Power to the Dresses and Shoes!
It will be no surprise to anyone who reads this blog that I subscribe to way more fashion magazines than are good for me. This year, I have resolved to save money and cut back to just 2 or 3. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Motivational Speaker
It’s a perpetual problem for me, and I suspect for most of us, staying motivated. Especially since I have no deadline except for a self-imposed one. Which is a roundabout way of saying I know I’ve blogged about this before, … Continue reading
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Escape of the Corsican Monster
On this day in 1815, Napoleon escaped from the island of Elba, where he’d been exiled for just under a year, set sail for France, and in one of those unexpected twists of history, returned to power. No one’s quite … Continue reading
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Heroine of the Battle of Salamanca by Delle Jacobs
Good morning, everyone! It’s always such a delight to be a Risky for a Day. You might know I’ve started my own blog called “In Search of Heroes,” and I’m having alot of fun with it- the way I look … Continue reading
Jane Austen’s Oscar Nominees
In all the rampant Oscar coverage, I’m shocked that no journalist unearthed the fact that the early versions of all five of this year’s Best Picture nominees were actually written by Jane Austen! There. You didn’t know it either, did … Continue reading
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Winner of Sophia Nash’s Love With A Perfect Scoundrel
The Winner of Love With A Perfect Scoundrel is……Margie! Email us at riskies@yahoo.com and give us your address. The Riskies
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Gaming Counters
(I’ll leave the Academy Award Blog to Amanda, but just gotta say–Is there anything Hugh Jackman can’t do????) Last week my friends Mary Blayney, Julie Halperson, Lavinia Kent, and I finally got together for our Christmas dinner–(we were all very … Continue reading
Sophia Nash is here!
Nash’s vibrant, fresh storytelling sparkles as she tells the tale of a woman’s secret desires and the man who can make them all come true. Here’s a fantastic story you’ll want to go on forever! –Romantic Time BOOKreviews 4 1/2 … Continue reading
Independent Characters and Other Nuisances
Happy Saturday, everyone! I am off to our annual Friends of the Library book sale this morning (500,000 books all piled up, just waiting for me! And super-cheap, too). But first, a couple items. I’ve been doing research this week … Continue reading
Race Relations
Is everybody in the world sick with the flu? Or does it only seem like that? Anyhoo, when our house hasn’t been running through tissues like a bunch of softies watching Terms of Endearment, I’ve been revising my super-racy, not-quite-erotic … Continue reading
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