Sarah stood on the rough ground…

Sarah stood on the rough ground of a small rise, surveying the circle of prairie schooners and Conestogas that lay fifty feet east of her. Their once bright, canvas tops were muted and streaked with the rigors of a thousand miles of weather, river crossings, sun and dust. Many had bullet holes or patches where […] more to read »

Letter from Erik, Uncompahgre Excerpt

The farm is prospering. The cattle have had good weight gain with the early spring. Helmon and Isaac are the same; obstinate, overbearing, and resistant to new ideas. They will never change. There’s talk of war with Denmark. The Jews, as usual, are being blamed for the unrest by those who need to do so. […] more to read »

Excerpt from Uncompahgre, Walks With Moon

Walks with Moon stretched under the buffalo robe, lingering in that state of sleep just before waking, reaching one delicate bronze hand down to rest on the rounding of her belly, while extending the other to touch Eagle Talon. Her eyes bolted open when fingertips failed to find his warmth and she realized he was […] more to read »

St. Patrick’s Day Contest Winners!

Big Thanks to the hundreds of folks who simply could not resist seeing me without the cowboy hat  “:-), liked the Threads West or Land for Love and Money page and registered on one of our sites…and to the great Threads West team who put together a hilarious set of pages that afforded many big […] more to read »

Snow in Tuscon??

SNOW IN TUSCON??? YEP! Must have brought some of that rocky mts weather with me 🙂 Folks down there dressed up like Eskimos on Saturday–but blue skies and 60 degrees on Sunday! lots of fun, met many great people, the presentation was a big smile and the book signings were loads of fun–lots of new […] more to read »