Showing posts with label Mary Queen of Scots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mary Queen of Scots. Show all posts

Friday, March 13, 2026

Weekend Links and Cocktails


 It's almost St. Patrick's Day!!  That means a Lunasa concert and soda bread at my house, and I think I might try this cocktail receipt while I'm at it, courtesy of Highclere Castle Gin (I admit I was pulled into trying it by "Downton" but it is really delicious gin...)

And there's a few things to read as well!  Slainte!

Extant Tudor homes that reveal how people lived...

The Cluny Museum is having an exhibit on...unicorns!  (I so wish I could see this!  The Cluny is one of my very favorite museums in Paris)

The Smithsonian magazine talks about Tudor miniature portraits

A look back at Best Actress Oscar winners' gowns over the years

Speaking of Oscars--why Sinners should win Best Picture

8 "badass" librarians!

The needlework of Mary Queen of Scots

What Bridgerton got wrong about corsets (a lot!)

Mary Oliver on creativity and time

Elizabethan posy rings

The Lucky Recipe



  1 oz   Highclere Castle Gin

  1/2 oz Midori  

1/2 oz  Fresh Lime Juice

 1/2 oz  Simple Syrup

Champagne / Garnish:  Mint Sprig

Directions:


1.   Combine gin, Midori, lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.

2.  Strain into a Champagne flute and top with Champagne. 

3.  Garnish with a mint sprig.





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

Friday, September 25, 2009

Portrait Friday

Mary Queen of Scots (as a young girl in France) by an anonymous artist