tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post7807763040289944100..comments2023-11-18T04:41:02.841-08:00Comments on LauraFrantz.net: retreatLaura Frantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-64959547282365563862010-07-02T13:22:03.508-07:002010-07-02T13:22:03.508-07:00That would be wonderful! Hoping to get to ACFW nex...That would be wonderful! Hoping to get to ACFW next Sept. and perhaps you and Lori could come visit Maine sometime!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-49873409223367376122010-07-01T19:32:54.509-07:002010-07-01T19:32:54.509-07:00Carla, It was such a blessing. I hope you find tim...Carla, It was such a blessing. I hope you find time to retreat from your busy schedule, too. Sounds like we like the same sort of places. I'm still hoping and praying we can meet up at a conference or one day go somewhere together:) You are such a dear online friend.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-74827274538088099002010-07-01T17:36:02.140-07:002010-07-01T17:36:02.140-07:00How wonderful to get away to write and think! That...How wonderful to get away to write and think! That sounds like the perfect setting for you. I can imagine spending a weekend in a bed and breakfast somewhere with a lovely view and flower gardens. Or maybe a little cottage on the coast.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-58704621675066076312010-06-29T17:03:31.600-07:002010-06-29T17:03:31.600-07:00Hmmm, maybe I should have put a bear in my book:) ...Hmmm, maybe I should have put a bear in my book:) I never even thought of that! I talked to my mom this morning but she didn't mention it. I'll have to google it and read for myself. Thanks for the tip, Michelle. I always love news from home, even the scary stuff:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-10303896185011581512010-06-29T16:41:04.503-07:002010-06-29T16:41:04.503-07:00I thought you would possibly recognize those roads...I thought you would possibly recognize those roads, Laura. <br /><br />Getting together would be lovely the next time you're in town, if you have the time of course. I do believe you are right though, we'd have a hard time deciding where to eat. ;)<br /><br />I don't know if you've heard this from your family, but the Red River area is in the news right now. There was a bear attack in the Red River Gorge yesterday. The person was taken to UK, and has been released from the hospital. They've shut down both Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge State Park, and are hunting for the bear.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847510545827506148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-76468192757005462332010-06-29T13:28:22.137-07:002010-06-29T13:28:22.137-07:00Pepper, I have it sitting here in my stack of stuf...Pepper, I have it sitting here in my stack of stuff:) Another beautiful cover. Also, Mozart's Sister and Just Jane. So many good books, so little time! Sigh. Thanks for asking:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-81666200022229141482010-06-29T12:31:35.131-07:002010-06-29T12:31:35.131-07:00Have you read, "How Do I Love Thee"? I&#...Have you read, "How Do I Love Thee"? I've not had the chance, but it's based on one of the best love stories I've ever heard of.<br />I want to get it sometime soon.Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-13932527201572904802010-06-29T12:17:54.214-07:002010-06-29T12:17:54.214-07:00Janet,
Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm mis...Janet,<br />Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm missing the beauty and peace of the inn even now. Randy agrees:) I appreciate your gracious words so very much. It's been a privilege to share your beautiful home here on my blog. Looking forward to stopping by in the morning on our way to Sequim!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-79548683083991581662010-06-29T11:53:50.102-07:002010-06-29T11:53:50.102-07:00Laura, it was our privilege to have you and Randy ...Laura, it was our privilege to have you and Randy as our guests. We are honored that you chose to spend the weekend with us. May the Lord continue to bless you and your family as well as your writing! We look forward to reading your book.<br /><br />JanetMom/Grandma Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883142229355969979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-52274745933061647102010-06-29T10:12:17.600-07:002010-06-29T10:12:17.600-07:00Hi Pepper,
