Welcome to the third installment of Cate’s serial Once Upon a Time! If you missed the previous ones, click here to find them. Enjoy! The Ambush By Cate McDermott “What’s the matter, Alyssa?” Princess Esther’s maid quickly turned away from the carriage window, forcing a smile. “Nothing, I was just wondering whether we weren’t going a little too fast down this hill,” she replied, casting another … Continue reading Once Upon A Time: Episode Three
“Keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully and wisely as I can.” – from Rose In Bloom, by Louisa May Alcott A very simple statement, but possibly one of the best pieces of advice ever written. Continue reading Quote of the Week–February 17th
“A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.” Laura Ingalls Wilder Nothing cheers you up and lightens your troubles as well as a book that can make you laugh out loud. Continue reading Quote of the Week–February 10th
What better way to begin the new year than by reading a new book? This month on “Reading and Refreshments,” we have been reading Alexandra’s own recently published novel, My Home Grows, as a family. It is quite interesting how different a book can sound when it is read out loud, compared to how it sounds being read to yourself, even when you are the … Continue reading My Home Grows
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” – Cicero Then sit in the garden and read one of your books, and life will be quite perfect. Continue reading Quote of the Week–January 21st
The Sibling Writery 