What does a Pennsylvania gas drilling site really look like? Do you want to see the ultrasound technology used to authenticate gold? Have you heard the “Song of Farewell?” You can find all that and more on the Pinterest board for Rightfully Ours.
https://www.pinterest.com/castfalk/rightfully-ours/
Want to see Dan’s three-legged dog, Gomer? How about that creepy Gollum puppet Emily mentions? Would you like to see Willam Adolphe Bouguereau’s L’Innocence? Maybe you’d like to try Emily’s recipe for pumpkin Snickerdoodles. Take a peek at all that and more!
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I’m linking up with The Broke and the Bookish (which describes me quite well) for my top ten books in which the setting acts as a character. I worked backwards from my Goodreads list of books read, selecting those whose setting immediately came to mind due to its role in the story. Here they are in no particular order.
Today through April 24 is National Park Week 2016 in the U.S. That means admission is FREE at all national parks!
Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
This photo is of a sunrise at Buck Hollow Overlook in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. It was used for the cover of Stay With Me, since the park is the setting for several scenes in the book.
I love our national parks and would love to visit more of them. Do you have a favorite you’ve visited?
To celebrate our beautiful national parks, I’m giving away a Kindle copy of Stay With Me.
In each of the six months leading up to the release of Stay With Me on October 1, I’ll be blogging about an aspect of the book. Today’s post is dedicated to settings. The bulk of the novel takes place in and around the Gettysburg and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania areas with several forays to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
When Chris invites Rebecca to visit the park with him, he tells her, “It’s my favorite place in the world, and I want to take you there.”
When they arrive at the park, Rebecca takes in the natural beauty. “Two white-tailed deer, a doe and a fawn, ambled from the campsite on her right toward the road. A pair of robins chased each other across the grass, calling to one another. Peaceful. She loved the park immediately.”
My husband and I have had plenty of adventures at Shenandoah National Park, and it’s one of my favorite places to visit. We camp in a tent and typically choose walk-in sites that require a short trek from the parking area but are nestled in the woods rather than alongside the road.
Our tent and hammock at our wooded campsite.
Curious what Rebecca’s barefoot sandals look like? Or Chris’s Harley-Davidson? Would you like a glimpse of Harrisburg’s Reservoir Park, the Gettysburg Battlefield, or the Cathedral of Saint Patrick? Best of all, all of Rebecca’s delicious recipes are here for you to savor. Take a peek at all that and more!
https://www.pinterest.com/castfalk/stay-with-me/