• Wings of Anticipation – Lessons from “Chesapeake Shores: The Rock Is Going to Roll”

    “When I think something nice is going to happen I seem to fly right up on the wings of anticipation; and then the first thing I realize I drop down to earth with a thud. But really, Marilla, the flying part is glorious as long as it lasts…it’s like soaring through a sunset. I think Read more

  • Your Lead Rope is Still Intact – Chesapeake Shores “The Way We Were”

    Your Lead Rope is Still Intact – Chesapeake Shores “The Way We Were”

    “Maybe being strong is not who I actually am,” Abby admitted to Jess in a little heart-to-heart during last week’s episode of Chesapeake Shores.  In just that one phrase, we gain incredible insight into Abby and how she views herself. Like so many of us, she hides her insecurities beneath an armor of strength – Read more

  • “Fav Writer” – An Interview with Screenwriter Derek Thompson

    Often called #FavWriter on Twitter by devoted Heartie Donna Cohen – a title he definitely deserves – Derek Thompson has brought some fabulous storylines and complex character development to four seasons of When Calls the Heart. As Season 5 came to a close, Derek graciously agreed to share some of his thoughts about the 4 Read more

  • Where the Heart Wants to Go – “Chesapeake Shores: An Open Book”

    Where the Heart Wants to Go – “Chesapeake Shores: An Open Book”

    The balmy August air enveloped us like a blanket in winter as the four of us lay out on our top deck, faces fixed on the darkness above us while meteors occasionally streaked across the night sky. That was our very first star-gazing experience as a family. Just a year prior, we’d been living in Read more

  • “Heading Home” – An Interview with Executive Producer Michael Berns

    “Heading Home” – An Interview with Executive Producer Michael Berns

    Michael Berns, Executive Producer            PC: IMDB At the recommendation of a friend, I binge-watched the first season of Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores just in time to catch Season Two last fall, and I was hooked. As summer winds down, the production team of Chesapeake Shores is gearing up for the Read more

  • Poolside Epiphany

    Poolside Epiphany

    It is midsummer here in northern California. More often that not, that means afternoons spent lounging on the couch while the AC blasts cool air into the living room. Between curling up with the boys on the couch to watch their favorite Netflix show, I do the dishes, make lunch, or fold laundry. On special Read more