Elaine Babcock is an author and quilter. She has written twice monthly for the op/ed page of the Aberdeen American News for ten years and has published two collections of columns. She is now taking a break from that opportunity to pursue other writing projects. In cooperation with www.knuckledownpress.com her books are being published in e-book format. Country-fied: Life in the Dakotas and Winter's Almost Gone Summer's Coming On are now available in ebook format from www.knuckledownpress.com Check out some of her products on www.dakotavistas.etsy.com.