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!
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Stories my Father Told Me About the War
My father was given a thrashing because he and his cousin sat up on the roof of their house in Greenwich with their Spam sandwiches to watch a dogfight between Messerschmidts and Spitfires over the London docks. 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
Maud, Lady Cunard and the Wounding Repartee
‘Let me introduce you to the man who killed Rasputin,’ Maud Cunard said to guests attending her large dinner party for the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich. Pavlovich and his friend Prince Felix Yasupov were indeed the men who had … Continue reading
Mrs. Jackson and the Golden Rules
It was between the wars that the whodunit murder mystery reached its greatest popularity. We call them cozies today, because they contain a minimum of violence –although the murder can be gruesome –and there is no sex whatsoever; even romance … Continue reading
Why does the Britain of the early 1900s intrigue and delight so many of us?
Today the great houses of Britain’s landed aristocracy with their vast, exquisite interiors and views of sweeping parkland attest to the power of rank and wealth of a bygone age. They also provide a stunning backdrop for elegantly clothed men … Continue reading
Iyntwood and the Chocolate Challenge
Thanks to author Martine Bailey for inviting me to take part in her Chocolate Challenge in which we choose three of our favorite books and liken each to dark, milk or white chocolate. Martine is author of: An Appetite for … Continue reading