tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73472758020050932422024-03-05T05:08:33.369-08:00The Things That LastMary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-30105395711420655572019-01-22T00:48:00.002-08:002019-01-22T00:48:35.092-08:00Introducing my brand new cozy series, a cooking blog, and a sneak peek! <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><em>Hello, everybody!</em></span> <br />I've been working on moving all my Yankee Belle Café recipes over to an archived cooking blog that's easily searchable. It's called In the Presence of Pie and I think it has most of my recipes from the past six years. (SIX YEARS!!) <a href="https://inthepresenceofpie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">You can find it right here.</span></a> <br /><br />So, hop on over and take a peek around. I'm working hard on my new cozy mystery series (book six releases this week) and there are ten books planned... but I never really know if I'll stop there or keep going! <br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0758D2RSH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">If you'd like to check out the first book, it's always free right here. :)</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"> </span><br />
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Kitty Swift travels around the sunny Yucatan peninsula assisting luxury cruise ship groups as an interpreter for the deaf. After a disastrous broken engagement, she's perfectly content to spend her days with her service dog, Chica, and a motley crew of wealthy vacationers. Her life revolves around playing Bingo, enjoying the chocolate fountain, and passing along the occasional complaint about the quality of the bed sheets. On a cruise ship the food is good, the music is lively, and everyone is friendly.<br /><b> Life is quiet, just as it should be... until murder arrives in the night. </b><br /> At the top of a Mayan pyramid in the humid jungle, one of her tour group is found sacrificed to the gods. A clue left at the scene makes it clear this is a deeply personal act of revenge― and the killer may have another victim in his sights.<br /> As the entire tour group is brought in for questioning, Kitty and Chica find themselves in a race against time. A hurricane is bearing down on the city, the cruise ship is set to depart, and they’re sequestered in an embassy house with a vicious murderer.<br /> The only person standing in her way is an enigmatic attaché to the American embassy who doesn't take kindly to all her questions― especially about himself.<br /><b> Should Kitty be on guard against the mysterious detective, or are they birds of a feather in search of a killer? </b><br /> Includes recipes! <br />
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Kitty is sure her streak of morbidly bad luck has ended… until Chica starts to give off her “warning: death is in the wind” signals. Chica must be sensing residual bad juju from the stolen property, right? Kitty tries to placate her psychic service dog because they have only one more day to explore the vibrant ocean life, and the last dive is right where the treasure is rumored to be! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M7BD718/ref=series_rw_dp_sw" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: white;">Book Three is here</span>.</span></a><br />
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<strong> It’s a dream trip come true, until death comes calling in Old Havana. </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MQTJVX6/ref=series_rw_dp_sw" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">Book four is here!</span></a><br />
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Kitty Swift is excited to explore the cozy fishing villages along the Mediterranean coast with her psychic guide dog, Chica. The food is divine, the ocean is crystal clear, and the locals are delightful. More than that, Kitty finally gets to meet Leander’s Spanish relatives. She’s sure that they’ve finally ended their bad luck and it will be a peaceful, relaxing vacation. Little does she know, Death is stalking the warm and friendly community of villagers.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-71106059359875900192017-07-29T23:32:00.003-07:002017-07-29T23:32:32.546-07:00Goodbye to an old series, hello to a new one!Hello, everybody! Mary Jane here and I have to share some delicious desserts I've made recently. <br />
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Well, it's not really a dish but since it's over 105F here, nobody wants to eat real food! So we made this yummy homemade almond milk with frozen mango chunks and a little bit of honey and some mint. DELICIOUS!<br />
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And it's fresh peach season! Our blueberry farm lost most of his crop this year so we were really sad not to have fresh blueberries. But the peaches arrived and we're happy again! <br />
What's growing in your area? Are you surviving the heat??<br />
In other news, I wrote the sixth book of my Cane River series and as much as I love them, I think that might be the last of By the Book and my wonderful friends in Natchitoches! But good things are ahead. <br />
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The very next book in the series is my first in the Seasons of Faith series, called Summer's Glory. <br />
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<strong>Violet Tam thinks she's escaped the boy who made her teen years a perfect misery, but when Silas Black comes back to town, she finds herself falling for the one guy she’s always hated. </strong><br /><br />After his mother passes away, master carpenter Silas Black returned to Arcadia Valley to help his sister run their small farm. He was the town’s bad boy as a teen and it wasn’t just an image. But although the rest of Arcadia Valley has accepted that his juvenile delinquent years are behind him, there’s one woman who can’t accept that he’s really changed. <br />When Violet Tam reluctantly asks him to join forces to help out a friend in need, they discover there is more to each other than meets the eye, and certainly more than who they were in high school. Silas soon realizes he’s in danger of losing his heart to the strong, intelligent middle school teacher. Add in a shocking robbery, an emergency surgery, and a surprise litter of puppies, and the two former enemies must face the possibility that true love was waiting to bloom for them all along.<br /><br /> Summer's Glory is a story of humor, grace, and forgiveness set in the fictional farming town of Arcadia Valley, Idaho. Mary Jane Hathaway's newest installment is sure to delight fans of inspirational novels who enjoy thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud romances that expose the beauty of everyday life and the folly of the human heart. Full of quirky characters, friendship, recipes, and faith, Summer’s Glory is an irresistible beginning to a brand new series.</div>
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<strong>Can the town busybody learn to keep a secret? </strong>Vivacious Jamie Lawson has a lot in common with her first grade students. She’s bright, curious, energetic, has a big heart… and lacks any kind of filter. Her friends laugh about how she can’t help sharing what’s on her mind, but her mother warns her that trouble will find a woman who can’t hold her tongue.<br /><br /> The day Jamie accidentally breaks her best friend’s trust, she finally realizes that what is charming in a six year old, just isn’t as adorable in an adult. She vows that with God’s help, she’s going to listen more and talk less, especially around handsome Theo Delis. He’ll be helping her run the Lawson Family Blueberry Farm for the summer, and it will be the perfect time for Jamie to learn a little introspection. His serious, no-nonsense demeanor is the polar opposite of her gabby personality, and she’s sure he’ll be drawn to her new, aloof personality. <br /><br />But as the heat of an Arcadia Valley summer settles in, Jamie discovers there’s more to wisdom than silence and more to love than mystery. <br />When an old friend needs confidential support can Jamie finally learn to lead with her heart, and not her mouth? <br />A story of deep friendship, laughter, and learning to listen to grace.</div>
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Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-43161378613621857042016-10-07T20:06:00.003-07:002017-07-29T23:17:46.080-07:00Wow! Long time, no post! A monster GIVEAWAY will make it better...Hello, everybody! I've neglected my poor blog because I'm been directing more energies toward my facebook pages, but I'll rectify that lapse right now with a giveaway!<br />
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I'm celebrating FIVE HUNDRED REVIEWS on The Pepper in the Gumbo. Thank everyone who left a review! I really appreciate you taking the time to hit those stars and leave a few words. <br />
And to show my thanks I'm giving away some goodies.<br />
I couldn't decide between Austen...<br />
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Or Louisiana cooking.<br />
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And then I thought, "It's MY giveaway. Why not BOTH?"So, here we gooooooo!<br />
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One "I love Darcy tote" bag. You can buy your own right here! <br />
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One set of Emma by Jane Austen refrigerator poetry. I LOVE this set! <br />
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One copy of Southern Cakes. BEST cake book ever! <br />
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Of course, this book is a close runner-up. You can never have too many Southern Cake and pies cookbooks, right??<br />
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(And if you're more of a pie person, you can find the best of Southern Pies in this little book here...)<br />
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And the great granddaddy of giveaway cookbooks-- A copy of River Road Recipes. You can read the description here but it's an amazing collection of Louisiana family recipes from the River Road area. It's the nation's #1 community cookbook, with 650 Cajun and Creole dishes, including the most basic beginner's recipe like "How to Make a Roux". I never get tired of reading through this cookbook!<br />
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If you can't wait to see if you've won, you can always get your own copy here. I give them out for Christmas! <br />
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Hi, everybody! I've just received the edits for A Star to Steer by and I'm excited to release it at the end of the month! </div>
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Our plucky heroine spends most of her time in a big foam cupcake costume. It's one of those stories where someone has an awesome secret identity, except hers isn't so awesome. Coming Oct 31st!</div>
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And as for us, it's that time of the year. Not grape time, but balloon time.</div>
