Weekend Links

 

It's only a few days until Christmas, and I am frantically trying to finish wrapping gifts and ordering goodies!  Then I plan to settle in with new (hopefully) books to read, Emily in Paris episodes to watch (I need its absolute nonsense right now), and some hot cocoa.  I hope you have the same coziness.

And here's a few things to read...

On December 19, 1848, Emily Bronte died at Haworth

Goodbye to Sophie Kinsella  (I loved "Shopaholic")

Why are all the lonely girls going to Paris?  (well, who wouldn't!)

Rare public display of Mary Queen of Scot's final letter

Some of the best (and worst) Christmas songs of all time

Some of the best Christmas perfumes

The Wales' cute Christmas card

How Gen Z is re-writing the rules of wine

Holiday Weekend Links

 Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone!!  I just turned in final revisions on the next book, and am getting ready to make pies for tomorrow.  I hope you're having a lovely autumn!  In the meantime, here are a few distractions...

5 ways to support a small business during the holidays (from Everyday Parisian, which is a wonderful site!)

What wine goes with your holiday meals

The best Thanksgiving cocktails

A royal wedding on November 20, 1947

Weekend Links and a Book On Sale

 

Happy last weekend of June, everyone!  I'm not sure how we're here already, it feels like summer just started.  But since I went to opening night at the Santa Fe Opera last night (La Boheme, a favorite!) and festival season is in full swing here, it must be.  (It's also deadline time, eek!  The new wip, a Gilded Age New York romance, is due in 2 weeks).  In the meantime, an older title of mine, Taming of the Rogue, is .99 for a very short time.  (If you love Shakespeare and 16th century theater like I do, I hope you'll enjoy it)

In the meantime, here's a few distractions:

England's first romance-only bookstore

Some real-life inspiration behind the portraits of the "The Gilded Age"

Pompeii's 2000 year old perfume garden

Roses under $20 for your summer wine needs

The history of the Santa Fe Opera

Weekend Links

 It is March now, and purports to be almost spring, but I am not seeing it yet!!  I can't wait for green trees and flowers, so I wait in hope.  In the meantime, here's some fun reading...

Adults are rediscovering the joys of ballet  (I took ballet for years and years when I was younger, and bought myself a portable barre and found online classes during covid lockdowns!  It's been amazing)

Woman completes aim to sample a scone at every National Trust property (my dream job!)

Victorian widows and governesses

The Louvre has put its entire collection online free

Indie bookstores benefit your local economy

The famous country houses of literature

Tips for finding high-quality bargain wines (my sommelier husband says this is great!)

39 movies that will transport you to Paris

Weekend Links

 A few things to add to your weekend reading!!

Charles Dickens' summer home is for sale

The mysterious viscountess/Victorian photographer

British Library extension gets green light

Celebrating the style of Princess Margaret on the anniversary of her death

15th century wine ship resurrection

Waterloo bodies found in attic

Weekend Links

 Happy mid-January, everyone!  My birthday is past, and now I am just huddled down in the cold trying to finish this WIP (Christmas in Gilded Age New York!).  Brrr.  Luckily I have lots of books, tea, and writing to keep me busy until the sun peeks our way again.

(Check out this adorable "The Holiday" mug a friend gave me for Christmas!!  It's so perfect for my mood right now)

In the meantime, here are some reads to distract us...

Happy birthday, Christian Dior!  Born on this day in 1905

6 amazing facts about wine

Quiz: Which Skeldale House resident are you?  (I'm Mrs. Hall!)

Researchers discover what's inside medieval pendant

Marie Antoinette's Wardrobe Book

Two paintings by Queen Victoria are up for auction

New exhibition at Buckingham Palace on Georgian fashion

The 10 shortest reigns in English history

Medieval gardens and plants

Women-only restaurants in the 19th century

Fun Weekend Links

 I hope you've all recovered from the post-holidays!!  It's quiet here (though today is my birthday!), and I've been deep into a new Christmas novella for the 2023 Harlequin Historicals anthology (Gilded Age).  In the meantime, here are a few reads...

The misunderstood Roman Empress who willed her way to the top

Warrior queens of Britain

Unique jobs in cozy mysteries

A 1700-year-old bottle of wine "still drinkable"

Rebranding the Met (opera)

Inside Alva Vanderbilt's party of the century (research for the WIP)

Different styles of thinking

Casa di Vettii in Pompeii reopens

Some of the best afternoon teas in London