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We Could All Benefit from a Little More Mma Ramotswe Today

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Doesn’t it just feel like we could all use a big hug from a warm and sunny person from a warm and sunny place? That’s what I thought too, so today’s Raves n Faves is … Continue reading →

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That Ding-Dong is Not Avon Calling

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Don’t we all like to look pretty? And what’s more fun than getting together with a bunch of your friends and having an expert glamorize all the girls at once? Well, with my bunch, I … Continue reading →

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A Flaming Disaster

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! My girls have asked of me to share my misshapen adventures in life. Starting today, I’ll be posting regularly, basically a “dear diary,” about my dating and social swirl, the neighborhood gossip that I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Barbara Jean, What Have You Been Up To?

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Welcome to a new year – may it be a blessed one for us all. I’m so happy that my writer gals have gotten back into the swing of things and are letting yours truly … Continue reading →

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The Girl Means the World to Us…

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there guys and dolls, Andrea and Heather here. Slowly but surely we’ve been getting back to Barbara Jean’s Poppy Cove Mysteries set in her beloved Santa Lucia. From what we’ve seen in recent news, its alternative reality of Santa … Continue reading →

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Susan Takes 5 with Barbara Jean

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, look at that. Another month is passing before our very eyes. Being that it’s almost Halloween, I think we’re all due for a treat rather than a trick, don’t you? For yours truly, that … Continue reading →

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Grow, Change or Stay the Same?

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Do you often hear voices in your head? Well I do, or should I say my girls Andrea and Heather do (sometimes I forget that I’m the fictional alter ego and my real writer girls … Continue reading →

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Fall into a Good Book

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Look no further for a good book. I’ve got five that I recommend to you for whiling away the longer evenings.  GRANNY FORKS A FUGITIVE by Julie Seedorf – Granny has a new weapon – … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Takes 5 with Barbara Jean

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Sigh, the end of summer is nigh. Hasn’t it been such a lovely one? Yours truly has had such a golden time; it was just so peachy with my time so beachy. However, the month … Continue reading →

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The View from my Soapbox

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! This week I heard from a talented writer friend that I highly admire who was unfortunately down in the dumps, and quite frankly it made me a little sad. They were doubting their ability as … Continue reading →

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