by KateLloyd | Apr 16, 2024 | color, giveaway, Mona Lisa Smiles, Spring
I always get excited this time of year when I see spring blooms such as the chartreuse foliage unfurling from our ceanothus bush I was sure had died over the winter. Fortunately, I didn’t cut down its homely bare branches. I spotted yellow primroses in our front...
by KateLloyd | Oct 17, 2023 | Autumn, color, Fall, giveaway, Reinventing Ruthie
Wow, summer sure went by quickly! We’re already mid-way through fall and heading directly into winter and the holidays. It’s been a blustery last few weeks here in the Pacific Northwest, and many of the spectacularly colored leaves have blown away, leaving bare...
by KateLloyd | May 16, 2022 | color, giveaway, Spring
To my mind, May is a colorful and celebratory month. After a chilly and damp spring here in the Pacific Northwest, the days are getting longer and colorful signs of spring are popping up everywhere. The rhododendrons, which are Washington’s state flower, are finally...
by KateLloyd | Nov 16, 2021 | Autumn, color, giveaway
Please help me congratulate Naomi Fischer, winner of the $100 Amazon gift card and a signed copy of one my books. Many thanks to all who entered. I wish I had a prize for each of...
by KateLloyd | Jan 9, 2018 | color, photography, Winter
Please help me congratulate Tracy, winner of the beautiful Amish-made Quillow from Lancaster County, plus a signed copy of either A Letter from Lancaster County, or one signed book from the Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy – either Leaving Lancaster, its sequel...
by KateLloyd | Oct 11, 2016 | Autumn, color, Fall
Three cheers for Diane Wallace, winner of the exquisite Amish-made Table Topper from Lancaster County, plus a signed copy of one novel from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy: either Leaving Lancaster, Pennsylvania Patchwork or Forever Amish! Thanks to all who entered,...