Category: The Tenafly Road Series
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Husband asks, “How was your day?”
Before you get all jealous because you didn’t get to spend your day living in a dead painter’s New York, let me explain that this wonderful vacation will probably come to an end soon. After raising five kids in a blended family situation, my husband and I are considering adoption. Yeah, we miss the emotional […]
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When People Get Nice On You
I was just popping in for a few minutes at the library when one of my new favorite librarians hailed me over to see what she’d found at a garage sale?! I come from a long line of people who want to trust others, but just don’t. It’s an affliction we wear with humor and […]
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Books I’ve Known And Loved
Are you a rule breaker? I wonder why we like to think of ourselves that way. Don’t know, but The 1865 Customs of Service for Officers and The Customs of Service for Non-commisioned Officers and Soldiers are two extremely fun books about rules and regulations. Seems sort of dull, right? Nope, not at all. Augie, […]
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The Woman Responsible for Exposing Impressionism to the American Art World: Lilla Cabot Perry
Coming from the Cabot family of Boston had its perks for young Lilla–how would you like to hang out with Emerson and the Alcotts? But Lilla was pretty perky on her own–and talented. I don’t know how people find the energy to push art movements along, but she did. I’m sure now that I’m sending […]
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Money and Sex–Always Trouble for the Englewood Boys
I love finding just what you want in old magazines (Frank Leslie’s) and the stocks for gold mines advertised in Arizona will land a few of my main characters into big trouble–as usual.
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I Found Buck and Fred In A Painting By Cucuel
Sometimes the images come first when writing a novel and sometimes they appear as a gift after your characters are fully formed. This is EXACTLY how I imagined Fred and Buck Crenshaw (since they’re twins) and then I found this lovely painting by Edward Cucuel. In my mind it’s at Buck’s wedding and Fred is […]
Author Adrienne Morris 