement. She was tried and found guilty of treason.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LBpFzf7Z47bASFSUfMXRd6I-013cUdfbVwOI-yig3H17yM9lmpJ6Mf61v_eVXB1SIP3JeEMMuLrvuP7HDX1yGzndYA8SwVcLgzfBL7rMWRXEKqVInRPNwQjEfWH0ECSisc8LiqHjtODu25FKuyXA5zpH0qsK-3RsbBLzgc3PkHql0MmtahIoD65GOOrM/s2100/3-Edith_Cavell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LBpFzf7Z47bASFSUfMXRd6I-013cUdfbVwOI-yig3H17yM9lmpJ6Mf61v_eVXB1SIP3JeEMMuLrvuP7HDX1yGzndYA8SwVcLgzfBL7rMWRXEKqVInRPNwQjEfWH0ECSisc8LiqHjtODu25FKuyXA5zpH0qsK-3RsbBLzgc3PkHql0MmtahIoD65GOOrM/s320/3-Edith_Cavell.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><p>Ordinarily, medical personnel were protected under the First Geneva Convention. However, if that position was used for any belligerent action the protection was forfeited. According to German military law, this type of action was punishable by death.<br /><br />On October 7, 1915, Cavell and the others were brought before a court-martial. Cavell herself signed a confession of her actions on October 9 and was sentenced to death. She knew from the onset of her actions that this would be the outcome if caught, and yet she chose to offer aide anyway.<br /><br />Due to the provisions of the First Geneva Convention, Britain was powerless to do anything to help her. However, the United States had not yet joined the war and tried to put diplomatic pressure on Germany to spare her life. Spain also tried to gain her a reprieve, to no avail.<br /><br />Chaplain Reverend Horace Gahan met with her the day before her execution. She told him she had come to peace with her actions and fate, and held no resentments. She spoke these words to him on the eve before her execution.<br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>“I am thankful to have had these ten weeks of quiet to get ready. Now I have had them and have been kindly treated here. I expected my sentence and I believe it was just. Standing as I do in view of God and Eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough, I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.”</i> ~Edith Cavell<br /></p><p><br />Cavell and one other in the group arrested were put to death by firing squad. Others, including Princess de Croÿ, were held in prison. Cavell was forty-nine.<br /><br />A shock wave raced around the world at the news of her death, and it united people in pride and grief. It also sharply increased anti-German sentiment. The Allies refused to let her death be in vain and used it in propaganda.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIfj__CI5blPGUws-ef63XcEI2Ot2B3LCZPNUga9R1rf-jwiWoXUzfD7TcTkYMqHAGBO-rEUA3lDujqV1hLi9WJ_0aT-jHsbwEO8RnodHx7Gw3qSsE2URMKUv8OKvXDBfWv5aCFHpjHxPFGUtRG_2SGRN0UKPe5xjqRUy_tlQbojdw29iDMimdE9DZjIv/s500/4-C._1916_Edith_Cavell_propaganda_stamp.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="500" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIfj__CI5blPGUws-ef63XcEI2Ot2B3LCZPNUga9R1rf-jwiWoXUzfD7TcTkYMqHAGBO-rEUA3lDujqV1hLi9WJ_0aT-jHsbwEO8RnodHx7Gw3qSsE2URMKUv8OKvXDBfWv5aCFHpjHxPFGUtRG_2SGRN0UKPe5xjqRUy_tlQbojdw29iDMimdE9DZjIv/s320/4-C._1916_Edith_Cavell_propaganda_stamp.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjGtl2SxSDUJzZ5q_2RoOz6P8zzqVZUFt26Bo2p2fQ6O8tRquG-7GVfO2VIkcsZJ3szpUjuGSlA6RfbryLDS6ndLnospOH0ahtGZ3qJYU2GIIeh8QkblHzLlib4HnWaE5UCMdWreklZnHDWIH97FHvqDg6ZtqkpxMfZCSN45d1EbTr3g7fj5nfcmtneKd/s994/5-The_Woman_the_Germans_Shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjGtl2SxSDUJzZ5q_2RoOz6P8zzqVZUFt26Bo2p2fQ6O8tRquG-7GVfO2VIkcsZJ3szpUjuGSlA6RfbryLDS6ndLnospOH0ahtGZ3qJYU2GIIeh8QkblHzLlib4HnWaE5UCMdWreklZnHDWIH97FHvqDg6ZtqkpxMfZCSN45d1EbTr3g7fj5nfcmtneKd/s320/5-The_Woman_the_Germans_Shot.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><p>The first films about Cavell and her execution were in 1916, followed by more films, plays, and television shows decade after decade. Songs and an opera were written in her honor as well. She had monuments and statues dedicated to her.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzhgyrD3cMUOB-JPIpuIYLh2qGFcEb9hfTOtPKhVv5gpYVdwl9sZi4kdEj73BmOyYtk-L-FL5bvvhJYmMvzV-ReFCRzF_XtaFEZTZTmIs5Dtgwl__aG9GIFWmu9m9jRHiNVvYz1FRC3INKh0hB8tv0OYwoJcgRJXf2G9FRwqtVePbrAdQgR4RZ7_pEVq0/s5001/6-Edith_Cavel_Memorial_-_statue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5001" data-original-width="2960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzhgyrD3cMUOB-JPIpuIYLh2qGFcEb9hfTOtPKhVv5gpYVdwl9sZi4kdEj73BmOyYtk-L-FL5bvvhJYmMvzV-ReFCRzF_XtaFEZTZTmIs5Dtgwl__aG9GIFWmu9m9jRHiNVvYz1FRC3INKh0hB8tv0OYwoJcgRJXf2G9FRwqtVePbrAdQgR4RZ7_pEVq0/s320/6-Edith_Cavel_Memorial_-_statue.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><p>After the war, her body was transported from Belgium to England where the King granted special permission for her to be buried on the grounds of Norwich Cathedral.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm1XTjmU2Z6Z7babqn1xFBhDaw1Z21KFHvgrTciiMkP025T0ILqTEfr7uyIi-2s7K5YHIqqSCkjrZsp8pgSgrROfWltH5kqELCzwNLJqqAwaZoehgSnQFwWSIA2bWtUocFjPfYlZP-3wx6lbT3R5XCldzA3A5GI23gNUgNZHuWWTB59R0Nn1ij_uBf9kB/s2400/7-Edith's_Grave_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm1XTjmU2Z6Z7babqn1xFBhDaw1Z21KFHvgrTciiMkP025T0ILqTEfr7uyIi-2s7K5YHIqqSCkjrZsp8pgSgrROfWltH5kqELCzwNLJqqAwaZoehgSnQFwWSIA2bWtUocFjPfYlZP-3wx6lbT3R5XCldzA3A5GI23gNUgNZHuWWTB59R0Nn1ij_uBf9kB/s320/7-Edith's_Grave_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>At the time, Britain denied Cavell was involved in any kind of espionage. 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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></a><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Her other novels include </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>MRS. 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</div><p><br />Sources:<br /><a href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Edith-Cavell/">https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Edith-Cavell/</a><br /><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edith-Cavell">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edith-Cavell</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cavell">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cavell</a><br /><a href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/21237-Edith_Cavell">https://www.azquotes.com/author/21237-Edith_Cavell</a><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2015/oct/12/edith-cavell-nurse-martyr-and-spy">https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2015/oct/12/edith-cavell-nurse-martyr-and-spy</a></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo, CO, USA38.2544472 -104.60914099.9442133638211558 -139.7653909 66.564681036178854 -69.4528909tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-68206158832298131602023-07-24T23:30:00.003-07:002023-07-24T23:30:00.147-07:00ÉDITH PIAF: THE REAL DEAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p6tf9z1uuUekz-vZEkvuaIF4jfvgybddm4vcEnowpjK_QMp0OIjYUZOsOxcjotuMcUUUux8W_dSDro9Aedh4c5WmWSDdVQeHsI1QCQTrOImInJIQ5KawL_8ZYfKv3tCQcCpOAqKM_A4Mh0sHVPmMGId9gpyoJQyUqFmbw3jkejicveNfKGuh9v0B-g/s269/1-Edith_Piaf_enfant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="143" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p6tf9z1uuUekz-vZEkvuaIF4jfvgybddm4vcEnowpjK_QMp0OIjYUZOsOxcjotuMcUUUux8W_dSDro9Aedh4c5WmWSDdVQeHsI1QCQTrOImInJIQ5KawL_8ZYfKv3tCQcCpOAqKM_A4Mh0sHVPmMGId9gpyoJQyUqFmbw3jkejicveNfKGuh9v0B-g/s1600/1-Edith_Piaf_enfant.jpg" width="143" /></a><br /></div><p>I may have invented a WWII heroine character for my novel, but Édith Piaf is a true heroine of WWII. Though she’s not who you would typically think of when dreaming up a heroine, and her journey to heroism was mostly bumpy, but she was no less heroic. <br /></p><p>Born Édith Giovanna Gassion in Paris, France December 19, 1915, she was named after British nurse Edith Cavell, a WWI heroine, who helped over 200 Allied soldiers escape from German occupied Belgium. Two months after Cavell died, Édith Gassion was born. </p><p>Édith’s rocky start began with her mother abandoning her at birth. Her father, a soldier in WWI, dropped off his daughter with his mother while he was off fighting. How delightful for this little girl to be raised by Grandma. Except, Grandma ran a brothel. The women in this matriarch’s den of fallen ladies took Édith on as sort of a mascot and all looked after her. <br /></p><p>At age three, she contracted meningitis and, due to complications, went blind. Grandma’s ladies pooled their money to find a cure, however they didn’t seek a typical sort of treatment. They took her on a pilgrimage to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux for a miracle healing. After four years of being blind, her eyes improved, and she could see. Or so the story goes.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZMHt1Hv5AcahYI2yntxisttjtGaYVuXsrBP0DJSOJa0zu8WWPEmYjssKzfKL5c9H3eczqKPgYvx9IogcW_2hMjZUkGYrgnfamJpGr5oEwwXTgKGbM18y8ARvQUZLhTN7UE57opPagQuO7LJQ-ef_wNxav3Xdfcr0FGx9MTe4ToDKp1knmYMU12NWTg/s503/2-Edith_Piaf_et_les_Compagnons_de_la_Chanson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="503" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZMHt1Hv5AcahYI2yntxisttjtGaYVuXsrBP0DJSOJa0zu8WWPEmYjssKzfKL5c9H3eczqKPgYvx9IogcW_2hMjZUkGYrgnfamJpGr5oEwwXTgKGbM18y8ARvQUZLhTN7UE57opPagQuO7LJQ-ef_wNxav3Xdfcr0FGx9MTe4ToDKp1knmYMU12NWTg/s320/2-Edith_Piaf_et_les_Compagnons_de_la_Chanson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>At age fourteen, Édith’s father took her with him all over France as part of his acrobatic street perfomances. This is where she first sang in public. The following year, she discovered a young woman who was thought to be her half-sister, Simone “Momone” Berteaut. Jury is out on whether she was or wasn’t related to Édith. Regardless, the girls became life-long companions. The pair sang together on the streets while Édith continued performing with her father. With the money they earned singing added to Édith’s income from the acrobatics act, she and Momone rented their own place. <br /></p><p>In 1932, Édith fell in love with Louis Dupont, and he moved in with the girls even though he and Momone didn’t get along. Édith became pregnant and had a baby girl at seventeen. With little parenting knowledge, Édith found caring for her baby difficult. She continued street singing and even singing in the café Juan-les-Pins, Rue Pigalle. After having a fight with Dupont, she left him, taking her baby and half-sister with her to live in a hotel. While performing on the street with her sister, she often left the baby in the room alone. Dupont came and took his daughter, saying if Édith wanted her, she would have to come home. She chose to pay for childcare instead. At the age of two, the baby contracted meningitis, but unfortunately this little one didn’t survive. <br /></p><p>The next several years were fraught with ups and downs. Being discovered and having her singing career soar were some of the high points. Due to her being only 4’10” and nervous, the nightclub owner gave her the stage name Le Mome Piaf (The Little Sparrow) and so she became known as Édith Piaf. The nightclub owner was murdered on April 6, 1936 by a mobster with previous ties to Piaf. Being accused as an accessory was a low point for Édith, however she was acquitted.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKYiNgCQF0Rwihi3APxZBo1QW5SyfrrMNxWWQ8ZJUiA23Cv-mSO2nq_vy6hrI2lt9pN75zB8iGa8B07W5DJY_sg9jcgKvKgyAV0kW7FP_jZZxQ2H7DhaB2QVTCjcl-iGeLQtNB-Duu-kNRBPKUhGjO4xUjhb5W-ccODTwHueA8SKtbXPJdqadRupwxg/s650/3-Piaf_Harcourt_1939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="493" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKYiNgCQF0Rwihi3APxZBo1QW5SyfrrMNxWWQ8ZJUiA23Cv-mSO2nq_vy6hrI2lt9pN75zB8iGa8B07W5DJY_sg9jcgKvKgyAV0kW7FP_jZZxQ2H7DhaB2QVTCjcl-iGeLQtNB-Duu-kNRBPKUhGjO4xUjhb5W-ccODTwHueA8SKtbXPJdqadRupwxg/s320/3-Piaf_Harcourt_1939.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p></p><p>She went on to record songs, have songs written specifically for her, and starred in movies. Her popularity grew, and she became a French national treasure. She was known for singing torch songs. She had various lovers and said that mingling with the prostitutes in her grandmother’s brothel gave her a weakness for men. <br /></p><p>During the German occupation of France in WWII, Piaf’s fame and career gained momentum. Then a unique opportunity presented itself. Édith was asked to sing for the German soldiers. She agreed but insisted the French prisoners be allowed to watch too. This must have been a great morale booster for them. However, she didn’t stop with simply entertaining. She smuggled compasses and maps to her countrymen while touring prison camps. When near Berlin at Stalag III-D camp, she insisted upon having her picture taken with the inmates. Her influential friends used them to make ID papers for the POWs, which declared each was a free French worker living in Germany. She then returned to the camp for another performance and delivered their new documents. Her efforts enabled up to 300 prisoners to escape. They and their families had to be so grateful to this true heroine. <br /></p><p>After the war, she recorded more songs and starred in movies. She became internationally known and traveled around the world. She appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show eight times and at Carnegie Hall on two occasions.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GHezdRiqQwo" width="320" youtube-src-id="GHezdRiqQwo"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHezdRiqQwo" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHezdRiqQwo </a><br /></p><p>She married twice and was in more than one car accident which led to her abuse of pain killers and alcohol for years. She died on October 10, 1963 at age forty-seven. Though there was no autopsy, the cause of death was ruled liver failure due to cirrhosis and liver cancer. On the day of her burial, Paris was brought to a standstill by tens of thousands of mourners in the streets who turned out for the funeral procession. Her coffin was draped with the tri-color flag—her country’s highest honor. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Here are some interesting parallels.<br />~Like her own mother, Édith abandoned her daughter.<br />~Like herself, Édith’s daughter contracted meningitis but unfortunately succumbed to it.<br />~Like her name sake Edith Cavell, Piaf also helped hundreds of war prisoners escape.<br />One final word. Eyebrows?<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQfKV7MTQnReEh21JhY8QGMNFDMR24fgqK3FtmOAPw3orKjwc4tnYfrvyguVLc_Izn6_F-wCiE0cszcB8O2Yg6_-0WGVNpWpYKymwu3bQrhAPENnlmvUpFWTWusku1-lvdod5p2Fd5Xjk20K6awXQhX9ak8T6bxxs-FqK6H15G-G0oh4rwNFNa8sINw/s721/4-Edith_Piaf_Harcourt_1950_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQfKV7MTQnReEh21JhY8QGMNFDMR24fgqK3FtmOAPw3orKjwc4tnYfrvyguVLc_Izn6_F-wCiE0cszcB8O2Yg6_-0WGVNpWpYKymwu3bQrhAPENnlmvUpFWTWusku1-lvdod5p2Fd5Xjk20K6awXQhX9ak8T6bxxs-FqK6H15G-G0oh4rwNFNa8sINw/s320/4-Edith_Piaf_Harcourt_1950_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Discovering Edith Cavell while researching Édith Piaf makes me want to learn more about her. So, since I was reading about her for fun, I have a post on her next month.</p><p style="text-align: left;">One final note: We recently finished watching <i>Star Trek Picard</i>. In it, a song important to Picard is played, and I immediately recognized it as Édith Piaf singing, which is amazing for this non-musical person. My musically inclined hubby was reasonably impressed. =0)<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. 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MARY DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles
in both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s1600/Headshot+6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s200/Headshot+6.jpg" /></a></div> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a Selah Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light">The Widow’s Plight</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34">The Daughter's Predicament</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection </a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516339343&sr=1-1&keywords=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br />
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven
years and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
