What a fun week for the launch of my new website and blog! Thank you to everyone who visited and subscribed ~ you really made my day! My first ever Rafflecopter drawing was absolutely fun to do and I have a winner I’m very thrilled to announce!! Drum roll please : my winner is : NAOMI R!! Congrats to you, …
17th Century Baking Cookie, Cake or Biscuit?
When is a cake not a cake? In 17th century baking, it could be a cookie, cake or biscuit! In researching my family history I was surprised and pleased to find there is one record of my ancestor, Barnabas Horton, listing his profession as a baker. Surprised because he came from a long line of English landowners, was literate and also …
THE MISSING LINK: St Paul’s Shipwreck
Don’t miss my $25 Starbucks Card Giveaway :o) a Rafflecopter giveaway What does St Paul’s Shipwreck have to do with the Missing Link? In most offices Mondays are a busy day, and very much to the point of getting the work week on track and would have no place for a Monday Meandering. And my writing office is really no …
THE MISSING LINK: Is Wanderlust a Gene?
If wanderlust is a gene, I must have it. I have a passion for travel, but I don’t do it enough – though some would say I do. I was born in a car to a father who was a career Navy pilot, and a mother who could make a home anywhere. By the time I was fifteen, I’d live …
JOIN ME FOR A HOT CUP OF COFFEE and a chance to win
Today I’m celebrating my new blog with a chance to win a $25 Starbucks gift card! Get 3 points – let’s call them stars! – for subscribing for my Book Updates. Of course, if you want to receive my blog, check that too! Also, if you haven’t “liked” my author page yet, just click “like” at facebook.com/AuthorRebeccaDeMarino for two more stars!! …
THE MISSING LINK: How to Find Your Roots
My journey to find my roots came as a surprise to me. History class was not my favorite. In school I found the text books dull, and the assignments overwhelming. My dad, thankfully, could sit down with me and describe a historical event as if he had been there and participated himself. I came away with a clearer understanding of the …
DILIGENCE IN ALL I DO FOR 2014
Diligence, I love the word. I love its cadence, I love its import, I love its challenge. I’m excited to see its impact this year on my work, my relationships, my communion with God.
This Day in History: John White, Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony
On this date in history, July 22, 1587, John White, appointed Governor of the Roanoke colony by Sir Walter Raleigh, arrived with his expedition of 150 colonists. The story of the lost colony of Roanoke is a fascinating one of missteps, misfortunes and intrigue.
INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR JANE KIRKPATRICK!
Jane, I want to begin by saying that I so enjoyed your recent interview with Bob Welch, author of 12 books, founder of the Beachside Writers Workshop and your first writing instructor. It tickled me to read your account of your first day of class with Bob because it mirrors the emotion I felt the day I walked into your class …
If You Love Downton Abbey, You Must Read The Governess of Highland Hall!
The story that unfolds is much fun with the inside look at the upstairs/downstairs way of life in a busy manor, but touched my Carrie Turansky’s THE GOVERNESS OF HIGHLAND HALLheart with the sense of love, family, and priority.