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25 Historical Fiction Authors You Should Know: www.hastybooklist.com/home/25-historical-fiction-authors-you-should-know (an incomplete list of fantastic authors writing in the historical fiction genre) ... See MoreSee Less1 month ago
Yesterday we had two inches of snow and today we are sitting on the terrace soaking up sun and watching these beautiful butterflies feeding on the apricot blossom. In England we call this butterfly a Camberwell Beauty, and I've just found out that here in New Mexico its called Mourning Cloak. I can't decide which name I like best. ... See MoreSee Less1 month ago
Counting fat iris buds as they slowly slide out from between leaves. In about three weeks they will look like this! ... See MoreSee Less2 months ago
Lucy Duff Gordon was lucky enough to survive the sinking of the Titanic in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. But it wasn't luck that made her one of the most sought after fashion designers of her time. Lucy's label Lucile Ltd created some of the most glamorous, alluring and elegant gowns of the early 1900s. Her eye for exquisite detail and her use of color made her clothes so desirable that she opened a salon in New York and another in Paris. A DRESS OF VIOLET TAFFETA celebrates Lucy's abundant creativity and her single minded purpose that took her from a penniless single mother to an international couturier in a fashion world dominated by male designers!Here are three of her lovely looks! ... See MoreSee Less
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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
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