Book Review: Love Finds You in Mackinac Island

by | Jun 27, 2012 | Book Reviews

When it comes to Melanie Dobson books, I’ve admitted that I’m a bit biased. I love each one of her books without fail. She’s written many Love Finds You books, including Homestead, Iowa, Amana, Iowa, Liberty, Indiana, and Nazareth, Pennsylvania...

Novel Research A.D.D.

by | Jun 25, 2012 | History, Horses, Writing

I’m sure one day this will be an official diagnosis. Though I doubt there will be a true cure for this ailment. I do know that I’m severely afflicted with this now. I’m a history addict and horse nut, so researching horses and history is a daily...

Why I lied (and why I have no intention of apologizing)

by | Jun 20, 2012 | Horses

Last October, I wrote a post about my old rodeo queen boots and how I would finally retire them. They had seen a lot of use and abuse over the span of nearly a decade. It was time to put them to rest. But I lied. Shortly after writing that post, I went boot shopping....

Summer Olympics Buzz – Why the equestrian events rock

by | Jun 18, 2012 | Horses

Horses have a long history with the Olympics – a lot of it, I touch on in this amazing story about the infallible General Jack Burton. If you are interested in the history of the horse in Olympics, check out this excellent book. Now, it is that time again....