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Women in History by Sarah Herman<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf</a><br /><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edith-Piaf">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edith-Piaf</a><br /><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681191/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681191/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</a><br /><a href="https://www.liveabout.com/how-did-edith-piaf-die-3552707">https://www.liveabout.com/how-did-edith-piaf-die-3552707</a><br /><a href="https://www.biography.com/musician/edith-piaf">https://www.biography.com/musician/edith-piaf</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo, CO, USA38.2544472 -104.609140912.331334517433806 -139.7653909 64.1775598825662 -69.4528909tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-17127543870652145612023-07-03T23:30:00.067-07:002023-07-03T23:30:00.144-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: LIFE UPDATE — This & That<p>I’m pleased to announce that MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR placed 3rd in the 2023 SELAH Awards Historical Romance category!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SRWzZttaovjAmxclWRBLmzOimwj3TkIYKTwUNrQFsB88T5LHDy4lWqfsLHQWcFqcs1hf4nID5qjciTvwhyIv_K8FfdFqAtq1SfZAX3CsrRWN4j7p_kRrMMuRnAt3p93gVmjDVC1F51nubXIoHxcqC30mTZ4iYVK7hhdK6yQtefl8ydYSqpalw2OGupc_/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SRWzZttaovjAmxclWRBLmzOimwj3TkIYKTwUNrQFsB88T5LHDy4lWqfsLHQWcFqcs1hf4nID5qjciTvwhyIv_K8FfdFqAtq1SfZAX3CsrRWN4j7p_kRrMMuRnAt3p93gVmjDVC1F51nubXIoHxcqC30mTZ4iYVK7hhdK6yQtefl8ydYSqpalw2OGupc_/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">My garden has not fared as well. A major storm, that brought torrential rain, hail, and flooding in the area, pummeled everything. My tomato plants got stripped of their leaves. The stalks and a lone tomato are scarred, but the plants are struggling to come back. There was a river running down our street that started on both sides and met in the middle. There were actually some white caps in the rapids. Fortunately, no flooding touched our house.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYT7fJRo218RceFe7AloP92TGwd8evuSi20r-TB3ZPq5D4yuMtUljMn6a2pau_noEpFvxupUWIx_j9EwNjaaJKaazu7UsnLyGj6WoDW0AOEYz4ScMl598EXBv7PPs8PPBhvtKU-iHksvwdLGcrn_6kPde4vorB-P1OdC6QEQ2qeHzc-Mlop7czWeYMowQ/s4032/Sterling%20River.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYT7fJRo218RceFe7AloP92TGwd8evuSi20r-TB3ZPq5D4yuMtUljMn6a2pau_noEpFvxupUWIx_j9EwNjaaJKaazu7UsnLyGj6WoDW0AOEYz4ScMl598EXBv7PPs8PPBhvtKU-iHksvwdLGcrn_6kPde4vorB-P1OdC6QEQ2qeHzc-Mlop7czWeYMowQ/s320/Sterling%20River.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Most of the seedlings I grew did not survived even before the severe weather. All the ones I planted out front are gone, and I have pulled up the stakes and strings for the beans and peas. The seedling I planted in the two small raised beds on the side of the house have faired a little better. Three green bean plants seem to still be alive with one hail-scarred bean, a solitary pea plant, two zucchini plants, and possibly a yellow summer squash. WooHoo!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzwQXE2DBI50lZxn77QwNO00rZ72aLNHyb6djRu74r1itxqu7lPX4W5ahVuNkgOkKCnlkcwr7uNnzhT74oHygLyIHGQWW5WLziGgbcZMQtyMi1f1hgjIR6CUBCdD70dCywLuH0sczaa0_jVKHgcXa8ArpABn8151CC4b7ieoaGiqvLHIpOaRFgNmLi53K/s4032/Bean.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzwQXE2DBI50lZxn77QwNO00rZ72aLNHyb6djRu74r1itxqu7lPX4W5ahVuNkgOkKCnlkcwr7uNnzhT74oHygLyIHGQWW5WLziGgbcZMQtyMi1f1hgjIR6CUBCdD70dCywLuH0sczaa0_jVKHgcXa8ArpABn8151CC4b7ieoaGiqvLHIpOaRFgNmLi53K/s320/Bean.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The three small flowering bushes I plants out front are hanging in there with a handful of leaves each. However, the lavender I planted appears to be dead. I keep watering it in case the roots are still living and planning to sprout again.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Even our swamp cooler, Swampy, took damage in the storm and quit working. It got bandaged and is limping along. We are hoping it lasts through the season, and we can replace it in the off season when it will be a little cheaper.</p><p style="text-align: left;">However, my flowers are doing well.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-VQyjGoxd-Q68uamGKghFBECR9JLuDyZI3IqEzPsp8obVfCEkjAkL9Xv67-bMs6sPYEERBMJrl-lWUBcN16Zw_lbyVMUhw9J9iccM92Wb9mtQVj4JZaUhCsLGWJtKovZ3ssdHT3RTquOLf7ccRql-JPfnTfWDxM-KGD8y-YdFcRFQ9QgafkRTwjjVDkx/s4032/Flowers.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-VQyjGoxd-Q68uamGKghFBECR9JLuDyZI3IqEzPsp8obVfCEkjAkL9Xv67-bMs6sPYEERBMJrl-lWUBcN16Zw_lbyVMUhw9J9iccM92Wb9mtQVj4JZaUhCsLGWJtKovZ3ssdHT3RTquOLf7ccRql-JPfnTfWDxM-KGD8y-YdFcRFQ9QgafkRTwjjVDkx/s320/Flowers.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">This plant had grown up from what a previous owner had planted. I didn’t know what it was but decided not to pull it along with the other weeds a couple of months ago to see what it would turn into. It turned beautiful.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtSeQjwFN9QYTeNVrPE0BXpe1lZQ_mIBNALEK0Dky9vNZ_GPDaXCSd9XtFinXLBAAGFn5yNR23RHA7Ox4lNW2lEw9d12wUcI5Ed46VtjdIoMJXwmxhxr6uUZC8ogXKeosEKHFlaXRcgF0UbPaJBZcQg8_-HD6L5NcY2vsjXRZaastR2bMkF-oq033uNxj/s4032/Daisy%3F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtSeQjwFN9QYTeNVrPE0BXpe1lZQ_mIBNALEK0Dky9vNZ_GPDaXCSd9XtFinXLBAAGFn5yNR23RHA7Ox4lNW2lEw9d12wUcI5Ed46VtjdIoMJXwmxhxr6uUZC8ogXKeosEKHFlaXRcgF0UbPaJBZcQg8_-HD6L5NcY2vsjXRZaastR2bMkF-oq033uNxj/s320/Daisy%3F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">We were afraid our resident gecko, Henry, got washed down stream in the rapids. We hadn’t seen him for over a week, but he has reappeared. He has a bend in his tail now, but otherwise seems fine. We are so happy to see him in our front yard again.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUTxaRryY23amej2FDZVXKe3JM3mlTNNoqONsFYUxfUUeNO4ky2okRJFpvY4AhmkSL0FOsFJahEbeo6Q-ja0zgHgATZX0Apzt3txv8HDCZxvsxpcdVCb99tcv6tQPhqu4VM7IeKruiXWS6RGo4BNgTuhE3yeWpLjJDp4FJQjIx1KJwsv8Tz14o0VdINQj/s4032/HenryPostHail.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUTxaRryY23amej2FDZVXKe3JM3mlTNNoqONsFYUxfUUeNO4ky2okRJFpvY4AhmkSL0FOsFJahEbeo6Q-ja0zgHgATZX0Apzt3txv8HDCZxvsxpcdVCb99tcv6tQPhqu4VM7IeKruiXWS6RGo4BNgTuhE3yeWpLjJDp4FJQjIx1KJwsv8Tz14o0VdINQj/s320/HenryPostHail.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">A year after I started my first Diamond Art picture, I finally finished it. It was fun to work on again. I hope to start another one soon.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUrP5_NY0LtEG2M8JJHamhcTa5pR8WKejyJn2y5HRHcHfOQmQPPzMUn_f04w4PlzOqBqLLO9t6Ej6bJPPHbSK0_x7ufhltUHV21bqMAuNOg1SjB5fgYt6zIIH4r_NDk2-3hiwqNsQfpvYLqmw4HuzNQwKjo37y9-EM4OmtJ4dwXMyF2G_lJXJWelYWmV0/s4032/Diamond%20Art%20Kitten.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUrP5_NY0LtEG2M8JJHamhcTa5pR8WKejyJn2y5HRHcHfOQmQPPzMUn_f04w4PlzOqBqLLO9t6Ej6bJPPHbSK0_x7ufhltUHV21bqMAuNOg1SjB5fgYt6zIIH4r_NDk2-3hiwqNsQfpvYLqmw4HuzNQwKjo37y9-EM4OmtJ4dwXMyF2G_lJXJWelYWmV0/s320/Diamond%20Art%20Kitten.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">On a sad note, our cat Buffy, we had for twenty & a half years, passed away with a number of health issues. She was just shy of turning twenty-one in August. She was a Norwegian Forest cat, a.k.a. Wegie or fairy cat. She was a talker, so the house is quieter without her telling us everything. You could have a conversation with to her, and she would respond with various meows, whirs, chirps, and noises. She had a good life with us, and we miss her. We are truly empty nesters now.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2A0ckKePD2zzTqFYLjDzsAF1paxM0bvy7vznZ8Pn3hR7BlfTSGh79GTcVJo_d_1BkHgCTxYO-sgSN_yI5ZdsuejyCkfY7jmzJ-b9TLKLWClfjV8h3z30gvYpcxtPzkw1I9AiScSVAQeZ8BwZ9F-lGLqN7XfFcmCqAEOBfNvQ6yMCV9TO7_LLAqUYEsN2/s649/Buffy%20Crossed%20Paws%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="649" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2A0ckKePD2zzTqFYLjDzsAF1paxM0bvy7vznZ8Pn3hR7BlfTSGh79GTcVJo_d_1BkHgCTxYO-sgSN_yI5ZdsuejyCkfY7jmzJ-b9TLKLWClfjV8h3z30gvYpcxtPzkw1I9AiScSVAQeZ8BwZ9F-lGLqN7XfFcmCqAEOBfNvQ6yMCV9TO7_LLAqUYEsN2/s320/Buffy%20Crossed%20Paws%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Praying you all have a fun and safe Fourth of July!</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</a> (Heroines of WWII series)<br />2023 SELAH Award 3rd Place in Historical Romance<br /><br />A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba. <br /><br />Margaret
“Peggy” Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two
daughters, an excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP
(Women Airforce Service Pilots). As she performs various tasks like
ferry aircraft, transporting cargo, and being an airplane mechanic, she
meets and develops feelings for her supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie
Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers being held captive in Cuba,
she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an unsanctioned mission to
rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they must be careful
not to ignite an international incident. Order <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1">HERE</a>!<br /> <br />
MARY DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles
in both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s1600/Headshot+6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s200/Headshot+6.jpg" /></a></div> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a Selah Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light">The Widow’s Plight</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34">The Daughter's Predicament</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection </a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516339343&sr=1-1&keywords=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br />
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven
years and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at: <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://books2read.com/marydavisbooks">Books2Read</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.ck.page">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.davis.73932">FB</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/132969074007619/?source=create_flow">FB Readers Group</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Davis/e/B00JKRBJKE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513048567&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8126829.Mary_Davis">GoodReads</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-davis">BookBub</a> Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Colorado, USA39.5500507 -105.782067411.239816863821154 -140.93831740000002 67.860284536178852 -70.6258174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-40805976077725667762023-06-12T23:30:00.060-07:002023-06-12T23:30:00.135-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: WEDDING GOWNS FROM THE SKY--EVEN WAR CAN'T STOP LOVE<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xCjLgRPH9Ule5lgCRTG9vCxV97TOqYsxRv3fNi79cyHyCWlbbwDjWDEXDYWEupIe22PitSUmgODaPeDInrBSo2jT5IhKBGOogrwjriwQt0HATMrMXPRRlkowEz4YLC_i3RpQpNaW8h9EP3OHXy75yUF8jJfvc47pfGiCT6xrvk086d_wo6yQqBhxkA/s800/Harriett-32126794145_bbd6ac0562_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xCjLgRPH9Ule5lgCRTG9vCxV97TOqYsxRv3fNi79cyHyCWlbbwDjWDEXDYWEupIe22PitSUmgODaPeDInrBSo2jT5IhKBGOogrwjriwQt0HATMrMXPRRlkowEz4YLC_i3RpQpNaW8h9EP3OHXy75yUF8jJfvc47pfGiCT6xrvk086d_wo6yQqBhxkA/s320/Harriett-32126794145_bbd6ac0562_c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>WWII and post-WWII brides had to be resourceful if they wanted a special dress for their wedding day because of rationing and shortages. Fabrics of any kind were designated as military and war essential—especially silk. This luxury fabric had it all—strong, lightweight, fire resistant, and easy to pack.</div><div> </div><div>Perfect for parachutes. But that meant those on the home front went without. So what was a bride to do for her special day? Use whatever was available: some wore their Sunday-best dress; others borrowed someone else’s wedding dress; or they refashioned a family member’s outdated one. Orrrrrr . . .</div><div><br />. . . make a dress from a parachute with its yards and yards and yards and yards of beautiful white silk (or nylon late in the war). The best wedding gowns were made from their sweetheart’s parachute that brought them to safety. Ruth, Rosalie, Janet, and countless others all around the world did just that.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8KdlAw_HQjn-X80DZh9keqV8hPORDxd4NByRgRylxrbPYd_S5HCL9sq4EJbG2sFAE5Ve6i1AfqN464i5eD-oAafaF4F4OQZCg_QcQoiYH9OIx9xQHLqNiXjI2YsBEA9dTADB9iPYcmN8eploqeBJub351lobgRmiUoBt9boBAFAMhLm_Ajf2wvPEfA/s754/2-Ruth-parachute-wedding-dress-655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8KdlAw_HQjn-X80DZh9keqV8hPORDxd4NByRgRylxrbPYd_S5HCL9sq4EJbG2sFAE5Ve6i1AfqN464i5eD-oAafaF4F4OQZCg_QcQoiYH9OIx9xQHLqNiXjI2YsBEA9dTADB9iPYcmN8eploqeBJub351lobgRmiUoBt9boBAFAMhLm_Ajf2wvPEfA/s320/2-Ruth-parachute-wedding-dress-655.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div>While returning from a bombing raid over Japan in August of 1944, B-29 pilot Maj Claude Hensinger and his crew were forced to bail out when their aircraft caught fire. After it saved his life, Claude used his parachute as a pillow and blanket until he was rescued. When he returned to the States, he used his life-saving parachute in lieu of a ring to propose to Ruth, asking her to make her wedding dress out of it. Claude and Ruth wed on July 19, 1947. The couple’s daughter as well as their son’s bride wore this dress before it was donated to the Smithsonian.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXLg9TLy3pCSXto029g3QQkeYtN0rzl-uAsVMv-eTx48eMKGJRwMkTtpRacJjlESFPjv4NUqpeY1_EhBcLIz7TOOnMlY0RBezvMd8F5_-ISs4eASogRt-YAYC6YqvG1BW5XeYsDZcHd2fWAVI6b1V8Lb9Xg3H3Oktl1fKsPMC56d3yreDBEZMNuSq_w/s4752/3-Rosalie-8205062251_5c5c6a6499_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4752" data-original-width="3168" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXLg9TLy3pCSXto029g3QQkeYtN0rzl-uAsVMv-eTx48eMKGJRwMkTtpRacJjlESFPjv4NUqpeY1_EhBcLIz7TOOnMlY0RBezvMd8F5_-ISs4eASogRt-YAYC6YqvG1BW5XeYsDZcHd2fWAVI6b1V8Lb9Xg3H3Oktl1fKsPMC56d3yreDBEZMNuSq_w/s320/3-Rosalie-8205062251_5c5c6a6499_o.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div>On November 15, 1945, Rosalie Hierholzer walked down the aisle in a wedding gown fashioned out of her sweetheart’s bullet-hole riddled parachute. While flying over Germany, radio operator Temple Leslie Bourland and his crew had to bail out when their aircraft was hit by enemy fire. As Bourland floated toward the ground, he was shot in the hip, and his parachute received several bullet holes. When Bourland showed his fiancee his war mementos, Rosalie’s aunt offered to make her niece’s wedding gown from the silk, bullet holes included. With up to forty yards, there was plenty.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Reo Arland Casper, a native of Idaho, enlisted in the US Marines at age nineteen. Janet Gleason of Massachusetts signed up for the Navy WAVES (Women Accepted Volunteer Emergency Service) at age twenty-one. Their paths crossed at Fort Dix in New Jersey, where they struck up a friendship that evolved into a romance, and they fell in love. Janet packed Reo’s parachute for his final jump before graduation Paramarine training. Before he shipped out for his first duty, he proposed, and the pair planned to wed after the war was over. Knowing she couldn’t afford a wedding dress, Janet’s commanding officer gave her a Japanese silk parachute. With it, she fashioned the gown she would marry Reo in and packed it away until the end of the war. And the war did end, but Reo’s mother objected to the marriage because of religious differences. So, the couple went to Montana and eloped. They were married for fifty-eight years.<br />You can read more about Reo and his bride <a href="https://blog.fold3.com/the-wwii-parachute-wedding-dress/" target="_blank">HERE</a> as well as see Janet’s dress.</div><div><br />Here are a few others.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-pK5mQEJxXQpv1H8Bhozdy1FMmnBj2evBr_ppLhCLZvPwS_R_weNjHkUyLqGUzlHgedlXna62olxKdkPUiXQJL_jU94VU0kMOjd7NrHQTziPZTDYJKKNhtK1rPRjHMVCnAGx6aQuF0TwZ5bqOM0QrxggXd0Zg44NL1n_LVRsDLYeephNouX5ND6Low/s5152/4-Japanese_parachute_silk_wedding_dress_(42821743692).