Saturday, March 16, 2024

Weekend Links


 And....tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day!  Be sure and get your green out.  I'm on deadline (book due Monday, eek), and getting ready to launch another book next week ("The Earl's Cinderella Countess"), so here's some distractions for you today...








Queen Charlotte's only surviving dress on display at Kensington Palace

10 best cocktail cities in America

Bath and Body Works launches a Bridgerton collection

Traits displayed by people who were bookworms as children (raises hand)

Henry VIII stained glass

Oscar fashion moments (I thought there were some lovely gowns this year!  And some whackery, of course)

Saturday, March 09, 2024

Weekend Links


 How is it March already???  It's been wild here, moving into a new place, trying to finish a book (one week til deadline!), having a new book on the 26th ("The Earl's Cinderella Countess").  I Am Tired!  So here's some fun stuff to read...


Talking About the Oscar for Best Costumes

International Women's Day quotes

The Victorian ladies who smuggled a mummy case out of Egypt

How to bring Parisian design into your home

Audrey Hepburn's "Sabrina" gown to be auctioned


Saturday, February 17, 2024

Weekend Links

 


I can't believe it's the middle of February!  We got moved into the new house (sort off--there are still lots of boxes piled up everywhere, but at least they're all in one place).  The dogs looove their huge new yard, and I like having more shelves for books.  We also got through Valentine's Day (my sweetie usually works that day, so we go out to dinner on the 15th, and I hit the 50% off chocolate shelves at the grocery store).  Hope you are having a good almost-time-for-spring, too.  Here's a little reading for you...







The first Viking woman to sail to North America

The Saltburn house

How to make your own Dole whip!  (If I can't get to Disney this year, I'll make it come to me...)

Finding rest in creative labor

Reading the letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning

20 gorgeous pink drinks

Questions about afternoon tea?

New trailer for "Shardlake"  (can't wait for this, I love these books!)

Eiffel Tower made of matchsticks


 



Saturday, February 10, 2024

Weekend Links


 Happy weekend, everyone!  It's cold and snowy here, perfect writing in my pajamas weather.  Here are a few things to read as we stay warm and cozy... 


(and as I'm slooooowly unpacking here at the new house, I'm finding lots of reading-related goodies that need new homes!  Giveaways coming up)







Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were married on this day in 1840

The great conductor Seiji Ozawa passed away

How to throw the ultimate fondue party!  (I am thinking about this for a housewarming...)

Mary Queen of Scots was executed on February 8, 1587 (lots of royal landmarks this month!)

A new Fawlty Towers stage play is coming!

Walking tours around Literary London

6 rare Audrey Hepburn in Paris photos

And best wishes to King Charles for a swift recovery

Saturday, January 27, 2024

Weekend Links


 Happy almost-February!  I can't believe how fast this month has gone.  We've been moving into a new house, and that's taken over most of my life lately.  There are still books piled on the floor waiting for new shelves, and a few hiccups to deal with (yay, washing machine leak!).  But the dogs love their new yard, and I'm getting organized.

Here are a few fun things to read, if you also need some distraction....


60 of the best fashion moments in film

Oldest known Scottish tartan can be worn again!

This week was Burns Night

Albuquerque tearoom makes Yelp's top 100 list  (I love this place!)

Drinking tea might slow aging!

Northern Exposure is finally available for streaming!  (one of my favorite shows)


Saturday, January 06, 2024

Favorite Links of the Weekend


 Whew!  We made it!  Holidays are behind us, new year ahead.  (and my birthday next week, and new book to start writing).  I hope you had a peaceful season, with lots of books as gifts.....


Who is Princess Mary, the next Queen of Denmark?

Royal Pets

Santa Fe, NM: Winter Wonderland

Guide to the wonderful Marais

The most scandalous party of 1947

Oscar predictions 2024: who are your choices??

 

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Free Book!!!


 Free Regency romance book!!! Don't miss out on book one of "The Regency Rebels"

In the wake of a horrible accident that killed the wretched man who was to be her husband, Lady Elizabeth Everdean has fled to Italy, where she vows to become a great artist—and to never let another man control her destiny. Sir Nicholas Hollingsworth is as renowned as a war hero as he is as a rake. When the man who saved his life in battle asks him to find his missing sister Elizabeth, he departs at once for Venice. Only he never expects the object of his search to become the object of his desire… Originally published in 2001 "An excitingly sensuous tale yet darkly haunting tale of love..." RT Book Reviews