So good to see you here. I'm so gla...Hi Pepper,<br />So good to see you here. I'm so glad you mentioned Nancy Moser as she is one of my favorite authors:) In fact, Washington's Lady is on my keeper shelf. I'm really looking forward to her new August release - think it's titled Masquerade. The cover is so pretty.<br /><br />I'm so glad you're part of the CML blog tour! And yes, that prologue pulls at your heart strings (at least that was my hope). Thank you for saying the things you did. Interestingly enough, I thought the prologue might be too dark so I tried to soften it before I turned the book in to my editor. But then I wanted to be as historically accurate as possible so changed it back to the original. Sadly, the opening tells the story of countless frontier families. But I promise a happy ending:)<br /><br />Hope your writing is going well. I know your wonderful blogs are!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-24717723723579242472010-06-29T08:01:58.420-07:002010-06-29T08:01:58.420-07:00Btw, I can't wait to read more :-)Btw, I can't wait to read more :-)Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-337017555915014712010-06-29T08:01:58.421-07:002010-06-29T08:01:58.421-07:00Oh Laura,
Mount Vernon is beautiful, isn't it?...Oh Laura,<br />Mount Vernon is beautiful, isn't it? Have you read Nancy Moser's book, Washington's Lady. Amazing biofiction based on Martha Washington's life and perspective.<br /><br />Speaking of great books...<br />The Prologue to Morrow Little is heartwrenching - beautifully written adn totally gripping, but heart wrenching. Whew...Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-63061302065114520252010-06-29T07:34:07.859-07:002010-06-29T07:34:07.859-07:00Stacey,
And I'm so happy to have found you! Yo...Stacey,<br />And I'm so happy to have found you! Your blog(s) are so interesting and beautiful ~ I'm so drawn to folk/primitive/18th-c. art. Wish my whole house could be decorated that way. As it is, I have so many quilts hung on the walls it drives my husband crazy:)<br /><br />You are off to two of my favorite places!! Hoping your trip is full of inspiration for you. Wish I could tag along! Thanks so much for your comments! Please stop back by.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-85912235387800571362010-06-29T07:31:00.443-07:002010-06-29T07:31:00.443-07:00Britt,
Reading your comments always makes me more ...Britt,<br />Reading your comments always makes me more homesick as you describe things so beautifully back there! I hope you are getting lots of outside time despite the heat. The place you describe here sounds so like the Red River to me. There's something about water that is so soothing.<br /><br />Bless you for ordering CML. That means a lot to me. The fact that you really want to read it makes me smile:) Praying you love it and it blesses you in some way. Hope it makes you plan a trip to Ky's Red River area. Knowing you and your love of the outdoors, it would be a perfect fit!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-88808591667543402692010-06-29T07:26:59.436-07:002010-06-29T07:26:59.436-07:00Kav, That sounds incredible - I've never heard...Kav, That sounds incredible - I've never heard of the Library Hotel but know it must be an amazing place for us bibliophiles!! Wonder how many volumes they have there? How neat that books are arranged Dewey style:) A librarian or two must have been in the mix. <br /><br />I can just picture your neighborhood with its beautiful old homes and trails, etc. Would love to be in your garden! Still thinking of your roses. Bet there are some beautiful old trees, too. <br />You don't need to go anywhere! I'd be happy to stay right at home if I was you:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-88885057654205862432010-06-29T06:45:05.226-07:002010-06-29T06:45:05.226-07:00There is a place across going up Little River Road...There is a place across going up Little River Road from Townsend, across the boundry into the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The Little River is to the left, and there is a place with large boulders good for sitting, shallow pools good for dipping, and green shadows good for reflecting. The water is clear and there are foamy sets of small rapids and falls all around. I think I would be happy just to be there today. <br /><br />Hope Morrow is selling well. I'm ordering mine today. I have a stack of books to read, but I admit, this one is high priority.