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5152" data-original-width="2247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-pK5mQEJxXQpv1H8Bhozdy1FMmnBj2evBr_ppLhCLZvPwS_R_weNjHkUyLqGUzlHgedlXna62olxKdkPUiXQJL_jU94VU0kMOjd7NrHQTziPZTDYJKKNhtK1rPRjHMVCnAGx6aQuF0TwZ5bqOM0QrxggXd0Zg44NL1n_LVRsDLYeephNouX5ND6Low/s320/4-Japanese_parachute_silk_wedding_dress_(42821743692).jpg" width="140" /></a></div><div>“Wedding dress made from parachute silk which American soldier Tom Worthington acquired while serving in Japan during World War II.” Ben P L from Provo, USA, Wikimedia.org<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8uzzOzerGb46TGh7LdyiH4bflEOzTSFfdXCf0cTz1YYSCgCVjHbYeVSl_o8eylO4Uqijvp16yCYYnrkknGTBLECg8r02VHQMOORFsYODooME4LHNrl7Ieb8eg3gEZAKFfmB6N7u7XVic6sMK5AF4N6eW8aLjD15uvM1ZQIZkn_fDfhAs91kj55oXEQ/s2784/5-Museum_of_World_War_II_Natick_Massachusetts_2015._Memorabilia_collectables_etc_Wedding_dress_from_parachute_in_Normandie_1944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8uzzOzerGb46TGh7LdyiH4bflEOzTSFfdXCf0cTz1YYSCgCVjHbYeVSl_o8eylO4Uqijvp16yCYYnrkknGTBLECg8r02VHQMOORFsYODooME4LHNrl7Ieb8eg3gEZAKFfmB6N7u7XVic6sMK5AF4N6eW8aLjD15uvM1ZQIZkn_fDfhAs91kj55oXEQ/s320/5-Museum_of_World_War_II_Natick_Massachusetts_2015._Memorabilia_collectables_etc_Wedding_dress_from_parachute_in_Normandie_1944.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div>“Wedding dress made in Normandie, France in the summer of 1944 from fabric from a parachute. This wedding dress was made from a silk American reserve parachute. Fabric had been scarce under the German occupation and parachutes were much sought after items for their potential to make new clothes. Photo taken in 2015 showing items from the former International Museum of World War II in Natick, Massachusetts, a few miles west of Boston.” Lee Wright, Wikimedia.org<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY8_qqGqbKMTT-QKPNiFLxSzeB6mjmBlaicXHJ4OBfEmqCVrtX2FKdYTIdvRBtidQU4kp4gOkYRFan0TRPRl27KeEsiTRWrTVSZvR12QVD42MP5mIy29xtRpufsqan8Psld7k5BhDmO8YaF-bADkahDA5tYb1ZiQt6jdH5aoQjsxIJc88KMsCM67ImA/s2552/6-Dress,_bordeaux_red,_1945_from_the_white_parachute_material_from_a_Second_World_War.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="1264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY8_qqGqbKMTT-QKPNiFLxSzeB6mjmBlaicXHJ4OBfEmqCVrtX2FKdYTIdvRBtidQU4kp4gOkYRFan0TRPRl27KeEsiTRWrTVSZvR12QVD42MP5mIy29xtRpufsqan8Psld7k5BhDmO8YaF-bADkahDA5tYb1ZiQt6jdH5aoQjsxIJc88KMsCM67ImA/s320/6-Dress,_bordeaux_red,_1945_from_the_white_parachute_material_from_a_Second_World_War.JPG" width="158" /></a></div><div>“Dress, bordeaux red, 1945 from the white parachute material from a Second World War, military parachute which has been painted; the upper part has small shiny pearls. Photographed in the collection of the National Liberation Museum 1944-1945, the Netherlands, archive number 3.2.53.” KingaNBM, Wikimedia.org<br />My guess is this one was either never worn as a “wedding dress” or after the wedding it was dyed red to get more use out of it. No wasting good fabric.<br /><br />I love stumbling across little gems like this while researching. For my WWII novel, Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War, I needed to know a thing or two about parachutes: the type, weight, steering capability, and such, when a wedding dress made from a parachute popped up. That’s way cool! I wanted to know more, and I WANTED to use it, but sadly, it wouldn’t fit into my story. Perhaps, someday I’ll have the perfect story to include this wonderful bit of history in.<br /><br /><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</a> (Heroines of WWII series)<br />3rd Place in the 2023 SELAH Awards!<br /><br />A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba. <br /><br />Margaret
“Peggy” Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two
daughters, an excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP
(Women Airforce Service Pilots). As she performs various tasks like
ferry aircraft, transporting cargo, and being an airplane mechanic, she
meets and develops feelings for her supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie
Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers being held captive in Cuba,
she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an unsanctioned mission to
rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they must be careful
not to ignite an international incident. Order <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1">HERE</a>!<br /> <br />
MARY DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles
in both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s1600/Headshot+6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s200/Headshot+6.jpg" /></a></div> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a Selah Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light">The Widow’s Plight</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34">The Daughter's Predicament</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection </a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516339343&sr=1-1&keywords=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br />
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven
years and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. 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I thought she was magical when I was young. As an adult, I realize the pot likely had some sort of bulb that could remain dormant over the winter and appear to come back to life. Nonetheless, I was impressed. Not only did she have a green thumb, but her body was green.<br /></p><p>I figured, being her descendant, I too must have green flowing through my veins. Nope. I have a mostly black thumb with a hint of green here and there.<br /></p><p>I have tried multiple times to grow a garden and keep house plants alive. The results don’t generally bode well for the plants.<br /></p><p>But does this stop me from trying again and again and again?<br /></p><p>Nope.<br /></p><p>And again.<br /></p><p>In the past, I have had petunias, Dianthuses, and spider plants that has survived my reign as Plant Mom. These are very hardy plants that are hard to kill. This is why they survived in spite of me.<br /></p><p>Here I am in a new house in a new part of the country, and I have once again planted a garden. I am not a quitter. I grew veggie and herb seedlings, which I have transplanted outside over the weekend. I’m not sure if they will survive. When I transplanted what little was left of the herbs and lettuce, I sprinkled in a few more seeds for good measure. Then it hailed on them.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAms312R0H284sQRCo2Vdw1-FcJecVJ7ySsQUB5d2eqxQtGTcFU3YWc1RjJvhKgsEElL14HADIscUtyQPPYWjM5-qqSUQ2pX-jfUanUEVigk-blzwGesF8lBegq3wnX6mPLS3ccUj4A6G_2xCeRkHR1K1gSOFRrB4PmPdVN2dGupWNSYO-Hg8h6QlV6g/s4032/IMG_4941.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAms312R0H284sQRCo2Vdw1-FcJecVJ7ySsQUB5d2eqxQtGTcFU3YWc1RjJvhKgsEElL14HADIscUtyQPPYWjM5-qqSUQ2pX-jfUanUEVigk-blzwGesF8lBegq3wnX6mPLS3ccUj4A6G_2xCeRkHR1K1gSOFRrB4PmPdVN2dGupWNSYO-Hg8h6QlV6g/s320/IMG_4941.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfApyUptFfEilLfBLZGNfOF5kS2rzwHUFIQBEWynASpp2t_v6IGmYVXohiJhfJnCyfI8w_1B9KXMvZ_wan1HNOIOBxq13eIi9o9cV7lLSyV11me-4lQDubYlkVVE08VQ4A4VYQr5cQhGInOsGfZLldEpRalUkbSasRr97wjRC29UK8nxaFIOl0u0w2g/s4032/IMG_4944.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfApyUptFfEilLfBLZGNfOF5kS2rzwHUFIQBEWynASpp2t_v6IGmYVXohiJhfJnCyfI8w_1B9KXMvZ_wan1HNOIOBxq13eIi9o9cV7lLSyV11me-4lQDubYlkVVE08VQ4A4VYQr5cQhGInOsGfZLldEpRalUkbSasRr97wjRC29UK8nxaFIOl0u0w2g/s320/IMG_4944.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><p>The next day, I planted the bean and pea seedlings and created little string “trellises” for them to climb. Since I have deer who wander through my yard and bunnies who hop in daily, I put a fine black garden netting around the two small raised beds on the side of the house and over the ones I planted in the front. Do I get “Good Plant Mom” points for that?<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCfNQDkAQ-fJqvAehmwXi9l3MPKk-7Dvjh4mD7WoiHmnBcrtw0aiGjk4sHyNr37_B5xK_EX6JyNCT-te-kB8lRCXOyTUtOqC6uwPvtENdrFACQHxsuNqjyOSXWvBxt1dZ-dZxOTbkQti8rDV6KPTcE2ExwpyjvV3CaUC5u5OVpvpHzufQ7dNEk6YOww/s4032/IMG_4942.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCfNQDkAQ-fJqvAehmwXi9l3MPKk-7Dvjh4mD7WoiHmnBcrtw0aiGjk4sHyNr37_B5xK_EX6JyNCT-te-kB8lRCXOyTUtOqC6uwPvtENdrFACQHxsuNqjyOSXWvBxt1dZ-dZxOTbkQti8rDV6KPTcE2ExwpyjvV3CaUC5u5OVpvpHzufQ7dNEk6YOww/s320/IMG_4942.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planted Flowers. The solar one is doing exceptionally well.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I bought and planted a few flowers (petunias and Dianthus among them, also violas-they are pretty hardy too). In addition to those, I got a some snapdragons. When I was very young, an older neighborhood couple, Johnny and Janet, had a whole slew of them. They would pick one off for me and make it talk. I love them. Unfortunately, I haven’t had good success with them in the past, not bad but not good.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBOFe1cJCXMM6N4L4IeqnxYgytgu5QupRLRdoEaM7UdH9l1oMNSFHIF-EUQtmBtSPNhfDxl-dEBaOdAOspQjxfAP3HchwBKIzhDsWcNI3JX82oUdOUACNh_ZdyyUvzlHnrV3QtCfeycUA3OEdZgZgkmhwMNUbUWZSXOk_Jt-zhYpblz-9fcmKRBtLUg/s4032/IMG_4947.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBOFe1cJCXMM6N4L4IeqnxYgytgu5QupRLRdoEaM7UdH9l1oMNSFHIF-EUQtmBtSPNhfDxl-dEBaOdAOspQjxfAP3HchwBKIzhDsWcNI3JX82oUdOUACNh_ZdyyUvzlHnrV3QtCfeycUA3OEdZgZgkmhwMNUbUWZSXOk_Jt-zhYpblz-9fcmKRBtLUg/s320/IMG_4947.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dianthus</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Because I don’t have much faith in my seedlings (to no fault of their own), I bought a handful of plants that look strong and healthy (tomatoes, zucchini, strawberries, and yellow squash, as well as a lavender plant because it’s purple). They are sitting in my sink, waiting for my next wave of planting. In the next couple of days, I will be brave and transplant them outside. But for now, they live!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM_I9XrkAXbew4OTIf-l20Fb6-MglxGL8Dk14VEyL6JsZEYmZt6SBi5TAQlvRdIaEYiW1OUqVYaZK-vQvovTA08ESznwdj-e1dWywKRLO1l9Is7wuEaKcXZDwssQDju4BgoCpML4HWVhWA98DFpqDdT-HueD-4KR5ObMFvEXTisvy2X_t6fyNKiXI7Q/s4032/IMG_4953.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM_I9XrkAXbew4OTIf-l20Fb6-MglxGL8Dk14VEyL6JsZEYmZt6SBi5TAQlvRdIaEYiW1OUqVYaZK-vQvovTA08ESznwdj-e1dWywKRLO1l9Is7wuEaKcXZDwssQDju4BgoCpML4HWVhWA98DFpqDdT-HueD-4KR5ObMFvEXTisvy2X_t6fyNKiXI7Q/s320/IMG_4953.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Lastly, I bought three flowering bushes and planted them in my weed infested front yard. Did I wait until I finished weeding the front yard to plant them? Nope. I wanted them now. I did weed the area I planted them in. They will give me encouragement to keep weeding.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf53M26HgejRBAaHrnoLenNlZq55avYIqQq_UqFSoKuXwVvClYfeI8qMYRh-vlaAds8xjRqxBPISQJ0Qy_UsbMYraokGbnaFSVxwduHLqk4U-5R3H71KhRfaWkK4zX7a77myBNcCYMuzviaJnnWNifLVBufNijgNpsDKz654cTQhj7hPWS1smd1ZwNw/s2996/Flower%20Bushes%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="2173" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf53M26HgejRBAaHrnoLenNlZq55avYIqQq_UqFSoKuXwVvClYfeI8qMYRh-vlaAds8xjRqxBPISQJ0Qy_UsbMYraokGbnaFSVxwduHLqk4U-5R3H71KhRfaWkK4zX7a77myBNcCYMuzviaJnnWNifLVBufNijgNpsDKz654cTQhj7hPWS1smd1ZwNw/s320/Flower%20Bushes%202.jpeg" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(top to bottom) Spirea, Lilac, & Mandevilla<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Weeds. Weeds. WEEDS! Everywhere, weeds. By the way, not one of those weeds was authorized. They took it upon themselves to grow and propagate. If only I could get my intentional plants to grow half as well.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnC1t2cyuI0AFIbKFhZsrvAWAXIvL8STxd26uOJ8T5F2l3HgbXFVuV1Kxvpp-F0aE3VJaaKCdnpGV69W7sox5c0nfxcdOZq4AS92a0RXv6IkRiD53k39x8M4UxWpR588LeC1dA-ock_wCpXA43vpQUgHYDonCTkoZ4vzp0M5QXoJes1Im-UkjTq9ybA/s4032/IMG_4948.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnC1t2cyuI0AFIbKFhZsrvAWAXIvL8STxd26uOJ8T5F2l3HgbXFVuV1Kxvpp-F0aE3VJaaKCdnpGV69W7sox5c0nfxcdOZq4AS92a0RXv6IkRiD53k39x8M4UxWpR588LeC1dA-ock_wCpXA43vpQUgHYDonCTkoZ4vzp0M5QXoJes1Im-UkjTq9ybA/s320/IMG_4948.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where there are rocks, we have weeded.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJlGmxtk1SxEgySIDm85KkwZqjqEmMOAzFtSakwLPo48SwYhodYwljOkDZBg31YiUJuKJ9cct7oVrhUd2M8sYMfXomo97p0zZk-O18butmW9emzbTnFhTNC3k_hxbrWWhjcUeQdSW1MIj3NLvV1mW4xc2X-_JTCU6LqCpaSeVa_vhtTVWQQbN4NAHQA/s4032/IMG_4951.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJlGmxtk1SxEgySIDm85KkwZqjqEmMOAzFtSakwLPo48SwYhodYwljOkDZBg31YiUJuKJ9cct7oVrhUd2M8sYMfXomo97p0zZk-O18butmW9emzbTnFhTNC3k_hxbrWWhjcUeQdSW1MIj3NLvV1mW4xc2X-_JTCU6LqCpaSeVa_vhtTVWQQbN4NAHQA/s320/IMG_4951.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side of the driveway.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>You may say a prayer for my poor plants. I would appreciate it. And they would appreciate it. <br /></p><p>Happy Gardening!</p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2EB3Ec5VSxJdYTlLJWi8asywRx5zpWMC-uPrCgx1tde7RkrcvSiBgW7F2YzjnYiUdVYzuT7aM0o9gg1mG8wI4yBn_V-k-zvpOZCO4p2dn50xvL1Hduj91G2sK59tjdSA0Hvvu_m97ATVq1Y1rjcKeIKQX50Fe9H6NRAEuYrURaJ2FMl0uLHPYSa-Zg/s2557/TheLadysMissionHi-Res%20Selah%20Finalist.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2EB3Ec5VSxJdYTlLJWi8asywRx5zpWMC-uPrCgx1tde7RkrcvSiBgW7F2YzjnYiUdVYzuT7aM0o9gg1mG8wI4yBn_V-k-zvpOZCO4p2dn50xvL1Hduj91G2sK59tjdSA0Hvvu_m97ATVq1Y1rjcKeIKQX50Fe9H6NRAEuYrURaJ2FMl0uLHPYSa-Zg/s320/TheLadysMissionHi-Res%20Selah%20Finalist.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1">THE LADY’S MISSION</a></i> (Quilting Circle 5)</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><br /><b>2023 SELAH Award Finalist</b><br /><br />Will
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in both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s1600/Headshot+6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s200/Headshot+6.jpg" /></a></div> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a Selah Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light">The Widow’s Plight</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34">The Daughter's Predicament</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection </a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516339343&sr=1-1&keywords=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br />
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven
