I’m off to Prescott this week for a family reunion in the mountains. It’s a lot like going cold turkey, with poor or sometimes no cell phone signal. And wifi? Yipes! if you don’t hear from me right away, you’ll … Continue reading →
MFRW Authors are chatting this week about the most beautiful places they’ve visited. I’ve visited a lot of amazing places, but the first beautiful place that pops into my mind when I think Most Beautiful is… New Zealand Maybe it’s … Continue reading →
Happy Fourth of July! As this posts, I’m celebrating the Fourth of July in Southern California with incredibly beautiful weather, and lots of fireworks all over the neighborhood. To commemorate the day, I thought I’d continue with the topic of … Continue reading →
Why I write… is the topic of this week’s MFRW Blog Challenge. A couple of years ago I took “Fearless Writer”, a wonderful online class offered by Laura Baker. One of the taskings was to come up with a kind … Continue reading →
I’m interrupting my historical and book posts to share some Rules for Happiness and Rules for Living I’ve collected over the years. So here we go: From Arnold Beckman, some rules for living: Have absolute integrity in everything. There is … Continue reading →
A Keeper will keep me sane For me, Christmas is not so much a red and green time of year as it is a blue time. Memories of family conflicts and holiday deaths, and the general strain of making everything … Continue reading →
Helping the Historical Hostess Flavour her Food I recently stumbled across a collection of eighteenth-century recipes for ketchup. Yes, ketchup. When I mentioned the topic of Regency ketchup to my husband, his reaction was “didn’t they think back then that … Continue reading →
Father of Modern Clowns May 31st marks the anniversary of the death of a famous Regency era character, the man who set the modern standard for clown performers. The First Joey Born in London in 1778, Joseph Grimaldi began his stage … Continue reading →
Today’s feature is a new release, Harlequin’s Deception, by author Candi Fox. Harlequin’s Deception The Naked Truth Series By Candi Fox Candi will be awarding 1 $10 Amazon GC, 2 Eooks of Harlequin’s Deception and 1 Print Copy of Harlequin’s … Continue reading →
What’s in a Hero? It’s probably not surprising that this topic comes up when romance authors get together. Some people like the classic alpha hero, the dominant, take-charge guy. Others like their heroes more beta: the nice guy. There’s also, supposedly, … Continue reading →