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We get up at 4AM (some of us are more perky at that hour than others),</div>
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and drive out to the vineyards or the fields. The major festival is this weekend and there will be launches every morning and then a night festival, but today they were filming a move for an IMAX-type Disney ride. It was an interesting experience because as they filmed, we had to duck and run, or hide behind trees as the camera flew by (on a drone). So, instead of just the usual ground crew tasks, we also had to play hide and seek from the camera. Of course, the little people loved it.</div>
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Usually three balloons this size would take a crew of thirty, but they needed it to be small (because of the camera and not being able to hide that many people) so fifteen people doing the work of thirty was quite a work out.</div>
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Here, after unrolling, attaching ropes and the top vent, they're opening the envelope, getting the fan running.</div>
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When it all checks out, they attach the basket and light it up. Cue <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkIWmsP3c_s" target="_blank">Fall Out Boys</a>, except we try not to light anything on fire, especially ourselves.</div>
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We got good exercise running up and down the hill. The second balloon went up and was tethered.</div>
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The third balloon needed a lot of heat to stay upright and out of the nearby trees, which means it needed more weight before they could safely rise any higher. My older boys had to be "dead weight", haha, but they also had to duck out of the way when the camera flew by. Pretty funny to watch them. They looked like groundhogs, up and down, up and down.</div>
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My favorite moment: I was holding the lead rope (which guides the balloon upright as it's filling). You have to be very strong and run whichever direction at any moment and it might be the only time you ever wished you weighed more than you actually do. </div>
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Anyway, I really wanted a picture of the sunrise and so I asked my ten year old to grab the rope... and he worked like a champ! Right before he slipped and got dragged down the field. Fifty thousand cubic feet of hot air will show you who's the boss. We're still laughing about it. (This is also why you wear leather gloves and all your gear.) </div>
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When this book is released, I'll be running a few giveaways for gift cards and a Kindle fire. Stay tuned!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, the post is a retrospective as a bloggy sort of Psalm 148. (It's okay if you don't have it memorized, you can read it here... and then come back!). <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/148" target="_blank">Psalm 148</a><br />I want to go for one last glorious run through my backyard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: normal;">Fresh raspberries. Heaven on earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p> <span style="line-height: 14.56px;">Blueberries from </span><span style="line-height: 14.56px;"><a href="http://www.lampsonblueberries.com/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Lampson Blueberries,</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 14.56px;"> just twenty minutes from our house, up in the hills. We picked over 150 lbs and they didn't even make it to October. Let's see: 8 people, 3 months, that's approximately 6 pounds of blueberries a month per person in our house. Not very much! Next year, we'll pick more. I say that every year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Peaches from one of our two peach trees. There were so many that I had to figure out how to freeze them. Ruthy's peach pie is my next project!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our seedless grapes have finally rebounded from the drought of 2001. Had a wonderful crop this year and about 50 lbs went to a woman who made them into raisins. She bakes panattone for Christmas and ships it all over the US.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pounds and pounds of perfect plums from my dad's orchard. The tree was so overloaded it was breaking its own branches. We must have picked a hundred pounds. My neighbors started pulling their curtains when they saw us coming with our bags of free plums. You can only eat so many...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oops, how did this sneak in here?? We're supposed to be praising God's bountiful goodness. But I suppose zucchini bread with walnuts and chocolate chips is worthy of a little praise. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also had bags and bags of our neighbors' goodies because we live in the sort of place that if you're growing it, you better share. It's just good manners. So we've had sweet corn and heirloom tomatoes and apricots, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm continually in awe of the massive blessings that God showers on us, for no good reason.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He's just that way. And this was a little 'taste' of the way He blesses us out here in ORYGUN.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> (And that pic was taken by Jeff Horner who works at our little hometown paper, the Walla Walla Union Bulletin. The guy is brilliant. Who knows why he lives way out here in podunk east, but we're sure glad he does.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But as winter closes in, I'll try to remember what Mother Teresa said. <b>"Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the memories of fresh raspberries and pears have faded and I'm staring out my kitchen window at the frost on the dead lawn, I'll just reach out and snag a toddler... and give them some loving. (Like this little dude, watching his cookies bake. He stared at them for a long time before they were 'done'.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey, here's a cute one... And he's holding walnuts. Bonus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Better yet, I'll snag a tweener or two. Hey, she looks hug-able...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This one is scaring me a bit. Too many ninja movies?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh, wait. This one really needs a squeeze. Cranky, naked toddler out of the bath stole her apple slices and then sat his naked tushie on her lap. Check out her face. She's thinking how much her life stinks right now. Long-suffering tweeners. Gotta love 'em.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, to ease the transition to Fall, we're going to do what we do best. Make a cake!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh wait, I'm not good at cake. But I still like to eat cake, so I'll make one anyway. I've picked up a few tips over here on Yankee Belle Cafe, so let's go try them out.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I saw Hershey's has a chocolate cake recipe that didn't look too hard. And it's rated BEGINNER. I'll take that as a good sign...</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="line-height: normal;">2 cups sugar</span><br /><span style="line-height: normal;">1-3/4 cupsall-purpose flour</span><br /><span style="line-height: normal;">3/4 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa</span><br /><span style="line-height: normal;">1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder</span><br /><span style="line-height: normal;">1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda</span><br /><span style="line-height: normal;">1 teaspoon salt</span><br /><span style="line-height: normal;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: normal;">2 eggs</span><br /><span style="line-height: 14.56px;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 14.56px;">1 cup milk </span><span style="line-height: 14.56px;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 14.56px;">( we were out but I used condensed, with some water. Am I just like a pioneer woman or what??)</span><br /> 1/2 cup vegetable oil<o:p></o:p><br /><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>2 teaspoons vanilla extract<o:p></o:p><br /> 1 cup boiling water</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, I mixed everything together (really, just like that except for the boiling water and the Hershey's powder, those I mixed separately and then added them) and let Edna do her magic. (Check out that gleaming chrome. Go, baby, go!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think it was Mindy who said to dust the inside with cocoa powder instead of flour. MMMMMM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And then Missy had a great tutorial on when a toothpick comes out clean it means done. Really clean, not sorta clean, with blobs. THEN she said to let it cool completely before trying to pry it out of the pan. (*lightbulb*)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">SUCCESS!!!! And now I stuffed foil in there so the aliens wouldn't mess with its chocolate brain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No, no, no. I have a plan. and it involves real pumpkin stem. So out I go to the porch...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And mix some frosting until it's just the right shade of.... salmon pink. Whatever. Use your imaginations.<o:p></o:p><br />At least the green was okay. And now for the decoration... Because you know I live in a zoo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Uh-huh. Eat your hearts out, ladies. Multi-colored sprinkles dumped on by a 3 year old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And check out that shirt. HE's ready for Fall! Even if I'm not.<br />Even if I'm dreading the six month trek through socks and shoes and jackets and coats and mittens and runny noses and being trapped in the house all day. <o:p></o:p><br />Because it will pass, and we'll have some fun while we wait for spring to come around again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(My friend Patty Jones' pumpkins, straight from the patch! She sold them on the cheap and donated all proceeds to the Humane Society. She rocks.)</span><br />
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Hello, everybody! I hope your summer is going well! We've been traveling, cooking, sleeping in late, writing, eating, gardening... You know, the best parts of summer! So, a friend gave me a delicious recipe for peanut butter and jelly cookies. I make peanut butter cookies about every three years so i was little skeptical on how great these could be. But she promised they weren't too hard, weren't too sweet, and were perfect right out of the oven. So, we had to try!</div>
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(We used our little cookie press on a few. So cute!)</div>
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1 cup peanut butter</div>
