I Once had a Farm in Ireland

Please welcome Siggy Buckley to the desk today. Her newest release, I Once had a Farm in Ireland, is flying off the shelves, and has already landed several five star reviews. 

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I Once had a Farm in Ireland:

Living the Organic Lifestyle

Author: Siggy Buckley

Cover: Tayyana Bano

Genre: Memoir

ASIN: B00WVMQ3G0 Ebook $2.99

ISBN:  9781943274659 ; tradepaper pp.2 40 ; 5.5.X 8.25       

List price: $12.80 on Kindle: $2.99

Available from Amazon.com

About the book:

A wheelbarrow, a cable drum, gardening tools, and a pickaxe are unusual items on a wedding registry. They are what Mac and Siggy, a German professional couple, need to fulfill their dream of organic gardening. When Chernobyl blows up a few years later, they are scared enough to undertake fundamental changes in the lives of their young family to seek a simpler and healthier lifestyle in an unspoiled country.

They buy a farm in Tipperary, Ireland. They give up their jobs, friends and home to raise their children in an unpolluted environment. Although Siggy shares her husband’s environmental convictions, she would prefer a warmer climate, maybe an olive farm in Tuscany.

A period of intense learning and acquiring new skills follows: how to raise chickens, pluck geese, breed cattle and sheep, and how to grow all kinds of vegetables. Soon they find out that farming means a never ending workload. They almost kill themselves ─and each other─ to produce healthy food.

I Once Had a Farm in Ireland not only gives advice for budding organic gardeners but it is also the story of a woman who sacrifices her own ideals for the sake of her family until she discovers her own dreams.

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More about Siggy Buckley:

Educated in Germany with a Master’s Degree in English, Siggy Buckley lived in Ireland for over 15 years, first teaching at the University of Limerick as an adjunct professor, while building up an organic farm. She later ran her own businesses in Dublin before coming to the USA in 2003. In 2005, Siggy married an American and pursued her life-long dream of writing.

Website 

Blog

Email:  Hernibs1@comcast.net  (for contact purposes only)

Amazon author page 

Facebook

Twitter

Goodreads

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As you can see from the list below, Siggy Buckley is a very busy woman.

Check out her other books, too!

Publication History

Memoirs:

Next Time Lucky: Lessons of a Matchmaker (self-published with Createspace 2011)

Next Time Lucky: How to Find your Mr. Right, 2^nd extended edition (self-published with Lightning source/Ingram) 2014

I Once had a farm in Ireland: Living the Organic Lifestyle (self-published May/June 2015, Lightning Source) and all books are on Kindle too.

Short Stories

There is No Going Back (Selfpublished 2014) Kindle edition

Mother Knows Best  (Selfpublished 2014) Kindle edition

Poems

Special K, published on Akashicbooks.com

In the media:

My interview with Sylvia Hoehns Wright on Blog Talk Radio

Book trailer on Next Time Lucky 

Book Trailer for I Once had a Farm in Ireland

On YouTube Interview with IT Matters Radio

On TV on Dating advice; on Home Swapping

Spreecast blog talk radio: It Matters: on Home Swapping

Siggy Buckley appeared several times on local NPR with Melissa Ross’ First Coast Connect and On First Coast Living (Local TV ─ NBC) and had numerous interviews on blog talk radio. Her experience as a former Irish matchmaker makes her a welcome guest for local paper interviews. She also wrote articles for www.Opednews.com and www.Americanchronicles.com.

This hop is hosted by Author Sandra Love. 

Sandra Love's Blog Spot

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Synopsis

A Cowboy and his Duty

Jason McGregor was a country boy raised on a horse ranch. His daddy taught him the meaning of family responsibility but that didn't teach him anything about the rules of love. In Jason's eyes it was all about the horses and keeping the McGregor Ranch going. When Haley Sheridan came to visit, Jason's world gets turned upside down. He could no longer see black and white anymore.

