I must have too much time on my brain: not on my hands, mind you, because I’m always busy with something it seems. But my mind does have time to wonder and ponder things. I wonder what thoughts went through pioneer women’s heads when they realized they were about to embark on trip that would […]
What do you think about when you hear the phrase ‘Daddy’s Girl’? Do you visualize a princess in pink taffeta twirling before her beaming father? Or a little girl, hands encased in pristine white gloves, serving pretend tea in a tiny plastic teacup while her daddy balances on a chair so small he’s in serious […]
This “nostalgic” piece was one of my first articles published years ago in Mississippi Magazine (June/July 2002). Not only am I sharing a piece that was written twenty years ago, but the events in the article happened 40+ years ago. So that’s a trip down memory lane within a trip down memory lane. What fun! […]
Getting stuck seems to be what we do best on the Hillman Farm. For your viewing pleasure, here are just a few of our more interesting moments…. *** March 29, 2008, my Cowboy called and said that there was a steer STUCK IN A TREE. Yes, those were his exact words…. Stuck.In.A.Tree! This was […]
Happy Christmas in July! Welcome to the 2022 Christmas in July Reader Blog Tour & Giveaway, which runs July 15-22, 2022 (contest closes at 8 p.m. Eastern on 7/22). At the bottom of each author’s blog post, you will find the name of a Christmas song. Write them all down and provide all song titles (26 in […]
When I was a kid, I was fascinated with people who just picked up everything and moved to a new town or out of state. I was in awe of anyone who went abroad … like the missionaries who came to speak at our church. Having lived in a total of three places my entire […]
Sometimes you live within a few miles of something that impacted your community—or the world—and don’t even know the significance of it. You might not even know it exists. This happened to me not too long ago. I was introduced to the Soulé Steam Feed Works, which is about fifty miles from me in Meridian, […]
I had a blast (literally!) writing Castaway with the Cowboy. When an explosion sinks their steamship, horse wrangler Zach Holifield and nanny Abby Lindstrom find themselves stranded on a deserted island in the Caribbean. Along with Abby’s two young charges, a cabin boy, and a couple of missionaries, Zach and Abby struggle for survival, normalcy, and […]
I have always been fascinated with the westward expansion, especially the pioneer woman’s role in it. Traditionally, we think only men had the wanderlust to explore the west and “go where no man has gone before”. But I’d like to think that some of the women were as anxious to “go” as the men were! […]