Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • The Domino Effect

    One of the interesting things about living in an old house is that very few changes are simple. There’s always a cascading To Do list that results from trying to make a single modification. For example, in the spring, we finally found a light fixture for the foyer. Up until now, it’s had what Mr.…

  • Just Peachy

    This week, I’m canning peaches. (Actually, they’re not going into cans – they’re going into glass quart sealer jars.) My mom and I used to can peaches when I was a kid. Usually, it was in really hot weather. Invariably, everything in the kitchen was sticky by the time we were done. It was always…

  • If It’s August…

    …then there must be a bat. Just two hours into the month and we had company. I really could do without hearing that noise ever again – the sound of a bat fluttering against the drapes, trying to get back outside. Ugh. Fortunately, Mr. Math’s Amazing Bat Eviction Method (ABEM) works really well. He entices…

  • Guest Blog at Get Lost in a Story

    Thanks to Maureen McGowan, I’m guest posting at Get Lost in a Story blog today, talking about THE RENEGADE’S HEART. Here’s the permalink to my post. (Psst – there’s a contest!)

  • Books!

    The Coxwells arrived today. Don’t they look great? You can read about these books on my site, right here. I have to go and rearrange my bookshelves again…