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1 cup brown sugar</div>
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1 cup white sugar</div>
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1 cup butter</div>
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2 eggs</div>
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1 tsp baking powder</div>
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1 tsp baking soda</div>
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1 tsp vanilla extract</div>
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2 1.2 cups flour</div>
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Blend the eggs, sugar, vanilla, butter, and peanut butter together. Mix the dry ingredients together, then add to the egg and sugar mixture. Form balls and bake at 350F for six to eight minutes. Any longer and they start to get crispy, which is fine if you want crispy... but these are supposed to be like a PB&J sandwich. </div>
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The smelled amazing and tasted even better! A real treat!</div>
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The morning glory in our garden is blooming. I had no idea this was considered a weed in some places! Here, we try to get the seeds started inside in the spring and then carefully transplant them outside. Facebook friends told me they take over the property in some regions and have to be ripped out! </div>
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And our seedless champagne grapes are ready. Maybe I already posted about it. Well, they're super yummy and I can't post about them enough. Grape season is so short here that we revel in it while it lasts.</div>
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My neighbors zinnias! Really, they just had to be on the post. Too pretty not to share!</div>
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And my polydactyl kitty is helping me with my new book. He's a great content editor! He goes to sleep if it's too boring...</div>
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And have to share this funny shot of our other kitty. He was yawning, I swear, but it looks like he's yelling, "M-om! He's TOUCHING ME!" </div>
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I hope everyone has a wonderful last weekend in August! I can't believe it's almost September already!! Summer has just flown by! </div>
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Hello, everybody! I'm recently back from a vacation and I was so excited to go camping. No, I don't usually love camping but I've fallen in love with cast iron cooking and I was dying to try some recipes. Let's just say nobody starved but we sure were glad to get back to civilization. I don't mean the picture below. That's where we live. </div>
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Sort of civilized.</div>
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I love vacations. I really do. I like planning and plotting and packing and getting the kids all prepped with studying the sights we'll see. But then by the time we come home, we all feel like this.<br /> DONE.<br />
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So, after a good twelve hours (no, it doesn't really take that long but we wandered a bit to get there and small people have small bladders, so lots of stops) we made it to our first destination, a campground on the coast, way down south, nearly to California. (I love these shoes. My friend sent them to me from Texas because they're teal. ha! My favorite color.)<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08JjlrD2QR_wzUI5jqXwj8HbaCDh3XA3kwjSzvyZKab4W0X21IBs8J4SIe7GkTTVuTYn0e2s5_Ubp_Dhydu1AVLSv83S68XckBkwL9_sfiBbwbS3jHZXj6E9WXRPdebYbuObucQWaNp4/s1600/beach31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08JjlrD2QR_wzUI5jqXwj8HbaCDh3XA3kwjSzvyZKab4W0X21IBs8J4SIe7GkTTVuTYn0e2s5_Ubp_Dhydu1AVLSv83S68XckBkwL9_sfiBbwbS3jHZXj6E9WXRPdebYbuObucQWaNp4/s320/beach31.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> I already talked about the yurt, so here is our cast iron cooking action. Waffles, a sandwich, a pan heating for hashbrowns, and a hot dog. (Can't remember who was eating a hot dog for breakfast. Probably the picky eater of the bunch.) The kids loved cooking their own food but it did require a lot of supervision. We didn't want anyone branded.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS2dM-nK3t0_xrOdpx9gLJz4tNogVe4jHteOe3HFo6ou6nxrab0gOLuCqHdNdFC9zzEOfGblRAe9Z1Nm-W0CQJnqPvrL2ETQGtPdr_Gqk-G5dGEO597UBYnR9nqwDjTnyVO9R2vcHUlI/s1600/beach28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS2dM-nK3t0_xrOdpx9gLJz4tNogVe4jHteOe3HFo6ou6nxrab0gOLuCqHdNdFC9zzEOfGblRAe9Z1Nm-W0CQJnqPvrL2ETQGtPdr_Gqk-G5dGEO597UBYnR9nqwDjTnyVO9R2vcHUlI/s320/beach28.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /> My mom has a home on the coast a few hours from there and she brought us this cast iron oven and these berries from their property. YUMMY. So glad they weren't in Arizona! But like us, with the summer heat you look for cooler climes. (This shot is of blueberries, marionberries, raspberries, strawberries, and a gold raspberry hybrid.)<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhveFkxHzgisDGNfE-L9XY1l-Ch73Bk4mLGJuvjvbvfHkyi6On-HK1kGnna-zqvxRNvtoQplaXnHxJrg6a3PQ8dn1mV3VCOci0x1QhImKMrpOA87XpU9BJs30IZBZ2CbT7itRZtop48U/s1600/beach34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhveFkxHzgisDGNfE-L9XY1l-Ch73Bk4mLGJuvjvbvfHkyi6On-HK1kGnna-zqvxRNvtoQplaXnHxJrg6a3PQ8dn1mV3VCOci0x1QhImKMrpOA87XpU9BJs30IZBZ2CbT7itRZtop48U/s320/beach34.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /> And that recipe worked! It was absolutely delicious! Berry buckle for the win.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaS0G49DSce61sLN9D6FX4meXqif2-xuv_mOxRa3rXKdiTzRGLF078-c9fQdnIugsKpt-WjF4LbiGQWDJpSGve5Qfe_jX4yXtOgRl7OR9JA_nkD-wmKsaxBWMbL9V4QNn4cLnmd6i1_8/s1600/beach25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaS0G49DSce61sLN9D6FX4meXqif2-xuv_mOxRa3rXKdiTzRGLF078-c9fQdnIugsKpt-WjF4LbiGQWDJpSGve5Qfe_jX4yXtOgRl7OR9JA_nkD-wmKsaxBWMbL9V4QNn4cLnmd6i1_8/s320/beach25.jpg" width="250" /></a><br /> We spent the first week in the camp, on Eel Lake, with the Dunes in the other direction. There's a whole long story about getting lost there at sunset but I won't bore you with that.<br />
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Let me just say... never separate! Even if a five year old is discovered to be holding only one of his shoes and you let the faster people walk ahead because the five year old holding your hand is slower and it's really lovely with the frogs croaking and the sun setting and the breeze on your sunburn. There's a reason people die in the Sahara and a reason you do not take three hours to stop wandering and start yelling. Enough said. Moving on!<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh5kQ4t8rwfhdowyjK0oXf50ggYNg3rTiHmimeyJ46Z52-PvaHO1Q5mYhGWa3n3uQhevTphmKDl_-TAyxZXN9AFPLIuaT6MWTgg-VnVsuBKp5DFNBEjFuhoPrTJV4do04ygHjeupXaoU/s1600/beach26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh5kQ4t8rwfhdowyjK0oXf50ggYNg3rTiHmimeyJ46Z52-PvaHO1Q5mYhGWa3n3uQhevTphmKDl_-TAyxZXN9AFPLIuaT6MWTgg-VnVsuBKp5DFNBEjFuhoPrTJV4do04ygHjeupXaoU/s320/beach26.jpg" width="215" /></a><br /> After that, I told my husband I needed a day to sit on the beach and drink coffee while the kids played in the tide pools. So I did. He, of course, scaled the cliffs and I pretended not to notice (and worry).<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllixUKCPjcFCa9acZcmF9IZPlqmxwXCRwAOr1FEOoYm-Z0F2prlkSP8LFMMiNmeDbiymKNc1dsyYVOMTINPa6MDXUW52gDOdiM_TVNlrbN3eMhTCMe8Sat9T4Gwb-9aLgy6D-e0YqFaY/s1600/beach29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllixUKCPjcFCa9acZcmF9IZPlqmxwXCRwAOr1FEOoYm-Z0F2prlkSP8LFMMiNmeDbiymKNc1dsyYVOMTINPa6MDXUW52gDOdiM_TVNlrbN3eMhTCMe8Sat9T4Gwb-9aLgy6D-e0YqFaY/s320/beach29.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /> Living in the land of tumbleweeds and 100F temps, I forgot how normal it is to see rhododendrons and other water-loving plants just growing naturally. And moss. And ferns. It was a feast for the eyes. Ahhhh.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVDUFgO1-wn5kGqqI66TUusx0x-XGsWQIafhCcKE4DBcOhHR5kfe9P7-SPVA5gyfPNU4J_UedEuaIdqnDPdzf_whvVki7ZEF3TTn8pWztmtzP-5ZTozRjLOqLtD-BYCYoiXO0pQQDQ9U/s1600/beach23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVDUFgO1-wn5kGqqI66TUusx0x-XGsWQIafhCcKE4DBcOhHR5kfe9P7-SPVA5gyfPNU4J_UedEuaIdqnDPdzf_whvVki7ZEF3TTn8pWztmtzP-5ZTozRjLOqLtD-BYCYoiXO0pQQDQ9U/s320/beach23.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> Our town has a few big trees in the main park. But in the forest they're everywhere. The kids get a kick out of them every time.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4YqgTIJikFof8WKsyTF4hQUfgIJG4K4Es5cjhbBNu2Ev4RxDVQJWJflQdw1KkAeHfKLEBhIqDZaouDsdLbGQxLpp1jLy4XlodYZ1VEbaulTQRwIH6MVa7F_PCl7IdkZifS5KlVeFhAQ/s1600/beach18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4YqgTIJikFof8WKsyTF4hQUfgIJG4K4Es5cjhbBNu2Ev4RxDVQJWJflQdw1KkAeHfKLEBhIqDZaouDsdLbGQxLpp1jLy4XlodYZ1VEbaulTQRwIH6MVa7F_PCl7IdkZifS5KlVeFhAQ/s320/beach18.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /> Speaking of flora, we had to stop at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlingtonia_californica" target="_blank">Darlingtonia Preserve</a>. (That link is the wiki article. So interesting.) My kids think I'm crazy but I keep insisting these carnivorous cobra lilies are cool. I mean, giant pitcher plants that are only found in a few places in the world? YES, we have to stop and look! Also, they remind me of Little Shop of Horrors, so they make me smile.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_bP3CEPUEYFvWIUuspbvHmilVT6y1KJTXY2owIv2C6LpVOXlx3ZgTGMxkgvoISi6kXclR61QnZdRXo3mfap-nMWxGSJhtyOhqzk6TX_oRsrgiSiNEPtsm7-Neo4iA9guqgnDzbNz0cg/s1600/beach24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_bP3CEPUEYFvWIUuspbvHmilVT6y1KJTXY2owIv2C6LpVOXlx3ZgTGMxkgvoISi6kXclR61QnZdRXo3mfap-nMWxGSJhtyOhqzk6TX_oRsrgiSiNEPtsm7-Neo4iA9guqgnDzbNz0cg/s320/beach24.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /> We tried to throw in a few kids but they fought back.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNwGV7OZgzwwtJced_fGBmQ5aAkbi1MZ0y4-O85_7d0ALsmunX0JzoTXXMX4LoNX-aNvp9NZTUZOT33PfxvY5VTQGHobdDQgMcxWfXF8BtLz-tMljv65-HlOKOU5g2jHvdTKVCMoWxNg/s1600/beach22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNwGV7OZgzwwtJced_fGBmQ5aAkbi1MZ0y4-O85_7d0ALsmunX0JzoTXXMX4LoNX-aNvp9NZTUZOT33PfxvY5VTQGHobdDQgMcxWfXF8BtLz-tMljv65-HlOKOU5g2jHvdTKVCMoWxNg/s320/beach22.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> So, we finally said good bye to the yurt (some of us were more happy than others) and headed up the coast to Florence. There's a seafood chain there called Mo's.<br />
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It's loud, crowded and full of tourists. And we love it.<br />
