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Divine Desserts Publishing, LLC<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A Day Late!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope all of you had a great weekend!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week’s newsletter is one day late since we’ve been so busy! More about that later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to update you on my current work-in-progress, The Blacksmith’s Bride<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a train ride that occurs in 1867 from New York city to Philadelphia. I had to do a bit of research when I wrote the scene. I came across some interesting information about train porters that I’d like to share with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A train porter’s uniform was made of wool or heavy cotton and was usually a dark color, such as navy blue or black. The suitcoat could be single or double breasted and it reached just below the waist or hips. The buttons might be brass or pewter and may have been embossed with the railroad company’s logo. The pants were usually worn with suspenders. The porter also wore a military-style cap. Sometimes a patch labeled PORTER would be attached to the jacket or the cap. A white or light-colored shirt with a dark tie and sometimes white gloves, completed the outfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes porters carried a ticket punch, pocket watch, or a small pouch or tool belt. Many porters were African-American. A railroad porter’s uniform might have looked like this in 1867:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to know more about The Blacksmith’s Bride? Pre-order<\/a> today and tell a friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back to College for Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We dropped our son off yesterday. He’s back at school for a summer research internship. It was nice that he was able to find a summer job at his college. Yesterday, before we left to drop him off, I made pizza for breakfast. Pizza is one of his favorite foods! Here’s a few pics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pizza dough rising!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our son’s living quarters for the summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dining room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gardening – Late This Year!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reason why my newsletter is a day late – I had to start my garden! I’m getting a late start this year! My son accompanied me when I went shopping for plants at Lowes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They didn’t have any oregano plants! I ordered some online! They should be arriving shortly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blacksmith’s Bride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m still writing The Blacksmith’s Bride<\/a> \u2013 a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith\u2019s Bride is the third book in the Romance Bride Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m enjoying writing The Blacksmith’s Bride<\/a> as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. Pre-order<\/a> a copy for yourself and a friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, I offer writing-related services. I work with writers who may need help with their fiction. Interested in working with me? Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Country!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all\/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do not run smoothly! Also, remember to pray for all that are suffering in our nation! Be sure to check on your friends and loved ones to be sure they are okay!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy your day!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bakery Romance Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bLoving Luke<\/strong><\/a> Raspberry Kisses<\/strong><\/a> Shades of Chocolate<\/strong><\/a> Sweet Dreams<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bSugar and Spice<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Southern Comfort<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Sweet Delights<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Cinnamon Kisses<\/strong><\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Candy Beach Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/strong>Caramel Kisses<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Chocolate Dreams<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Milk Chocolate Kisses<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Bittersweet Dreams<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Coffee and Kisses<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Rocky Road Dreams<\/strong><\/a>\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Romance Bride Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/strong>The Baker’s Bride<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>The Doctor’s Bride<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>The Blacksmith’s Bride<\/strong><\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signed Paperbacks<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Divine Desserts Publishing, LLC A Day Late! I hope all of you had a great weekend! This week’s newsletter is one day late since we’ve been so busy! More about that later! I wanted to update you on my current work-in-progress, The Blacksmith’s Bride! I have a train ride that occurs in 1867 from New York […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletters"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paovYP-1iG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5015,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions\/5015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}