There
are so many things to celebrate this month:
Juneteenth commemorating the
ending of slavery in the United States (http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm);
June 12th is when the Baseball Hall of Fame first opened its doors
in 1939; June 14th is Flag Day; June 21st is Father’s Day; and the
Summer Solstice. For more information
check out: http://www.suelebeau.com/june.htm.
In this Issue:
Quote
of the Month
Recommended
Read of the Month
Recipe
of the Month
Father’s Day
Ghost Bustin’ in
Iowa
News/Updates/Reviews
Upcoming
Appearances
Coming
Next Month
Quote
of the Month: “All men dream,
but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds,
wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are
dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them
possible.” Thomas
Edward Lawrence
Recommended
Read: Published in 2001, Knight Errant is the first in a three
book series centering around the War of the Roses. R. Garcia y Robertson has penned a marvelous,
historical time-travel taking us back to the 13th Century where
England is ruled by King Henry. Walk alongside Robyn Stafford as she finds her
true love and an era she’d never imagined would captivate her.
A
thrilling time-travel romance of Renaissance England. Robyn Stafford, a young
American executive, has flown from Hollywood to England to surprise her lover
on his birthday, only to find that he's married and it's his wife who's giving
the party. She takes a few days off to recover from her outrage and dismay,
travelling and hiking near the Welsh border. There she encounters a handsome
young man on horseback, wearing a sword, plate armor and a surcoat, who
confidently identifies himself as Edward Plantagenet, Earl of March, and asks
directions to a nearby abbey. He thinks the year is 1459 and is amazed by her
detailed, printed map and working cell phone. She doesn't know what to think.
But when three hostile knights and two dozen bowmen arrive, he sweeps her up in
front of him and carries her off to safety, before turning back to valiantly
fight off his enemies. Then, the immediate danger past, he returns and asks her
to come and be his lady once he has beaten the king. After a parting kiss, he
rides away, into the distant past, to the age of the War of the Roses. Now
Robyn Stafford must find a way to leave the world of today for the fifteenth
century, where she fell in love with a young knight.
Recipe
of the Month:
Crock Post Beef Stew
1 pkg beef stew meat 1 pkg frozen stew vegetables 1 pkg beef stew seasoning
1 can stewed tomatoes 1 can water
Put
stew meat in crock pot along with vegetables.
Mix together tomatoes, water and seasoning; pour over meat and vegetables. Cook on low all day.
Compliments of Sherry Derr-Wille,
Author
Father’s
Day:
Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had
the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the idea for Father's
Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in
1909.
Sonora wanted a
special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War
veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth
child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by
himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.
After Sonora
became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising
his children as a single parent. It was
her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his
daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in
June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane,
Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
President Calvin
Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966
President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd
Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which
finally made it permanent in 1972.
Ghost Bustin’ in Iowa:
My husbanded and I head out on Friday, May 23, 2008,
for Bonaparte, Iowa. We’ll staying at the Bonaparte Inn along the Des Moines
River; an inn that is reported to be haunted. We’ll meet up with the conference
group in Bentonsport at Greef Store around 5pm for a meet and greet. The actual
conference begins at 9:30 on Saturday. The big attraction, of course, is the
investigation at 9:30pm. Here’s the highlights from the WISPexpo.
Friday:
The meet and greet was small but
nice. Got to talk with a lot of
interesting members from various paranormal groups.
Saturday: The conference started out slow and a bit
shaky, but this is the first one for WISP…all in all it wasn’t too bad. The main speakers were in the afternoon …
Steven LaChance (Children of the Grave,
seen recently on SciFi) and Patrick Burns (Haunting
Evidence seen on Court TV / TruTV).
Next year’s conference is already gearing up for Mansfield, Oh.
Investigation: There were a lot of people investigating
three areas; two of which were the Greet General Store and the Mason
House.
Evidence: I didn’t seem to pick up any EVPs, but got a
number of pictures with questionable things in them. I’ll upload to the group site and you can
take a look.
Overall: The experience was fun and interesting;
although I did miss the possibility of going to Mansfield the next year.
Divas Update: Congratulations to Mary Wirth of North Dakota! Mary won a bag
full of RT Swag with her review of The Queen:
By
mary wirth
on May 12, 2015
Format:
Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
This
book is a must read if you enjoy ghost stories. I enjoyed the fact that it
makes a person realize that even though our ancestors are gone from this life
their life story goes on through us. I would recommend for you to read it.
I've got some things planned toward the end of the year so if you want to get on in the fun become a Maxine's Book Diva where we share stories about ourselves, talk about romance books and where it's always an affair of the heart.
Coming
Next Month: My thoughts on RT in Dallas, and featured author Mary Jo Springer on what's too hot to handle.
With
much gratitude, until next time…keep reading.
Maxine
Spark
your imagination and entice your mind
Be
adventurous in your own home
Take
a journey into a new world and be inspired
Enjoy
the pleasures of reading ~~
It
does the mind and body good.
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