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  • Spring Weddings

    Spring Weddings

    It’s the first week of Spring! YAY!  The snow is gone finally.

    Spring is a popular time for weddings.  Although we got married in the summer, I know many friends who chose spring. They also all wore white dresses – who doesn’t?  Do you know where the history behind the white wedding dress?  This video is a fun little history lesson on wedding dresses – Enjoy!

    Wasn’t that interesting?  Are you getting married this spring, or know someone that is?  Share a little history with the bride to be, and then check out the Spring Wedding collections at One King’s Lane


     

  • Coyote Winds by Helen Sedwick {Book Review}

    Coyote Winds

    By Helen Sedwick

    About the Book: Andy is a 21st Century teen living with an overprotective mother, and disconnected family. His grandfather is the only one who seems to understand; with funny jokes, and stories from the Dust Bowl, he inspires Andy to dream and follow those dreams. But when his Grandfather passes away, without finishing his stories, it’s up to Andy to discover his families past, and learn the lesson his Grandfather wanted to teach.

    About the Author: Helen grew up in New York City. After majoring in English at Cornell, she went on to attend Chicago Law School.  For thirty years she has practiced Business Law in the San Francisco Bay area. She has received honorable mentions for her short stories and recently was awarded second place from the Redwood Writers Flash Fiction Contest for a piece adapted from Coyote Winds.
    Coyote Winds was inspired by her own Fathers stories of growing up during the Dust Bowl.

    My Thoughts: If you’ve been following along this blog, you’ll know I’ve mentioned this before – I love history!  My area of study in college was History Education. Although I never finished my degree, I still love learning about history anyway I can. Coyote Winds is a great piece of historical fiction. With almost a side by side comparison as we follow Andy living in the 21st century, and his grandfather adventures during the Dust Bowl. If you’re looking for a quick book to read, I would suggest this one. It’s a fun adventure, but makes you think about your dreams. Are you living them? Or are you to afraid of disappointment?

    For more information about Helen and her writing, visit www.helensedwick.com
    *I received a copy of Coyote Winds to facilitate this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I only recommend books that I enjoyed and think my readers will also enjoy.

  • Trailer for Lincoln

    I watched part of the presidential debate last night with hubs, but between cleaning, and kids, and baking, I didn’t see a whole lot of it. I did however catch the new trailer for Dreamworks Lincoln.  If you’ve missed my past posts on this new movie, well I’m sorry. Basically, I’m really excited for this. My love of all things history, and the few years I spent reading every book I could about Lincoln, just makes me thrilled to see this movie. Is it November yet?

  • Dreamworks Lincoln – I’m geeking out!

    Dreamworks Lincoln – I’m geeking out!

    Have I mentioned that I’m a history lover? I am. I love it. I could eat up history! Back a couple years ago, I decided each year I was going to pick a time period, and read all I could about it.  It was a grand old plan. I decided to start with the Civil War. It quickly turned into Abraham Lincoln. I was picking up books right and left about him and John Wilkes Booth. A year came and went, and I was still reading Lincoln stuff. In fact, I never did move on to another time/person.
    You can see a snippet of the books I’ve read and still want to read about Lincoln on goodreads (go ahead and follow me there too!)

    So when Dreamworks decided to make a movie about the last few months of Lincoln’s presidency, I got pretty excited. You can bet this is a date night worthy movie for me!

    In exclusive theaters November 9th, and everywhere November 16th
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