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Music hath powers -
Music hath powers –At one of our chapter meeting we had a workshop where we listened to music and wrote a paragraph or two in response to the music. This was a new experience for some of the members,...
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Manifest Destiny
by Anna Kathryn Lanier In 1845 a magazine reporter wrote “Our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” He...
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Man’s best friend
Man’s best friend Once our son’s grew up and left home, my husband and I got puppies. So now we do agility with our dogs, a Scottish terrier named Smokey and a Pembroke Welsh corgi named Bandit. So...
View ArticleDulcie Crowder Gets Her Man
A miner’s daughter sets her cap for the Deputy Sheriff if a rough and tumble town called Hangtown.
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Walk the Walk to Talk the Talk
I remember a comment a friend of mine made after reading a very inaccurate historical novel. She said there ought to be a rule that you can’t write a historical novel unless you’ve been camping at...
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Man’s Best Friend
Man’s best friend Once our son’s grew up and left home, my husband and I got puppies. So now we do agility with our dogs, a Scottish terrier named Smokey and a Pembroke Welsh corgi named Bandit. So...
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History on Film
I majored in History twice in college. Yes, one bachelor’s degree wasn’t enough, so I went back and got a second. In the pursuit of that second degree, I was blessed to take hands-down the best...
View ArticlePioneering Women of The West
The West was discovered by men looking for adventure and fortune. But it was civilized by women who brought families, schools, churches, and stability to the area. In PIONEERING WOMEN OF THE WEST,...
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Stage Makeup
Now you’re saying to yourself what’s a western author doing talking about stage makeup? Since I’ve run out of historical things to write about that pertain to my current release, Miner in Petticoats, I...
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Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code
I received a brochure in the mail the other day promoting the Cowboys and Indians magazine. Inside they had Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code and it is pretty darn close to the original cowboy code only...
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The Way to a Cowboy’s Heart
An army travels on its stomach. Whether or not Napoleon was the first to say this, it is a long accepted truth. A truth that could be justifiably applied to the cowboy on the cattle trail. The wise...
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Falling In and Out of Love in the Wild West: Courting, Marriage and Divorce
Being we are close to Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d do a post on falling in love western style. Despite Victorian mores, marriage and courting in the Wild West was a good deal less formal than the...
View ArticleTeaching history with stories
Two things happened last week that prompted this blog. There was a discussion on our loop about the lack of history knowledge in today’s students, and I watched one of my favorite movies. The movie...
View ArticleA Walk Back in Time
On one of my jaunts to explore local Texas history I stopped at the Heritage Village Museum in Woodville, Texas. From the outside I could see some old historic buildings. However, the inside of the...
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