Those of us whose households include furred members know what an important part of family life they play and if a family photograph is taken, they often take their rightful place alongside us. For children they are often their 'bestest' friends, especially when the child is in trouble for a misdeed. In the nineteenth and … Continue reading Faces in the Street – Bestest Friends
Wordless Wednesday – Painted Sky
Book Review – AnaRose and the Templar’s Quest by Mary Ann Bernal
AnaRose Preston is a respected museum curator and antiquities expert. When she travels to France to authenticate a ring believed to have belonged to Balian of Ibelin, the knight who surrendered Jerusalem to Saladin, she embarks on what quickly becomes a quest to locate a legendary relic, the Holy Nail, possibly hidden in a dagger … Continue reading Book Review – AnaRose and the Templar’s Quest by Mary Ann Bernal
Wordess Wednesday – Bark
Wordless Wednesday – Mountain Vegetation
2023 – A Year of Reading
To my surprise, I have read a similar number of books to last year, 34 books in all – nowhere near my illusory goal of a book a week. The year started slowly as I only managed two books a month until August. Results for the latter part of the year were helped by a … Continue reading 2023 – A Year of Reading
My Reading – December 2023
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry Some time in the sixties old Mr Tomelty had put up an incongruous lean-to addition to his Victorian castle. Voyage in the Dark by Jean Rhys It was like a curtain had fallen, hiding everything I had ever known. A Christmas Love Redeemed by Alison Stuart Fabien Brassard, the Comte de … Continue reading My Reading – December 2023
Beautiful Ghost by Milana Marsenich
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an snippet from Milana Marsenich’s novel, Beautiful Ghost, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb During the fall of 1918, the influenza pandemic crosses the nation and reaches the mining town of Butte, Montana. Marika Jovich, who wants to go to school … Continue reading Beautiful Ghost by Milana Marsenich
Twelfth Cake House by Heidi Eljarbo
Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on Heidi Eljarbo’s newly released novel, Twelfth Cake House, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Twelfth Cake House is a heartwarming Christmas romance set in the Georgian period. Blurb Even a clever matchmaker may need a push in the right … Continue reading Twelfth Cake House by Heidi Eljarbo
Book Review – Teatime Trouble by Tonya Penrose
Teatime Trouble by Tonya Penrose is set on idyllic Shell Island, a place of sunshine, glittering water and friendly people. Page Wright and her cousin Betsy Ross, who run the Honey Bees Bakery there, are asked to provide a high tea for a group of bestselling British authors staying at Three Fables Inn, a place … Continue reading Book Review – Teatime Trouble by Tonya Penrose
Catherine Meyrick 