by Templa Melnick | Nov 5, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
Just to let you all know…. This week, my book, Season of Forgiveness is featured on these review sites. I know they’d love to have you drop by and read their reviews… And, if you feel like it, maybe leave a comment or two. I’m very happy to be...
by Templa Melnick | Nov 3, 2014 | Colorado history, Templa's Trivia
My first grand babies entered the world a few weeks ago, in a hospital hundreds of miles away from this grandmother. And, within minutes of their arrival I had pictures of their sweet little faces on my smart phone via a text from my son. A few hours later, friends...
by Templa Melnick | Aug 27, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
“Working mothers” have existed since the day Eve started this whole shindig. It’s impossible to have children – especially babies – without an exponential increase in the daily work load. And regardless of how sophisticated our society has become, much of the...
by Templa Melnick | Aug 13, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
Fermented Foods in the Old West The health benefits of fermented foods are being touted everywhere these days. And, yes. I’m on the fermented foods bandwagon, too. As I write this, I have a glass of home-brewed kombucha sitting next to me. (What’s kombucha, you...
by Templa Melnick | Jul 15, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
Good Things Come in 3’s! No one ever really thinks that life imitates art… until it happens to them. I created a character in my novel, Emma, who is the mother of seven sons. The inspiration for Emma came from my own lineage of amazing, strong,...
by Templa Melnick | Jun 16, 2014 | Templa's Trivia
As my husband and I chatted over his Father’s Day breakfast, he shared happy childhood memories of long-ago breakfasts with his grandmothers and of the meals of wild game and home grown vegetables his grandfather had provided. Food – and the preparation of food, is an...