So, what's the latest in Munsonville?

Busy! Busy! Busy!

Round four of edits went back to the publisher last month, so I'm waiting to hear back.

We filmed more interviews of the Bryony team last week, with still more waiting to be scheduled. That same day, we caught a sneak peek of the Bryony book trailer. I'm excited and impressed by what I've seen and can't wait to share the final result.

In the wee hours of this morning, I viewed a rough cut of the music video. It's making the rounds of the Bryony team as I write, but the initial reactions are overwhelmingly positive. The Bryony theme song is SO beautiful, and the music video picks up those emotions. That's all I can say right now.

Next Wednesday, I have a fitting with my dressmaker for my spring walking suit. Hopefully, someone with a camera will be accompanying me, so I can post pictures of the dress.

The Bryony cookbook contest had two winners: We combined the submissions of Nola Sawyer and Kathryn Ross Dunlap for the official title of : Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from Bryony.
Both Nola and Kathryn will receive a free cookbook signed by members of the Bryony team.

Bryony has her first promo event June 25. Details to follow tomorrow.

How and Why We Chose the Byrony Cookbook Name

The winning name of the official Bryony cookbook: Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from “Bryony.”


For the one-year anniversary of the Bryony Facebook page, we offered a, "Name the Bryony Cookbook," contest to fans of the Facebook Page.

We received many entries, Thank You, Fans! The Bryony cookbook team debated them over the weekend. Once we were down to the final few, we struggled to pick, "the one.” Because we had so many good entries, we could not find just one that fit.

As soon as we chose to combine two entries, the winning name stood out! Congratulations to Nola Sawyer (Memories in the Kitchen) and Kathryn Dunlap (Bites and Nibbles).

Bryony, because of the weaving back and forth between two time periods, is full of memories, many of which revolve around the food in this cookbook, which range from delicious to eclectic.

Not EVERY single mention of food is in the cookbook, which is where Bites and Nibbles comes into the title. It's also perfect to pair with a vampire novel, so Bryony-ish!

The Bryony cookbook team did consider all entries without prejudice. We didn't contemplate who submitted what title until the name for the cookbook was decided. Meaning, we studied only the titles, without submitters’ names attached.

Then, we went back and looked at who provided the compilation for the official title. Runner up was," Miss Bessie Beasland's Guide to Domestic Cookery," (Suzy Staley Baker), which will be incorporated into the final book of the Bryony series.

Thank You again to anyone who participated. Don't forget: ALL Bryony cookbook proceeds are being donated to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Will and Grundy County. Cookbook purchase is pending until its release later this year.

Sarah C. Stegall