This post is part of the FALL INTO ROMANCE Blog Hop. More information about the Hop can be found here: www.hopswithheart.blogspot.com . For more details on how you can win various prizes, be sure to read to the end. Fall in central North … Continue reading →
After the bigger outing the previous day, on Friday we focused on doing some serious shopping. Oddly, my husband and I both find ourselves fascinated by exploring grocery stores in other countries. So, while an outing to Tesco may not … Continue reading →
On Thursday we packed the baby and all her gear into the car and took off for Wiltshire and Stonehenge. It’s a place I’ve wanted to visit for most of my life, but I’m kind of glad I waited this … Continue reading →
After the outing on Tuesday, we decided on a bit more sedate activity. A fairly long walk through Southern Oxford brought us to a lovely pub called The Kings Arms . (It should be noted that there is a rather well-known pub in … Continue reading →
After a long night’s sleep (badly needed), we were ready to set out into Oxford. There’s a lot to do and see in town and it’s a fairly easy drive or bus ride from their house into the center of … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I took a plane to England to visit my son, daughter-in-law, and their new baby daughter, in Oxford. It sounds so simple when I say it that way, but actually getting on … Continue reading →
I don’t post often enough about what I’m reading or have read lately. In general my taste runs to mystery and fantasy with romantic elements, but interesting characters will always draw me in. And most of my books are things … Continue reading →
It sounds like the kind of story that makes the rounds of email messages and Facebook postings every now and then, but in fact, this is a real phenomenon. If you use a kitchen towel to clean up a grease … Continue reading →
In 2005 I made a memorable trip to England, my first visit to that country. But the reason for the trip was what made it most memorable. In September of that year, my only son married an English woman named … Continue reading →
At Buried Under Books, I talk about the influence of the late, great Mary Stewart on my own writing and try to figure out what makes her writing so magical: http://cncbooksblog.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/rip-mary-stewart/comment-page-1/#comment-9980 Want to know which rule of being a good … Continue reading →