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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Sep 191 min read
Heading to Miami!
I am heading to Florida to attend the Readers' Favorite Book Awards Ceremony, where Thrown to the Wind is to receive the GOLD medal for...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Aug 61 min read
White Mountains Festival of Books
August 3rd, Show Low, AZ I was joined at this event by my amazing husband and the author of the roleplaying guide, Adventures in the...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Jul 161 min read
Arizona Families for Home Education Conference 2024
July 12th and 13th, Phoenix, AZ Thank you to eveyone who stopped by my booth or attended my presentation "Teaching Higher-Order Thinking...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Mar 121 min read
Tucson Festival of Books 2024
May 9th and 10 at the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson, AZ. What a beautiful weekend it was! Thank you to everyone who came out to...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Feb 162 min read
When Did Romance Become Associated with Saint Valentine?
This past week was Valentine’s Day, the day many say a Roman priest, or alternatively a Bishop, named Valentine was martyred in the third...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Dec 29, 20235 min read
Etienne and Lydia: A Love Story, Part 4
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends! For the first time ever I managed to get all of my preparations...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Dec 15, 20234 min read
Etienne and Lydia: A Love Story, Part 3
My husband and I had a great time at Lake Patagonia! It was so relaxing and beautiful. I’m not sure the dogs love the canoe as much as...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Dec 1, 20238 min read
Etienne & Lydia: A Love Story, Part 2
My husband and I are heading out to our favorite campsite down at Lake Patagonia. We are looking forward to a weekend to disconnect,...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Nov 17, 20237 min read
Etienne & Lydia: A Love Story, part 1
I am enjoying a lovely week down at Rocky Point. There are hardly any people down here, which is surprising because the weather is so...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Nov 2, 20233 min read
A 63-year-old Teacher and a Barrel
I stumbled upon an interesting story today. On October 24, 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor was the first...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Oct 5, 20232 min read
Loving the Cooling Weather
I am back in Tucson and loving the cooling weather! Mornings are getting cool enough for neighborhood walks with my sister. My husband...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Sep 15, 20236 min read
How Can Very Different Woman Have Such Similar Experiences?
I am enjoying the cooler weather in Portland after the 107 degrees of Tucson last week! I don’t know what it is about water that is so...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Sep 1, 20234 min read
The Two Marias: Background for My New Project
As I write this newsletter, I am preparing to head back up to Portland to visit family. I am looking forward to a brief reprieve from the...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Aug 4, 20232 min read
Starting a New Writing Project!
The desert is still hot, but we’ve received some rain in the evening off and on for the past week. It does raise the humidity, but the...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Jul 21, 20233 min read
Arizona Families for Home Education 2023 Conference
Just got back from the AFHE Convention up in Phoenix last weekend, and wow, what a success it was! I had a fantastic time with my...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Jul 1, 20232 min read
Happy Independence Day!
July is a buy month! This past week I celebrated the Fourth with my extended family along with my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary. We...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Jun 20, 20234 min read
Greetings from the Pacific Northwest
I have been enjoying the cooler weather in Portland, Oregon for the past few weeks with boat rides on the Willamette and time with...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Take a Look at My New Covers!
It’s official! I have new covers for my first two books, Thrown to the Wind and A Home in the Wilderness. I do want to thank everyone who...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Apr 5, 202314 min read
Ever Feel Like Everyone is Out to Get You?
I spent last week at our vacation home in Rocky Point walking on the beach or sitting on the porch watching the changing tides and colors...
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amanda@amandamcetas.com
Mar 21, 20239 min read
A Case of Truth Proving Stranger than Fiction
First off, I want to apologize for getting this newsletter out late this month. The past three weeks have been very busy for me...
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