Everyone loves Christmas Cookies, right? And the habit of holiday baking is long-time tradition in almost every American family …except mine. Growing up, my mother didn’t do much baking. As an immigrant from Okinawa, Mama learned to cook from my American grandmother. Grandma Bacon taught her how to cook almost every American dish. Roast Beef, Fried Chicken, Spaghetti…that’s American, right?
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WINTER WONDERLAND
Glistening snow, sparkling icicles, and white laden pine branches are everything Mistletoe Village, a winter wonderland, is made up of. The main character Rence and her sister Sandy with their kids, take a wrong turn onto a snowy, thickly forested road. They’ve missed the turnoff to their new home, Grace, Oregon, and that fateful moment in the woods will set the stage for Mistletoe Village.
Christmas in July
It’s Christmas in July, and I’m excited to bring you my Christmas book, Mistletoe Village. It was so fun to write because the inspiration for the main character, Rence Paladin, is one of my best friends. I
The Sunken Isle
Roughly thirteen miles off the shore of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, under five feet of water lies the sunken Isle of Capri. Today it’s considered a shoal, or sandbar. It rests between Ship and Horn Islands and has a sprightly short-lived tale.
A Coastal Preserve
The barrier island is a flat coastal formation characterized by sand dunes and marshlands. Round Island seemed to be the exception when explored by Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville. He named it Round Island for its mound shape. Are you thinking, why not Mound Island? Me too. How fun to be an explorer and put a … Read More about A Coastal Preserve
Petit De Bois Island, aka “Massacre Island”
The more I research these islands, I’m kicking myself that I didn’t do it sooner. I can’t help but think I could have used this locale for the big climax with Carol Scape in Restored Grace….maybe in future Bay Town Book. I tend to go on rabbit trails, and I’ll try and stick to this … Read More about Petit De Bois Island, aka “Massacre Island”