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May 12, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • 3 Comments

Well, on Thursday, May 11, 2017, we sold the house we’ve lived in for twenty-three years. Feels strange. We’ve moved into our son, Sam, and his wife, Hallie’s house for the time being. I’m so grateful to them for letting us take up a room until we find our next house. Last week, we visited our son, Jake and his wife Jenny’s place in Arvada, Colorado. Jake was three when we moved in. He’s now twenty-six and he and Jenny will celebrate their one-year anniversary in 10 days. Crazy!Had an amazing time, met their little fluffball, Bella, the cutest golden…

WONTON TOMAYTAH

April 24, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

The pressure upon left-handed people is that they’re supposed to have a natural-born tendency to be creative, artsy, and have a flair for all those things of which those who favor using the opposite hand do not. We lefties, it’s presumed, should have it easier at a) singing, b) acting or c) speaking another language. Not one to shy away from trying something, I gave them all a go. My only solo came when I was four years old and Mom said I’d been “chosen by our church’s Mother-Daughter Banquet committee” to sing a song. I chose to serenade the women,…

INTERVIEW WITH MINNESOTA AUTHOR CONNIE LOUNSBURY AND BOOK GIVEAWAY

January 26, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • 10 Comments

I feel somewhat like a mosquito at a beach about expressing all that I loved about this book. I know what to do, but I don’t know where to start to persuade you to read A Hobo’s Wish by Minnesota author Connie Lounsbury. I guess I’ll start with its premise: A description of the book on Amazon states, After a tragic mistake during The Great Depression, Dr. Pete Walters becomes penniless, forced to ride the rails along with thousands of other unemployed men and women, surviving by trading labor for food, or asking for handouts. Will he find the trust and the…

GIVE A BLESSBACK® CHANGE YOUR LIFE. CHANGE THE WORLD.

November 22, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Several weeks ago at the Christian Authors Book Fair in Plymouth, Minn., I ran into Michael Ireland, a British journalist I became acquainted with years ago at the Minnesota Christian Writers Guild. We visited briefly. The next day, he sent me, quite unexpectedly, a host of questions about BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life, for me to answer as soon as possible as he wanted to do a story with Assist News Service about my book and why I wrote it. I was thrilled at his interest, but crippled by technology. I was in Hill City, South Dakota, visiting my friend…

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE THIS SATURDAY

November 17, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Saturday, November 19th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., I will have a booth at Christ Presbyterian Church’s annual Holiday Boutique in Edina, Minnesota. This is the 14th year for the boutique and my fourth year. There are so many adorable gift ideas at this boutique and many inspiring artisans. New at my table this year is a line of watercolor greeting cards themed around the beach and summer. The cards can be individually purchased or in a special 5-card pack of your choosing for $12. The card insides are left blank for you to customize your message. Also for…

Wyoming

November 7, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 8 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I recently spent some time in Hill City, South Dakota, visiting my friend, Barbara Majchrzak, at her High Country Guest Ranch and doing some writing. Barb mentioned that a writers group she belongs to, the Bear Lodge Writers Group, had its monthly meeting in Sundance, Wyoming this week and wondered if I would be interested in going. Absolutely. Wyoming, a word which originally meant, “at the big river flat,” is so much more that its definition. It’s vast enormous, spacious, yet surprisingly interesting and beautiful. The last time I visited Wyoming…

HORSES, CARROTS, AND A CITY GIRL

November 3, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

I’m in the Black Hills staying at my friend’s guest ranch just outside of Hill City. Barbara Majchrzak and I have each looked forward to this time set apart to do some serious writing at a cabin at the guest ranch she and her husband own. I first met Barbara 14 years ago at the Minnesota Christian Writers Guild, a wonderful organization for fellow writers in the Twin Cities area. We became friends and through the years have become each other’s cheerleaders as we each pursue our writing endeavors. Barb’s plan is get as close to finishing her next novel…

BlessBack® Finds a Home in Covet Crate, a Subscription Box for Women

November 3, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 6 Comments

Several weeks ago, a young woman contacted me via the contact page of my website, https://juliesaffrin.com. She owns a subscription box service, Covet Crate, geared toward professional women, and she wondered if I would be interested in having my book, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life, be a part of its November box. I couldn’t have been more surprised, or grateful. All sorts of online subscription box services exist, geared to a person’s preference. Some boxes are beauty and make-up related, others are food or sewing related – there’s even one for DIYers. I subscribe to Stitch Fix, a…

Meet Your Favorite Authors at the Fall Harvest Book Fair

October 26, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for some good books to read, come join me at the Fall Harvest Book Fair this Saturday, Oct. 29th from 10 am. to 1 p.m. where a dozen authors will be selling their books. Come for a chance to win some door prizes, enjoy coffee and treats (on us) and enjoy shopping and visiting with some terrific Minnesota writers. Several of our authors have won some amazing writing awards this year! Here are the details: What: Minnesota Christian Fall Harvest Book Fair. Link: http://fallbookharvest.weebly.com/: When: Saturday, October 29th, 10:00 a.m. to 1 pm. Where: Mount Olivet Lutheran…

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