‘Second on the Right’ by Elizabeth Los – A Book Review

'Second on the Right' by Elizabeth Los AMAZON SUMMARY An original retelling of the classic story, Second On The Right explores what really happened leading up to and including the events on the secluded island of Neverland. Forget what you know of that iconic novel, this story will shatter the characterizations of Captain Hook and...

Daily Prompt: Young At Heart – NaBloPoMo – BlogHer – March 2014

Daily Prompt: Young At Heart by Krista on March 22, 2014 NaBloPoMo - BlogHer What are your thoughts on aging? How will you stay young at heart as you get older? ~~~~~~~~ It seems to me, I have aged forty-years during the last twenty-years. Life has been hard; with lot's of lessons to be learned....

NaBloPoMo January 2, 2014

Thursday, January 2, 2014 What are you currently feeling pressure to do that you don't particularly enjoy? ~~~~~~~~~~ My blog is beginning to get a bit crowded. It needs more space. Being technologically illiterate, I'm going to have to study, a lot, to learn how to do this. What I'm thinking is to split the...

Daily Prompt: Progress

Daily Prompt: Progress by michelle w. on January 2, 2014 When you look back at your blog on January 2, 2015, what would you like to see? ~~~~~~~~~~ I would definitely like to see progress. I'm technologically illiterate, so I'm going to have to do a bit of studying. What I would like to see,...

Daily Prompt: Google and Rescue Operation

Daily Prompt: Google and Rescue Operation by michelle w. on November 6, 2013 What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? ~~~~~~~~ The last thing I searched for online was a picture of Weiss Lake. I was writing a post, for NaBloPoMo, about my writing space. Generally, I...

October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestor #23

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestor #23 I would like to say ‘Thank You’ to Lori Crane for hosting this October Ancestry Challenge 2013. Participating in this meme has brought my love for genealogy and history back into my life and showed me how much work I have to do. I really enjoyed reading all the participants posts and...

October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestors #22

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestors #22 Today we will be continuing down the Ritchie, Richie, and Richey line, starting with my 6th great-grandfather, James Richey Sr. I apologize beforehand for this rather lengthy post and for any repetition I may have overlooked. James Richey Sr. was born on July 25, 1722 in Abbeville, South Carolina. According to my...

October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestors #21

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestors #21 Ritchie, Richie, Richey As the October Ancestry Challenge 2013 is winding down to a close, I’m going to give you a look at what I have on my maternal side; the Richey’s. With the help of Ancestry.com, Millennia Files, International Files, and the help of many cousins, I have been able to...

October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestor #20

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestor #20 I was blessed to remember another one of my great-grandparents. My maternal grandfather’s mother was Hattie Lee Edmondson Richey. She was born October 15, 1885 to Green and Susan E. Jones Edmondson. I have very fond memories of this great-grandmother. She was loving and kind and we had large Sunday dinners at...

October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestor #19

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestor #19 My 2nd great-grandfather, William Henry Taylor, Jr., was born in October 1844 in Marshall County, Alabama (probably on Taylor Mountain). He was the third child and first-born son of William Henry Taylor, Sr. and Sarah Maysure. In 1877, William Henry Taylor, Jr. married Frances Adaline Dorsett. Frances Adaline Dorsett is believed to...