by Joanne | Nov 13, 2012 | Adventures in Country Living, Recipes, The Cadence of Grace Series
Moonshine is a real part of Appalachian culture, and because of this, I wanted the scenes in Be Still My Soul that revolve around it to be as authentic as possible. I also wanted Gideon’s journey to be real. As the hero of the story, he struggles with putting...
by Joanne | Apr 10, 2012 | Adventures in Country Living
Let’s talk country living. I’ve learned how to bake bread, braid a rug, plant a garden and so on. I mean, all good and useful stuff, but I write historical romance and unless you want to read 300 pages of my hero sorting seeds or darning socks, I needed to...
by Joanne | Feb 21, 2012 | Adventures in Country Living
So these are our lovely ladies. They are a great group of chickens and there’s nothin’ like fresh eggs. The yolks are a deep orange that make the yummiest fried eggs, rich quiches and are a blessing to have on hand when throwing together a cake or...
by Joanne | Dec 13, 2011 | Adventures in Country Living
With the economy not what it used to be and many families looking to save money this Christmas season, it’s no wonder more and more people are choosing to make homemade presents for their loved ones. Despite the sparkle and glitz of flashy holiday commercials,...
by Joanne | Oct 9, 2011 | Adventures in Country Living
I decided to make soap. From scratch. And it sounded like a really good idea. A fun, simple activity that shouldn’t be too hard to screw up. I watched a video on making soap that seemed easy enough. After watching it a few more times, I was confident. If they...
by Joanne | Jul 29, 2011 | Adventures in Country Living
I know that’s a picture of pie, but my jar of butter didn’t turn out to be so photogenic so the pie took center stage. But there will be pie in this post. Buttermilk pie…allow me to elaborate. There is a handy blog out there by the “West...
