Thirteen Quotes from MAE WEST During the last couple of weeks I've tripped across lots of quotes by Mae West. Wow! She was a fascinating lady, and one who has left a legacy of some great quotes that cut straight to the heart of the subject, whatever that may be. 1....
Most people own a pair of jeans. Finding the right fit can be an exercise in frustration and after many years of trying on jeans, can I say dark rinse, mid-rise, boot-cut. That's me, baby. I'll admit that having found my style I'm now feeling suitably smug. I did,...
Thirteen Things about SMILES 1. Definition of a smile - to have or take on a facial expression showing usually pleasure, amusement, affection, friendliness, etc., or, sometimes, irony, derision, etc. and characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth...
Thirteen Things about CAPTAIN JAMES COOK There's a really good documentary playing on our TV at the moment about the life of James Cook. It's fascinating and these are some of the things I've learned during the last two weeks of viewing. 1. 1728: Born at Marton (near...
Thirteen Things about CANDLES In case people haven't guessed I visited my local candle shop in the weekend. It's called RETREAT and for those who live in New Zealand, they have stores in Glenfield, Newmarket, Sylvia Park and Manukau. 1. Candles convey messages of...
In honor of my recent visit to Wellington, THIRTEEN THINGS about WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND. 1. Wellington is the captial of New Zealand. 2. It is VERY hilly, even more so than Auckland and San Francisco. After a day spent exploring, I woke up the next day with sore...
Thirteen Writer Traits This week fellow author Christine d'Abo mentioned The Writer's Guide to Character Traits by Linda N. Edelstein. It contains all sorts of neat information and inspired by Christine's post, I dragged it out of my bookcase. In her book the author...
Thirteen Things about Potatoes Last weekend when I visited the Botanic Gardens I discovered 2008 is the year of the potato. You learn something every day. :grin: So, in honor of the humble potato: 1. Potatoes were first "domesticated" or cultivated in the Andes...
Thirteen Military Reads I hadn't read a military romance for ages but the other day I just had the urge to pull one from my to-read pile. I'm also going through a Western themed splurge so I'm definitely thinking alpha male! Here are some of my favorite reads with...