years and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at: <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://books2read.com/marydavisbooks">Books2Read</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.ck.page">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.davis.73932">FB</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/132969074007619/?source=create_flow">FB Readers Group</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Davis/e/B00JKRBJKE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513048567&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8126829.Mary_Davis">GoodReads</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-davis">BookBub</a> <p></p></div>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo, CO, USA38.2544472 -104.60914099.9442133638211558 -139.7653909 66.564681036178854 -69.4528909tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-70608880683566175042023-05-08T23:30:00.029-07:002023-05-08T23:30:00.136-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: A CHUBBY FLYING TODDLER<p>That’s what a Northrop Delta looks like to me, and I wanted to share this little guy with you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC7Kt97ZzVm-aXmYNgX1uEJgGi1yrp3phZKtvvlVTIbc1qBxvPmAet8-Ay8uZassTGst5F4cNxNZVBTtpieCuxx5mn6H0LMF5kGAy2KYX9i-RVsNTMWE8DcZKOea2-mw6amKhy9Tm7RTl2rY4t4FHg_7tY8rFrACdKrqVAglyRFtDsFoP_c9YbqXSkuQ=s482" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="482" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC7Kt97ZzVm-aXmYNgX1uEJgGi1yrp3phZKtvvlVTIbc1qBxvPmAet8-Ay8uZassTGst5F4cNxNZVBTtpieCuxx5mn6H0LMF5kGAy2KYX9i-RVsNTMWE8DcZKOea2-mw6amKhy9Tm7RTl2rY4t4FHg_7tY8rFrACdKrqVAglyRFtDsFoP_c9YbqXSkuQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>I love a good underdog, root for the little guy, and hope for the unexpected long shot to win. The Delta was all of these to some degree.<p>Built in the 1930s by Lockheed Martin as a passenger plane with all the comforts we expect today. Nineteen-inch wide upholstered seats sat two abreast with an aisle in between, ample leg room, all seat were window seats as well as aisle seats, reading light, ashtray (Well, we don’t have those anymore.), and individual ventilation controls. The ride was quiet due to the sound-deadening insulation throughout. I never realized passenger planes had all these creature comforts so far back.<br /></p><p>There was more than met the eye with tiny hauler. It was quite a versatile little craft. It had wheels to take off and land on dry ground. The wheels could be swapped out with floats for water takeoffs and landings.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0DsFBgaxtPuTsPT9PA8imfR9Mh8X52YNjQw9HwNZ_S9vqjU6YWVY1TclSOtIdJU23jgOy7-yNeUhtrLdCZow5BFodDnxjyt4PX94zcGaZ-0RF0ZxdjG2A3gYQQBODILa5HMyT3xjO2SnB3KA2zceept5PifwFCRdV3-B2UOmoWa8_OTMF_W59JeB9mA=s1704" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1704" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0DsFBgaxtPuTsPT9PA8imfR9Mh8X52YNjQw9HwNZ_S9vqjU6YWVY1TclSOtIdJU23jgOy7-yNeUhtrLdCZow5BFodDnxjyt4PX94zcGaZ-0RF0ZxdjG2A3gYQQBODILa5HMyT3xjO2SnB3KA2zceept5PifwFCRdV3-B2UOmoWa8_OTMF_W59JeB9mA=s320" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>But it could also have skis slapped onto it for snowy terrains. There wasn’t anywhere it couldn’t go. Most aircraft were relegated to dry land alone. So why were only thirty-two of these cuties built?</p><p>This high-speed, long-range, single-engine aircraft was built to transport passengers in the commercial market. The Delta was a low-winged monoplane with a wide fuselage that sat on top of the wings. It had streamlined spats that covered the landing gear. The pilot sat in an enclosed cockpit behind the engine. The rear compartment could seat up to eight passengers.</p><p>May 1933 saw the first Delta take to the skies. Our little toddler had taken his first “steps” and received its certificate of airworthiness in August of that same year. No stopping it now.</p><p>Until . . .</p><p>In October of 1934, the US government changed the commercial regulations for aircraft that could transport passengers. Single-engine airplanes no longer qualified for carrying passengers at night or over rough terrain. If a craft needed to make an emergency landing after dark or on bumpy ground, they were no longer eligible. This regulation basically stopped production of this single-engine passenger plane, pushing it to the backseat.</p><p>The company did make thirteen and sold a few. Canada bought one and produced nineteen more. With wheels, skis, or floats, the Delta performed well in Canada’s north.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuXt8wlQewe77e4Vr72noigOS6abU2mCPDrkeH_paY-uPAqr5qkGEYvA_C-GqFBS_YY6vm8D1pO-E81BWanLAP5jMSDXL0GRU5eSQGkacHosJmMLR1H5hVzaJ53dwFwzK1YIiUuz0okUOvjbUZdy9FDisggqo1hgOelSObPtI3jIBcWNs1KQuP-jYnjQ=s2785" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2785" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuXt8wlQewe77e4Vr72noigOS6abU2mCPDrkeH_paY-uPAqr5qkGEYvA_C-GqFBS_YY6vm8D1pO-E81BWanLAP5jMSDXL0GRU5eSQGkacHosJmMLR1H5hVzaJ53dwFwzK1YIiUuz0okUOvjbUZdy9FDisggqo1hgOelSObPtI3jIBcWNs1KQuP-jYnjQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Some Deltas were used for photo surveying. When WWII broke out, some of them were fitted with a rear gun turret, wing-mounted machine guns, and bomb-carrying capabilities. It was ready to fight for freedom. But there were other craft which could do these jobs better and faster. So the poor Delta took a backseat again. Once their frontline war usefulness was over, they were relegated to trainers and other second line duties. By the middle of the war, most all of them were no longer in use.</p><p>Such a short lifespan. </p><p>The Delta might have been mostly unloved in the real world but was absolutely perfect for the rescue mission in my story. It was the right size and wouldn’t be missed when my WASPs “borrowed” it. It had everything I needed and plays a vital role.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</a> (Heroines of WWII series)<br />2023 SELAH Award Finalist<br /><br />A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba. <br /><br />Margaret
“Peggy” Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two
daughters, an excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP
(Women Airforce Service Pilots). As she performs various tasks like
ferry aircraft, transporting cargo, and being an airplane mechanic, she
meets and develops feelings for her supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie
Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers being held captive in Cuba,
she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an unsanctioned mission to
rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they must be careful
not to ignite an international incident. Order <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1">HERE</a>!<br /> <br />
MARY DAVIS, bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles
in both historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1">THE LADY’S MISSION</a>. Her other novels include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/">THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</a><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s1600/Headshot+6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8fzbFvcsiezg7GUFyJRjv4twJ3zNm9nhxbiNJ1lRO-cJO0ontO4rfyue-yXvPHR-YH7V5xs9fH1NO29C5CPfleukB_E2gNIva2XPyTq499IOE1wLoL5YyxhI3Icb-ibCzkHArzfr7spt/s200/Headshot+6.jpg" /></a></div> (Quilting Circle Book 4) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1">THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</a> (The Quilting Circle Book 3) is a Selah Award Winner. Some of her other recent titles include; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light">The Widow’s Plight</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34">The Daughter's Predicament</a>, “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection </a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a>, "Holly and Ivy" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516339343&sr=1-1&keywords=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a>, and "Bygones" in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25">Thimbles and Threads</a>. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups. <br />
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven
years and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at: <a href="http://books2read.com/marydavisbooks">Books2Read</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.ck.page">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.davis.73932">FB</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/132969074007619/?source=create_flow">FB Readers Group</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Davis/e/B00JKRBJKE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513048567&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8126829.Mary_Davis">GoodReads</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-davis">BookBub</a> <p> </p><p>These are the main sites I referenced for this article. <br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Delta">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Delta</a><br /><a href="https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1530">https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1530</a><br /><a href="http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Northrop-Delta.html">http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Northrop-Delta.html</a><br /></p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.629798213.567879763821153 -122.7860482 70.188347436178844 -52.473548199999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-40424396036881443352023-04-24T23:30:00.051-07:002023-04-24T23:30:00.139-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: THERE’S A STORM A BREWING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGxoavjzuSyOrKu6Z4rxOAuxP_IT4Sigzwsd0_Igq0FXjGiJaBP1qSDc23VwWGqK-7RQlNeiLFHtP4L3qlAeMTmplAlPxqYiZuSEQeahnHvfg0bfmQYmAo8kJocnImkiW0bAgJwND4h3Zq_mWYM3Vm4TLMzXpDkkdRCD_EePAf9yvg1lIHK6LaTOsTg/s5800/1-Walaka_2018-10-02_0006Z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5800" data-original-width="4100" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGxoavjzuSyOrKu6Z4rxOAuxP_IT4Sigzwsd0_Igq0FXjGiJaBP1qSDc23VwWGqK-7RQlNeiLFHtP4L3qlAeMTmplAlPxqYiZuSEQeahnHvfg0bfmQYmAo8kJocnImkiW0bAgJwND4h3Zq_mWYM3Vm4TLMzXpDkkdRCD_EePAf9yvg1lIHK6LaTOsTg/s320/1-Walaka_2018-10-02_0006Z.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p></p><p>"Even in the middle of a hurricane, the bottom of the sea is calm. As the storm rages and the winds howl, the deep waters sway in gentle rhythm, a light movement of fish and plant life. Below there is no storm." - Wayne Muller <br /><br />Hurricanes are violent and devastating to anything in their paths. Unless of course, you are tucked safely under the ocean.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYgk0jz9Cb5slwj4SXubHqIVJn5oN5cW_fKdFQoimhtEoxERq_NPPvEMlr-u6v28ZN1-vPvS2KPUwS-UrnQf25GIvzdm28SNBtis0ZoviKZ8FA7C9yFkQvcJhJIA_FxPXui7NWRnU9VrY9Q1g2nRUjXIMSZfkGd4VhGmj9jQ7L6BGKp1bdvnA12WtTQ/s2643/2-1944_hurricane_effects_in_Key_West_MM00017078x_(15293610590).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="2643" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYgk0jz9Cb5slwj4SXubHqIVJn5oN5cW_fKdFQoimhtEoxERq_NPPvEMlr-u6v28ZN1-vPvS2KPUwS-UrnQf25GIvzdm28SNBtis0ZoviKZ8FA7C9yFkQvcJhJIA_FxPXui7NWRnU9VrY9Q1g2nRUjXIMSZfkGd4VhGmj9jQ7L6BGKp1bdvnA12WtTQ/s320/2-1944_hurricane_effects_in_Key_West_MM00017078x_(15293610590).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Hurricanes haven’t always been given names. For a long time, they were given a number and a type, like hurricane or tropical storm if they weren’t as strong. Even lesser storms were marked as tropical depressions.<br /></p><p>The hurricane season of 1944 was the last year—for the most part—that hurricanes weren’t “named”. The practice of identifying storms with a name does go back centuries (1526) but is spotty. Although, places where they occurred and things that were hit were used, as well as people (like saints).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aMcf-hagTaa1E2a3_Lx49Bl-SIFloJpmpiQh2QsKEU9TVPwg6K3HdkjuaVKsb81gVYGkTBjWT0ebJ8GuHSMnnHhnRnqHDTSt5nxdmClaWc7mgTOlyfqX1YTaJWBX8AzKjl4pUFn27ewskypE-3P3jWB6OFZ1FO0gzCoNbprJaUcxK0yvfxT-Vg5fNA/s1000/3-Clement_Wragge,_circa_1901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aMcf-hagTaa1E2a3_Lx49Bl-SIFloJpmpiQh2QsKEU9TVPwg6K3HdkjuaVKsb81gVYGkTBjWT0ebJ8GuHSMnnHhnRnqHDTSt5nxdmClaWc7mgTOlyfqX1YTaJWBX8AzKjl4pUFn27ewskypE-3P3jWB6OFZ1FO0gzCoNbprJaUcxK0yvfxT-Vg5fNA/s320/3-Clement_Wragge,_circa_1901.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><p>But credit for giving personal names to these storms is bestowed upon Clement Wragge, a Queensland Government meteorologist, who used this practice from 1887-1907. He started labeling storms over Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica using the Greek alphabet, Greek and Roman mythology, and female names. Wragge petitioned for the Australian Government to develop a federal weather bureau and name him as director. When they failed to do either, he responded by identifying these storms with political figures in his current meteorological position. The practice fell out of use for several years after he retired. However, people remembered this way of distinguishing storms. Launceston Examiner newspaper published an editorial on October 5, 1935 calling for this designation system to return. Not until late in WWII would this method see a revival.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoyC0FPchy6fe62fqWlNHIxXcjT7pudcYqVxkVmSAVJGN-CO2BYkA8Fd7NeLrUWL2uZ82kDOdepozCv2Z7XTCcaG2domFgS3BGsHxByDQ9_61TK0kZhC05HDqKFO-laR496KPjg4UhvFNjgcalTN1Up7Jz0P6spuVS4HX7XX1RalTsBzDJCxKiGYmVQ/s3000/4-1944_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2069" data-original-width="3000" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoyC0FPchy6fe62fqWlNHIxXcjT7pudcYqVxkVmSAVJGN-CO2BYkA8Fd7NeLrUWL2uZ82kDOdepozCv2Z7XTCcaG2domFgS3BGsHxByDQ9_61TK0kZhC05HDqKFO-laR496KPjg4UhvFNjgcalTN1Up7Jz0P6spuVS4HX7XX1RalTsBzDJCxKiGYmVQ/s320/4-1944_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>In 1944 fourteen tropical storms and hurricanes were recorded as well as seven tropical depressions that didn’t reach tropical storm strength. This was a time before they started naming storms or had the category scale to measure how big or strong they were, which came later in the 1970s.<br /></p><p>Forecasters in the US Army Air Force began informally naming storms after their wives and girlfriends in 1944. In the United States Airforce and Navy, this became popular with the meteorologists because it reduced confusion while discussing the storms on the map. By 1945 the US Armed Services officially selected a list of names—all women—for storms in the Pacific. <br /></p><p>However, the US Weather Bureau—seeing themself as a more serious organization—refused to adopt this method of identifying storms in the Atlantic. They deemed it inappropriate to do something frivolous like using women’s names in official communications and would make them look silly. Two years later in Miami, the Air Force Hurricane Office commenced using the military phonetic alphabet to designate significant storms in the North Atlantic. They were used for several years internally between weather centers and aircraft but weren’t utilized in public reports. <br /></p><p>In 1950, when three tropical cyclones occurred at nearly the same time, this led to confusion in the media and public. So, the next storm got a name that was used in public statements and in the seasonal summary.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDu0IXJykF34n8yA8eLljDb-gs3yOHsyZJodWBdwH2lwrdW_iVdv9WdFPWwQ7YoHPmMr-WGxUmxhpgolu3S5waQcUAy1JkYHgrvvl_MiHao-Gcaagjb85nGiymsHao735M06rLFa9TPbYol9zuO6K9ePy3V8Y9x07dAkQH4QqQtifIpBwbeVVbN2u4w/s9000/5-Maria,_Bopha_and_Saomai_2006-08-07_0435Z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="9000" data-original-width="7200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDu0IXJykF34n8yA8eLljDb-gs3yOHsyZJodWBdwH2lwrdW_iVdv9WdFPWwQ7YoHPmMr-WGxUmxhpgolu3S5waQcUAy1JkYHgrvvl_MiHao-Gcaagjb85nGiymsHao735M06rLFa9TPbYol9zuO6K9ePy3V8Y9x07dAkQH4QqQtifIpBwbeVVbN2u4w/s320/5-Maria,_Bopha_and_Saomai_2006-08-07_0435Z.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p>Partway through writing Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War, a stray thought skipped into this west coast gal’s head. Hmm? What about hurricane season? So, I researched the 1944 Atlantic hurricane season. Did I want to move my story’s timeline or location to avoid hurricane season? At first, I wanted to avoid hurricane season at all cost. I didn’t want to research hurricanes. But then…I found the perfect hurricane that fit beautifully into my story to make the difficult stuff my heroine was already going through even harder. Enter the Cuba/Florida Hurricane (October 9-24), one of two that received place names that year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThq6v9-1fY1CmYUouN344R8axda4G3wDaFK4s5WCMF6bWaMdK6q6aUw_IO7AJc1LVGPAXxYAbKUJ8lD92YirBccufFjGZbpzPgJz4csGInC5_wTHGUcnB_zhfk85Voj7KAJ9Mjd-xVcii6ToPCCjYypSc19cZ0fAxSODmaQyOFRzgeeESFnmXCMJF2Q/s2700/6-1944_Sanibel_Island_hurricane_track.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThq6v9-1fY1CmYUouN344R8axda4G3wDaFK4s5WCMF6bWaMdK6q6aUw_IO7AJc1LVGPAXxYAbKUJ8lD92YirBccufFjGZbpzPgJz4csGInC5_wTHGUcnB_zhfk85Voj7KAJ9Mjd-xVcii6ToPCCjYypSc19cZ0fAxSODmaQyOFRzgeeESFnmXCMJF2Q/s320/6-1944_Sanibel_Island_hurricane_track.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>I also had to make sure that any other hurricanes during my timeline which might affect my story setting at least had a mention, enter the Great Atlantic Hurricane (September 9-15).<br />Hurricanes come and go as they please, paying no attention to what the world is doing, like a global war. <br /></p><p>"The hurricane does not uproot grasses, which are pliant and bow low before it on every side. It is only the lofty trees that it attacks." - Panchatantra<br /><br /></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. 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I wouldn’t, even if it were a watermelon. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Would you volunteer to be attached to a spinning board and let this guy throw knives at you?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkHVPC5P85tRGW5-An-MruX8lv0rEEBstPpGalFC5fk5t5tezk2YuUD5Hu8VjAs2w76IkF3YiBM9prcqpqc56JlfohSprx0OM7MDeFC0izCxHsZiqCRFcnAobSQotz8kFKBeF2TgrWS9Ob1VLSOPHEZAYqIdXOK_ZNjcB0lAHx5RLVZ0nE07y_VJsLiw=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1024" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkHVPC5P85tRGW5-An-MruX8lv0rEEBstPpGalFC5fk5t5tezk2YuUD5Hu8VjAs2w76IkF3YiBM9prcqpqc56JlfohSprx0OM7MDeFC0izCxHsZiqCRFcnAobSQotz8kFKBeF2TgrWS9Ob1VLSOPHEZAYqIdXOK_ZNjcB0lAHx5RLVZ0nE07y_VJsLiw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>What about being at the pointy end of this guy’s knives?