Why yes, the dragons are a bit delayed… A number of you have asked about the status of Netherfield: Rogue Dragon. I said the book would be available Winter 2017. (foolish woman, tempting fate!) It’s record cold, we’ve even had snow on the Gulf Coast (along with a hurricane and an earthquake, thank you every much!) It must definitely be winter now, right? Yes, Virginia, it is absolutely winter. And yet there are no dragons. I … Continue reading →
Eleven out of eleven cats agree, hurricanes–especially Hurricane Harvey–are not kitty cat weather. In case you missed an earlier part, click HERE The short drive to my sister’s house was surreal. In the nineteen years we’ve been in the house we’ve driven it hundreds of times, but never like this before. As we drove out, we passed emergency vehicles, more boats on trailers and large trucks. License plates from Louisiana, Arkansas, as far as Tennessee—engines … Continue reading →
What do you say to close out a year like 2017 and usher in a new year? Some reflections on last year and looking ahead to 2018. So well yeah… hmmm, what to say? To be honest this is the fourth time I’ve tried to start this new year post and I’ve hit a brick wall each time I have. I guess maybe it’s had something to do with trying to be cute … Continue reading →
What New Year’s celebrations do you and your family have to get the new year started off right? My husband didn’t grow up with much of a New Year’s tradition in his family, so I’ve always felt like we’ve floundered a bit on this holiday. But now, with our first grandchild, I feel like we have a chance to start something new. I really like some of these regency era traditions and am thinking about … Continue reading →
Some suggest that the origins of Boxing Day can be found during the Victorian Era, but it appears to have begun much earlier.. “Good King Wenceslas Looked Out On The Feast Of Stephen” The traditional Christmas carol “Good King Wenceslas” points us to a 10th century start to the Boxing Day tradition. Wenceslas, a 10th century Bohemian Duke, surveyed his land on St. Stephen’s Day (Dec. 26) and saw a peasant gathering wood in the … Continue reading →