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Remember we'd been living off s'mores and grilled cheese sandwiches...<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jyn2px0sbD5HI32mguQJVl3sQAR9zmoMdWT_Q3ECGqh6bM_9lE1X-ST3RKpIGhn7ik3rc3b7d1inCUyf8VWgaqfLtXqTigaB-ZYtZGBoz00WyWzcQ5ISOkGViNDj0S_mH-i6sBR4i9I/s1600/beach36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jyn2px0sbD5HI32mguQJVl3sQAR9zmoMdWT_Q3ECGqh6bM_9lE1X-ST3RKpIGhn7ik3rc3b7d1inCUyf8VWgaqfLtXqTigaB-ZYtZGBoz00WyWzcQ5ISOkGViNDj0S_mH-i6sBR4i9I/s320/beach36.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.caloriecount.com/mos-slumgullion-clam-chowder-recipe-r1070944" target="_blank">Slumgullion </a>was like food from heaven. We were ALL SO HAPPY not to be camping. OK, maybe the little kids would have preferred marshmallows for lunch but the rest of us were thrilled.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lbN-Nxd-3PNtj1sbd_v7R6KkVpp6j0hMsIeA9Q-lnwCSBxW9YoSenAr7ttxhe2j1SKXMi4unijVPT6o2XeR_RrJUyRIiVvJgw-slJ52nI21WjsZzOXoIplj0ObBwZ1j7r6r6QW-XeAU/s1600/beach21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lbN-Nxd-3PNtj1sbd_v7R6KkVpp6j0hMsIeA9Q-lnwCSBxW9YoSenAr7ttxhe2j1SKXMi4unijVPT6o2XeR_RrJUyRIiVvJgw-slJ52nI21WjsZzOXoIplj0ObBwZ1j7r6r6QW-XeAU/s320/beach21.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> There are a lot of commercial fisherman, right alongside some funny people who dock their pirate boats. I've never wanted a pirate ship, but it's apparently a thing. We met the sweetest older couple who sold their home after retirement and... built a pirate ship to sail up and down the coast. Funny!<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOk8nGw-mZ9KB8aiix15cBGZmsGLyEVPjV6Ard8BlqfKsMGvZ9OpNvwrKatYmrgOJBNonZW-PMH8pTV_fp4TkoNhThmkuF3C7R8LRfdZhIG0AgUrVwW9vEk6VPZ_8OOZO1X03VXUfXyo/s1600/beach20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOk8nGw-mZ9KB8aiix15cBGZmsGLyEVPjV6Ard8BlqfKsMGvZ9OpNvwrKatYmrgOJBNonZW-PMH8pTV_fp4TkoNhThmkuF3C7R8LRfdZhIG0AgUrVwW9vEk6VPZ_8OOZO1X03VXUfXyo/s320/beach20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> Once we made it to the beach house, we hit the farmer's markets. Wow, these onions are much bigger than ours. But not as sweet.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TJXJGk72nqlzsDJRSiFXPtJmRtw5jErF3taZQ07RR3iGujdOX_z1PHBHMX8NeOmbMs6nHQytoQBi12I3ClmavGb2zMhxfBoC6x2lRY6y8FUguE976GmwOMZmSzelyh-f5fvNBYdawtU/s1600/beach17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TJXJGk72nqlzsDJRSiFXPtJmRtw5jErF3taZQ07RR3iGujdOX_z1PHBHMX8NeOmbMs6nHQytoQBi12I3ClmavGb2zMhxfBoC6x2lRY6y8FUguE976GmwOMZmSzelyh-f5fvNBYdawtU/s320/beach17.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> I was loving civilization but my hair wasn't loving the humidity. Good thing I brought my hairdressers! They're spendy, but worth it.<br />
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We met up with some friends and they took us crabbing. We caught lots of crabs... and none were big enough to keep. Which was probably good since I don't think my kids would have eaten them anyway. but it was super fun and ended with ice cream!</div>
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We also steamed at enjoyed them straight, but you can imagine a few of the kids preferred hot dogs. And that was fine as long as I didn't have to build a fire! (Unless it was on the beach. Then I was up for it.)</div>
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We also went clamming but I don't have any pictures of that because at this point, I fell into Yaquina Bay. It wasn't too bad. Nice and warm. I decided to go with it and swim toward the bank until I realized MY PHONE was in my pocket. Ah well... Luckily I'd been sending pictures to a private album on facebook so I had a few. </div>
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We thought we might travel up north even farther after the week in the beach house but I was tired. Actually, I wanted to come home after two days. I missed my desk, my coffee just the way I like it, my kitchen. I've become a homebody. Even though the yurt was doable and the beach house (we've been there before) was lovely.... it's just not home. The kids are already planning the next trip (maybe to Lake Louise in Banff National Park in Calgary?) but I'm content in my little town... even if it is 90F at 8AM. </div>
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<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Only-Through-Love-Romance-Novella-ebook/dp/B00XXOB4GE/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" target="_blank">Coming July 30th, Only Through Love!</a>Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-28807721335196941012014-10-25T02:12:00.000-07:002014-10-25T02:12:01.293-07:00Upside Down Pecan-Apple Pie straight out of my new book! AND GIVEAWAY!Hello, everybody! I know the rafflecopter is still going for the $25 Amazon gift card but I wanted to share this fun recipe. <br />
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So, when I was researching my new series set in Natchitoches, Louisiana, I needed a good cookbook. I asked my facebook friends and apparently this is THE cookbook for Louisiana. It's like the JOY OF COOKING down there. Everybody's got one, usually handed down. It was originally published in the 1950's and now you can buy it on Amazon. Love that! </div>
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Poor me, I had SO MUCH RESEARCH to do. And by research I meant cooking and eating. I decided not to include this recipe in the back of the first book in the series, but it caught my eye and I wanted to try it out. Upside down apple-pecan pie sounds interesting, doesn't it??<br />
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(Shameless book plug: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pepper-Gumbo-Cane-River-Romance-ebook/dp/B00ORLA1AM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414113138&sr=8-1&keywords=the+pepper+in+the+gumbo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f48d1d;">The Pepper in the Gumbo</span></a> which is up for preorder now! I really LOVED writing this book. Sort of You've Got Mail and 84, Charring Cross Road- with lots of Southern cooking and romance!)</div>
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Then this box showed up at my door and I got to hold my latest Austen Takes the South book in my hands! Isn't she pretty!!!??? Releasing Nov. 11th! I have three of these to give away (my sister will beat me over the head if I don't save one for her and the other is for me). Enter in the rafflecopter at the bottom but first... check out this PIE! I had to celebrate!<br />
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Bake at 350F for an hour.<br />
Ingredients:<br />
4TBS butter<br />
2/3 brown sugar<br />
2/3 cup pecans<br />
2 unbaked pie crusts<br />
6 cups sliced apples<br />
1 tbs lemon juice<br />
1/3 cup brown sugar<br />
1 TB flour<br />
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon<br />
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg<br />
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There's Mr. Tin Pie Plate! We've missed you!!<br />
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So combine the brown sugar and the butter and press into the bottom of the pan. This will melt and make a caramel under your pie.<br />
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Press the pecans into the mix and you can make it fancy if you want.<br />
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Put the bottom crust over the mix, leaving a few inches over the sides.<br />
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Like so.<br />
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Put in the apple mixture. Mmmmmm.... <br />
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By the way, these pies (I actually made two) come from the apples from our own trees. But these are special trees. We have a compost pile where we throw veggies and peels and such. My husband noticed a few seedlings had sprouted so he transplanted them into the corner of the yard. I didn't really pay attention to them. I think I noticed them a few times a year. Scrawny branches, tiny little stunted apples, the trees were no taller than my youngest child for years. And then this year, the apples grew BIGGER. I was so surprised! It took seven years for a little seed to give back another apple and even though I'd completely forgotten about those little trees, they were working hard the whole time. I imagine them saying to me now, "How you like THEM apples??" lol<br />
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Put on the top layer an pinch closed the edge. This was a very juicy pie (and actually set off the fire alarm twice) so be sure to set something underneath to catch the drips.<br />
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OK, here's the first pie and it smells AMAZING. But I'm not completely sold on it yet.<br />
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I'm going to attempt to turn over the pie into this deep dish. The entire family has crowded around to watch. (Mostly because I set off the fire alarm and they're huddled together for warmth while the smoke leaves the house.)<br />
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Here's the second pie and although it doesn't look fantastically pretty, there's nothing like hot aple pie right from the oven.<br />
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OK. It actually wasn't that hard to flip. I'm wondering if the caramel burned. I'm skeptical.<br />
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Moment of truth, with lots of caramel sauce drizzled on it.<br />
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And some whipped topping. The verdict was..... *drum roll* The family declares this THE BEST PIE EVER.<br />
And since I usually post a kid pic but they were all outside playing by the time I sat down to write this, I'll put this one here...<br />
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My oldest always reads to the younger kids every night and this photo really made me laugh. At first I thought of Cerberus, the three headed dog. And then someone said it looked like Huginn and Muninn, the Norse mythological crows that perched on Odin's shoulders. Lol. <br />
So there you go! I hope you're all having a wonderful and productive fall! </div>
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<script src="//widget.rafflecopter.com/load.js"></script><br />Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-78211372896477498062014-10-14T22:25:00.002-07:002014-10-14T22:25:20.871-07:00New releases!!Hello everybody!!<br />
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I'm sorry for the lapse there, but I've been BUSY! I just had a new book release, called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Home-Family-Mills-Boon-Inspired-ebook/dp/B00JZFL21M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413349393&sr=8-1&keywords=a+home+for+her+family" target="_blank">A Home for Her Family</a> and I'm sooo glad to see this book finally out and on the shelves! <br />
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And then....<br />
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I also just finished a NEW Mary Jane Hathaway book and I love it SO MUCH! (To be released on the 28th of October!) It's probably my favoritest book EVAH. It's packed full of rare books, poetry, cats, Southern food, books, Creole speakers, books and a hunky, hi-tech hero. *sigh* <br />
