I took a walk around my neighborhood circle with my little dog about a year ago, thinking, praying. Gotta burn a few brain cells to write a novel. My book, How To Catch A Prince, was in the works and I’d not yet honed in on the spiritual theme. My heroine, Corina, had a twin brother killed in Afghanistan and unfortunately, …
Christmas Under the Bridge
Happy Monday everyone! It’s finally December. The month of sleigh rides, and silver bells, and flying reindeer. It’s time to bake delectable treats, wrap packages, sing carols, graze at buffet tables filled with delectable holiday treats. Who’s excited? I love Christmas. I love everything about it — from setting up the tree, to picking out gifts, to the smell of …
Where Do the Stories Come From? (by Lisa Wingate)
Happy Monday everyone! Have you recovered from your turkey coma yet? I hope it was a big Thanksgiving where you are. We traveled over the river and through the woods to the mountains of Arkansas, where we gathered the relatives, ate ourselves into oblivion, blew all the diets, and narrowly avoided the eight p.m. black Friday rush at Walmart. While …
A Writer’s Thanksgiving (from Lisa Wingate)
Happy Monday everyone! Today on the porch at BelleView, Thanksgiving is starting just a little bit early. But it’s never really too early for Thanksgiving, is it? Thanksgiving deserves a month of its own, don’t you think? These days, it’s easy to get so busy with the rush of life that we roll right through this season of gratitudes. Is …
When It’s November and It’s 80 Degrees…
Happy Monday, everyone! This week, we’re taking a tour of Southern Autumn — talking about the changing of the seasons in our parts of the South. Ah, autumn. That time of year when we snuggle into our tank tops, and shorts, and flip-flops. When the dogs lay panting on the afternoon porches, and the butterflies flit from flower to flower, …
Writers and Readers Reach Out
Welcome to another week on the porch everyone! This week, the girls at BelleView are on a mission. Thanks to Belle Friday, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, the Southern Bellevue community is participating in a program called Writers and Readers Reach Out… where writers and readers reach out to support a good cause.Each year, Shellie researches a worthy opportunity for giving. This …
Happy Monday, everyone! This morning, I have three little words for you: Pinterest is disgustingly addictive. Okay, technically that’s four words, but it’s still true. I’ve spent the last few weeks learning about Pinterest, and developing some pin boards of my own, after our darling Belle Friday was gracious enough to create BelleView Pinterest boards, thereby sucking me in and …
Dinnertime Conversation Starters Week 10 — Love Unboxed (from Lisa Wingate)
Happy Monday everyone! This week is the last week of our series of Table Talk conversation cards. If you missed the previous cards and want to go back and print them out so you can use them at your family table, or with your book club, or at your next meeting or holiday party, you can get them here: — …
Dinnertime Conversation Starters Week 9 — The Amazing Reunions of Pecos Bill
Happy Monday everyone! This week, we’re continuing with our series of Table Talk conversation cards. If you missed the previous cards and want to go back and print them out so you can use them at your family table, or with your book club, or at your next meeting or holiday party, you can get them here: — Conversation Card …
It’s a Belle Boast! Blue Moon Bay Named One of BOOKLIST’S Top Ten Reads Of 2012!
It’s an exciting week on the porch! Lisa Wingate’s book Blue Moon Bay was named one of BOOKLIST’S Top Ten of 2012. And look whose cover they used on the page! If you heard Snoopy dancing from down Texas way, now you know who it was!