Though the tradition of caroling is old, many of the Christmas carols we sing today did not exist in the late 1840s, when some of my historical novels took place. Those that were sung in this time period (with their year of origin) included Angels from the Realms of Glory (1816), Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle or Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (1553), Deck […]
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Woo-hoo! Picked up a couple of stocking stuffers for myself yesterday. I always help the hubs out a little and pick up a few things here and there. It’s a tried-and-true method of getting things I like/want/need and making holiday shopping less stressful for him! Do you buy your own gifts? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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Here’s my first holiday meal for this year — my mother’s spaghetti sauce. Find the recipe in my book “Family Recipe.” Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction about settling the American West. Before she turned to writing, Theresa was an attorney, mediator, and human resources executive. Follow Theresa on her website, https://TheresaHuppAuthor.com, or
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We all know the standard gifts for dads: ties, socks, mugs. But it can be even more difficult to shop for geek dads. This year, I made a list of specific items in a variety of price ranges that I might actually use. Cheap items for my kids to think about. But I asked my
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You never know who you’ll see at Panera’s Bread Company. My friend and I enjoyed a bowl of soup the other night at Town Center and ran into a Kansas City icon. I wonder what dish he likes best? Sally JadlowSally Jadlow writes historical fiction, inspirational articles, poetry, and short stories. She teaches the beginning
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Every year I love making something for each family member. Some years I knit something. This year I made ornaments. The blue one is made from card stock I found in a drawer upstairs. The gnome required a few purchased products–a wooden egg; tiny red pom-poms for noses; felt, bells and ribbon for the hats;
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Even though our black Bombay cat Safa is elderly, he still plays hide and seek under the covers of my bed, for instance, under a chair or in the big box that the cat condo came in. (He mostly ignores the latter.) Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet
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I enjoy reading on cold winter nights. If it’s a scary book, sitting beside the fireplace is comforting. One haunting novel I’ve been recommending recently is The Last Flight, by Julie Clark. Two women, Claire and Eva, are both at dreadful turning points in their lives. One convinces the other they should switch boarding passes
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I love history. But I don’t like learning it by memorizing dates. When a story is added with the event, history comes alive. Theresa Hupp is masterful at her craft of historical writing. Her newest book Safe Thus Far does a great job of showing what life was like during the Civil War in the
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What do you do with your Halloween pumpkin? Make pumpkin bread, of course! Cut the pumpkin in half. Remove the seeds and stringy pulp with a large spoon. Place the pumpkin halves on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. Bake it until a fork plunges in easily (about an hour at 350 degrees.) Let
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