I have just planned my menu for Christmas day... and its a good 'un. What is on your grocery list?
Snowy drive along the scenic backway from Santa Fe to Taos for lunch and stopping off at the Sanctuario de Chimayo
Are you ready for another POPPY REDFERN giveaway?
"Absolutely delightful mystery about Poppy Redfern, a young woman living in a small English village .... She's a trained air raid warden who sets out to find the murderer of two young village girls. Hope this is the start of a new series, it was TERRIFIC -- Five stars."
Drop a comment on how you will be spend this holiday season to win a free copy! Ends 12/7/2019. Winner announced 12/8/2019!
.Krista Smith won a copy of POPPY REDFERN AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDER for her Jeff Davis Thanksgiving pie! More giveaways going up through the months of December!
"I stayed up until 4:00 am to finish this book. Could not put it down. Believable, realistic, wonderfully drawn characters and a great storyline. Can't wait for the next book. " Leanne.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44057135-poppy-redfern-and-the-midnight-murders#other_reviews
Books make wonderful holiday gifts!
Category Archives: Performing Artists
Chateau Impney and the Salt King
I am delighted to share Chateau Impney as the house on the cover for Lady Montfort and Edith Jackson’s fourth adventure: Death of an Unsung Hero, and the story of how I came to choose it as a stand in for the fictitious … Continue reading
Sir Thomas Beecham and the Importance of Starting, and Finishing, Together
April 29, 1879 – March 8, 1961 There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between. —Sir Thomas Beecham Beecham’s grandfather, also Thomas Beecham, … Continue reading
Dame Nellie Melba and the Silver Voice with a Brass Tongue
At the name of Melba… crowned heads would nod respectful acknowledgment, noble lords and ladies would open their doors, newspaper editors would clear space for headlines, theatre managers would turn pale, and the house would be full. Her … Continue reading
Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon and a Night at the Opera
Constance Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon was six feet tall and considered to be a stunner; she was so beautiful that even the most glamorous in her company looked like they needed ‘a touch of the sponge and the duster,’ according … Continue reading
Vaslav Nijinksy and the Ballet Russe
It was during the frenzy of the Coronation year of George V in 1911 that brought Nijinsky, star of the Ballet Russe, before the British public. Continue reading