Read more Just for Fun Posts >> Read Part One >> Off to Tárcoles March 2004. Ryan and I were especially intrigued by our visit to the fishing village of Tárcoles on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica (the Caribbean Sea is the eastern boundary). You can see San José in the middle ofContinue reading “Mrs. M. Goes to Costa Rica – Part 2”
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Mrs. M. Goes to Costa Rica Part 1
See more Just for Fun Posts >> Several years ago (March 2004), Ryan (“Cory” on the cover of Trouble with Treasure) and I were invited to spend a couple of weeks with the indigenous missionary/pastor our church supported at the time. Ryan, age 12, and I were guests of Pastor Erick Cordero, his wife, Blanca,Continue reading “Mrs. M. Goes to Costa Rica Part 1”
Guess the Date-One More Time!
This is unbelievable! Mini-Mae is still holding out on us, even though her udder is huge and she’s pouting in a corner! Kristi (age 9) has been on Mini-Mae watch, because they were sure she would deliver yesterday! (May 27). Here it is now May 29 and still no foal. So, take your best guessContinue reading “Guess the Date-One More Time!”
Trouble at the Line Shack
Just to let you all know, l have not forgotten about the author’s-peek version of Trouble at the Line Shack. I revised it, added to it (158 pp.), and just sent off for the proof copy (not that it means there won’t be mistakes. I do miss things once in a while). However, this isContinue reading “Trouble at the Line Shack”
Cover Votes for a Friend
Find more Photo Fridays in Andi’s Attic >> My author friend, Donna, is an Andi fan, a great writer herself, and also helps judge our various contests. The rights to one of her kids’ series was returned and she wants to publish the books up on Amazon. I am helping her edit and designing theContinue reading “Cover Votes for a Friend”
Mini-Mae’s Countdown
Everybody asks about Mini-Mae. It seems she has been in foal for years. Although her udder has filled, she is not interested in delivering a mini-mini-baby any time soon. She was supposed to drop her foal before Mrs. M went home to Washington. This did not happen. She is fat, fat, fat! So, when doContinue reading “Mini-Mae’s Countdown”
A New Andi Story
Anna Parks, a winner of the 2021 annual Circle C story-writing contest, asked if I would post her six-part fan fiction story. It was way too long for the fan fiction page, but after reading it, I decided to put it up as an Andi story on the stories page. Another contest winner, Ellen Senechal,Continue reading “A New Andi Story”
Photo Friday: Wannabe Cowgirl
More Just for Fun posts >> You have permission to laugh your heads off. Mrs. M has none of the skills her character, Andi, has. Well, I guess I can lope a horse, and I have never fallen off. But then, I don’t look all that great going around and around the corral. Case inContinue reading “Photo Friday: Wannabe Cowgirl”
The Best of Both
I’m blown away by all of the feedback for the cover of my most recent revising/playing/printing of the original Trouble at the Line Shack. Thanks! It was so helpful! It appears that the majority of fans like the dark turquoise and the traditional template (to match the published books in the Circle C series). However,Continue reading “The Best of Both”
Make a Miner’s Stove
Here’s a fun activity that really works. But first, let’s find out what a gold-rush miner was and why he needed a “miner’s stove.” Hang on for a scary ride into the dark! The Midas mine in Goldtown (Goldtown Adventures) is a “hard-rock mine.” In this type of gold mine, the gold is embedded (stuck)Continue reading “Make a Miner’s Stove”