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Five Things for Friday

A week to Christmas? Egads! I'd be really panicked if it was a usual year—big dinner to plan. Family arriving from around the country. And getting those last minute gifts done. But this year? Just trying to finish two knitting projects. That's it. We all have people...

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Five Things for Friday

Opening one eye after a day of baking, roasting, rolling, snapping, mashing and stirring to offer a better-late-than-never wish of a happy Friday wherever you are. Goodness, I love Thanksgiving. Even pared down pandemic Thanksgiving. Throw together a turkey sandwich...

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Who Said It Revealed

Did you guess that it was Lady Hermione Marlowe and her mother, Lady Walbrook, talking in this exchange? "…and now that he is inclined to marry—" "I don’t think the earl has any intention of—" "Of course he intends to marry. He made his bow at Almack’s." Which of...

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Who Said It? Ups the Game

You all have had it way too easy. Time to up the Who Said It? game. “…and now that he is inclined to marry—“ “I don’t think the earl has any intention of—" “Of course he intends to marry. He made his bow at Almack’s.” Which of course every matron in London knew was...

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Tempted by the Night

Countdown to 20 So after dishing yesterday about the covers I, u-hum, don't like, I get to rave and rave about this one. I nearly swooned when I saw the artwork for TEMPTED BY THE NIGHT. In fact, the next thing I did was contact the artist, Jon Paul, and beg him to...

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His Mistress By Morning and Love Letters from a Duke

Countdown to 20 I'm combining #8 (HIS MISTRESS BY MORNING) and #9 (LOVE LETTERS FROM A DUKE) into one post because they actually fit into a category that I like to call: Two Covers that Make Me Cringe. Sometimes the cover goddesses are overly generous (think The Knave...

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