“Do I need a new challenge? No. Should I start a new challenge? No. But I want to get back to blogging in the worst way, and I'm afraid to jump back into existing stories until I get the hang of writing again... At least, that's what I keep telling myself. I've started this particular […]

“The Knitting Pack is coming out… and I’m so excited. It seems the perfect time to start a Decades Challenge. My problem was – I couldn’t figure out how to play it. There were too many options. And I simply couldn’t decide. So, here’s my solution. I will be starting TWO Decades Challenges, with very […]

1895 | 1897 1896 (Fall) Birthdays came and went with very little fanfare in the Tangles household, and Abraham and Florence both grew up as the new year came and went. Abraham had lost a bit of his easy to get along with outgoing side with the passing of his parents, and had apparently discovered […]

1894 | 1896 1895 (Summer) Stefan considered all that had happened lately, and wondered that they were still getting by as a family. Juliet's parents dying suddenly had really changed things, though, by adding young Abraham to the mix. Juliet hadn't seemed too phased by her Mother and Step-Father's deaths, but having an extra mouth […]

1893 | 1895 Early 1894 (Spring) Spring was coming, and the snow was finally receding. The plants were waking, and things were starting to look up. Stefan was particularly happy to be able to once again spend time out in the fields, getting his hands dirty with some honest work. He looked forward to the […]

1892 Part 2 | 1894 (Author's Note: With an eye towards getting through possibly more than one generation this month with this story (and, consequently, the Sheppards as well), I am increasing the length of the posts for this family, and I'm going to TRY to fit a whole "year" into each chapter instead of […]

1892 Part 1 | 1893 1892 (Late Fall) Watching Florence grow and start to explore her world really made Juliet impatient for this next baby to be born. So impatient that, when her labor actually started, it took a couple hours for her to believe it was really truly time. Of course, it was in […]

1891 | 1892 Part 2 1892 (Early Fall) Juliet smiled to herself, thinking of how happy Stefan had been to know that they were expecting a second child. All he kept talking about was how he would send his little boy to school to give him the best of chances in life - chances he […]

1890 | 1892 Part 1 1891 (Summer) Juliet looked out the window at their farm and mused over the last year. So far, the farm had been bringing in valuable produce to sell, and she had even been able to sell some of her knitting and candles to help out. Yes, taking care of the […]

Prologue Part 2 | 1891 Meet Our Founders (A/N: I made these guys from the very beginning, and tailored their outfits carefully to be as close to the times as possible.) House Tour (A/N: This house was not built by me, but I did a considerable amount of redecorating so it was completely appropriate. (originally […]