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Did you catch that it was a romance written around BOOKS??<br />
Here's the blurb:<br />
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I loved writing this story because I've always wanted to write a modern secret identity story(I've written one in my historical, Purple Like the West). <br />
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You know, like You've Got Mail? But set in the South with lots of good food! As always, the book includes recipes (Natchitoches Meat Pies and Gumbo) and lots of ROMANCE. It's not up on Amazon yet but you can add it to your 'want to read' list <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23353789-the-pepper-in-the-gumbo?from_search=true" target="_blank">here!</a><br />
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So, to celebrate this almost-very-soon release, I'm giving away one $25 Amazon gift card because I know you all need more BOOKS! To enter you can leave a comment and let me know you added it to your goodreads 'want to read' list, OR you can share this post! (It shows up under the "invent your own option" but you know what I mean. And thank you for helping me celebrate!)<br />
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<script src="//widget.rafflecopter.com/load.js"></script><br />Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-58982161785810832652014-08-09T00:56:00.001-07:002014-08-09T00:59:04.432-07:00Food, family and a giveaway!<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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Hello everybody! I'm taking a break from writing a new contemporary and all the craziness that summer brings.<br />
First, there's this!<br />
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On August 12th, a boxed set of historical fiction is releasing and I'm so excited to be part of it! It's been quite the learning curve and I feel so very blessed to have found this great group of historical authors. Everyone has pitched in with marketing, digital art, reaching out to reviewers/ bloggers/ magazines, etc. Instead of doing everything on our own, we divided and conquered! So, keep an eye out for TIMELESS, coming to an ereader near you!<br />
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But while getting this ready, we had another celebration.<br />
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When most of my kids were little, we had this MAGICAL babysitter, Cassey? She came over to the cafe to help me make <a href="http://yankeebellecafe.blogspot.com/2012/10/artisan-savory-pumpkin-rolls.html" target="_blank">artisan savory pumpkin rolls</a> way back in October 2012. </div>
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Well, she had a baby (here she is, chillin') and Julianne is such a hoot!</div>
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Here's Robert, being the best big brother ever...</div>
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He's got mad skills at making the baby giggle.</div>
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They asked us to be godparents and we were so thrilled! Here is Julianne in her baptismal gown. It was made by her great aunt and I searched her out at the reception so I could ask about it. She said it took her ten months and 25 yards of cotton batiste. The petal pattern is her own creation, and it has pintucks, lace inserts, smocking, and tiny pearl button. It was amazing!<br />
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I think is my favorite picture. Sure, the dress looks pretty but look at those CHUBBY BABY ARMS.<br />
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Robert was baptized, too, and it was so inspiring to see the entire family welcomed into the Christian tradition.</div>
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Here's my husband holding Julianne over the font. (I spy a chubby foot!)<br />
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And of course, she started crying! (Looks like Fr. Dave is crying, too!)The water couldn't have been cold. It was about 105F in that little country church! It was way out in the farmland of Dayton, Wa. I'd show you a picture but there's really nothing much there but wheat and farmers and vineyards...</div>
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And peaches! (See what I did there? haha) So, I had these peaches and wasn't sure what to do with them so I went to the source of all wisdom... facebook. I asked my friends what I should make and I got some amazing recipes! But one appealed to my almost (two days away) thirteen year old. So, peach pot pie it was!<br />
This recipe is from Laura Weimer, and it is DELICIOUS. I'm just going to cut and paste her directions because I did it exactly as she said... which is really rare for me.<br />
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They will expand as they cook, so don't worry about them covering the whole thing. Brush dough with remaining 2 TBSP cream, and sprinkle with remaining 1 TBSP sugar. Place sheet of foil under baking dish to catch any overflow.<br />
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Here's the biscuit dough sprinkled with sugar and brushed with cream. It's actually more like a scone, I think.<br />
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Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until peaches are tender when pierced with knife, filling is bubbly, and crust is golden. IMPORTANT: You will need to cover the dish with foil about 1/2-3/4 of the way through to prevent the biscuit from over browning.<br />
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Here they are, half-way done. My house smelled so good I could have sold tickets.<br />
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Cool for 1 hour but is best served warm with whip cream or ice cream!<br />
Each serving: 385 calories/ 13 g. total fat 8 g. saturated 66 g carbs.<br />
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I put on the whipped cream but of course I didn't really let the peach pot pie cool down so it started to melt right away. Just imagine it fluffy and light!<br />
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It tasted sooo good. Like fresh scones with peach pie filling. </div>
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Well, that was a nice little break. I went on vacation, wrote some words, cooked some food, wrote some more words, and I'm finally feeling human again!<br />
Here are a few vacation pictures from the Oregon coast. Rocky, windy, sunny, and not particularly warm. :)<br />
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Devil's Punchbowl.<br />
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A nice stretch of beach you really can't reach unless you jump off a cliff.</div>
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And although it's about 190F here, it's blueberry season and we've been picking until we just can't pink no more. Yesterday we picked 45 pounds! YES.... most go into the freezer so that in January we can make blueberry pie and pretend it's July.<br />
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Also, I caught a bad cold and since it's a Washington State LAW that a person can't go out in public with a cold, I had to stay home. By myself. And whine. *sniffle* But I'm much better now and am excited to announce a new project...<br />
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A boxed set with some other historical authors! This will be out mid-August. :) Stay tuned.<br />
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And saving the best for last..... AUTHOR COPIES OF Emma, Mr. Knightley, and Chili-Slaw Dogs!! Whoohoo! These will be a giveaway in a few days. Shhhh, this was a sneak peek!<br />
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And this is coming very, very soon! October is only a few months away. I feel like I've waited for this book for ages and ages. <br />
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So, that's the update for now! You can always hop over to <a href="http://yankeebellecafe.blogspot.com/2014/07/starbucks-like-strawberries-and-creme.html" target="_blank">Yankee Belle Café</a> and see what I've been cooking. I'm on the weekend crew and I love company.<br />
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Check out this weekend's post, including the low(er) fat Mocha Mudslide Milkshakes!<br />
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This is a super quick (read: super dull) post to announce the winner of the awesomely awesome Regency bonnet!<br />
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JASNA N.Y., Rafflecopter loves YOU and wants you to have a Regency bonnet!! I'll e-mail you to get your address and then the bonnet will be shipped directly from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/163189796/austentation-blank-jane-austen-late?ref=shop_home_active_18" target="_blank">Regency Austentation.</a> (Goodness, she seems like a lovely woman. Or maybe it's just the Austen connection. I don't think I've met a Jane Austen fan yet who is less than wonderful.)<br />
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After hearing all the plan for how folks would wear their bonnet, I'm feeling an urge to get on myself. But as much as I love the green, I think I'm leaning toward ordering a straw bonnet so I can trim it with different colors of ribbon. I'm thinking, if it's straw then I can have pink, blue, green, brown ribbon... Am I right??<br />
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I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day!Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-73340353583305639002014-05-19T17:01:00.000-07:002014-05-20T23:25:58.223-07:00Blog Hop, Baby!Hey, everybody!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(A little Mr. Knightley to brighten your day.)</span></div>
I'm on a blog hop with Regina Scott and we're introducing ourselves to readers hither and yon.<br />
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By spilling the beans on WHAT we're writing, HOW we're different, and WHY we write what we do. :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(This has nothing to do with anything but *sigh*)</span></div>
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WHAT I'm writing right now:</div>
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I'm in the middle of polishing a YA manuscript that I've been working on with Franny Billingsley through a course she offers. (I can hear you all frowning from here! Or, wait... you can't hear a frown.) I know it seems as if everyone in the whole wide world is writing YA but can you blame us?? Isn't it the best genre ever?? I consider it all a bit of wish fulfillment. I get to go back and rewrite myself as a teen. I get to be STRONG and FEARLESS and INTERESTING. </div>
