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Exciting News! The Sequel Is Coming Soon!

Blog / Mary Marcotte

You heard it here first! I am almost finished with the sequel to This World So Fierce. If you want to know how Trish and Nikki’s lives develop after the first novel, this is your chance. For those who have not had the pleasure of reading my novel, here’s a quick blurb: Trish and Nikki […]

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Our Latest Louisiana Nature Observations

Blog / Mary Marcotte

Our Louisiana weather is beautiful! It’s warm, but bearable. When that sun is out and not cooking us, we love to spend extra time outdoors. That means, of course, we’ve pulled a few weeds, though not enough. We’re watching the garden with bated breath–the tomatoes are teasing us with their large green orbs. And, we’re

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From Wright Houses Here at Home

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Today, Wright’s work is still considered to be some of the best truly American architecture in the country. [My Modern Met] My sister Laura and her husband, Gary, just finished building a house on the land where we grew up in Plaucheville. It’s the cutest house built in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous

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One House Row Complete!

Blog / Mary Marcotte

The Cotton Quilters’ Guild asked for a BOM! Yes, and in no time, I was on it. Meetings were getting rather short, but I couldn’t figure out what was missing. It’s the block of the month thing! Of course, I agreed, noting that the resulting quilt would not be finished for the quilt show on

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Back to the Old Lace Fabric

Blog / Mary Marcotte

Two things about me: I love old lace, and I have to keep my hands busy when Richard and I watch movies. It’s easy enough to keep up with the movie, unless it’s challenging to keep track of characters and plot twists. For me, busy hands mean I’m less likely to talk during the movie

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Welcome to Spring in the South

Blog / Mary Marcotte

Here in Louisiana, we are sweating or chilled or wet or happy. It depends on the day, or maybe the time of day, or perhaps what the wind is blowing in. We just never know what we’ll wake up to or how the climate might change during the course of the day. So, we deal

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This World Quilt Is Quickly Progressing

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On my last post (here), I told you that I’ve begun another CASA quilt based on my novel, This World So Fierce. Two things are happening quickly. The first is that the sequel A World Alone is close to finished! Well, the writing part anyway. Never the less, I’m terribly excited about that. But this

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Under My Needle and on the Design Wall

Blog / Mary Marcotte

I started a new quilt now that Emmy Blue’s Quilt is completed. Since the Baton Rouge MQG is working on a book/quilt challenge for CASA, I chose to include my novel, This World So Fierce. I love the description of the duckweed in the lake that Mike wades through as he’s running from the police,

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A New Finish! Emmy Blue’s Quilt

Blog / Mary Marcotte

That’s right! A finish! I’ve worked on this little blue and white log cabin quilt for a few weeks. Okay, possibly longer. I wrote about it here. At that time, I had no clue as to a name. But it needs a name, right? Yes, my quilts must have names. So, I worked on that

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Two Girls, Two Hoodies, and TicTok

Blog / Mary Marcotte

I hope your week is moving along nicely and that you are taking time for yourself by enjoying some stitching or crafting. Whatever it is that helps you to slow down and enjoy life. Also, don’t forget to exercise and get enough sleep! It can make a huge difference in how we handle the stresses

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