Daylight Savings Time–The Great Debate
On Sunday, November 6, 2016, in the U.S., clocks are turned back an hour. This is Daylight Savings Time, also referred to as “Fall Back” or “Winter Time.” Expect sunrise and sunset to be about an hour earlier, and more light in the morning. Over 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time. Main reasons include: Conserving […]
Who Loves Candy Corn?
With Halloween upon us, today is a great day to celebrate National Candy Corn Day! Did you know that this candy was created by George Renninger of Wunderle Candy Company in the late 1800′s? He created this sweet candy to represent the colors of corn kernels. Originally,the candy was made by hand using corn syrup, […]
Boston Cream Pie Recipe
Why am I sharing a Boston Cream Pie Recipe? Because, today we’re celebrating National Boston Cream Pie Day! Boston Cream Pie is a chocolate frosted, custard filled cake. Fun facts: Boston Cream Pie is actually a cake. In 1996, Massachusetts declared the Boston Cream Pie as their official dessert. Here’s an easy recipe using pudding, […]
Who is Leif Erickson?
Today is the day we honor Leif Erickson. So, who is Leif Erickson? (Ha-just kidding!) For those of you who don’t know (like me before I wrote this post), Leif Erikson was the Norse explorer who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America. Leif Erikson left the European continent in […]
National Name Your Car Day
Today is a fun post because it’s National Name Your Car Day! If you don’t have a name for your car, today is the day to name your car! Do you remember “Herbie” the Love Bug? Or “Lightning McQueen from Cars? These are a few of the famous car names that many people are familiar […]
Sweet Christmas Kisses 3 Boxed set
In two days, Sweet Christmas Kisses will be available! 17 stand-alone Sweet Romance Christmas Novellas that will warm your heart…all for $.99!! Pre-order the set here. Today I’m sharing the blurbs for all 17 stories: (mine is Candleglow and Mistletoe!) 🙂 Ring in the holiday season with 17 all-new, stand-alone stories from New York Times, […]
National Wife Appreciation Day!
Today is a fun post because it’s National Wife Appreciation Day! (yes, really!) This day is celebrated on the third Sunday of September. Husbands–take note! This is the day you can show your wives how much you really appreciate all the thoughtful things she does for you! I can think of some examples of appreciation…a […]
September 11th Patriot Day
In memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, each year in the United States we observe Patriot Day and the National Day of Service and Remembrance. On September 10 of 2012, President Obama issued a proclamation. The day was renamed as Patriot Day and the National […]
It’s Labor Day Weekend!
Labor Day falls on the first Monday in September and is a public U.S. holiday, honoring all the workers in this country and their contribution to society. Labor Day is also considered the unofficial end of summer. 🙁 Many school districts begin the school year after Labor Day. When the holiday was implemented into the […]
Tea for Two Tidbits
Five different types of tea would have been available in Regency England: white, yellow, green, oolong, and black. In my Regency Inspirational romance, Lady Patience Blakwell, who lives in a dower house in England, enjoys tea often. The most common and popular teas were green and black, much as these two types of tea are […]