Haley Sheridan was far from home and lost without her father. Her emotions were all over the place. She only came to Montana out of duty to her mother. She didn’t understand how Mrs. McGregor took care of all the house hold chores from cooking, cleaning, and making sure her husband and sons were taken care. But when she looked at Jason there was something in his eyes that made her want to understand.

Could a cowboy love a city slicker? Or a city slicker love a cowboy? Neither one knew how to communicate what they really wanted. Come follow Jason and Haley in Book 1 of The McGregor Saga. See how two hearts can become one with enough faith.

Buy Links

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Jason%27s+Duty+by+Alisha+Guenzel

http://www.amazon.com/Jasons-Duty-McGregor-Saga-1/dp/1507810725/

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/520290

Author Bio:

Alisha Guenzel The Author

She is a native to New England although she was raised on the plains of West Texas. She has always loved to write stories. But it wasn't until she married her husband did she take a chance on her dream to become a published author. Although writing is her passion, she also loves to spend time with her kids and husband on their five acre ranch.

Author Web Links:

Author Web Page: http://alishaguenzel.wix.com/authorwebpage
FB Author Page: http://www.facebook.com/RomanceNovelistAlishaGuenzel
The McGregor Saga Book Page: http://www.facebook.com/TheMcGregorSaga
Jason’s Duty Book Page: http://www.facebook.com/TheMcGregorSagaJD
Trailer for Jason’s Duty:  http://youtu.be/PqxEkZ7ZTnU

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Jason’s Duty

By: Alisha Guenzel

Blog Tour April 22^nd-27th

A Cowboy and his Duty

Jason McGregor was a country boy

raised on a horse ranch. His daddy taught him the meaning of family

responsibility but that didn't teach him anything about the rules of love. In

Jason's eyes it was all about the horses and keeping the McGregor Ranch going.

When Haley Sheridan came to visit, Jason's world gets turned upside down. He

could no longer see black and white anymore.

Haley Sheridan was far from home

and lost without her father. Her emotions were all over the place. She only

came to Montana out of duty to her mother. She didn’t understand how Mrs.

McGregor took care of all the house hold chores from cooking, cleaning, and

making sure her husband and sons were taken care. But when she looked at Jason

there was something in his eyes that made her want to understand.

Could a cowboy love a city

slicker? Or a city slicker love a cowboy? Neither one knew how to communicate

what they really wanted. Come follow Jason and Haley in Book 1 of The McGregor

Saga. See how two hearts can become one with enough faith.

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Jason%27s+Duty+by+Alisha+Guenzel

http://www.amazon.com/Jasons-Duty-McGregor-Saga-1/dp/1507810725/

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/520290

Alisha Guenzel's first installment in The McGregor Saga is a delightfully sweet love story. 

Though the story is centered around Haley and Jason's relationship, it's also a family love story - with all that entails. The reader is able to experience the couple's growth, both, individually and as a twosome. Haley learns that being part of a family whose lives are devoted to each other, brings its own challenges and rewards.

I'm particularly fond of family sagas and am looking forward to the next book in this series.  

Alisha Guenzel The Author

She is a native to New England

although she was raised on the plains of West Texas. She has always loved to

write stories. But it wasn't until she married her husband did she take a

chance on her dream to become a published author. Although writing is her

passion, she also loves to spend time with her kids and husband on their five

acre ranch.

Author Web Links:

Author Web Page: http://alishaguenzel.wix.com/authorwebpage

FB Author Page: http://www.facebook.com/RomanceNovelistAlishaGuenzel

The McGregor Saga Book Page: http://www.facebook.com/TheMcGregorSaga

Jason’s Duty Book Page: http://www.facebook.com/TheMcGregorSagaJD

Trailer for Jason’s Duty:  http://youtu.be/PqxEkZ7ZTnU

Seven Things

My publisher, Kim Mutch Emerson, (Master Koda Select Publishing), challenged us
to write seven things nobody knew about us as writers. Here are my seven.

