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Who are the Englisch? | Guest Post by Amanda Flower
As an Ohio girl, I’ve always been aware of the Amish. Every year during my childhood, my family would make an annual trip to Holmes County around Easter. We went to enjoy the scenery, eat, and shop. It’s one of my favorite childhood memories. I can see my dad now...
Why do the Amish dress plain?
The Amish choose, in a sense, to wear a uniform every day. No closets stuffed with frilly clothes and high heels. Just the opposite; humility and modesty are essential. They do their best to avoid appearing pretentious or in competition with others. Within the many...
Ohio’s Role during the American Civil War | Guest Post by Mary Ellis
While preparing to write The Quaker and the Rebel, book one of my Civil War series of romances, I was pleasantly surprised to discover Ohio’s pivotal role. Being a northern and decidedly “Yankee” state, Ohio provided a multitude of soldiers and officers to the Union...
The Intrepid Amish
? This early snow in Lancaster County caught us by surprise a couple of years ago Last week, as I listened to weather reports for most of the nation, I cringed. Much of the country was blanketed in white and brutally cold. At times like this I think of the Amish and...
A SMART Start to 2014 | Guest Blogger Gigi Devine Murfitt
Thank you, Kate, for allowing me to guest blog on your website. I appreciate the opportunity for me to share at the start of a brand new year. I hope I can encourage your readers as we embark upon 2014 with fresh hopes and dreams. We are already one week into the New...
White-out
A glimpse of the Cascade Mountains through the fog Hurray, a weekend getaway for my husband and me. But we awoke our first morning in a fog. Quite literally: enveloped in a dense white cloud. Our beach cabin was socked in, what pilots call zero visibility. Slowly, the...
Least Favorite Things?
Yummy treats in Bird-in-Hand, PA Driving home after a lunch out with my husband, the melody to the song "My Favorite Things" wove its way through my mind. I couldn't quite recall the words ... Chocolates and gumdrops and books that are written Clip-clopping horses and...
Warm Greetings!
Wishing you well! Hope you enjoy these pics I took over the last few days. Our cousins' cute tree Kate's new favorite mug Grandpa helping assemble a new bike The best comes last
About Kate
Kate Lloyd is a novelist and a passionate observer of human relationships. A native of Baltimore, MD, she and her husband live in Seattle the setting of several of her novels. She lived in Rome and studied Italian in college. Kate has worked a variety of jobs, including car salesman and restaurateur.