tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post6568395784353048831..comments2022-03-29T16:23:28.027-04:00Comments on Heart of Hollyhill : Hollyhill Book of the OrdinaryAnn H Gabharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-91101140840045278832013-02-26T15:27:24.685-05:002013-02-26T15:27:24.685-05:00Hi, Lori. Jocie here. Glad you came to visit Holly...Hi, Lori. Jocie here. Glad you came to visit Hollyhill. Hope you'll come back again. I don't actually hate Hollyhill, but I do wish something would happen now and again. Then again some people might think I got my wish and then some in Scent of Lilacs. I've been told Lawrenceburg is a lot like Hollyhill. I can't imagine Main Street not having lots of shops.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-20220573829622248392013-02-26T11:20:36.949-05:002013-02-26T11:20:36.949-05:00I love this! I grew up in Lawrenceburg and have s...I love this! I grew up in Lawrenceburg and have since moved away. I miss the way it used to be, with Main Street being busy with shops and markets. A quiet, quaint town where people cared for one another. This brings tears to my eyes as I recall absolutely hating the town as I was growing up, but now I wish more than anything it was that way, once again. I look forward to Jocie's new adventures.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661761727556725273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-711904219878883242013-02-08T08:50:37.328-05:002013-02-08T08:50:37.328-05:00Aww, thanks, Natalia. So glad you came to visit Jo...Aww, thanks, Natalia. So glad you came to visit Jocie here on her Hollyhill blog.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-52351985916402459002013-02-07T21:32:44.452-05:002013-02-07T21:32:44.452-05:00I have read one of Ann books "The Gifted"...I have read one of Ann books "The Gifted" and I recommend it. It is amazing!! Can't wait to read more. The gift of writing is so innate here :)<br />Keep it up, Ann.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-61107728990227385182013-01-30T23:17:55.261-05:002013-01-30T23:17:55.261-05:00Great, Judy. I always enjoy hearing from hometown ...Great, Judy. I always enjoy hearing from hometown friends. The books are all available on Nook. Hope if you get them, you'll enjoy the stories. Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-12938411160549810152013-01-30T17:52:56.559-05:002013-01-30T17:52:56.559-05:00I have never read any of your books. I grew up in...I have never read any of your books. I grew up in Lawrenceburg and will enjoy getting them and reading. Love to read. Are any of them available on Nook?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220653089323449103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-8775211907122299482013-01-26T21:05:04.003-05:002013-01-26T21:05:04.003-05:00Hi, Tuala Fam. My books are available on line at v...Hi, Tuala Fam. My books are available on line at various book selling sites such as Christianbook.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. The books still in print are available at bookstores. If they aren't in stock the bookstore could order them for you. Scent of Lilacs will be available again in March. The print edition is being re-released. Thanks so much for you interest. Or who knows? You might win a copy here on Jocie's blog.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-24003991907739324922013-01-26T21:02:36.993-05:002013-01-26T21:02:36.993-05:00I did look at the picture again, Maxie. You're...I did look at the picture again, Maxie. You're absolutely right. That is a street light, but even though it looks as if it's in the middle of the street, it's actually on the corner. The sidewalk is broad in that spot and the sidewalk and street color blend together. If you look close you can see the stop light to the right of the street light. Sorry, I didn't realize you were looking at the picture. I thought you'd gotten the idea of a street light from what Jocie wrote. My bad. And Elgin does sound very interesting!<br />Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-64254961665650182432013-01-26T09:04:17.051-05:002013-01-26T09:04:17.051-05:00So where os your book or books available for purch...So where os your book or books available for purchase? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329079394321295906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-25964718150114323292013-01-24T22:48:32.582-05:002013-01-24T22:48:32.582-05:00Ann, if you ever research the town of Elgin, I hop... Ann, if you ever research the town of Elgin, I hope I'm still around to hear about it. By the way, I looked at the town again and it might be a stoplight, but sure looks like a street light. And, it is in the middle of the street. Look again. Maxiemaudemaxine@gmail.co,https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612461543816484090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-54841839808354881852013-01-24T08:43:28.419-05:002013-01-24T08:43:28.419-05:00I think you're absolutely right that your litt...I think you're absolutely right that your little town of Elgin, KS holds lots of great stories, Maxie. Maybe if I decide to take a book to the west, I'll research that town. Town were made with railroad stops and killed with the highways passing by. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed reading about your town and your big crowd of 13.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-51884770244034118942013-01-24T08:41:08.742-05:002013-01-24T08:41:08.742-05:00Thanks, Maxie. I liked the title too and I think t...Thanks, Maxie. I liked the title too and I think the new cover's great. Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-73050189598538810862013-01-24T08:40:42.877-05:002013-01-24T08:40:42.877-05:00Great to hear from you, Susieloulou. Hope me and J...Great to hear from you, Susieloulou. Hope me and Jocie can have fun with Hollyhill posts in the weeks ahead.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-1052305159797133632013-01-24T08:39:43.652-05:002013-01-24T08:39:43.652-05:00Thanks for your confidence, Linda. Strange sometim...Thanks for your confidence, Linda. Strange sometimes seems a bit out of reach, but then strange can be in the eye of the beholder. :)Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-65473463387196974522013-01-24T08:38:50.820-05:002013-01-24T08:38:50.820-05:00Somehow I missed all of your great comments. One o...Somehow I missed all of your great comments. One of them popped up on my e-mail, but the rest of them didn't. So I thought nobody had commented until I checked the blog today. Jocie is going to have to pay more attention!! But then she is just a kid and kid's can forget how to keep up with everything when they're distracted by school and trying to write a new book of strange. Thanks to all of you for your patience and you did get your entry into the giveaway. I promise. Look forward to more of your comments in the weeks to come.<br /><br />Ann Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-28691972848886750662013-01-19T03:20:42.698-05:002013-01-19T03:20:42.698-05:00The little town I moved from to move back to TX. w... The little town I moved from to move back to TX. was Elgin, KS. It is in the Ghost story books. Really! It was at one time The town had a large population with the train running through it, where Cowhands on the cattle drives brought them there where they had walk through this big vat in there to rid them of all the ticks and whatever on them for to be loaded on the train cars to be shipped to their destination!. Then they were loaded on the train to go where ever they were selling them. Lots of Cherokee Indians there in that area also. So much happened there during that time, but later when they wanted to build the highway there, they said no, so they went through Sedan, Ks. Little did they know the little town would die because of this decision. My husband"s granddad was the Sheriff there at one time. My husband grew up there, and I heard the older men tell so many stories about what they did growing up, I wondered any of them lived to old age. LOL I so wish I had the kind of memory to have remembered the stories. Would have made a great story. And, I'm sure there would have been some strange ones for this page. It had a great history, but had a very small population when I was there. Just mainly older folks who had grown up there. (And some CA. folks who were coming in to but the farms and ranches as they became available. We only had one business still there, a small cafe where the same woman had owned it for 45 years. I worked there from 11 am to 2pm. Served one meal. I think the biggest crowd we ever had in the years I was there was 13. Maxie mac262(at)me(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-40118383110513121422013-01-19T02:49:41.274-05:002013-01-19T02:49:41.274-05:00Ann, I love the cover and the Title of this book. ...Ann, I love the cover and the Title of this book. Anxious to read it. Just know it will be as good as it looks. AND, because you wrote it! MAXIE mac262(at)me(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-54469698293852323432013-01-18T15:37:27.677-05:002013-01-18T15:37:27.677-05:00I love Hollyhill and I'm sure I'll love th...I love Hollyhill and I'm sure I'll love the strange, too :-)susieloulouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596148433489612550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-7660373835836978732013-01-17T17:41:31.679-05:002013-01-17T17:41:31.679-05:00Hi Ann, There is no doubt in my mind that with yo...Hi Ann, There is no doubt in my mind that with your delightful sense of writing you will come up with some small town 'strangeness' in the days ahead. Can't wait. Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of The Scent of Lilacs.Linda McFarlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-43378282752262791782013-01-17T10:42:07.366-05:002013-01-17T10:42:07.366-05:00Thanks, Betty. Hope I can come up with some small ...Thanks, Betty. Hope I can come up with some small town "strangeness" in the next few weeks. LOL. Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-39722933188296065512013-01-17T08:37:54.067-05:002013-01-17T08:37:54.067-05:00Welcome back, Jocie and Wes! I love this, Ann and ...Welcome back, Jocie and Wes! I love this, Ann and look forward to reading The Scent of Lilacs.Betty Thomason Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086143814398663190noreply@blogger.com