This week, I have a special guest--Kathleen Dienne, one of my fellow Carina Press authors. When I asked her to do a guest post, she volunteered to do a Thursday Thirteen. I think road trips with children sound quite interesting... :grin: Don't forget to check out...
Thursday Thirteen
Things That Are Green
Today I was pondering this week's Thursday Thirteen. The first word that came to my mind was green. A perfect topic, I decided, and I started my list. Thirteen Things That Are Green 1. Emeralds - much prettier than diamonds in my opinion. 2. Limes - perfect for...
A Wealth of History on the Thames
I’ve read a lot of non-fiction books about England and England history recently. Thames: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd inspired my topic for Thursday Thirteen this week. Thirteen Facts and Interesting Tidbits About the Thames River 1. The Thames is the longest river...
Kiwi Fruit: It’s More Than a Pavlova Topping
I watched a documentary about kiwi fruit this week and immediately thought it would make a great topic for a Thursday Thirteen. Thirteen Things About Kiwi fruit. 1. The Kiwi fruit originally came from China and was named the Chinese Gooseberry. 2. It was grown...
The Big Cheese
Last week my topic for Thursday Thirteen was wine. Since wine and cheese go so nicely together it, therefore, makes sense for me to talk about cheese this week. Thirteen Types of Cheese 1. Cheddar 2. Cream cheese 3. Cottage cheese 4. Stilton 5. Camembert 6. Brie 7....
Men Are Like Wine….
I was having a glass of wine a few nights ago and decided wine would make a great topic for a Thursday Thirteen. So, here goes… Thirteen Interesting Facts About Wine 1. The Irish believe fairies are extremely fond of good wine. They have come to this conclusion...
Lies Men and Women Tell….
This morning the announcers on my favorite local radio station were talking about the top ten lies that men and women tell their spouses, girlfriends and boyfriends. I thought the topic would make an interesting topic for my Thursday Thirteen. Thirteen Lies Men and...
The Best Holiday Ever
Since I’ve just returned from holiday I thought I’d use my Pacific cruise holiday as my topic for this week’s Thursday Thirteen. Thirteen Things I Did During My Cruise Holiday 1. I tried Line Dancing for the first time ever. 2. I went to my first art auction. 3. I...
A Woman’s Work Is Never Done
I hate doing housework. I'd better admit that upfront, but it's the subject of my Thursday Thirteen this week. 1. A few hundred years ago all members of a household worked together to make everything they needed. Within this productive unit, housework contributed to...