It’s definitely summer here in New Zealand with higher than normal temperatures scorching the country. Bella has taken to cooling off by lying on her back with all her feet in the air. I call it her hot, hot, hot! pose. Later today I’m visiting Not Your Usual Suspects...
Month: January 2013
A Quick Visit to Athens
The Acropolis towers over Athens, an amazing place to visit with so much history. This time we didn’t queue with all the crowds, since we’d visited before. Instead we made a stop at the New Acropolis Museum. This was a modern building with lots of glass, and it holds...
Lets Take Tea With Jane Austen
During a recent visit to the local library, I came across a copy of Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson. I’m a big fan of tea, so I picked up the book and checked it out. Thirteen Things About Jane Austen and Tea 1. Jane Austen was responsible for making the family...
Tsatsiki in Athens
One great thing about traveling is trying the local food. During our visit to Athens in Greece last year we were wandering through the Plaka area and came across Scholarhio Ouzeri Kouklis, a small traditional family restaurant. While perusing the menu we saw that chef...
Blackthorn Vampires : Anti-heroes of Romance by Lindsay J. Pryor
Recently, as in the last six months, I’ve been going through a bit of a vampire love affair. I’d like to welcome Lindsay Pryor, the author of Blood Shadows, and creator of one of my recent vampire boyfriends. Dark. Dangerous. Exciting. Ever since Bram Stoker...
Thirteen Places On Shelley’s Visit Wish List
Regular visitors will know how much I love to travel. In fact on my last travel post several of you commented – “Where haven’t you been?” This TT proves I still have plenty of places on my wish list. Thirteen Places on Shelley’s Wishlist 1. Antarctica 2. Nelson, New...
Xmas Day in Lahaina, Hawaii
I took a load of photos over Christmas, photos of the different Hawaiian islands we visited plus shipboard shots. Unfortunately disaster struck and hubby managed to delete every single photo on my digital card. There was much cursing and swearing on his part and I...
From Genesis to Grave Intentions
I’m thrilled to welcome Lori Sjoberg today. She’s currently on tour with her new release Grave Intentions – a paranormal tale of grim reapers with a romantic twist that I enjoyed reading very much. I asked Lori where she came up with the idea for her story and this is...
For The Dogs
I can’t decide if this is for real or not. But then anything is possible in LA. What do you think?