I've been thinking about fairy tales recently, mainly because I have Tia Nevitt's The Sevenfold Spell sitting on my hard drive, ready for me to read. The only thing that's holding back my reading pleasure is my current WIP. I'm determined to finish that sucker by next...
Thursday Thirteen
Baking Soda – The Must Have Kitchen Item!
Baking soda is one of the most useful things to have in the pantry. It’s also known as sodium bicarbonate and its chemical compound is NaHCO3 Thirteen Uses for Baking Soda 1. As an ingredient in cakes such as carrot cake or chocolate cake. Yum! 2. Sprinkle baking soda...
Puffins: The Clowns of the Sea
I've always been interested in puffins. I think it's because they're so cute with their bright bills. I have seen puffins in the wild during our trips to Britain, but I haven't had a close encounter so they're still on my list of things to see one day. Thirteen Facts...
Nineteenth Century Words
I’ve been in a real historical mood lately, both in my reading and my research. It’s good to be writing another historical romance. My favored time period is the Eighteenth century—pre-Regency in the 1700s, and if it has a gothic tone that’s even better. For my TT...
A Taste of Honey
Honey has been a big topic around our house recently. It’s winter here In New Zealand and with the cold weather comes cold and flu. My husband has been sick, as have my father, sister and mother-in-law. So far, I've avoided getting sick. I’ve told everyone it’s all...
Oooh, Baby! with Kris Starr
Greetings, all! Kris Starr here. I write erotic romance and erotica, and I am so very happy to be hanging out today at Shelley’s blog – thanks, Shelley, for the opportunity! I am also thrilled to be a Carina Press author along with Shelley and a bunch of other...
The Food Show Experience
I'm off to The Food Show tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it very much because food is one of my favorite things. Thirteen Things About The Food Show 1. See, Taste, Buy: The Food Show is a bit like Christmas, a birthday and a giant dinner party rolled into one. 2. I...
Feelin’ Blue
Blue is my favorite color, and since I returned our foster dog to the SPCA today, I'm definitely feeling blue. I figured I'd go entirely blue for this week's Thursday Thirteen Thirteen Blue Things 1. Blue Suede Shoes - a rock 'n roll number first recorded by Carl...
A Load of Hot Air
The subject of farts came up in our house this week. If you have children, especially boys, they probably think this topic is hysterical. Grown up boys are just as bad, and they put the blame on everyone else in the room. Not even the dog is safe. I thought - why not?...