I finally have a quiet day to write. School is in session for the second week, but it’s only now that I’ve been able to be free from all the flurry of activity and appointments it entails. I intended to write this summer. I made a quetsch tart – quetsch being a variety of plums that are small and long… Read More
I know the idea of eating cold pea soup might not sound appealing to you, which is why I added the “sweet” bit. That makes it better sounding, doesn’t it? Well, let me tell you, it’s yummy – and particularly yummy when there’s a heat wave outside and you don’t feel like cooking. Also… it’s easy. Speaking of easy, a… Read More
This is what happens when I’ve not blogged in a while – I have a bunch of stuff to tell you and end up with a scattered post trying to cram it all in. So I’m only going to tell you two things before I write about the subject that inspired me today : demolishing strongholds. We’re in Brittany again…. Read More
Those of you who have followed me for a while will know that I am completely out of sync with my posting schedule on this blog. However, I do have 60,000 words on my sequel to A Regrettable Proposal done, so I’m starting to feel like the light at the end of the tunnel is not far for this Regency… Read More
I’ve been a bit crushed by life lately, but that’s okay. We’ve got this expensive court case in progress to try to win back enough money to finish our house at last. We know we may not win – or we might win and the company will declare bankruptcy to avoid paying us before they simply start a new company…… Read More
In my early blogging days, I would have done a separate post for each one of these places to visit in Dordogne, including my most recent post on The Village of Martyrs, and it all would have been accomplished in two weeks. Now that I earn my living writing novels, and only post here once every two weeks, I find… Read More
