Dianna Nicolai - Author: Your invitation to a Christmas Tea

Dianna Nicolai - Author: Your invitation to a Christmas Tea: "Your invitation ---- Christmas Tea to be held December 16
The third annual Christmas Tea will be held Thursday December 16 as part of the area's holiday activities. There are two sessions planned for your convenience, one at 12 noon and the other at 5:00 p.m. twilight. Attendees may select the session that will allow for you and your friends or spouse to partake of the steaming hot soup, delicious sandwiches and salad bar, not to mention the scrumptious dessert buffet. Call 985-2338, now to make your reservation. There is limited seating for each session. Both ladies and gentlemen may make reservations for this gala event that is served with a flair of elegance by our tuxedo-dressed servers. The festivities will also include holiday music and fun door prizes to be given away. The Christmas Tea is held on the lower level of the WGWL Welcome Center at 110 Main Street, Riceville. A special feature this year will be the unveiling of Dianna Nicolai's 2nd novel Mountain of Love. She will be doing a book signing the hour prior to each Christmas Tea session on the main level of the Welcome Center. One does not have to attend the scheduled meal to come to purchase a book to be signed by the author. Hope you can join us!"

Your invitation to a Christmas Tea

Your invitation ---- Christmas Tea to be held December 16
The third annual Christmas Tea will be held Thursday December 16 as part of the area's holiday activities. There are two sessions planned for your convenience, one at 12 noon and the other at 5:00 p.m. twilight. Attendees may select the session that will allow for you and your friends or spouse to partake of the steaming hot soup, delicious sandwiches and salad bar, not to mention the scrumptious dessert buffet. Call 985-2338, now to make your reservation. There is limited seating for each session. Both ladies and gentlemen may make reservations for this gala event that is served with a flair of elegance by our tuxedo-dressed servers. The festivities will also include holiday music and fun door prizes to be given away. The Christmas Tea is held on the lower level of the WGWL Welcome Center at 110 Main Street, Riceville. A special feature this year will be the unveiling of Dianna Nicolai's 2nd novel Mountain of Love. She will be doing a book signing the hour prior to each Christmas Tea session on the main level of the Welcome Center. One does not have to attend the scheduled meal to come to purchase a book to be signed by the author. Hope you can join us!

Writers Workshop

Thanks to the great teachers at the Cedar Falls (Iowa) Christian Writers' Workshop. Pictured are (left to right): Jocelyn Green, Jolene Philo, Shelly Beach, Jeanette Littleton and Mark Littleton. Not pictured are Jean Vaux, Sue Bragg and other members of the Cedar Falls writers group who also put a lot of time and effort into making it a great workshop.

Spending four days with writers is one of my favorite times each year. I learn not only from the teachers but also the other writers. Everyone is so willing to share ideas and encouragement. I walk away filled with enthusiasm and the desire to plop myself at the computer and never get up.

So if you are trying to call me, please remember I may not answer the phone between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. -- I'm busy WRITING! Watch out publishing world, here I come.

Grandma again!

Delgene and I are grandparents, again. Little Jack is number 10. He lives near Mankato, Minnesota with parents Troy and Kim and big sister Addy, who is 3. Due to all this crazy weather, I haven't gotten there to see him yet, but, bless her soul, his Grandma Lynn sent me pictures, and he is adorable, of course.

Dorothy Garlock and Dianna

What fun! I got to meet the famous author Dorothy Garlock and we exchanged novels. She fixed a wonderful lunch for us and gave me some "insider" tips on writing.

Quiet Days

I love quiet days. Today is one of those wonderful don’t-have-to-go-anywhere or do-anything days. There is little traffic on the streets. Probably because it’s raining and everyone is afraid it will start to freeze soon and make the roads slippery. The weather this winter has been so strange. First it snowed so much our kids and grandkids almost didn’t get home for Christmas, then it started to warm up and the thick, can’t-see-a hand-in-front-of-your-face kind of fog set in, and now it’s raining and I’m sure, just like me, most folks are figuring the temperatures will drop and make driving dangerous. As for me, I’m warm and the frig is full, what more could a woman want?

My favorite fan

I recently met my favorite and probably the youngest fan I've ever had. Sadie is nine years old and tells me she reads everything I write. What a thrill this was for me!