April Fools
This was first posted on April 1, 2013, but it is just as relevant today (because today is also April 1!) What is the origin of April Fools Day? No one knows for sure, but it is speculated that it … Continue reading
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Shipwrecked with the Captain
I have a new book out in paperback and ebook. Shipwrecked with the Captain is Book 2 in my Governess Swap series. Here is the back cover blurb: “All she remembers… …is feeling safe in his arms!Shipwrecked governess Claire Tilson … Continue reading
What to Wear in Winter Redux
I wrote the original of this blog post six years ago, almost to the day. Even though today it reached near 60 degrees F in Northern Virginia, last week we were in the teens and the midwest had reached record … Continue reading
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Tagged Winter. Regency clothing
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Preparing for Christmas
(I first posted this blog on Dec 3, 2012 and, really, it still applies. I still need to prepare for Christmas….) I am the lady of this house, not an exalted country house, but a respectable one and I must … Continue reading
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Tagged 1820, Christmas, christmas pudding, Twelfth Night
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To Autumn…again
We have just started seeing the beauty of autumn here in Virginia. It was 70 on November 2, but brisk and sunny since. Finally the leaves are turning and getting ready to fall. I wanted to do a Regency homage … Continue reading
Diane in Scotland
I’m in Scotland. And the wi fi here is not letting me post photos, so let me tell you a little of what we’ve done so far. I’m traveling with Kristine Hughes Patrone of Number One London Tours on her … Continue reading
George IV Visit to Scotland
At the end of the month I will be traveling to Scotland with Kristine Hughes Patrone of Number One London Tours. We’ll be joining her Scottish Writers Retreat in Glasgow the second week, but first we’ll visit Edinburgh and sites … Continue reading
Walking Bath
One of the joys of writing Historical Romance is the research and the best way to research is to go to the places you write about. Some writers get a story idea and then they go to the location of … Continue reading
It’s May
It’s May. It’s May. The lusty month of May That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray… from Camelot, Lerner and Loewe Happy May! I don’t know about the rest of you, but here in Virginia we finally have our … Continue reading
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A Re-Look at the Bronte Sisters
I went looking through old postings of mine for a topic for today and came across this one about the Bronte sisters, first written in 2010. I thought it was worth a second look. My latest Netflix find (it’s available … Continue reading
