Last week I blogged about the fun of doing amateur art, music, theatre, etc… without the pressure of making a career of it. Risky friend Susan Wilbanks commented that she enjoys singing, but though she has not yet sold a … Continue reading →
Ah, the American Thanksgiving Day is only a few days away, along with all its turkey goodness. In honor, here are some bits I like from an 1829 cookery book. (All odd spellings or punctuation are the cookbook author’s.) TOMATAS … Continue reading →
Wandering the internet looking for a topic for today, I came upon the fact that in 2005, November 19 was designated “World Toilet Day” because of a big conference being held that day on sanitation standards. Last week my husband … Continue reading →
What an absolutely delightful garden party you throw, my dears! So pleased to be invited. Oh, er, yes, well. Perhaps we should introduce ourselves. Regina Scott and Marissa Doyle here. We write stories about charming young heroines finding true love … Continue reading →
I recently got the movie Starter for Ten from Netflix. I’m not sure how I missed it before, considering a) it stars the adorable James McAvoy, and b) it’s a British rom-com about, of all things, Academic Team! Well, the … Continue reading →
I am about to write “The End” on my WIP, Road To Passion (in another ten thousand words or so, but who’s counting?) And I think I know why I am so disappointed in the last quarter of almost every … Continue reading →
I was riding into work on the bus yesterday and there was what I characterize as “a bit of a mist.” Someone asked me if the fog reminded me of a London pea soup fog. No, it didn’t. I’m not … Continue reading →
Amanda’s last post and the talk about RR amateur theatricals got me thinking. I’m not much into acting but there are other things I love to do as an amateur: various crafts and music. I play a Lithuanian folk instrument, … Continue reading →
Last Saturday, Todd and I went to the local Playford Ball — four hours of English Country Dance performed by serious English Country Dance fans. Quite exhilirating. I know a lot of you read my January post on the Jane … Continue reading →
November 11 is Veterans Day–Armistice Day in England–the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month being when the First World War officially ended. But November 11 is actually an older holiday, and rather an appropriate one, the … Continue reading →
New from the Riskies!
Her Gallant Captain at Waterloo by Diane Gaston
Lord of Her Heart by Gail Eastwood
The Wallflower's Mistletoe Wedding by Amanda McCabe
A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake by Diane Gaston
How to Find a Duke in Ten Days by Grace Burrowes, Shana Galen, and Carolyn Jewel
Look for some changes in the Riskies community soon!
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