Look what popped up in my inbox today: The last time I was dangling like that I was wearing plaid shorts and scuffed tennies, my hair in braided pigtails, looking for a lost tooth on the playground. I’m sure my toes weren’t pointed. They didn’t call me “klutzy Kathy” in school for nothing. So,(…)
The New Years’ holiday, with its duality of backwards-reflection and forwards-resolve, is a perfect symbol for what we historical fiction writers do all the time. We have one foot in the past and the other in the present. We research and write, look into the social customs and private lives of early era people, establish imaginary(…)
Merry Christmas season, everyone! Our holiday blog hop series is winding to a close, and I wanted to share one of my family’s favorite holiday dinners before we’re done: rib eye roast with currant gravy. It’s super-easy, and the house smells heavenly while it’s cooking. Holiday Rib-Eye Roast Ingredients For the roast: 4 lbs. well-trimmed(…)
Welcome to Flashback Friday! It seems fitting that, with just a few days to go before Christmas, we take a look at that classic editorial from a veteran newspaper journalist to a little 8-yr-old girl, Virginia O’Hanlon. Yes, I’m talking about the unsigned editorial: “Is there a Santa Claus?” published in The New York Sun(…)
Welcome to Mystery Monday! As this is the last full week before Christmas, it seemed fitting to look at the holiday’s ultimate man of mystery, Santa Claus. On Friday, we’ll look at a more historical aspect of Santa. (Both are reposts, as I rush around with errands, like most folks do this time of(…)
In checking out some online sheet music for the 6th grade cellist in our family, I ran across the clip below that I wanted to share with you today. I love this guy’s enthusiasm, as well as his playing! (Of course, our young cellist pointed out that winter weather is very bad for a string(…)
Welcome to the next installment of Holiday Yum, our Holiday recipe blog hop series! For the entire schedule, click here. Today, I have a classic recipe from my childhood: butter spritz cookies. I make it every year. It only requires a few standard ingredients, and it can give you an assortment of different-looking cookie styles. Here’s(…)
Time for our next recipe on the Holiday Yum blog hop! Check out fab blogger, mom, and Kosher foodie Estee Lavitt and her mouth-watering recipe for Chanukah Baked Latkes. Yep, now you can have your latkes and bake them, too! Why wait for Chanukah? I just have to try these… Looking for gifts for those(…)