Dark House On The Moss (reread) by Constance Savery five stars From the first sentence, I was instantly swept-away. Constance Savery’s vocabulary, softly rhythmic style, gentle humor and steady pace compare to none! Twist after twists compels us as we discover more and more of the secrets of the Moss and it’s keepers that are spun like delicate and beautiful webs that…
Image courtesy of Google Images THE VERY LAST ROOGLEWOOD CONTEST is officially over!!! And I survived that excitement!! I was literally hyperventilating. shaking and laughing and shrieking from excitement and happiness the night of the 31st as I eagerly watched that amazing group of writers celebrate. Those writers are such a talented, kind and constructive group – it was…
– Premise – Greetings, my lovely citizens! I wasn’t feeling well for most of the month and then I got a cold . . . Consequently, I didn’t get nearly as much done this month as I would have liked. But we shall at least endeavor to gather the few scraps of news. Onto the nutshell! –…
I don’t know about you, but I get a TON of spam email on my blog. Fortunately, my blog is built to withstand the invading hordes, but I’m forever beating off legions of these wretched little spammers, because I tell you, they fight in groups. While deleting spam after spam – I decided to have a little…
Yeah, that’s a completely random picture of a pear blossom on the header because I didn’t really have a feature image for this post because nothing really happened in February. But, it’s still relevant, because our pear tree DID bloom – poor thing. We had some unusually warm days and it tricked the blossoms into coming out. It’s…
Hey-howdy my fine citizens! I have seen this period drama tag floating around the blogosphere for a bit and as I read the various posts, something scary came to my attention. Most of the answers involved things like Jane Austen, When Calls the Heart, and Anne of Green Gables! Come on guys, we don’t want to scare away…
Three Smart Girls (1936) Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger. Think ‘The Parent Trap’ with 1930s class and wit. Plus an older group of girls that fall into the “the trap of love” themselves! The 30s style costumes are yet another treat in this movie. …
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT, I MADE IT. January is always a bit of a higgledy-piggledy month. For one thing, I have to get used to dating things with the right year – and just getting into the groove of starting over again, setting new plans, reevaluating old ones and basically preparing for the year ahead. But as always, despite…
THE GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. Yes, I did indeed stay up till midnight to click the magic button, but I was too tired to post this last night. I wish I could give you ALL something, but the best I can do is give you all virtual hugs! *hugs* *hugs* *huggles* ANYWAY – the winners ARE – …
Several months ago I asked all of you to ask me a question – any question, and I gathered those questions accordingly. Thus, we have this post. Note – this one’s a whooper. So – without further ado – unto the questions! 1) Have You Read Any L.M. Montgomery books. If So, Which Is…