Book Review: Soul Searching

Okay, so this one isn’t part of blog tour, neither is the book particularly new, since it was released four years ago, but as I only discovered Shannon Guymon’s work last summer when I picked up Makeover, you’ll have to forgive me. Soul...
Prepare Your Ground to Plant

Prepare Your Ground to Plant

For most of us the earliest date for planting peas has already past and if we haven’t opted to brighten our yards with pansies, we’re looking ahead to summer annuals. Okay, even those who had chosen to add some pansies to the yard are probably looking...

Writing Update

Okay, we’re 9 days into the new month and as I look back on my writing goals, I’m shaking my head. I did actually finish an edit to a book to send to critiquers, but that only showed me half a dozen scenes that need to be written/rewritten. I have about...

Book Review: Tower of Strength

Since I grew up in the Manti Temple District and have several ancestors who helped build the temple, I was really excited to see that Annette Lyon was working on a book taking place during the time it was built. Since I have read several of Annette’s books, I...

Floating Islands Provide Advantages in the Pond

Last summer I did a series of articles on pond building. Then a couple of weeks ago my mom brought a floating pond island to my attention. Pond islands have lots of benefits. First, they add great color and foliage to the pond that the fish can’t get at to kill...
New Arrivals and This Month’s Goals

New Arrivals and This Month’s Goals

I’ve been having a fun hatching week. Last year my duck eggs were all duds–not a fertile one in the bunch, so I was really excited when I checked these and saw growth after the first week. Now the first batch has hatched I love watching them play. See how...