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: Stories behind POPPY REDFERN AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDERS
Making do in WWII
I have just made–even if I say so myself–a spectacular dinner: roast pork with scallions and fennel, and buttered cabbage. A simple luscious meal for a cold autumn evening. I didn’t have to queue for an hour at the butcher … Continue reading →
The Indomitable Air Raid Warden
The Blackout and the Dark of Night To make it difficult for the German Luftwaffe (air force) to locate built up areas, the British government imposed a complete blackout during the years of WWII. The occupants of all buildings had … Continue reading →
Little Buffenden’s American Army Air Force Base
The fictional village of Little Buffenden is home not only to Poppy Redfern and her grandparents, but the American Army Air Force in their new airfield built for them on Poppy’s grandfather’s farm Reaches. When America ‘joined the war’ after … Continue reading →