The Role of Horses during the Civil War by guest blogger Mary Ellis Many have said that the horse was the backbone of the Civil War. It wasn’t until I began researching my current book, The Lady and Officer, that … Continue reading →
Horse Therapy, by guest blogger Connie Almony My sister is one of those crazy horse people. You know, kind of like Liz Taylor in National Velvet. She’s not a champion rider or anything like that, but she loves the animals … Continue reading →
It’s been so, so cold and snowy here in Iowa–what a winter! After a number of school closings and late starts, the schools around here had a regular day today–despite windchills at -30 F this morning. I felt so badly … Continue reading →
Howdy! Can it really be December already? It sure doesn’t seem like it, with Thanksgiving falling so late this year and our balmy weather. Most years we have snow by now here in Eastern Iowa, but our first light snow … Continue reading →
Meant to post this yesterday, but i spent the morning babysitting our grandpuppy Kobe, and watching over our son and DIL’s house while the carpet layers were there. Afterwards, spent much of a lovely afternoon with our daughter–and during lunch, … Continue reading →
It is so gorgeous today. Sunshine, sixty degrees, but it was foggy this morning, so I grabbed my camera on the way outside to do horse chores. Afterwards, I found myself driving through our beautiful rural area, taking the 8.9 … Continue reading →
Happy holidays! I hope you were with family or friends for Christmas, and wish for you a safe and enjoyable New Year’s weekend. I know many of you are in warmer climates, and I’ve always wondered what the holidays would … Continue reading →
Hello everyone, Sandra Orchard here. When Roxanne invited me to visit and share a story about one of our animals, I couldn’t decide on just one—animal or story! I live in rural Ontario with a menagerie of animals. My blog … Continue reading →
How many of you love taking pictures? I’ve loved photography since I was a little girl, playing in my dad’s darkroom, developing my own photos and watching the magic wrought by cropping and dodging as pictures materialized on the plain … Continue reading →
Lyn writes… Today I want to tell you about an important animal character in my latest book, La Belle Christiane. First I should admit that I’m not a horse person. I love dogs and cats but prefer cats as pets … Continue reading →