1. The same string of numbers appears in every book I write. They are an alarm code, a license number and so on.
2. Every book includes the name of someone that has touched my life in some way. Good and not so good. No, I won’t say which ones. I’ll leave it to your imagination.
3. When a word doesn’t come quick enough, I will type, “SOME WORD I CAN’T THINK OF GOES HERE”, in bright, bolded red CAPS. Doing so allows me to move on with the story. It also makes it easier to spot when I go back to edit.
4. There are times when I type an entire paragraph of nonsensical text, (the ridiculous brown squirrel typed silly words over and over because her brain was turning to mush…), until what I need to write comes to me. Of course, that is also typed in red CAPS for later removal.
5. While editing, I’ve been known (by my cats and poodle) to rant at my publisher and editor in a very loud voice. Afterwards, I follow instructions like a good author and thank them whole-heartedly for their brilliance. Hmm, I think I’ve just outed myself… Love y’all!
6. I have a small fountain sitting on my desk. I listen to the water trickle over the stones when I write.
7. I believe, as in real life, not all stories will have happy endings.

Those are my seven things. Feel free to share yours in the comments. I’d love to get a peek. 

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WE HAVE WINNERS

Thank you to everyone who visited the blogs in the Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring Blog Hop. 
We've had fun and hope you did, too.
The winner of the rafflecopter giveaway is Laura M. Our fearless leader, Natalie Star
has been in touch and will award the $70.00 gift card, posthaste.

Becky Nixon has won the drawing for her choice of any one of my eBooks
available on Amazon.com here. I'll be in touch. Thank you for playing.

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A bushel basket full of thank yous goes out to Natalie
of Just Natalie  for organizing this hop.

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring Blog Hop!

Happy Spring Everyone!

I'm excited to revive the blog with a post to welcome spring 2015 & a giveaway. Two giveaways, as a matter of fact! You'll find the information for the giveaways at the bottom of the page. All participating blogs are listed at the bottom of the page. 

A huge thank you goes out to Just Natalie for all her hard work at corralling participants, prizes, and the like. Let's all give her a hand for putting this hop together. She's pretty awesome!

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Winter's long rest leads to spring promise - A fresh start for every living thing.
It's not for us to question why we are given the gift - it's what we do with it that matters. 

My most favorite thing about Spring 2015 is second chances

My parents. Love, kindness, deliberateness, acceptance, forgiving & giving.

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Here are a few of my favorite things about spring

Spring Rains

Freshly tilled veggie gardens

Fresh strawberries

Promise of fresh fruit

New babies!

Colorful blooms

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Now for the fun part 

The RAFFLECOPTER is at the bottom of this post. You can enter for a chance at a $70.00 gift card - your choice of Amazon or Barnes & Noble. You'll find the rafflecopter on each participating blog listed below. The rafflecopter will end at 11:59 EST on 3/23. 

In addition to that prize, I'll be giving away an eBook copy of any one of my published books to one winner. To have your name added to the hat, simply comment with something you love about spring. I'll choose the winner of the eBook on Monday. 

Also, to make it easy to share with your friends, just tick any, or all, 

of the social media buttons at the bottom of this post.

Come back here Wednesday the 25th for the names of the winners.

I'll also announce it on my Facebook page. Everyone is invited to connect with me over there. 

That way, you'll never miss another event.

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BLOG HOP PARTICIPATING BLOGGERS

1. Just Natalie (US)                                                                  8. Diary of Two Mad Authors (INT)

2. Author Jennifer Loiske (INT)                                                            9. Dominique Goodall (INT)

3. Author Linda Bolton (US)                                                         10. A New Day Has Begun (INT)

4. Making Believe (INT)                                                                           11. Vixie's Stories (INT)

5. From the Desk of Nadia Kilrick (INT)                                                           12. Lauri Fern (US)

6. Life According to Jane (INT)                            13. Debra Shiveley Welch Love and Writing (INT)

7. Confessions of a Well-Fed Starving Artist (INT)           14. Darke Heat Romantic Suspense

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