When Will You Need Pioneering Skills? For those of you who have read The Duchess of Idaho, you know there's a scene where Grace is both baffled and amused when her grandmother Annabelle teaches her how to churn butter. Annabelle has a feeling that Grace will need such a skill. It's a skill Grace will … Continue reading Historical Recipe From the Oregon Trail: How To Churn Butter
Pioneer Life
Must Read Books About the Oregon Trail
Are You Reading The Duchess of Idaho? Here is a huge thank you to those of you who purchased The Duchess of Idaho, a time-travel love story set on the Oregon Trail. The Duchess of Idaho was #6 on the Time Travel Romance chart on Amazon and #4 on the Amazon Hot New Release chart … Continue reading Must Read Books About the Oregon Trail
The Duchess of Idaho is Now Available
How about this gorgeous cover from Jenny Quinlan? The Duchess of Idaho is Finally Here The Duchess of Idaho, a time travel love story set on the Oregon Trail, is now available. I came up with the title for The Duchess of Idaho about 20 years ago when I was living in Idaho. There's a … Continue reading The Duchess of Idaho is Now Available
What Was Life Like on the Oregon Trail?
Photo by James Lee on Unsplash Daily Life on the Oregon Trail One of the benefits of researching the Oregon Trail is that there are numerous primary sources written by the travelers themselves. Many of the pioneers undertaking the dangerous trail west, primarily women, kept diaries or wrote long letters to family back east. A … Continue reading What Was Life Like on the Oregon Trail?
Looking For a Good Book? Four Reading Recommendations
I wrote in this post about what I'm doing to rejuvenate and renew my thinking and my priorities. Another one of my plans for this year includes catching up on my TBR list--that's To Be Read list in case anyone doesn't know, although I can't imagine anyone reading this blog doesn't have a TBR list … Continue reading Looking For a Good Book? Four Reading Recommendations
Time Travel on the Oregon Trail: An Excerpt From The Duchess of Idaho
Summer is a Busy Time For Me I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. I spent some time relaxing, but I also kept pretty busy. In addition to working on The Duchess of Idaho, Book Five of the Loving Husband Series, I've put together a print and digital copy of Copperfield Review Quarterly, a literary … Continue reading Time Travel on the Oregon Trail: An Excerpt From The Duchess of Idaho
Historical Recipe From The Oregon Trail: Johnnycakes
A Wannabe Food Historian I've lost track of the number of times I've said that if I weren't doing what I'm doing, I'd be a food historian. When I wrote Painting the Past: A Guide for Writing Historical Fiction, I waxed poetic on the charms of cooking recipes from the historical era you're writing about. … Continue reading Historical Recipe From The Oregon Trail: Johnnycakes
Researching The Oregon Trail: The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort in Downtown Las Vegas Visiting the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort I finally made it to the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort in Downtown Las Vegas. I’ve been living in the Las Vegas area for nearly 20 years now and this is the first time I’ve visited the Mormon … Continue reading Researching The Oregon Trail: The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort