Lamburgers, with hummus and feta salad does it for us today. No fireworks, no family to picnic with us. Just us, the humbirds, the garden, two very clean corgis and birdsong. Peace and love to all!
can't get redcurrants in Santa Fe. But I made summer pudding with raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. I am so grateful that I don't have to share it!
Here is the cover of Book #2: POPPY REDFERN AND THE FATAL FLYERS, where Poppy investigates the murder of two WWII Air Transport Auxiliary pilots who take a fatal nosedive during a film shoot. Publication date 12/1/2020!!!!
Daphne and Griff dreaming of the magnificent stained glass windows of Ste. Chapelle, Paris. Where do you dream of vacationing these days?
Long day of gardening, planting dahlia tubers. And to go with the flamboyant blooms of D. Karma Corona (!!!?) I am treating myself to a Campari spritz to refresh!
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