• Building a Beautiful Deck On a Budget

    By Ruth on May 14, 2020
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    Read my disclosure policy to understand how I work with companies and individuals. With the summer months on the horizon, many families begin to spend more time in the great outdoors. While a deck increases your options in entertaining and enjoying the cool summer nights and early morning sunrises, many don’t believe that the addition of a deck is within their price […]
  • Beck Valley Books: “Hiking the Grand Mesa: A Clementine Rescue Dog Story” by Kyle & Barbara Torke Book Review/Giveaway

    By Ruth on May 12, 2020
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    Join Clementine on a Desert Adventure in the Colorado Dobies!  Join Coover, Conrad and their mighty dog, Clementine, as they explore one of the most unique landscapes in southern Colorado–the Grand Mesa! Their grandma takes them to the Dobies, a series of steep hills made from adobe clay that formed as the nearby volcanoes, now extinct, eroded. At first, Coover […]
  • Interview With Executive Producer Stan Spry

    By Ruth on May 12, 2020
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    If you’re a Hallmark aficionado like me, you are probably aware of the fact that various executive producers and their affiliated companies often partner with Hallmark to bring some of our favorite movies to the network. Stan Spry happens to be one such individual, and if you were to glance at his repertoire of Hallmark films (and Lifetime and UP […]
  • Interview With Screenwriter Joie Botkin

    By Ruth on May 12, 2020
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    Back in 2018, I had the honor of interviewing a screenwriter who has written several Hallmark movies by this point, Joie Botkin. Since that time, her body of work (and movie hits) have multiplied, and more than likely, you have watched and enjoyed at least one of her Hallmark movies within the past year. During this time of the worldwide […]
  • Interview With Jaeda Lily Miller, “When Calls the Heart”

    By Ruth on May 11, 2020
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    Season six of When Calls the Heart was especially notable for an extensive variety of reasons. In addition to the expansion of the cast which saw two new potential suitors for Elizabeth–Lucas (Chris McNally) and Nathan (Kevin McGarry)–,one of the brightest young actresses in Vancouver (and really in the industry today) was attached to the cast, Jaeda Lily Miller. As the […]
  • Interview With Actor Al McFoster

    By Ruth on May 7, 2020
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    In my quest to highlight supporting cast and up-and-coming actors, I sometimes come across industry professionals as a result of their remarkable agents, managers, and publicity teams. In the case of Al McFoster, I am grateful to his team for alerting me to this actor whose career continues its steady spiral upwards, and it is my honor to present him […]
  • Celebrate Lit Tours: “A Life Renewed” by Olivia Rae Book Review/Giveaway

    By Ruth on May 7, 2020
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    About the Book Book: A Life Renewed Author: Olivia Rae Genre: Christian Historical Release Date: April 2, 2020 In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, “The Nine Days’ Queen” was executed for high treason. But what if, instead of feeling the blade on her neck she secretly survived? Escaping execution, Lady Jane hides as a peasant girl in a principality in Germany. […]
  • “Almost A Bride” by Rula Sinara Book Review

    By Ruth on May 6, 2020
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    National and USA Today Bestselling author Rula Sinara lives in rural Virginia with her family and crazy but endearing pets. She loves organic gardening, attracting wildlife to her yard, planting trees, raising backyard chickens and drinking more coffee than she’ll ever admit to. Rula’s writing has earned her a National Readers Choice Award and HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, among other honors. You can […]
  • Interview With Actor Curtis Lum, “Siren”

    By Ruth on May 5, 2020
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    For the past few years, I have been enraptured with the unparalleled Freeform original show called Siren. Long before Siren became the phenomenon it has become, I interviewed Curtis Lum–AKA Calvin Lee–about this groundbreaking show. In fact, he has the honor of being the one who introduced me to this brilliantly impressive series. In our recent interview–our third in a […]
  • “Home On Huckleberry Hill” by Jennifer Beckstrand Book Review

    By Ruth on May 5, 2020
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    Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s irrepressible eighty-something matchmakers Anna and Felty Helmuth are at it again. And this time they’re willing to rough it to get the job done . . . Mary Anne Neuenschwander knows she should be content with what Gotte has given her. She has a comfortable house, a fruitful farm, and a good, steady husband. But after nearly […]