Maybe it’s because October is here and with its arrival, the promise of cooler weather. Crisp days and nights make me think of much chillier temps and that, of course, leads to the thoughts of the fireplace. So, why do I have a life-long love of fireplaces? Could it be because Irish ancestors sat […]
Oct 2, 2019
Keeping the Hearth Fire Burning
Filed Under: Musings · Tagged: Blanche Manos, Cherokee, cozy, cozy mysteries, Etta Bend, fireplace, fun mysteries, hearthfire, history, Irish, Latty family, Manos Meadows, moonlight, Moonstruck, Murderous, reading, Susie Latty, writing
Mar 18, 2017
Gathered Around the Hearthfire
By Blanche Manos · 11 Comments
My guest blogger this morning is my niece Missy Albrecht. The stories are some my brother Tracy Day told her. They are family stories, handed down from generation to generation. Storytelling is the oldest form of entertainment and also of oral history, often told as families gathered around the hearthfire after a day’s work. I […]
Filed Under: Heritage · Tagged: Blanche Day Manos, Etta Bend, family, hearthfire, Missy Albrecht, stories, Tracy Day