Hello! Jolene Navarro here checking in from my front porch, eating homemade ice cream. It’s summer so it’s time to make creamy vanilla ice cream. If you have never made it before, it’s not difficult and so much fun. When I was growing up we had to take turns hang cranking the ice cream…that was […]
Along the Texas Coast & A Book Giveaway
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the beautiful Texas Hill Country. My writing view today. I was in San Antonio, so I stopped off at Panera to get some writing time. I love it when a writer submerges the reader into a new world and you get to experience it from the character’s viewpoint. […]
Buckaroos to Buccaneer with a Giveaway
Hola! Jolene checking in from Texas Hill Country. This is from our early morning walk. Yes, all the kids and their fur babies were home for the weekend. I’m excited to tell you that I received my author copies of my May 21 release, The Texan’s Secret Daughter. The hero grew up on a […]
Celebrating 90 years of life and a Giveaway
Watching the beautiful sunrise from my back porch as I think about my mother’s mother. We celebrated her 90th year on this planet. Her five surviving children, many of her grandchildren and a bunch of her great grandkids were there. It’s amazing when I think of everything she has accomplished the many storms her faith […]
New (cover) & Renew (creativity)
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the Texas Hill Country. Watching the sunset over the ranch that is on the other side of our road. It’s for sale. Anyone have a few million I could use? It’s right on the Guadalupe River. Perfect place for a writing retreat. That’s one of my far fetched dreams, owning […]
We’re All Connected (plus a giveaway)
Jolene Navarro here. Join me today as I drive a little south and walk along the San Antonio River. I’ll tell you a story about how we are all connected. Are you the kind of person that will talk to a complete stranger in the store or standing in line? A couple of weeks ago my […]
From Mexico to the USA: A Legacy of Love and Hard Work
Hola! Jolene Navarro, checking in from the Texas Hill Country and today I have a give-a-way so, keep reading. It’s gingerbread and hot chocolate season, so pull up a chair and join me. My mother-in-law was the kind of woman that did more listening than talking. She had a gentle spirit and strong faith. Leaving her […]
Family Traditions and a Giveaway
Jolene Navarro here. Good evening from my front porch in the Texas Hill Country. My small town roots run deep, so writing about families in this part of Texas comes naturally for me. It’s what I know and love. Of the things, I love most? The holiday season. Our big expanded family gathers at a […]
Fifty, No Make that 5 reasons to love a Cowboy and a Giveaway.
Jolene Navarro’s Top 5 Reasons to Love a Cowboy Hello, Jolene here on this fine Friday morning. I grew up in the Texas Hill Country and around cowboys of all kinds. There are the ones that work the land and would rather be out in the cold than locked in a warm comfy office. Then […]
From the Texas Hills to the Texas Coast – Jolene Navarro
Jolene checking in from my back porch. Here’s this morning’s view before I drive off to work to downtown San Antonio. I love living in the hill country and if you read any of my books you can see how I admire the countryside and it’s people. But for my next series, I’m […]