<br /><br />~BrittBesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397116071436885635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-52677812066735594082010-06-29T05:46:56.985-07:002010-06-29T05:46:56.985-07:00Laura, your retreat sounds divine...especially the...Laura, your retreat sounds divine...especially the library part. :-)<br /><br />I haven't been anywhere in years and years and years. Vacation time is spent at home in my garden and puttering around my rickety ol' house so I think just a change in routine can jump start inspiration for me. And long walks. Long, meandering walks. I live close by to several recreational biking/walking trails and beautiful neighbourhoods with century old homes. Love to soak up inspiration that way as well.<br /><br />But if I could go anywhere -- it might just be the Library Hotel in NYC. There are books in the lobby, books in the dining room...books in every rooom. And the hotel is organized with the Dewey Decimal System. Each of the ten floors is one Dewey Category -- 100's, 200's, 300's and then each room is broken down further and the books in that room reflect it's Dewey Decimal number. How cool is that?Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-36852164092701437982010-06-28T23:19:32.397-07:002010-06-28T23:19:32.397-07:00Laura~
I am so delighted to have found you! I am...Laura~<br /> I am so delighted to have found you! I am off for a wee vacation myself~ the first break away in far too long...and it is off to Yorktown VA for me. I hope to stop by my beloved Williamsburg and say hello~ it's been far too many years! I shall think of you and send Colonial energies your way!<br />StaceyStaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300445992905755199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-3118529242380762132010-06-28T20:26:09.282-07:002010-06-28T20:26:09.282-07:00Renee,
It was great ~ thanks so much! I know you h...Renee,<br />It was great ~ thanks so much! I know you had fun at the beach, too. That sounds heavenly to me:) Got to get over to your blog and see what you've been up, too! XOXO back at ya:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-35696118722046775052010-06-28T20:06:05.259-07:002010-06-28T20:06:05.259-07:00WOW! What a beautiful place! I'm glad that you...WOW! What a beautiful place! I'm glad that you got to go and had a wonderful time!<br /><br />XOXO~ ReneeRenee (BlacknGoldGirlsBookSpot)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701232799625814028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-11933943111105480552010-06-28T19:23:23.090-07:002010-06-28T19:23:23.090-07:00Susan, It's so interesting that you would say ...Susan, It's so interesting that you would say that about setting/locales for our WIPs. On my walk today I was thinking about that very thing - how much more difficult it would be to try to write in such a removed way, having never visited that place so critical to your characters. Well said! All the sensory elements you mentioned are what make it come alive. Bless you for your comments. They always add so much!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-42030986174395290172010-06-28T19:00:00.968-07:002010-06-28T19:00:00.968-07:00Hi Laura -
I like visiting the sites where my nov...Hi Laura -<br /><br />I like visiting the sites where my novels are set. Pictures cannot give you the panoramic view, the smells, or the interaction with people. <br /><br />One of my novels is set in Pennsylvania. Thankfully, the area is a hop-skip-and-a-jump from where I live. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-26163685320682911722010-06-28T17:02:15.113-07:002010-06-28T17:02:15.113-07:00Julia,
This did my often weary, sometimes melancho...Julia,<br />This did my often weary, sometimes melancholy heart such good. There's something about being in a place that is beautiful and peaceful and quiet (not my house!)that really ministers to me. Bless my boys but they are non-stop action nearly 24/7. As a mom of young children, I know you can relate:) Thanks so much for your gracious comments here. I always look forward to them.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-51907090116021122002010-06-28T15:46:44.674-07:002010-06-28T15:46:44.674-07:00That is beautiful. I'm so glad you had a nice...That is beautiful. I'm so glad you had a nice relaxing retreat...you deserve it...and I'm sure we can't wait to read the writing inspired by it :)Julia M. Reffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979214959063965164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-42935161988128544372010-06-28T15:45:38.544-07:002010-06-28T15:45:38.544-07:00Thanks Adrienne,
It was wonderful in a way that on...Thanks Adrienne,<br />It was wonderful in a way that only God could arrange. I was a bit sad that I couldn't stay longer but so thankful I was there even a short time. Bless you today!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.com