Harold's Favorite Places - Iowa County, Iowa County Blog
In my O’Shaughnessy Chronicles novels, Mary O’Shaughnessy is a devout church-goer. Her husband, Will, attends church mostly to please her. Occasionally, he comes away with a bit of preacher’s wisdom that’s applicable to his life. Church was important to my...
Harold's Favorite Places - Iowa County, Real life characters
Note: This article was written and previously posted before the Mitchell’s closed their hardware store in early 2020. In the O’Shaughnessy Chronicles, Mitchell Hardware is the inspiration for Mason’s Hardware. These award-winning books are available...
Harold's Favorite Places - Iowa County, Iowa County Blog, Real life characters
“They began moving day in the rolling hills of Southwest Wisconsin, crossed the Military Ridge, and then slowly descended crests and valleys toward their new home on the Wisconsin River… At dusk a breeze swept down from the bluffs and cleared the fog away, and then he...
Cornish Food and Culture, O'Shaughnessy Outtakes
The first two books of the O’Shaughnessy series are told from the point of view of patriarch Will. Removed in the editing process was a second point of view, that of Will’s daughter, Catherine. Those unpublished outtakes, seen through Catherine’s eyes, are offered...
Heirloom recipes, Iowa County Blog, Irish Food and Culture
Many families whose ancestors settled in Wisconsin after immigrating from Ireland in the 19th Century have passed down traditional recipes. Boxty, Irish stew, and Dublic coddle remain staples, today, on their tables. But in other cases, old recipes have been lost. Or,...
Cornish Food and Culture, Heirloom recipes, Kitchen and Culture
In September, in honor of the annual Midwest Cornish Festival we are sharing Cornish recipes contributed by friends, fans and family members. Grandma Gribble’s Saffron Buns Submitted by Gretta Gribble and David Gribble. Thank you! Makes two dozen buns. My mother was...
Harold William Thorpe novels are now included on Goodreads! 