by KateLloyd | May 1, 2013 | amish, giveaway, guest post
I’ve been a fan of Shakespeare since I was a little girl, listening to recordings of his plays with my mother as she cleaned the house. I didn’t understand the plots, but I loved the cadence of the words. I saw my first play in elementary school and loved it, and went...
by KateLloyd | Apr 29, 2013 | get to know me, writing
Amidst a sermon recently, our pastor slipped in the words: writer’s block. My spine straightened. We have a large congregation, so he couldn’t be referring to me, could he? No, his vision scanned the many heads; he was talking about all of us striving to be perfect,...
by KateLloyd | Apr 26, 2013 | photography, photos
My new book, Pennsylvania Patchwork, releases in just over a month, and I stumbled across this picture from last August as I was making edits. Can I have some of those chocolates, please? Awaiting the storm, and the day of rest, Amish farmers harvest from dawn until...
by KateLloyd | Apr 24, 2013 | amish
So easy a child can do it, I assured myself, as I set about designing and ordering business cards online with the front cover of my book Leaving Lancaster on one side and my contact info on the other. I uploaded the book cover, no problem, but found applying the text...
by KateLloyd | Apr 22, 2013 | amish, writing
A handful of my massive reference book collection Have you ever had something happen and thought, No one would believe this? Maybe truth really is stranger than fiction.I was pondering this question while out in the yard. Well, I was recalling the fact that a family...