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I know it's not really me, but it feels good anyway. It's a special kind of exciting when I can take a teen character and throw them into crazy situations and they fight their way to a glorious, triumphant end. So, that's what I'm writing right now. It's set on the coast of mainland Japan, hundreds of years in the future and is about as far as you can get from Austen fan fic, And that's okay. We all need a hobby. Some people knit. I put a year into writing a a book that may never see the light of day. :D</div>
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Oooo, boy. Am I different. </div>
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I'm the sort of writer that wants to throw everything in the book and make it fit. Sometimes I can pull it off, and sometimes I have to go back and throw it all out. </div>
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But a friend described my writing like this, "I like salad and I eat a lot of it, especially the kind with tiny cherry tomatoes and maybe a few leaves of baby spinach. If your writing was a salad, it would be ambrosia."</div>
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Ha! I'll just take that as a compliment, whether she meant it that way or not. So, in the romance world of fiction, my writing is the kind with the little colored marshmallows. And the coconut and pineapple and maraschino cherries and pecans and mandarin oranges... </div>
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Maybe my books are an acquired taste, but I like to think there's a little bit of something for everyone. Poetry, classic literature, humor, romance, faith, progressive social values, family conflicts, race issues, poverty and class issues, and hopefully a fire/plague/online character assassination to make it interesting. </div>
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Basically, I'm easily bored. That's why I have six kids. (Kidding!) </div>
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But truthfully, I need a project. I'm not happy unless I'm trying to learn something new. And writing is always new. I will never, ever be an expert. There's always so much more to learn, more stories to tell, more characters to dream up, and more plot twists to invent. It;s an awesome hobby and I've loved every second of it. (Hmmm, that's a bit of a lie. I've never loved the rejections or the negative reviews. Ouch. Owie. Wah.)</div>
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Thanks for coming along on my blog hop! I'm linking back to Regina Scott's <a href="http://nineteenteen.blogspot.com/2014/05/what-why-and-how-i-write.html" target="_blank">post here, at NineteenTeen.</a> That's a fun blog. Wander around a bit after you've read Regina's post. If you're interested in history, you'll be enjoy the posts. If you love history AND romance, prepare for a treat.</div>
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The next stop on the hop will be by the lovely Amy Spitzley over on <a href="http://amyspitz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">her blog</a> and Kristen Ethridge on <a href="http://www.kristenethridge.com/" target="_blank">her blog</a> and Karen Kirchel over on <a href="http://lucie1067.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">her blog</a>! I'm excited to see where this hop goes next because I sense a turn toward the artistic!<br />
Their posts will be up in a week. :) As always- take care, my friends! </div>
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Remember, the post previous to this is the <a href="http://virginiacarmichael.blogspot.com/2014/05/winners-of-soap-magnets-and-earrings.html" target="_blank">Regency Bonnet Giveaway</a>! So be sure to enter for a chance to win your very own Jane Austen-style bonnet! </div>
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<br />Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-50124295108319162712014-05-12T02:48:00.000-07:002014-05-12T02:51:06.023-07:00Winners of the soap, the magnets, and the earrings!! And BONNET giveaway!Hi everybody!<br />
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How was your week? And Mother's Day? I hope everyone had a peaceful, joyous, and love-filled week. As a mom of six kids, I always think I deserve like, a new car or something but all I ever get is flowers.<br />
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Kidding! I loved my flowers! It was sort of a half bouquet from the store, half from the neighbor's garden. (Seriously, it was. They moved and the house has been empty/for sale for a year. We're okay with stealing the flowers that grow in their alley.)<br />
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Most of the day was spent on getting everyone prepared for our state tests on Tuesday. (Shoot me NOW.) As home schoolers, we have state testing just like regular school peeps. Just as much stress, or maybe a little more, since we have to whip these test results out to wave around when people start saying home home schoolers are behind in regular subjects. (True, my kids do have some crazy hobbies that take a lot of their time, but we also keep up on the state standards.) So, if you see us and we're all looking a little wigged out, that's why. <br />
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But this week we also had an awesome experience that we couldn't have done if everyone was in school. We got to be the ground crew for our local balloon festival, the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede! Being a crew member meant learning which ropes to hold, which way to fold the fabric, how to be a human sandbag and most of all, HOW TO GET YOUR BODY OUT OF BED AT FOUR AM. Ugh. Can you tell I hated that part?<br />
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Here's my second-oldest child holding down the gondola (basket) while they get prepared for passengers. It's about 6AM here so she's only been up a few hours, but she's tiiiiired. Me? I knew there was no way I was getting out of bed at 4AM, so I just stayed up. It was fun, writing all night... until about ten AM and I realized that I didn't get to go to bed until that evening. Ha! All those late nighters I pulled in college at the age of 20 could NOT prepare me for how it felt at almost 40. Ugh.<br />
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But it was great to see items close up, that we usually only see at a distance.<br />
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It was neat to see how fast the balloons inflate... just a few minutes.<br />
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I like how this one peeked over the tree line.<br />
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And this one. Almost like a circus balloon!<br />
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Watching the fire so close was a bit weird, but we have nerves of steel in the family! LOL<br />
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We also participated in the "night glow" evening, where the pilots stand up the balloons and then light the burners in unison or in rhythm with music. It's fun, and sort of silly, since nobody is GOING ANYWHERE in the dark. But the crowd loves it and we had a good time being ballast again for when they just needed the basket to hover. (Wait, I sense a theme. *gets on the scale*)<br />
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And finally, Christy M. Rafflecopter loves YOU and wants you to have Pride and Prejudice Ear Grey Tea and Lavender soap! This arrived a few days ago and it smells amazing! Super yum... I maye have to order some for Christmas presents.<br />
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Ok everybody! My editor sent me a pic of the final paper copies of Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits... and I AM IN LOVE. Seriously. My baby is all grown up! So glossy and bright, such straight lines and crisp pages. I can't wait to start sending out signed copies for review (or as a gift for a special someone). But before then... we'll have to tide ourselves over with a few more giveaway. I still have a small mountain of fan art here on my desk and I vowed to be a good Jane Austen team member and not to HOARD THE GOODIES.<br />
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But this whole giveaway thing is just perfect! I get to be sort of social, spread Austen joy, and a little bonus is the fact I can see my desk again. My pile of Austen goodies is getting smaller but there is still MUCH MORE to give away before Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits comes out in paper in July!</div>
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Speaking of which... Guess what I saw!!!</div>
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Yes, it's the cover up on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Captain-Wentworth-Cracklin-Cornbread/dp/1476777535/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398747994&sr=8-1&keywords=persuasion+captain+wentworth+and+cracklin%27+cornbread" target="_blank">Amazon</a>!! The paper copy is the only option available right now (and for pre-order) but I'm watching for the ebook to pop up. SOOOO exciting! Here's the blurb if anyone hasn't heard about it yet.<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b> "A lively Southern retelling of Jane Austen’s <i>Persuasion</i>, featuring Lucy Crawford, who is thrown back into the path of her first love while on a quest to save her beloved family home.<br /><br />Lucy Crawford is part of a wealthy, well-respected Southern family with a long local history. But since Lucy’s mother passed away, the family home, a gorgeous antebellum mansion, has fallen into disrepair and the depth of her father’s debts is only starting to be understood. Selling the family home may be the only option—until her Aunt Olympia floats the idea of using Crawford house to hold the local free medical clinic, which has just lost its space. As if turning the plantation home into a clinic isn’t bad enough, Lucy is shocked and dismayed to see that the doctor who will be manning the clinic is none other than Jeremiah Chevy—her first love. <br /><br />Lucy and Jeremiah were high school sweethearts, but Jeremiah was from the wrong side of the tracks. His family was redneck and proud, and Lucy was persuaded to dump him. He eventually left town on a scholarship, and now, ten years later, he’s returned as part of the rural physician program. And suddenly, their paths cross once again. While Lucy’s family still sees Jeremiah as trash, she sees something else in him—as do several of the other eligible ladies in town. Will he be able to forgive the past? Can she be persuaded to give love a chance this time around?"</b></span><br />
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First of all, these darling earrings by Designs by Annette. I have a few pairs of these (she also does custom orders) and they are just adorable! Plus, they're great conversation starters. You can find out more about the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/94380184/book-cover-earrings-emma-jane-austen?ref=shop_home_active_19" target="_blank">earrings</a> here.<br />
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Next, this is one of the funnest prizes I've ever given away. A Persuasion <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164601422/persuasion-jane-austen-refrigerator?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_query=persuasion&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank">fridge magnet set</a> by FridgeLit! Oh my word... I could play with these all day!<br />