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrbGkaVhqGguR0wJWObbWDCh_18KS3YEVbnEFaAN7Z8IEtkTxgSa8AaXx6icNxjmQ51BwvpkIV9vo_AijQEtzqttISfWn7ZaQgiPAuA4BSpWjfrtYB6HidCe-EzF6awaeZOXBqwQz-PcbT89Ngaqp24TaqYUAeey-GDnBCqu_H0OLDNSfp74NNw27YFw=s1716" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1716" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrbGkaVhqGguR0wJWObbWDCh_18KS3YEVbnEFaAN7Z8IEtkTxgSa8AaXx6icNxjmQ51BwvpkIV9vo_AijQEtzqttISfWn7ZaQgiPAuA4BSpWjfrtYB6HidCe-EzF6awaeZOXBqwQz-PcbT89Ngaqp24TaqYUAeey-GDnBCqu_H0OLDNSfp74NNw27YFw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Perhaps if I were unconscious.<br /></p><p>Would you hold a target at arm’s length for someone to shoot at?<br /></p><p>I confess, I’m not a brave person.<br /></p><p>You might be thinking that these things must be safe-ish because they have been well practiced and the marksman is well trained. I would agree, but I’m still not going to willingly allow someone to throw or shoot stuff in my direction if I don’t have to.<br /></p><p>Now, for you brave souls who would jump at the chance to do any or all of the above, what if I told you the person shooting at you is learning how to fire a high-powered artillery gun and he needs to learn how to aim at a moving target, would you then?<br /></p><p>Pass. Pass. And double pass.<br /></p><p>But that’s just what the US WASPs did (Women Airforce Service Pilots). Yep, green soldiers learning to fire large artillery weapons with live rounds shot at some of these brave WASPs as they flew in the wild blue yonder. <br /></p><p>In Russia, women were allowed to be combat pilots during the Second World War. In the US, they weren’t allowed in combat because it was deemed too dangerous. American female pilots were kept, primarily, on US soil…for their safety. However, not all the tasks performed by the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were risk free.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ_XrSWPaYdn0AdWPGtTAQRP3KOYUtFdrpkNAscEn8JNY20EURN3EztDudf3Qfap1I90mSfVXCFUcl5XRQ2xjjPaMZahB73vhQa5Wk882FBFWL5nyhlEtXxfKRpT77ZqmwGDcCj9_8KwMeNV8AAnjE9i9xgEPH0EJg5BbkDdl85uEYvUwz5guAHrP93Q=s2127" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="2127" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ_XrSWPaYdn0AdWPGtTAQRP3KOYUtFdrpkNAscEn8JNY20EURN3EztDudf3Qfap1I90mSfVXCFUcl5XRQ2xjjPaMZahB73vhQa5Wk882FBFWL5nyhlEtXxfKRpT77ZqmwGDcCj9_8KwMeNV8AAnjE9i9xgEPH0EJg5BbkDdl85uEYvUwz5guAHrP93Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Besides ferrying airplanes from factories to bases where the male pilots were stationed for training and to be deployed, WASPs also tested airplanes, trained male pilots, were airplane mechanics, transported cargo, and towed targets for live anti-aircraft artillery practice. <br /></p><p>On July 19, 1943, Jackie Cochran, head of the WASP, announced live-target practice to twenty-five handpicked WASPs who had recently graduated from their rigorous WASP training. Any WASP who wanted to could opt out of this “top secret mission.” None did.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLktKngRy8s1k7GtCts-eBckWc0ZcY0VpB-94R3NHpUFja4qLQsyPOFee-hQWadwkykEPRgiqowB1rs3fe1LhVjz3ULiHqvOknKEZVcgcwqBQwIOkgesIFv1i3mvJMHo_V3UmszDUuTDpmvf7ivfzu66fYOcXd_Zogbue53lKKZXrRwYtMbmxgrhpi1w=s3064" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3064" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLktKngRy8s1k7GtCts-eBckWc0ZcY0VpB-94R3NHpUFja4qLQsyPOFee-hQWadwkykEPRgiqowB1rs3fe1LhVjz3ULiHqvOknKEZVcgcwqBQwIOkgesIFv1i3mvJMHo_V3UmszDUuTDpmvf7ivfzu66fYOcXd_Zogbue53lKKZXrRwYtMbmxgrhpi1w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>One of the most dangerous jobs—if not the most dangerous—was being a tug tow pilot. This is where soldiers on the ground fired live ammunition from anti-aircraft artillery at a cloth drogue (a tube of fabric) towed behind an aircraft. Sometimes the green soldier got confused and shot at the aircraft rather than the target. Other drogue target practice was aircraft-to-aircraft in a dogfight scenario. The ladies had the targets, but instead of the men shooting at them being stationary on the ground, they were flying in the air firing at a moving target.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzYYn9q5LPM77PQv5d6cr7HsK-iRaGKVf0_a0jisUzHz9Y02krs72o0iH1y4_NVS0Vr9rrDpcrJN-iBqcuTzb6KH1cvJ0LVvGfL_4xMIrO695bz8osrZw6T4_uDjzk0gyj3ARuP_Ppz0Kbl44-0k-5vQKbv8VJs2_ScxGDWX3xAYcp2KdUrpixKkEP6w=s600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzYYn9q5LPM77PQv5d6cr7HsK-iRaGKVf0_a0jisUzHz9Y02krs72o0iH1y4_NVS0Vr9rrDpcrJN-iBqcuTzb6KH1cvJ0LVvGfL_4xMIrO695bz8osrZw6T4_uDjzk0gyj3ARuP_Ppz0Kbl44-0k-5vQKbv8VJs2_ScxGDWX3xAYcp2KdUrpixKkEP6w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Most of this target practice training took place at Camp Davis in North Carolina. During such exercises, several WASPs were shot in the foot. At least two WASPs died in flying accidents at Camp Davis, not necessarily from target practice.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Here’s a 1943 video of one of these drogue targets in action, being shot at. This is in Dublin and is from naval ships toward the aircraft with a drogue.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Tk1hkxS120" width="320" youtube-src-id="6Tk1hkxS120"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tk1hkxS120">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tk1hkxS120</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">In <i>Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War</i>, Peggy flies as a tug tow pilot. Though she doesn’t get shot in the foot, the other WASP does. Read all about Peggy’s adventures as a WASP in <i>Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War</i>.<br /></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s763/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYoGyaNl4OSF0GTey_QmxPceoEheOO42czFOuWzc_SabZLy2QHHlpU18r3o018Y_Iy3PebNH9mWx48MV7PChD1XHCR3AByEN59sV4I_iRT-skXfszBtQhrNKoA_IU2gT9Lk5i_QzvO4CruqXSIre90oILlREsoLO4F4Iu59ty38Y2przAQkderZsAtg/s320/Mrs%20Witherspoon%20hi-res%20cover%20SELAH%20Award.jpeg" /></a></div><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1">MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</a></i> (Heroines of WWII series)<br />2023 SELAH Award Finalist<br /><br />A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba. <br /><br />Margaret
“Peggy” Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two
daughters, an excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP
(Women Airforce Service Pilots). As she performs various tasks like
ferry aircraft, transporting cargo, and being an airplane mechanic, she
meets and develops feelings for her supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie
Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers being held captive in Cuba,
she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an unsanctioned mission to
rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they must be careful
not to ignite an international incident. Order <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1">HERE</a>!<br /> <br />
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Find her online at: <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://books2read.com/marydavisbooks">Books2Read</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.ck.page">Newsletter</a> <a href="https://marydavisbooks.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.davis.73932">FB</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/132969074007619/?source=create_flow">FB Readers Group</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Davis/e/B00JKRBJKE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513048567&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8126829.Mary_Davis">GoodReads</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mary-davis">BookBub</a> Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo, CO, USA38.2544472 -104.60914099.9442133638211558 -139.7653909 66.564681036178854 -69.4528909tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-57700003379216220272023-04-03T23:30:00.078-07:002023-04-03T23:30:00.176-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: IT’S NEVER TOO LATE<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Writing Goals:</h1><h1 style="text-align: center;">2022 Recap, 2023 Goals, & Update</h1><p style="text-align: left;">I know this is three months late, but it’s never too late to set goals for the year. But first, how did I do on my 2022 goals? Overall, I’m pleased. Here is a quick recap.<br /><br /><b>~~ I will Read & Edit 1st-Cousin-Once-Removed Mary Linn’s Novel.</b><br /> I got this read and edited, but I ran out of time to finish the proofread.<br /><b>~~ I will Write 100,000-ish words.</b><br /> I wrote 125,018 words. WooHoo!<br /><b>~~ I will Finish Writing <i>Silver Bells</i>, a Christmas Novella.</b><br /> I worked on this but haven’t finished it yet. 2023 is another year and my chance to finish it.<br /><b>~~ I will Participate in NaNoWriMo in November.</b><br /> I participated and wrote over 25k words. I’m pleased with that. I also participated in CampNaNoWriMo in April and July.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete a Proposal.</b><br /> I completed an Amish proposal that hasn’t been picked up yet.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete HHH Posts by the 10th of Each Month.</b><br /> I did that.<br /><b>~~ I will Post/Market 1 or More Books in FB Groups Each Week.</b><br /> I averaged this over the year.<br /><b>~~Two of my non-writing goals were, I will Walk 20 Minutes 3 Times a Week or More.</b><br /> I met this goal.<br /><b>~~I will Continue Intermittent Fasting</b><br /> I did this and lost a few more pounds.<br /><br /><b>Here are some of my 2023 Goals.</b><br />I won’t bore you with all of them. I set not only big goals but small ones as well.<br /><br /><b>~~ I will Proofread & Publish 1st-Cousin-Once-Removed Mary Linn’s Novel.</b><br /> I got this read and edited, but I ran out of time to finish the proofread. This is the novel I received a copy of and permission to edit and publish. It was written in the 1990s by my 1st cousin once removed Mary Linn. She has since passed away and her sister, Sarah, had a copy of it sitting in her garage. Sarah didn’t want it to be discarded some years down the road when no one would know what it was or who wrote it. So, she passed it on to me to do with it whatever I want. <br /><b>~~ I will Write 100,000-ish words or more.</b><br /> I’m working on a treasure hunting series. And would like to get the first two stories finished so I can work on self-publishing them. I also want to finish that Christmas novella. After that there are so many unfinished novels and novellas that I have proposed over the years that I would like to revisit. It will be hard to choose.<br /><b>~~ I will Finish Writing <i>Silver Bells</i>, a Christmas Novella.</b><br /> Hopefully, 2023 will be my year to finally complete this novella. I’ll keep trying until I get this one done.<br /><b>~~ I will Participate in NaNoWriMo in November.</b><br /> This is the same as last year. NaNoWriMo stands for NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth. Each year in November, thousands of writers all over the world make a mad dash to write 50,000 words in 30 days. My goal says “participate” not win. If I write 50,000 words or less than 50,000 words, I can still meet this goal by participating. I will also participate in CampNaNoWriMo in April and July. By setting your own goal, those are low pressure and a lot of fun. A good way to get started with NaNoWriMo. I have already gotten started on CampNaNo this month.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete a Proposal.</b><br /> I have a bride series proposal I want to finish and get to my agent to shop around.<br /><b>~~ I will Complete HHH Posts by the 10th of Each Month.</b><br /> I want to continue this one. I contribute to the Heroes, Heroines, and History blog (HHH) once a month. It’s a lot less stressful to have posts completed early.<br /><br /><b>Non-writing goals:</b><br /><b>~~I will Read Through the Bible in 2023.</b><br /> I have always wanted to do this, but being dyslexic, it always seemed impossible for this slow reader. I tried several times to follow one of the “Read the Bible in a Year” outlines, where it tells you what chapters of what books to read. Jumping around from book to book, reading this and that fried my brain. And that’s coming from a random brain person who sees no need to write a story in order as long as it’s in order by the time I finish.<br /> So, I’m going to read the books in order, chapter by chapter. (I’m enjoying that so far.) I divided the number of pages in my Bible by 365, giving me the number of pages I need to read each day. So far, so good. I started January 1st, and I’m actually 16 pages ahead of schedule, as I error on the side of a little bit more than a little less, which is adding up.<br /><b>~~I will Continue trying to get regular exercise by walking or running up and down the stairs as well as continuing Intermittent Fasting.</b><br /><br /><b>And finally, a goal (this is the update) I had and completed already is to move closer to my son and grandchildren.</b> The first three months of this year we packed up and traveled over 1,200 miles. That’s why I didn’t get my goals written out and sent in a post yet. A related goal, is to go through all the boxes. I don’t know if I’ll get through them all, but I want to try to get through as many as possible.<br /><br />One last thing is my word of the year. I don’t always do this, but I have a couple of times. So, my word for 2023 isn’t really a word but a prefix: <b>“Re”</b>. <b>Re</b>work. <b>Re</b>publish. <b>Re</b>-edit.<b> Re</b>write. <b>Re</b>use. <b>Re</b>cycle. <b>Re</b>purpose. <b>Re</b>imagine. <b>Re</b>visit. <b>Re</b>charge. <b>Re</b>lax. And other <b>“Re”</b> words. Do you have a word for 2023?<br /><br />I hope you all are successful in meeting your goals in 2023. It’s never too late to set them. =0)<br /><br />And I pray this year is happy and healthy, and may you find joy in the little things. =0)<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p>
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</span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><b><i>MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</i></b></a> (Heroines of WWII series)</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;">***2023 SELAH Award Finalist***</span></span></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZl1iNImuxDB2c4IhyphenhyphenVDBWyls3gcT-esvrhpd2uBCIxiv0ivGfwIsdXjgE6LQmw4h3i_CMN1GXcRzSZmnNX7u445_ArnPqxbS4ZUoP2jkwV_cHnpsDbJdQYz-O1c8NIsDdAmD0lFXacjI/s2048/Mrs.+Witherspoon+Goes+To+War+COVER.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZl1iNImuxDB2c4IhyphenhyphenVDBWyls3gcT-esvrhpd2uBCIxiv0ivGfwIsdXjgE6LQmw4h3i_CMN1GXcRzSZmnNX7u445_ArnPqxbS4ZUoP2jkwV_cHnpsDbJdQYz-O1c8NIsDdAmD0lFXacjI/s320/Mrs.+Witherspoon+Goes+To+War+COVER.jpg" width="210" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><span><span style="font-size: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><i>A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies
a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba.</i></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;">Margaret “Peggy”
Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two daughters, an
excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP (Women Airforce Service
Pilots). As she performs various tasks like ferry aircraft, transporting cargo,
and being an airplane mechanic, she meets and develops feelings for her
supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers
being held captive in Cuba, she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an
unsanctioned mission to rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they
must be careful not to ignite an international incident.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;">
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love?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWhq67ftGFZoWJLMEjxJXTOjgjj1boMeVrUUiTbSfJ6LX3pwzRpRYI8Ggfa8z8TEtGhAqsoD5DAMkoxO_hFU-gkfmblC3eAsvAsUunHq_T8V_NfaRtOHBMX3dlERlk2U66EddAFp5V6Unkg98EbvorI9giciyu1FOErTXISXRP2AqNDEhDtG0cSfJMw/s2557/TheLadysMissionFrontFinal.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="1656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWhq67ftGFZoWJLMEjxJXTOjgjj1boMeVrUUiTbSfJ6LX3pwzRpRYI8Ggfa8z8TEtGhAqsoD5DAMkoxO_hFU-gkfmblC3eAsvAsUunHq_T8V_NfaRtOHBMX3dlERlk2U66EddAFp5V6Unkg98EbvorI9giciyu1FOErTXISXRP2AqNDEhDtG0cSfJMw/s320/TheLadysMissionFrontFinal.jpg" width="207" /></a></span> Cordelia
