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Cozy in the Driftless
(This was originally my guest post over at Christy’s Cozy Corners during the recent blog tour. I like it so much I wanted to repost it on my own site. Thanks again to Christy for highlighting Driftless Spirits!) My husband… Continue reading
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As a Writer, My Browser History Has Become Suspicious
Or, “I promise, Honey, I’m not planning to kill you.” I’m writing novels now, but in my prior life I was an engineer and a researcher. Getting my facts right is ingrained in my personality. My fictional town was founded… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Deer
In my last DT post (Who’s Watching Whom), I mentioned that the estimated deer population in Wisconsin is 1.825 million. That’s a lot of deer, and a lot of them seem to not only live in our valley but love… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Who’s Watching Whom?
Nature abounds in the Driftless Area, of course. We often take chairs and binoculars out to the back hill, just to watch and listen. There are times, though, when we think animals do something similar. “Hey, let’s go check out… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Birds
As if my love of the Driftless Area isn’t obvious from my site or my books, I’ve decided to create a series of posts to highlight my little corner of Wisconsin. I’m calling it #DriftlessThursday. All pictures on Driftless Thursdays… Continue reading
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Real “Things” in Driftless Spirits
Driftless Spirits is a work of fiction, of course, but I like to sprinkle historical events, lore and even items in my writing that exist in real life. This post tries to capture links to those things in case you’d… Continue reading
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The Real Casten House (Sort of)
Casten House is a very important place in Casten’s Horn. The little yellow house sits on a large lot, across the street from the Old Schoolhouse Diner. The house is in the Queen Anne style, yet humble. It has curved… Continue reading