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<script src="//widget.rafflecopter.com/load.js"></script>Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-3587264096298620502014-04-16T22:36:00.000-07:002014-04-17T00:52:50.513-07:00We have a winner for the Austen Art... and a DVD giveaway!Hello, everybody! I have to first apologize for missing all your comments. For some reason, yahoo decided to send everything to my spam folder. (How? WHY??) So, I've just realized that there was a bit of conversation happening over here... and I was in la-la-land.<br />
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Now, for our next giveaway, I thought I'd put up one of my favorite Austen movies... but it's not one of the originals... it's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Austen-Jemima-Rooper/dp/B001PJRAUS" target="_blank">LOST IN AUSTEN</a>. </div>
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Amanda Price is sick of the modern world. She yearns for the romance and elegance found in the books by her favorite author, Jane Austen. But she's about to get a rude awakening as one fateful evening, she is propelled into the scheming 19th century world of Pride and Prejudice while that book's Elizabeth Bennet is hurled into hers. As the book's familiar plot unfolds, Amanda triggers new romantic twists and turns within the Bennet family circle as she clumsily tries to help the sisters nab husbands and even captivates the tantalizing Mr. Darcy herself. But what about Elizabeth...and what will become of one of the world's greatest love stories?<span class="h1"><strong></strong></span></div>
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Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-82358020386201924072014-04-05T21:22:00.000-07:002014-04-05T21:22:05.593-07:00Winner and a new Jane Austen giveaway! Hello everybody!! The date for the paper release of Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits is getting closer.<br />
I. Am. So. Excited.<br />
Seriously.<br />
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For a little perspective, I'm usually sort of like this. But I'm not a cat.</div>
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Or, maybe like this. But I'm not Clint Eastwood. Or an old guy.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Maybe kind of like this... definitely closer. I'm not as funny as Colbert and I can't tell a joke with a straight face to save my life but I just don't get POSITIVELY GIDDY about very much.</span><br />
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But this is me, now. It's sooooo close. I've loved the reissue of the ebooks and am thrilled with the way they're being received, but at heart, I'll always be a book-in-my-hand kind of girl. And having this series in paper ON MY SHELF is making me want wave my hands in the air and give away lots of prizes!<br />
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Which brings me to our winner!<br />
TEISH, rafflecopter loves YOU and wants you to have The Jane Austen Cookbook! I've already sent you an e-mail, so just let me know your mailing address and I'll send it on!<br />
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Now, for the next prize, we're going back to art. This is a new artist I've met recently through facebook and the etsy community. I AM IN LOVE with her drawings. They're so whimsical. She's created a drawing just for us... ready????</div>
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Kristy Zink has the most adorable take ont he Austen heroines and I love how their personality really shines through. So, for the next give away, I'm offering this 8X10 Austen heroine art print. You can check it out in a few more close up shots <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/179961771/jane-austen-wall-art-print-the-ladies-of?ref=shop_home_active_11" target="_blank">here on her etsy page.</a></div>
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Well, the revisions for Persuasion, Capt. Wentworth, and Cracklin' Cornbread are IN! I hope I can share the cover sometime soon. It's GAHJUSS.<br />
I love this story so much, I don't even know where to put all my warm and fuzzy feelings.<br />
So, when in doubt, I just have a giveaway! (Ok, and cook. I like to cook.)<br />
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But before we get to that, I need to announce the winners for this awesome Pride and Prejudice paper doll set. I had THREE (I know, that's a lot, and I even kept one for myself) so we have THREE winners!<br />
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Tina R., Cindy W. and Tarina B.!!! Rafflecopter loves you and wants you to have a paper doll set!</div>
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I've contacted all three of you and you only need to send me your mailing address and I'll put them in the mail. Enjoy!</div>
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Now, for the next giveaway... It's not as goofy, but Janeites will have a great time with this book. It's The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jane-Austen-Cookbook-Maggie-Black/dp/0771014171/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395702942&sr=8-1&keywords=jane+austen+cookbook" target="_blank">JANE AUSTEN COOKBOOK</a> by Maggie Black. </div>
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"Jane Austen wrote her novels in the midst of a large and sociable family. Brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances were always coming and going, which offered numerous occasions for convivial eating and drinking. One of Jane’s dearest friends, Martha Lloyd, lived with the family for many years and recorded in her “Household Book” over 100 recipes enjoyed by the Austens. A selection of this family fare, now thoroughly tested and modernized for today’s cooks, is recreated here, together with some of the more sophisticated dishes which Jane and her characters would have enjoyed at balls, picnics, and supper parties. A fascinating introduction describes Jane’s own interest in food, drawing upon both the novels and her letters, and explains the social conventions of shopping, eating, and entertaining in late Georgian and Regency England. The book is illustrated throughout with delightful contemporary line drawings, prints, and watercolours.</div>
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Authentic recipes, modernized for today’s cooks, include:<br />
• Buttered Prawns<br />
• Wine-Roasted Gammon and Pigeon Pie<br />
• Broil’d Eggs<br />
• White Soup and Salmagundy<br />
• Pyramid Creams<br />
• Martha’s Almond Cheesecakes"<br />
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Ok, that blurb drew me in right at the "wrote her novels in a large and sociable family". That's ME! So, I have my own copy and I LOVE IT. Part history, part Austen dissertation, part cookbook... it's glorious.</div>
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Mary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-32988290257499816382014-03-14T20:40:00.002-07:002014-03-14T20:40:56.830-07:00Jan Austen recipe card winner and new giveaway!!HELLO everybody!<br />
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It's spring here and we've been outside as much as we can, gazing up at that strange ball of fire in the sky... The sun feels SOOOO good! And then at night, the sky is clear again and we can see stars- and the moon!!<br />
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Isn't this amazing? The winter has seemed SO LONG, but we're finally at the end. And we're so much closer to the paper release of Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits in JUNE and Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs in July!<br />
I feel like I've been waiting and waiting, like an expectant mother... except I know exactly what my babies look like. :)<br />
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Ok, time to announce a winner! LUTHIEN84, rafflecopter loves you and wants you to have these awesome Austen recipe cards! I have a set and they really are the cutest thing. I'll have them sent straight from the etsy shop, so be sure to contact me on the Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits page with your address.<br />
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So, you're all wondering what's next, right? Well, here it is! My favorite giveaway so far (and I've loved them all).<br />
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I've already ordered these, because I wasn't sure how big the book was, or how sturdy dolls were... and I was very impressed! It's a magazine sized book, with nice, thick pages and bright colors!<br />
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Do you all know what's better than a Pride and Prejudice paper doll book?<br />
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I mean, besides Brown Sugar Pound Cake with Quick Caramel Glaze, which I've shared over on the recipe site <a href="http://yankeebellecafe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Yankee Belle Cafe</a>. I'm there every Wednesday and the occasional weekend, and most of the time what I'm cooking is edible. No guarantees, but I try.<br />
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So, what's BETTER than Pride and Prejudice paper doll book? THREE Pride and Prejudice paper doll books! I suppose I could space them out a bit, but I think I'm running out of weeks, and still have LOTS of prizes, so I'm going to start doubling up. Enter early and often, and if your name comes up twice, you'll get two! One for you and one for a friend... or two for you, if you're greedy like that.<br />
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Did anybody watch Austenland? Did you LLURRRRRRV it? Or just like it a lot? I liked it, loved JJ Feilds but I thin I'm still a BBC gal.<br />
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I love being able to announce a winner but what's better is being able to announce FOUR WINNERS!<br />
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Now, all giveaways have been sent or ordered at this point so if you haven't received your goodies, just be patient a little while longer. The teacups will need some tender loving care, so they won't be mailed until later this week (because I need to find the perfect little boxes to ensure their survival through the postal system).<br />
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NOW, for the next giveaway! (You thought I was kidding when I said I had oodles and oodles of Austen gifts, didn't you? HA!)<br />
As a foodie (or as the French say, <i>une gastronome) </i>I horde cookbooks like a film buff collects movies. I love them vintage, modern, ethnic, short, oversized, sassy, serious, and everything in between. Why? Because I like to cook! (I hope there's not another 'why' waiting, because that should be obvious: I love to EAT.)<br />