Armstrong wants nothing more than to escape the social norms for her station in
society. Unless she can skillfully maneuver her father into giving up control
of her trust fund, she might have to concede defeat—as well as her freedom—and
marry. Every time Lamar Kesner finds a fascinating lady, her heart belongs to
another. When a vapid socialite is offered up as a prospective bride, he
contemplates flying off in his hot air balloon instead. Is Lamar the one to
finally break the determination of Cordelia’s parents to marry her off? Or will
this charming bachelor fly away with her heart?</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: normal;">Available for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" target="_blank">order</a> on Amazon..</span></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></a>. Her other novels include</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Book 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (The</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Book 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">The Widow’s Plight</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">The Daughter's Predicament</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;">"Holly and
Ivy"<i> </i>in<i> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Brides-Romance-Collection-Bachelors/dp/1683223810/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516339343&sr=1-1&keywords=a+bouquet+of+brides+collection" target="_blank">A Bouquet of Brides Collection</a></i>, </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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</div>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0Pueblo, CO, USA38.2544472 -104.60914099.9442133638211558 -139.7653909 66.564681036178854 -69.4528909tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-19585864741931365542022-12-13T00:30:00.004-08:002022-12-13T00:30:00.172-08:00Tuesday Tidbits: FABULOUS FRUITCAKE<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZaFnkRxXHSHQYxWLaLhVEG6LMj4kKGg5iUHC2jNZ3Af63efCAHa5Z3DI75vSoD2es-YhF0gjkQAgwan91tKdze4X62Q96famyZn3S1Tw2tNz2dnt_7i-pex3AMvxqq0ZUcxVaH6KIZ0M/s2048/1-Worlds_Best_Fruitcake_Katya_Creates_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZaFnkRxXHSHQYxWLaLhVEG6LMj4kKGg5iUHC2jNZ3Af63efCAHa5Z3DI75vSoD2es-YhF0gjkQAgwan91tKdze4X62Q96famyZn3S1Tw2tNz2dnt_7i-pex3AMvxqq0ZUcxVaH6KIZ0M/s320/1-Worlds_Best_Fruitcake_Katya_Creates_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>It’s almost here! December 27 is National Fruitcake Day! And December is National Fruitcake Month!<br /><br />Seriously? A special day and a WHOLE month for fruitcake?<br /><br />Yep. Who knew the controversial dessert was so popular? Anything but a passing fad, it has a long history dating back to Ancient Rome all the way up to the annual Great Fruitcake Toss in Manitou Springs, Colorado.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhawfwtUyUbgRiq4Y1Dnip7i_Wx8n9O_fjUmve9ur2zFyyEKiZ4LhdewB-Gid6e1E9TJC2by3QADbwWLp_vkyGMkcYq5eYf1E_h_BwNgTQXTqZFtsj2mtLdgv1Cw_B0wGGgjKZPSowNpA/s2048/2-Lens_-_Inauguration_du_Louvre-Lens_le_4_de%25CC%2581cembre_2012%252C_la_Galerie_du_Temps%252C_n%25C2%25B0_058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhawfwtUyUbgRiq4Y1Dnip7i_Wx8n9O_fjUmve9ur2zFyyEKiZ4LhdewB-Gid6e1E9TJC2by3QADbwWLp_vkyGMkcYq5eYf1E_h_BwNgTQXTqZFtsj2mtLdgv1Cw_B0wGGgjKZPSowNpA/s320/2-Lens_-_Inauguration_du_Louvre-Lens_le_4_de%25CC%2581cembre_2012%252C_la_Galerie_du_Temps%252C_n%25C2%25B0_058.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><p>Roman soldiers took a fruitcake-type food into battle, or at least to the battlefield, because the treat was easy to carry and lasted so long. In Shakespearean times, fruitcake also included meat. But because of all the sugar, fruitcake was thought to be too good and considered sinful, and therefore outlawed on much of the European continent in the 18th century.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdkil1cTlk0OwHlL30Ypag3sk4EP_kGIMZs3tEAlAvT8U2Do4KZFjI1QfClFPmqQmf3on4oeQDAdtpqN8LHuky-zisiF_3AjMX-lppYELvycgVVhIXUxYczf9C3CKn-qF-bSJlqqDAd6A/s2048/3-Apollo_11_Crew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2048" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdkil1cTlk0OwHlL30Ypag3sk4EP_kGIMZs3tEAlAvT8U2Do4KZFjI1QfClFPmqQmf3on4oeQDAdtpqN8LHuky-zisiF_3AjMX-lppYELvycgVVhIXUxYczf9C3CKn-qF-bSJlqqDAd6A/s320/3-Apollo_11_Crew.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins took a fruitcake to the moon on the Apollo 11 space mission. However, they didn’t eat it. That fruitcake is on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Of all the things that could be taken into space, why fruitcake?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxOZ_hGVAwO_nmqS_ygC5GAi0JAVvEWF1ChAd_8lOM7pgTOZ4xGIuYlBY0eyJ8ncztaxcmSO7cVGXkeSoXqJi3cK3f_v0RI_nnq-VP3YZC93lVm6sSd9AWQn9YvjjkAADgR8JVjKThDV3/s2048/4-Caramel_Steamed_Fruit_Cake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="2048" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxOZ_hGVAwO_nmqS_ygC5GAi0JAVvEWF1ChAd_8lOM7pgTOZ4xGIuYlBY0eyJ8ncztaxcmSO7cVGXkeSoXqJi3cK3f_v0RI_nnq-VP3YZC93lVm6sSd9AWQn9YvjjkAADgR8JVjKThDV3/s320/4-Caramel_Steamed_Fruit_Cake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Someone born after 1913, who didn’t want to bake their own fruitcake, was fortunate to live in the modern age of mail-order. That’s when fruitcakes began zipping through the US mail.<br /><br />Manitou Springs, Colorado, has hosted the Great Fruitcake Toss in early January since 1995. “We encourage the use of recycled fruitcakes,” says Leslie Lewis of the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce. “The all-time Great Fruitcake Toss record is 1,420 feet, set in January 2007 by a group of eight Boeing engineers who built the ‘Omega 380,’ a mock artillery piece fueled by compressed air pumped by an exercise bike.” If you don't have a fruitcake, you can “rent” one to toss.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IvUudRdFC7E" width="320" youtube-src-id="IvUudRdFC7E"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUudRdFC7E">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUudRdFC7E</a></p><p>There are a whole host of countries who have had fruitcake in some form dating back centuries. The ingredients have changed down through the ages and from continent to continent. Fruitcake varies in color from very pale to almost black.<br /><br />In the US, fruitcake is associated with Christmas, but around the world and throughout history it has been not only for Christmas, but as a traditional wedding cake, for Easter, Halloween, New Years, as well as a year ‘round treat. Did I just call fruitcake a treat?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyI5YNgPSTettqaDe3S6C2daz0v6PyZwRENgW43SenNGaYqmgdguqCUjccG6j4Gw0gHMZ9UbGArUX1VhG1006FBgYkSZ1YHBR_6kOl0kzaLRsDMpioX_S8UMgIbeSWhDmTHa8LTXvWaGr/s2048/5-Christmas_cake_%25288369363664%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyI5YNgPSTettqaDe3S6C2daz0v6PyZwRENgW43SenNGaYqmgdguqCUjccG6j4Gw0gHMZ9UbGArUX1VhG1006FBgYkSZ1YHBR_6kOl0kzaLRsDMpioX_S8UMgIbeSWhDmTHa8LTXvWaGr/s320/5-Christmas_cake_%25288369363664%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Some countries call it fruitcake, others simply call it cake, plum cake, or a sweet bread. Many nations have their own special name for them; Pan de Pascua, Stollen, Brambrack, Panforte, Bolo Rei, and Cozonac to name a few.<br /><br />The method of preserving fruit by soaking it in successively greater concentrations of heated sugar has been know to cultures such as Ancient China and Ancient Mesopotamia. By the early 19th century, the typical fruitcake recipe was heavy with candied fruit such as citrus peel, pineapples, plums, dates, pears, and cherries.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiga9FoIrJJnpzbZjPT7pJWPA6pYsNqcyDCb0_tLgD0_53Ny47qti01gxAeotzU2j3bt6GbAASnWZ8U9dfO81avrF0h-6mouPHN2J22FdodcSoDhm6fOwnrmzukXrkRh6Yp7gX7NbPT8TuZ/s2048/6-Traditional_Fruit_Cake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="2048" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiga9FoIrJJnpzbZjPT7pJWPA6pYsNqcyDCb0_tLgD0_53Ny47qti01gxAeotzU2j3bt6GbAASnWZ8U9dfO81avrF0h-6mouPHN2J22FdodcSoDhm6fOwnrmzukXrkRh6Yp7gX7NbPT8TuZ/s320/6-Traditional_Fruit_Cake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>To lengthen the shelf life of a fruitcake, one need only to wrap the cake in an alcohol soaked linen before storing. A family in Tecumseh, Michigan has done just this. Their heirloom fruitcake was baked in 1878. Fruitcake was often made to be eaten the following year. That’s one way to get a jump-start on holiday baking. Some claim that “aged” fruitcake tastes better. Hmm. In 2003, Jay Leno sampled the 125-year-old Michigan fruitcake on The Tonight Show. I don’t think I would be that brave.<br /><br />In 2017, the Antarctic Heritage Trust discovered a 106-year-old fruitcake, described as being in “excellent condition” and “almost” edible. I wonder what the qualifications are for condition and edibility. Did someone taste it to figure out it was safe to eat? Some would likely say that fresh-out-of-the-oven fruitcakes aren’t edible.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchYDj7b2m4RGA_WKUVKH3UtAtOcHEhyaI7m4sjqR8CEAQSpT5twvur_u2ZVBtCGBeEtx6rMMjtAdisegGzcQAZQ1wiLlbnNP4UH9d9-a67x9dOHnZUw_IaxNA3wwgFlg_xJAcuDTT3iYo/s2048/7-Traditional_English_Fruitcake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="2048" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchYDj7b2m4RGA_WKUVKH3UtAtOcHEhyaI7m4sjqR8CEAQSpT5twvur_u2ZVBtCGBeEtx6rMMjtAdisegGzcQAZQ1wiLlbnNP4UH9d9-a67x9dOHnZUw_IaxNA3wwgFlg_xJAcuDTT3iYo/s320/7-Traditional_English_Fruitcake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>What kind of heirlooms have been passed down in your family? Any fruitcakes in your family’s treasures?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q6L5QT1?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">The QUILTING CIRCLE Series </span></b></span></span></a><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">Historical
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">.</span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Her other novels include </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</i></a>,</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span>
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and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
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</div>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-31794608897821986552022-11-22T00:30:00.105-08:002022-11-22T00:30:00.175-08:00Tuesday Tidbits: UNDER CONTRACT!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYAErg7I6oSHDJK2xDDAMOYrb0KSHm9fqjHbtd4A4eVd7rWPHY3emvoHfzMfc8ptpqhePq6yDbczAShmbHcNwcWZOfiszLTSuFRzmEEkNZbDG2v4vjikLlHkrNM0XtCZ4_M0_6bxm1c6quG5Stgs1-VVg1iI4KNjsVWIcnxK-D-Lz6kBUGwzkKGsnXQ/s758/800px-Hoard_of_ancient_gold_coins.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="758" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYAErg7I6oSHDJK2xDDAMOYrb0KSHm9fqjHbtd4A4eVd7rWPHY3emvoHfzMfc8ptpqhePq6yDbczAShmbHcNwcWZOfiszLTSuFRzmEEkNZbDG2v4vjikLlHkrNM0XtCZ4_M0_6bxm1c6quG5Stgs1-VVg1iI4KNjsVWIcnxK-D-Lz6kBUGwzkKGsnXQ/s320/800px-Hoard_of_ancient_gold_coins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I’m so excited to have signed a contract</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> for my novel titled <i>FRUIT JAR TREASURE</i>.</span></span><br /><div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">A young woman, wanting to dig up a new life, clashes with a landowner who could bury her dream forever.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span><br /></i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Washington State, Summer 1901</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Discontented,
Jessica Smoak must get out of her brother’s home and away from her
overbearing sister-in-law. She corresponds with a woman who allegedly
has gold-filled jars buried on her property, that no one has been able
to locate for decades. The woman agrees to a fifty/fifty split. Jessica
isn’t afraid of a little hard work to secure a new life.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Shaun
MacLaurin is a bookkeeper for a local business as well as caring for
his wheelchair-bound mother. They are barely scraping by. He doesn’t
believe in the legendary treasure. Though his mother’s heart is in
turning their home into a boarding house, he considers selling before
the bank takes it out from under them.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">As
Jessica digs into the past to secure her future, will Shaun bury her
dreams? Or will Jessica’s crusade to find fictitious treasure quell
their budding romance?</span></span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br />Besides loving a good treasure hunt, I’ve named my heroine and hero after my daughter and son-in-law. <i>FRUIT JAR TREASURE</i>
will be released the first month of book club. I’m excited to be
writing for this new publisher. Not only do I like her publishing
philosophy, but she is a good friend.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Desert Bloom Publishing is a new book club featuring historical Christian romances. Readers receive two historical Christian romances a month in audiobook, e-book, or paperback format. They are written by different authors and are set in different times. Each story contains a unique historical tidbit. The first release is expected January 2024. You can help get this club going by becoming a Founding Member.<br /><a href="https://desertbloombooks.com/">https://desertbloombooks.com/</a><br />You can get a free book in e-book or audiobook format to see what the excitement is all about.<br /><a href="https://desertbloombooks.com/free-book/">https://desertbloombooks.com/free-book/</a></span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzq5wK048UfqXV7fp3nEqFdJCTgNpo83137LZrvC6GaWGAKlgA2CiIEIDYfkjHiLd_KPgWwK7CCnSnREUXghLTepfS0OwSowU-4jZHh7x_8FvwITzoy4hcwy7uZuISiBXHJ_HKzhN7oOAqHo4CEiXOVa12Dw11fZbG89SNrPIEE2jFfybiuBzrdJ9Pw/s940/DB-Introducing%20Desert%20Bloom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzq5wK048UfqXV7fp3nEqFdJCTgNpo83137LZrvC6GaWGAKlgA2CiIEIDYfkjHiLd_KPgWwK7CCnSnREUXghLTepfS0OwSowU-4jZHh7x_8FvwITzoy4hcwy7uZuISiBXHJ_HKzhN7oOAqHo4CEiXOVa12Dw11fZbG89SNrPIEE2jFfybiuBzrdJ9Pw/s320/DB-Introducing%20Desert%20Bloom.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">When signing up, please use my referral code [<b>REF6YZZZJRQZ5</b>] for a discount on a 6-month or year subscription.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCJxkg4GdXefkLQVm2EA33FMYkDljQqNJgbZJn9z3Zkc8LODOgfjG-xaLaxOAvWPtCFrow-op2Iqyw2AyEEICsIyz6YZzmSX3-mB8WTh3HlqHW5i5wdIAyW2VuEKpH-oN71OvVn6GV9nK_Z88vUsFh5yRZgO-otRncLZ-gwQzbXvPoBZer1AUEc5aQA/s940/DB-Free%20E-Book%20FB%20Image%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCJxkg4GdXefkLQVm2EA33FMYkDljQqNJgbZJn9z3Zkc8LODOgfjG-xaLaxOAvWPtCFrow-op2Iqyw2AyEEICsIyz6YZzmSX3-mB8WTh3HlqHW5i5wdIAyW2VuEKpH-oN71OvVn6GV9nK_Z88vUsFh5yRZgO-otRncLZ-gwQzbXvPoBZer1AUEc5aQA/s320/DB-Free%20E-Book%20FB%20Image%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">As stated above, my publisher is offering a free historical Christian romance to get people interested in a new and exciting club. It’s a novella length story (106 pages, Audio 3hrs 13 min) centered about the first women’s rights conference in Seneca Falls, New York.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><i>FREEING ANNA</i><br /></span></span><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">1848, Seneca Falls, New York. Confined by her era, a suffragette must choose between her freedom and her heart.</span></span></div></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br />Anna Carlson would be a lawyer if she hadn’t been born a woman. Society expects her to marry, but only a fool would give up her identity to a man. Inventor, Isaac Jennings, lives for his research. He’s learned the hard way to stay clear of women. Isaac and Anna form an unlikely alliance to file his patent application. Will he win a patent on her heart in the process?</span></span></div><div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://desertbloombooks.com/free-book/">https://desertbloombooks.com/free-book/</a></span></span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br />HAPPY READING!!!<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q6L5QT1?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">The QUILTING CIRCLE Series </span></b></span></span></a><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">Historical
