So we’re dealing with yet another cold snap in upstate NY. I’m ready for spring, even though I haven’t gotten out onto the ski slopes yet, due to my daughter’s college search and a three week long sinus/flu/something-or-other. I can … Continue reading →
This is a repeat of a post from February 11 a few years ago, which was the birthday of William Fox Talbot (1800-1877) who is credited with being the inventor of photography. As with many scientific discoveries, the bits and … Continue reading →
As I’m working on finishing up Lucy and Thrale’s story (Sinclair Sisters, Book 2) I’m researching boxing and the like. I came across this interesting article: Hazlitt’s Prizefight Revisted, Pierce Egan and Jon Bee’s Boxiana-Style Perspective by David Snowdon posted … Continue reading →
Hello, everyone! It’s so nice to be back in Bloglandia for a while. It feels like it’s been a long and….interesting….winter, and I’ve never been more grateful for great books to read and things to write. Speaking of things to … Continue reading →
Today is my birthday (I won’t tell you which one). Because I was away for the weekend, giving a workshop for the Florida Stars (Spacecoast Authors of Romance), I am very tired and in the mood for a very modest … Continue reading →
Andrew Davies, who has successfully adapted Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, and Northanger Abbey, has stated that he will never adapt Mansfield Park. And who can blame him? There have been three adaptations of Mansfield Park and none of … Continue reading →
I have an incomplete manuscript, not yet contracted, with a French hero and a Scottish heroine (we’ll call them Jacques and Isabel, since those are their names) who meet under perilous circumstances during the Napoleonic Wars and are reunited when … Continue reading →
I have been avidly following the news about the discovery and identity of the remains of Richard III. I’ve been a sucker for Richard III ever since reading Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time–without going so far as to join … Continue reading →
I have a cold and so this post is about …. Regency Remedies from my 1815 New Family Receipt Book. General Rules for The Preservation of Health 1. Avoid, as much as possible, living near Church Yards. check! 2. Valuable … Continue reading →
I’ve been sitting here trying to think of a blog topic, but I’m plagued with random thoughts, none of which translate into a blog. Here they are, in no particular order. Snow – We had yet another snow storm last … Continue reading →
New from the Riskies!
Lord of Misrule 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
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