Books & More: Reviews & Comment. Amaury’s Hellion, Tina Folsom Amaury’s Hellion: Vampire in Agony, 6 Nov 2010 … a 400-year-old vampire, tricked into becoming one of the species in order to provide for his family. His first act of vampirism is so appalling to him that he accepts a curse that drives him, for […]
Pumpkin Pies and Parker House Rolls
I live in Wales. That makes celebrating Thanksgiving a certain challenge. The last Thursday of November is never a day off. Libby’s solid pack pumpkin is only available in one shop in the country, at import prices. All the implements for measuring are either metric or imperial – too little or too big for my […]
Books & More: Reviews & Comment
Books & More: Reviews & Comment Dipping into the Past to Read the Present, 13 Nov 2010 Lyonesse Abbey & Time at Tarragon, Jill Tattersall Now, this book was a revelation and sparked my interest in the romance genre. Lyonesse Abbey is gothic romance at its best. Fun and memorable.
Books & More: Reviews & Comment
Books & More: Reviews & Comment. Beauty and the Beast in Cactus Bend, 6 Nov 2010 When Love Comes, (Paperback) Leigh Greenwood Published April 2010, The Night Riders series – this will tug your heart-strings.
Notes in Notebooks 2
Just a small display of notebooks I have in my possession. Some of these were handmade for me; some were gifts and most were covet-buys – including the Collins A5 I am currently using for the first draft of my latest novel. I have trunk loads. I do ask myself if I ‘need’ another and […]
Notes in Notebooks
You have to be a little scared when your best friend gives you a pocket notebook for your musings. One: because notes and musings are best written on recyclable envelopes so that no one close to you has any idea that you are serious – or pretentious enough to have the offending supply. Two: You […]
Books & More: Reviews & Comment
Books & More: Reviews & Comment. Reviews of Sheila Roberts’ Love in Bloom and Tina Folsom’s Samson’s Lovely Mortal. More to come.
Pruning Pomegranate
Some soils are so rich with nutrients that pomegranates can grow to wild proportions. And yet, they bear no fruit. A good gardener will know when and where to prune. At the height of the growing season, pruning can kill the plant. So much of its energy is invested in stem elongation, leaf production, root […]
Nurturing Pomegranate
In any other habitat, persistance and fertility are encouraged, not so in the cultivated garden.
Growing Pomegranate
Not all that grows needs to be kept