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& WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects are turning in her
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fancy French lady, Geneviève, steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s
arms.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">.</span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Her other novels include </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</i></a>,</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span>
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</div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-65138704301250943262022-11-08T00:30:00.001-08:002022-11-08T00:30:00.174-08:00Tuesday Tidbits: BAILOUT! WWII SURVIVAL GEAR<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNv8ameuU0KiLx4RZ1d_mING1oZ4qcxFVcEbVigosy10YGvww9qEnfSJwfTyskXc8lrAjr2YKNsDa-NRoPo_AqULiehavPGio-4cxjukdYbZJDDcEZepPbfu_CW0FVsUdm9wwK3su52-k3gtx32Oxip1L2yHJqv2YNUToe_EmojXnarJdoxJlvBi6lyA=s2975" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2975" data-original-width="2360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNv8ameuU0KiLx4RZ1d_mING1oZ4qcxFVcEbVigosy10YGvww9qEnfSJwfTyskXc8lrAjr2YKNsDa-NRoPo_AqULiehavPGio-4cxjukdYbZJDDcEZepPbfu_CW0FVsUdm9wwK3su52-k3gtx32Oxip1L2yHJqv2YNUToe_EmojXnarJdoxJlvBi6lyA=s320" width="254" /></a></p><p>A WWII military pilot flying over large bodies of water needed to be prepared to survive in the air, on land, and in the water, which required a lot of equipment. One thing that surprised me in my research was the amount of gear a pilot needed to wear and still fit into the cockpit of a fighter plane and other military aircraft. They, of course, had their A4 flight suit with some underclothing beneath it, B5 leather helmet, and A6 flying boots.</p><p>The last thing an airman wanted to do was abandon a plane far up in the sky, especially over water. When the circumstances required bailing out, the items worn were in the order the flight crew member would need them after bailing out. The first and most obvious piece of survival gear was a parachute. With the huge amount of silk fabric in the canopy of the chute, the canvas pack it is stored in, and the harness to strap it to a body, the whole kit and caboodle weighed in at roughly thirty-one pounds. The open canopy of the chute measured twenty-eight feet in diameter on the underside. It would slow the wearer from 120 mph down to 13 mph depending on various factors such as body weight and atmospheric conditions.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUAUzXHhxgY9tw4ba-tv30I1EzxXs904EqJ2y_Kzes6OnE6DOp_2j5ot5OTjSziUTSUQHGDiBLBZXtuidgR4axcjx0f8NVZ_xJISql65E6v2JwZlF3WcLNV5Hv1X7KjwdsggMIJT_6pUhSUB-5v_7iHkWd5Musz3qVbpwgRy1qWCvsLky3oU5WkdDF_w=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1800" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUAUzXHhxgY9tw4ba-tv30I1EzxXs904EqJ2y_Kzes6OnE6DOp_2j5ot5OTjSziUTSUQHGDiBLBZXtuidgR4axcjx0f8NVZ_xJISql65E6v2JwZlF3WcLNV5Hv1X7KjwdsggMIJT_6pUhSUB-5v_7iHkWd5Musz3qVbpwgRy1qWCvsLky3oU5WkdDF_w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Once aloft over water, a pilot needed to time the releasing of his parachute precisely. Too soon, and he would drop into the water while his chute drifted away. Too late, and it could come down on top of him in the water, potentially pulling him under. There were two goals regarding the chute: first, to release it so as not to get tangle up in the bountiful fabric, and second, to still able to salvage the chute. Why would that matter, you might wonder? It could be an excellent source of shade once inside the little one-man life raft or become a makeshift sail.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiZLN0EVHnR-UO2ill9gtWul6ze_GFchZuje9-vAVRU0qJYL6TMvEzQkA5E0D0coJ9MaE8b9NC9V_0sAolPdiTmzfcR7omcQ_sDfw7t15d4tm-BvOn8PnJ3U2DrqRHRKmFt5_rKetFeQ1IQE0McdXNk3SKrjLjkn-sIAlZVFmartl1mppM1Jb2yRbPIg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiZLN0EVHnR-UO2ill9gtWul6ze_GFchZuje9-vAVRU0qJYL6TMvEzQkA5E0D0coJ9MaE8b9NC9V_0sAolPdiTmzfcR7omcQ_sDfw7t15d4tm-BvOn8PnJ3U2DrqRHRKmFt5_rKetFeQ1IQE0McdXNk3SKrjLjkn-sIAlZVFmartl1mppM1Jb2yRbPIg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Underneath the parachute came the B-4 Mae West life vest. So named because, when inflated, it resembled the buxom actress, popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and into the 1950s. Once the pilot was in the water—chute off, but in tow—he would work the two CO2 canisters on his life vest, one to inflate each side. The Mae West was also equipped with a rubber hose to inflate it manually if necessary.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtEKu_GxAdCAKnhxycIo_GJlINUUueHLO1wfkIZPsDmm9L1kSFMFqfdF1lkqkv4ejNmmwdDyxQtnvN7aod7OeivFIUDpOUEt9uepsxpU1tB6dRVHCU2u8msfi6EK_i9sZiwxnk4j6v5hAt1tT8VyRztReXlL4gteN2QoX219yRQUVY8E94HkKEwjltIg=s4946" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4946" data-original-width="3615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtEKu_GxAdCAKnhxycIo_GJlINUUueHLO1wfkIZPsDmm9L1kSFMFqfdF1lkqkv4ejNmmwdDyxQtnvN7aod7OeivFIUDpOUEt9uepsxpU1tB6dRVHCU2u8msfi6EK_i9sZiwxnk4j6v5hAt1tT8VyRztReXlL4gteN2QoX219yRQUVY8E94HkKEwjltIg=s320" width="234" /></a></div><p>The next order of business was getting out of the water, which could be shark infested. The C1 survival vest was worn under the Mae West, but accessible, and contained—among other things—a life raft. All twelve square feet of it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYKpnYqDAEANptFSoEyfclqOUsd3QeLWGhDB3hgtoBrzxKLMq6vPCT_JuDf_8XRgAa0MW5mkghVTaYwjdGUjCZSFkZD16KUUjcJHN8ME80VU9EFw4DOSDt8pb3md1mFVAwSfUGWFcjvb2NfWL-NiAlsEM7xLSulfbxu45rYSlxmhmOBXzxm3hBrvMW0Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="800" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYKpnYqDAEANptFSoEyfclqOUsd3QeLWGhDB3hgtoBrzxKLMq6vPCT_JuDf_8XRgAa0MW5mkghVTaYwjdGUjCZSFkZD16KUUjcJHN8ME80VU9EFw4DOSDt8pb3md1mFVAwSfUGWFcjvb2NfWL-NiAlsEM7xLSulfbxu45rYSlxmhmOBXzxm3hBrvMW0Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>This C1 housed more than thirty items: everything from an inflatable one-man lifeboat with hand paddles, emergency rations, matches, fishing kit, sewing kit, first aid kit, signal flares, fire starting tabs, matches, water purification tablets, knife, .45 caliber pistol with bullets, toilet paper, sun goggles, signaling mirror, compass, collapsible canteen, insect repellent, smelling salts, and more.</p><p>I found the following WWII military training video (titled Castaway) highly entertaining. It reminded me of my childhood, not in content but in style. People of a certain age and older might remember The Wonderful World of Disney wildlife shows with narration from a bygone era. The narration in this video reminds me of those.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FAeUIU-KG-Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="FAeUIU-KG-Q"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">CASTAWAY U.S. NAVY WORLD WAR II SURVIVAL FILM PART 1</p><p style="text-align: center;">(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAeUIU-KG-Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAeUIU-KG-Q</a>)<br /></p><p>WWII parachutes, survival gear, and persevering after ditching in the ocean were some of the myriad of topics I researched while writing Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War. My heroine needed all of this survival gear, which is a lot of weight on my little 5’2” plucky WASP.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII-ebook/dp/B09FP8Y3G8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630906313&sr=1-1</a><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q6L5QT1?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">The QUILTING CIRCLE Series </span></b></span></span></a><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">Historical
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single mother’s past cost Lily the man she loves?</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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& WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects are turning in her
favor, a family scandal derails her dreams.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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Winner& WRMA Finalist*– Nicole heads down the mountain to fetch herself a
husband. Can she learn to be enough of a lady to snag the handsome rancher?</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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fancy French lady, Geneviève, steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s
arms.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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calling for love? </span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8DZMZJG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></a><span face=""georgia",sans-serif">.</span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Her other novels include </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Witherspoon-Goes-Heroines-WWII/dp/1636091563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MRS.+WITHERSPOON+GOES+TO+WAR&qid=1630906313&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i>MRS. WITHERSPOON GOES TO WAR</i></a>,</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span>
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</div>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-81703282399273933892022-10-25T00:30:00.001-07:002022-10-25T00:30:00.167-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: WASP: Women Airforce Service Pilots<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMWN0rB-IGhpUewDDlcTwGJWGkwFj736jpdl8gFG6TqFQD1-fGizqzWlFlkapieZNRv8x9vyUPVKtWyig5sMtd1f1fbRFWbpNF6mFvXT2FgTtQnDC7PaEMtad8ebifW47B2qYtBqLlXbe/s324/01-WASP_Betty_Wall.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMWN0rB-IGhpUewDDlcTwGJWGkwFj736jpdl8gFG6TqFQD1-fGizqzWlFlkapieZNRv8x9vyUPVKtWyig5sMtd1f1fbRFWbpNF6mFvXT2FgTtQnDC7PaEMtad8ebifW47B2qYtBqLlXbe/s320/01-WASP_Betty_Wall.JPG" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WASP Betty Wall<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">In 1942, two independent female flying organizations were created, the WFTD (Women’s Flying Training Detachment) by pilot Jacqueline Cochran and the WAFS (Women’s Auxiliary Ferry Squadron) by pilot Nancy Harkness Love. These two organizations combined August 5, 1943 to form the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) led by Jackie Cochran.<br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpVRYEQ6rW3RpMGlbtlsT7RnrmlRYbsNox3cAia3L5Ms2T7UT59NOzbckVLNcidOUgeottUd7dcERSd_Y4Kq_ouPhTUWdDtPR-y3NZjKBaEGSBxz2N-3yyXef7GIv2JO63kIA_bfxnv8e/s546/02-Jacqueline_Cochran_in_P-40.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="546" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpVRYEQ6rW3RpMGlbtlsT7RnrmlRYbsNox3cAia3L5Ms2T7UT59NOzbckVLNcidOUgeottUd7dcERSd_Y4Kq_ouPhTUWdDtPR-y3NZjKBaEGSBxz2N-3yyXef7GIv2JO63kIA_bfxnv8e/s320/02-Jacqueline_Cochran_in_P-40.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacqueline Cochran<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">More than 25,000 women applied to the WASP. Only 1,830 were accepted into the program, with 1,074 of these skilled female pilots completing the training with 560 hours of ground school and 210 hours of flight training. Many of these women came from wealthy backgrounds as they could afford the expensive instructions to earn their pilot’s license well before applying.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc7LUfr9oQC0uPyCP7ZBzn4MLTn7XDtWCbDptyx1EBo7meK-MIntb3LVZw7ekBP6YPFaWdKdopAkCBXpQGsBxpEpDeXA6Cbaap53M_HjS5c5iii-arq3nqEuqx_qimMqsr9GAiOVRdlw-/s981/03-Wasps2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="981" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc7LUfr9oQC0uPyCP7ZBzn4MLTn7XDtWCbDptyx1EBo7meK-MIntb3LVZw7ekBP6YPFaWdKdopAkCBXpQGsBxpEpDeXA6Cbaap53M_HjS5c5iii-arq3nqEuqx_qimMqsr9GAiOVRdlw-/s320/03-Wasps2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WASPs</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">These patriotic brave ladies became the first women to fly American military aircraft, taking off from 126 airbases across the U.S. to relocate combat aircraft. They flew 80% of the ferrying missions and piloted just about every type of U.S. military aircraft used by the military during WWII. WASPs delivered over 12,000 aircraft and freed around 900 male pilots for combat duty. They flew over sixty million miles.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZySUhqOTBPMtdKZUGawerusG_3gH83JbIayzVbhStrFKtER63eoBkeAROhqVpVsv6zYbjxHw-BsFvDfKuvGo3F2D67UD-KPo4TkUR_yyMM1shvIh2I-zdZ2M7Ir-M4-9k4KBkUD6mFLK/s841/04-WASP_trainees_and_their_instructor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="762" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZySUhqOTBPMtdKZUGawerusG_3gH83JbIayzVbhStrFKtER63eoBkeAROhqVpVsv6zYbjxHw-BsFvDfKuvGo3F2D67UD-KPo4TkUR_yyMM1shvIh2I-zdZ2M7Ir-M4-9k4KBkUD6mFLK/s320/04-WASP_trainees_and_their_instructor.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WASP trainees with instructor<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Though WASPs were stationed stateside away from the combat, thirty-eight died due to accidents in the line of duty, and one disappeared while on a ferrying mission. Her fate is still unknown.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiKCYIV881PGY6ouGUc3L9kgsr7g4t82fWxh_TRgOwFowa1nlsYltFJby8oFj2oNSBvrOHBvw3Wq5MzPWetHpnXWVs1kSd293bqe7qRsL9035ia_BawhydpSrNlddZwl7zqc13HzA7FVX/s1800/05-Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_check_the_tow_schedule.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1800" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiKCYIV881PGY6ouGUc3L9kgsr7g4t82fWxh_TRgOwFowa1nlsYltFJby8oFj2oNSBvrOHBvw3Wq5MzPWetHpnXWVs1kSd293bqe7qRsL9035ia_BawhydpSrNlddZwl7zqc13HzA7FVX/s320/05-Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_check_the_tow_schedule.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Besides ferrying airplanes from factories to bases where the male pilots were stationed for training and to be deployed, WASPs also tested aircraft, trained male pilots, were airplane mechanics, transported cargo, and towed targets for live anti-aircraft artillery practice.<br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDOnRJN5SwZJjrySS_Z8Nj2j0Jjpn62t2RuZULEaR7n6AHX5ey47DyRQuACiBv0MJFuqzgmcD9ga-_WugsnyR2Xjw2Y65w-ncXdzMV4xLtD6balUAZ21TWoa4oeSti7w4tq30ka2Mth5A/s2048/06-Deanie_Parish_in_front_of_a_P-47.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDOnRJN5SwZJjrySS_Z8Nj2j0Jjpn62t2RuZULEaR7n6AHX5ey47DyRQuACiBv0MJFuqzgmcD9ga-_WugsnyR2Xjw2Y65w-ncXdzMV4xLtD6balUAZ21TWoa4oeSti7w4tq30ka2Mth5A/s320/06-Deanie_Parish_in_front_of_a_P-47.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deanie Parish by a P-47<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jackie Cochran insisted upon her female pilots having their own uniform. General Hap Arnold said, “They should be BLUE.” The Quartermaster Corps offered 40,000 yards of drab olive wool fabric. To which Cochran responded, “My girls will never wear that!” Instead of outright rejecting the material and risk not having WASP specific uniforms, Cochran along with the designer made up two uniform samples; one in the lackluster olive and the other in a ‘classy’ Santiago blue wool gabardine, which closely resembles the current Air Force Blue color. The green one worn by a Quartermaster Corps clerk and the blue one by a gorgeous French model were paraded in from of the two decision making generals. Surprisingly, they chose the blue one. LOL! Cochran was a smart cookie and knew how to get her way even if men made the decision.<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7r6kn1QKKwRH0oFuMNmDMX0T7VmUK7t_R-nzVrXahN3beqjyJm_KoXPdPmDHzubd_PnfeaqQYhgRbZ-i-mCuDM8e4L9TjfEpZZwlQZjORYOn6ZvWQNhH6nXgQg4ai7XPaMuHtLzgYSS1/s241/07-WASP_Delphine_Bohn%252C_Evelyn_Sharp%252C_Bernice_Batton_and_Barbara_Erickson.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="241" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7r6kn1QKKwRH0oFuMNmDMX0T7VmUK7t_R-nzVrXahN3beqjyJm_KoXPdPmDHzubd_PnfeaqQYhgRbZ-i-mCuDM8e4L9TjfEpZZwlQZjORYOn6ZvWQNhH6nXgQg4ai7XPaMuHtLzgYSS1/s0/07-WASP_Delphine_Bohn%252C_Evelyn_Sharp%252C_Bernice_Batton_and_Barbara_Erickson.