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This next giveaway is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/175389383/jane-austen-recipe-cards-darcy-quote-i?ref=related-1" target="_blank">a dozen Jane Austen recipe cards</a> on heavy notepaper. I have a set of these and they're just darling, but yours will come straight from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/lacegrl130?ref=l2-shop-info-name" target="_blank">Dorothy Jane</a>, which a wonderful little etsy shop. (I'm currently smitten with her blue <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/121813549/spring-bird-nest-tags-assorted-shabby?ref=shop_home_active_14" target="_blank">bird nest tags</a> but have absolutely no reason to buy them. Note to self: find purpose for delightful gift tags even though all upcoming birthdays are for males over the age of 10.)<br />
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Now, these recipe cards might just come in very handy with the NEXT few rounds of giveaways. *hint hint*<br />
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Oh, forget about the hinting! Here's a sneak peak at what we have in store!<br />
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WHOOHOOO! Look at all those fun books: Southern Cakes, Southern Pies, A Jane Austen Cookbook and Pride and Prejudice paper dolls!<br />
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All right, my friends. Enter early and often- and good luck!<br />
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Congratulations and now, we've had tea, a mug, Austen movies, Austen art.... What do we need now? A tea cup giveaway! Excuse the picture, it really IS a very pretty demi-tasse cup. So small, so perfect for espresso or a bit of mulled wine. (Or, I suppose, TEA....) And I have FOUR to give away!<br />
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What's been your favorite giveaway so far? Leave a comment below and let me know. I have lots of prizes left and only a few more months before Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits emerges in PAPER. I've seen an advanced copy and she's SOOOO PRETTYYYY. And I can say that, because I'm the mom. Book babies are all beautiful, but
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Anyway, my plan is to make sure I have only a very SMALL MOUNTAIN of Austen items left when June arrives, and an even SMALLER mountain when July is here and Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs comes out!!<br />
I have more art on the way, another mug, and some snazzy Austen book cover earrings... because we all need Austen jewelry, right???<br />
Okay, so, enter early and often, my friends. Remember, I have four of these beautiful little tea cups! I'm not sure of the age, but they're a beautiful deep red!<br />
Until next week!<br />
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BROOKS, Rafflecopter loves YOU! I've sent you an e-mail and I'll post this on the PPCG facebook page. Let me know where to have this pretty mug sent, 'kay?<br />
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Now, for the next item.... *roots through her massive pile of Jane goodies*<br />
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This lovely piece of Austen art from a wonderful etsy shop called Castle on the Hill (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/165111330/jane-austen-sense-and-sensibility-elinor?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=jane%2Bausten" target="_blank">Elinore and Edward from Sense and Sensibility</a>) all the way from England. I've already ordered and received the picture, so it will ship from the US, but when I ordered from straight from the shop, it took hardly any time at all! This is the second time I've ordered from her and she's one of my favorite etsy stores!<br />
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We've had movies, tea, a mug... and now a bit of book art! I own one of these (Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, of course) and I love it so much I can't decide which room to put it in. Maybe I should get a few. One for each room??<br />
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In my last post I announced that the fantabulous Beth Adams at Howard Books has taken over the heavy lifting with my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Cheese-Grits-Austen-ebook/dp/B00HB62N4C/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1390978708" target="_blank">Austen Takes the South series</a>. To celebrate, I decided we all needed a big fluffy blanket, a big bowl of popcorn and some Austen movies. (We readers can't read ALL the time. We need to break up the monotony.)<br />
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Linda M., rafflecopter loves you and wants you to have PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, 2005.</div>
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Aleena, rafflecopter loves you and wants you to have EMMA, 2009.</div>
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And last, but not least, Wendy! Rafflecopter loves you and wants you to have PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, 1995!</div>
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A <a href="http://www.bingleysteas.com/jane-austen-tea-series/black/pride-and-prejudice-anniversary-notions-sampler" target="_blank">Pride and Prejudice Anniversary Notions Sampler</a></div>
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For the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice, we are happy to fulfill a longtime request to have a sampler edition of teas.<br />
Included in each "Notions" box, 15 grams each of Mr. Darcy and Longbourn Wedding Tea; and 20 grams each of Miss Elizabeth and Sweet Jane (Bennet).<br />
Enough for you to discover which tea or teas might be your favorite. Find a cozy corner, steep and re-read one of the most famous classics ever written by Jane Austen!<br />
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Ok, everybody, have fun entering and get those mugs ready!<br />
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I'm so sorry I haven't been in here for a while. As per my last post, I've been... busy. Writing, learning, writing, revising, napping, writing, eating, writing. (Ok, that got old fast. Wow, nothing more depressing than seeing your life spelled out in gerunds.)<br />
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Christmas happened and my own group of little lovelies were on hand to celebrate. This is our table topper. I wish I could have left it up all year, but it started to get a little dry by Jan 15th.<br />
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Some mod podge and paper punch snowflakes and I finally escaped from the land of Pinterest fails.<br />
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Of course, there were cookies. Lots of cookies.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">As for writing, I've been immersed in another Austen Takes the South story.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Pausing to revel in Southern beauty and grandeur...</span><br />
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And emerging to take a breath of Southern style...<br />
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(Oh, wait. Rupert Penry-Jones has come to pay us a visit!)<br />
Can you guess which Austen story I'm working on now? Yes?<br />
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Well, before we go there, I need to tell you something very exciting. In October, Beth Adams of <a href="http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/howard" target="_blank">Howard Books</a> contacted me, wanting to know if I was open to selling this self published series.<br />
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As a contented little indie author, it certainly gave me pause. What would it mean to have a traditional house heading this project? What kind of changes would there be? Were there limits to my story lines now? It was a big decision and we talked it over thoroughly. I knew this series needed serious editorial help. I also have always known that self publishing on Kindle doesn't reach the majority of readers. Some authors have successfully sold print on demand books in large quantities, but my earnings in paper were modest. I also knew my paper books weren't as polished as they could be, but I wasn't sure how to make them better. I knew it could be done, but I just didn't have the knowledge, or the time to invest in learning how to make it happen.<br />
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In the end, I realized that I wanted to partner with an editor who loved Austen and understood this series. After much thought and prayer, I felt sure that Beth and Howard Books would bring new life to my quirky little romances. I loved them and wanted the best for them... and I took a chance.<br />
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And has it been an amazing journey! In just a few months we've edited both Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits AND Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs. The second of the series had some holes in plot and character motivation that needed to be filled, and it was a blast to dive back into that story. Beth Adams has an amazing gift for seeing a story from several different directions. Her questions always set me thinking on ways to bring the characters into tighter focus. I loved the stories before, but I'm very proud of them now.<br />
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The new ebooks became available on Amazon on the 14th. So far, more than ten people have contacted me to say they love the new edition more than the original, saying the story truly shines now. I agree!<br />
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So, all of this is to announce that this series is now part of Simon and Schuster/ Howard Books! And to celebrate, we're going to have to give away prizes. Since Rupert Penry-Jones was not available as a rafflecopter prize, I've had to settle for Austen movies. I tried to buy several different editions because I KNOW there is that tiny disagreement between fans over the 1995 and the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movies. (I would tell you which one I love the most, but I don't want to start a food fight on my first day back on the blog.)<br />
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I WILL tell you that Persuasion is my next book in the series! Persuasion, Captain Wentworth and Cracklin' Cornbread has been a thrill and a half to write.<br />
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Here's a peek at the (brand new, of course, since I have my own copies) movies I'm giving away. There are four, so enter often! Tell your friends and family!<br />
Or not. If you can keep the entries down, you might just win THEM ALL.<br />
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And the typewriter is not for sale. She's my lovely baby and comes with me to book signings. Also, she weighs approximately a hundred pounds and I would be poor if I tried to ship her anywhere.<br />
The giveaway ends on the 27th. Good luck!<br />
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