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WASP uniforms<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Though the WASP worked for the Army, they were still civilians. They were paid less than the men who did the same job and didn't receive any benefits. They had to pay for their own travel and uniforms.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Fifinella was the WASP mascot. The logo was created by the Walt Disney Company.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj387h2PsUEoUToWyT03MxORjEqxzhRBJnUbQFHe76u0NLo9HuUbvimO2tQM5ub5-EMPLZCozQCazaw0LKB-5asB1XHbcGi0v6vzPv5QHjWz8aml1tm7_6jU1723B8f6CJQtXzaRePsKNHu/s302/08-Fifinella%252C_the_Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_Mascot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="219" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj387h2PsUEoUToWyT03MxORjEqxzhRBJnUbQFHe76u0NLo9HuUbvimO2tQM5ub5-EMPLZCozQCazaw0LKB-5asB1XHbcGi0v6vzPv5QHjWz8aml1tm7_6jU1723B8f6CJQtXzaRePsKNHu/s0/08-Fifinella%252C_the_Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_Mascot.jpg" width="219" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> The WASP arrangement with the Army was terminated December 20, 1944 when returning male pilots took over the ferrying duties. Finally in 1977, the WASP members were granted veteran status.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgra92d4OEFJoKda4dKmBlRA0OljOzUS5UeFRLOkfsV9tcZbaIWaw_vf0cEAaSH6noBq2uUChlGslkV6oacCSPop2Et2hp0DUjbORXQ6nq4Qw8oGASf4imLkeCuV4MFLvDmlxM9ZqoK2qAl/s2048/09-WASPs_Memorial_-_Southern_Nevada_Veterans_Memorial_Cemetary.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgra92d4OEFJoKda4dKmBlRA0OljOzUS5UeFRLOkfsV9tcZbaIWaw_vf0cEAaSH6noBq2uUChlGslkV6oacCSPop2Et2hp0DUjbORXQ6nq4Qw8oGASf4imLkeCuV4MFLvDmlxM9ZqoK2qAl/s320/09-WASPs_Memorial_-_Southern_Nevada_Veterans_Memorial_Cemetary.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Though an individual WASP wouldn’t perform all these duties but specialize in one, I chose to have my WASP heroine in my WWII novel <i>Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War</i> do many of the jobs so I could spotlight several of the WASP assignments.</span><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_M2f0iNekQ9-V6yk3mtXQsPYqbwgIMtGP12bbrJeR-xeD-1qLkEVTjkvoWo49HxhGlo9c5T1CT1MhNlcNKQStbOGgixb54WtJvxU8yfvZ3VOi7dD61bhyphenhyphenkyX2nzza_KAeM5QQamDS5viT/s2048/10-Female_WWII_pilot_visits_Nellis_Airmen_%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="2048" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_M2f0iNekQ9-V6yk3mtXQsPYqbwgIMtGP12bbrJeR-xeD-1qLkEVTjkvoWo49HxhGlo9c5T1CT1MhNlcNKQStbOGgixb54WtJvxU8yfvZ3VOi7dD61bhyphenhyphenkyX2nzza_KAeM5QQamDS5viT/s320/10-Female_WWII_pilot_visits_Nellis_Airmen_%25284%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WASP Betty Wall in her golden years<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p>
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</span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><i>A WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) flies
a secret mission to rescue three soldiers held captive in Cuba.</i></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;">Margaret “Peggy”
Witherspoon is a thirty-four-year-old widow, mother of two daughters, an
excellent pilot, and very patriotic. She joins the WASP (Women Airforce Service
Pilots). As she performs various tasks like ferry aircraft, transporting cargo,
and being an airplane mechanic, she meets and develops feelings for her
supervisor Army Air Corp Major Howie Berg. When Peggy learns of U.S. soldiers
being held captive in Cuba, she, Major Berg, and two fellow WASPs devise an
unsanctioned mission to rescue them. With Cuba being an ally in the war, they
must be careful not to ignite an international incident.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="font-size: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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18,2022, 6:30 EST</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Come Meet the
Authors! Mary Davis, Bradley Caffee, Sara Davison, Alyssa Roat, and Hope
Bolinger.</span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style> <br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"> (Quilting Circle 5) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Will Cordelia abandon her calling for
love?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWhq67ftGFZoWJLMEjxJXTOjgjj1boMeVrUUiTbSfJ6LX3pwzRpRYI8Ggfa8z8TEtGhAqsoD5DAMkoxO_hFU-gkfmblC3eAsvAsUunHq_T8V_NfaRtOHBMX3dlERlk2U66EddAFp5V6Unkg98EbvorI9giciyu1FOErTXISXRP2AqNDEhDtG0cSfJMw/s2557/TheLadysMissionFrontFinal.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="1656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWhq67ftGFZoWJLMEjxJXTOjgjj1boMeVrUUiTbSfJ6LX3pwzRpRYI8Ggfa8z8TEtGhAqsoD5DAMkoxO_hFU-gkfmblC3eAsvAsUunHq_T8V_NfaRtOHBMX3dlERlk2U66EddAFp5V6Unkg98EbvorI9giciyu1FOErTXISXRP2AqNDEhDtG0cSfJMw/s320/TheLadysMissionFrontFinal.jpg" width="207" /></a></span> Cordelia
Armstrong wants nothing more than to escape the social norms for her station in
society. Unless she can skillfully maneuver her father into giving up control
of her trust fund, she might have to concede defeat—as well as her freedom—and
marry. Every time Lamar Kesner finds a fascinating lady, her heart belongs to
another. When a vapid socialite is offered up as a prospective bride, he
contemplates flying off in his hot air balloon instead. Is Lamar the one to
finally break the determination of Cordelia’s parents to marry her off? Or will
this charming bachelor fly away with her heart?</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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</div><p> </p>Mary Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497492306710161750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086599211826085164.post-71442507492009584502022-10-11T00:30:00.039-07:002022-10-11T00:30:00.143-07:00Tuesday Tidbits: HAPPY WEDDING DAY!!!<span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAhfxnK0Sb8t08XU3ZHsYT-7QlezJW202M9Woz5cQDmuCXaC3U_xlZc__cdDHD-FCWqRZYvhPWMn8BGzkyWAHQoh8Oi1uElKbbUk_8TaA441upSTDkj3wQkPCSMDTgRoQuqoeA0movB7k_c2fQ9fMEn87kj2ojm7iTBC2vdIuoP9wQ-srvEtK62ccVg/s1920/Victorian%20Bride-vintage-1229015_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAhfxnK0Sb8t08XU3ZHsYT-7QlezJW202M9Woz5cQDmuCXaC3U_xlZc__cdDHD-FCWqRZYvhPWMn8BGzkyWAHQoh8Oi1uElKbbUk_8TaA441upSTDkj3wQkPCSMDTgRoQuqoeA0movB7k_c2fQ9fMEn87kj2ojm7iTBC2vdIuoP9wQ-srvEtK62ccVg/s320/Victorian%20Bride-vintage-1229015_1920.jpg" width="226" /></a></div></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">A wedding is one of the happiest days of a person’s life. At least for most people, but arranged marriages are something that has been going on since the beginning of time. The thought of arranged marriages doesn’t sit well with me. Some of these are purely to benefit the parents. While others are the parents genuinely trying to look out for their children’s future. I found the first recorded arranged marriage. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">“Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” Genesis 2:22 <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Yep, Adam and Eve was the first arranged marriage. If anyone would know the absolute best people to arrange a marriage between, it is God Almighty. Others in the Bible had arranged marriages as well. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Royalty has a long history of arranging marriages. You couldn’t let just anyone into the royal family. Sometimes these arrangements are for political alliances and empire building. Some of them were arranged from birth. Mary Queen of Scots was five when the arrangement was made for her to marry France’s King Henry II’s son.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCLVuAh2a9Ds0rJh-ymtKW01-OWi5VsReo_uMa3sCfQjpzL45XX3_vqmEKu7mPsSDyD9FEOa9JSUo3wykLPgyQzTX8JABnOJzeMF4p3yzJ1znrydUGVIA4o4MuOn_-qezRmBTlccVwpg3h_0UHgZ-iste3bi6UD4yQzYmdxLfTK1pukxpINfum9sZ-w/s3216/Franc%CC%A7ois_Clouet_-_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots_(1542-87)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="2082" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCLVuAh2a9Ds0rJh-ymtKW01-OWi5VsReo_uMa3sCfQjpzL45XX3_vqmEKu7mPsSDyD9FEOa9JSUo3wykLPgyQzTX8JABnOJzeMF4p3yzJ1znrydUGVIA4o4MuOn_-qezRmBTlccVwpg3h_0UHgZ-iste3bi6UD4yQzYmdxLfTK1pukxpINfum9sZ-w/s320/Franc%CC%A7ois_Clouet_-_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots_(1542-87)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" width="207" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Another group of arranged marriages were the “Dollar Princesses.” These were generally new-money American heiresses post Civil War and into the early 1900s. The British nobility were struggling financially. To boost the new-money families in American society, they made arrangements with titled men (or their families) to be married. There were even magazines listing the available heiresses and titled men to help make matches. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Some well-known Dollar Princesses are Jennie Jerome, the mother of Winston Churchill who became a British Prime Minister, Frances Ellen Work who was the great-grandmother Princess Diana, and Consuelo Vanderbilt who spent the morning of her wedding alone and in tears. My heart goes out to these women and others who are forced to marry.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP7PVrPhtFPOkmAH2nJtN6XxA3ahDOLWuLcEBNpeR0YMG73YKE4Tv6Uz9PabcZDCRue-jH6VWvf5jp6Dsl2cvBHdswW_VziGNQIhRfdAWXR6IU79Nr1xHK0u04Gfl8YvegvJZtSd_nhXwjqSAzTa4XuZ9hY6uQZtpgycjAPTa2HfZLO4fv2SE2KTEIA/s2334/1-Consuelo_Vanderbilt2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="1831" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP7PVrPhtFPOkmAH2nJtN6XxA3ahDOLWuLcEBNpeR0YMG73YKE4Tv6Uz9PabcZDCRue-jH6VWvf5jp6Dsl2cvBHdswW_VziGNQIhRfdAWXR6IU79Nr1xHK0u04Gfl8YvegvJZtSd_nhXwjqSAzTa4XuZ9hY6uQZtpgycjAPTa2HfZLO4fv2SE2KTEIA/s320/1-Consuelo_Vanderbilt2.jpg" width="251" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Some cultures still ascribe to arranging marriages for their children. I am grateful and blessed to not be in one of them. As a romantic and a romance writer, I prefer the falling in love angle. I have been married for over 38 years! And counting!<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-6JvpmpnartHLRmi7Ks7vEkbrXx3X2OEWkmpy_r9uom28uneY1-e1B6F03VW0kmY9n_7Zn0CyhHdqzRIi7IhdRxVPsl98FZIudSkXlwkuNVZUIF6DLS8IXZyfb13LMMEpEi_fLIhV-qY0_XUlj_SdsqBmWYqQAh2gbGG--gAMdeMY6wGNmdCLTdtFg/s848/M&GWeddingPhoto%20DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-6JvpmpnartHLRmi7Ks7vEkbrXx3X2OEWkmpy_r9uom28uneY1-e1B6F03VW0kmY9n_7Zn0CyhHdqzRIi7IhdRxVPsl98FZIudSkXlwkuNVZUIF6DLS8IXZyfb13LMMEpEi_fLIhV-qY0_XUlj_SdsqBmWYqQAh2gbGG--gAMdeMY6wGNmdCLTdtFg/s320/M&GWeddingPhoto%20DB.jpeg" width="220" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Though my hero and heroine, Lamar and Cordelia in book 5 of The Quilting Circle series, aren’t being forced into an arranged marriage in the truest sense of the practice, they are being strongly encouraged. Unlike in book 2, where Isabelle was being forced. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">But worry not, they both have happy endings for couples.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif"><span><span><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif"><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DZMZJG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CFI3B42FH7LA&keywords=The+Lady%27s+Mission+by+Mary+Davis&qid=1659500199&s=books&sprefix=the+lady%27s+mission+by+mary+davis%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif">THE LADY’S MISSION</span></i></b></a><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif"> (Quilting Circle 5) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif"><span><span><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif"><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif">Will Cordelia abandon her calling for
love?</span></i><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif"><span face=""Georgia",sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWhq67ftGFZoWJLMEjxJXTOjgjj1boMeVrUUiTbSfJ6LX3pwzRpRYI8Ggfa8z8TEtGhAqsoD5DAMkoxO_hFU-gkfmblC3eAsvAsUunHq_T8V_NfaRtOHBMX3dlERlk2U66EddAFp5V6Unkg98EbvorI9giciyu1FOErTXISXRP2AqNDEhDtG0cSfJMw/s2557/TheLadysMissionFrontFinal.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="1656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWhq67ftGFZoWJLMEjxJXTOjgjj1boMeVrUUiTbSfJ6LX3pwzRpRYI8Ggfa8z8TEtGhAqsoD5DAMkoxO_hFU-gkfmblC3eAsvAsUunHq_T8V_NfaRtOHBMX3dlERlk2U66EddAFp5V6Unkg98EbvorI9giciyu1FOErTXISXRP2AqNDEhDtG0cSfJMw/s320/TheLadysMissionFrontFinal.jpg" width="207" /></a></span> Cordelia
Armstrong wants nothing more than to escape the social norms for her station in
society. Unless she can skillfully maneuver her father into giving up control
of her trust fund, she might have to concede defeat—as well as her freedom—and
marry. Every time Lamar Kesner finds a fascinating lady, her heart belongs to
another. When a vapid socialite is offered up as a prospective bride, he
contemplates flying off in his hot air balloon instead. Is Lamar the one to
finally break the determination of Cordelia’s parents to marry her off? Or will
this charming bachelor fly away with her heart?</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">The Widow’s Plight</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">The Daughter's Predicament</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Mary
lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven years
and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">MARY DAVIS<span style="color: #191608;">,</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> bestselling, award-winning novelist, has over thirty titles in both
historical and contemporary themes. Her latest release is</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09697JTF2/" target="_blank"><i>THE DÉBUTANTE'S SECRET</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span> (Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #191608;"><span>)</span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Damsels-Intent-Quilting-Circle-Book-ebook/dp/B0874J3R1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+damsel%27s+intent&qid=1588980094&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span>THE DAMSEL’S INTENT</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span>Quilting Circle</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""><span face=""><span face="" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> 3) is a Selah Award Winner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> Some of her other recent titles include;</span><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CV4XDLH/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1525466464&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=mary+davis+the+widow%27s+light" target="_blank">The Widow’s Plight</a></i>,</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: #191608; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQZVNWY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i34" target="_blank">The Daughter's Predicament</a>,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure”</span> in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MISSadventure-Brides-Collection-Daring-Damsels/dp/1683227751/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525041189&sr=1-1&keywords=Missadventure+brides" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MISSAdventure Brides Collection</i> </a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Her-Prodigal-Heart-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07F8WYBJ1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535931983&sr=1-1&keywords=courting+her+prodigal+heart&dpID=51nNbSF67FL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch" target="_blank">Prodigal Daughters Amish series</a></i></span>,</span></span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #191608;">and "Bygones" in </span><i style="color: #191608;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1643520512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i25" target="_blank">Thimbles and Threads</a></i><span style="color: #191608;">.</span><span style="color: #191608;"> She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.</span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of thirty-seven years
and one cat. She has three adult children and three incredibly
adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>
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