Posted by Donna MacMeans Feb 23 2012, 2:04 am
The other night I went to Pilates class wearing a lightweight long sleeve Tshirt that proudly proclaims that I’m a Hopeless Romantic. Yeah, that’s true. I’m both hopeless (especially in Pilates) and romantic . Thus I consider February as a sort of honored month as it’s synonomous with Valentine’s Day. However, when I was reminded that Mardi Gras is celebrated in February, and that National Margarita Day was yesterday (the same day as the beginning of Lent – was that astute planning, or what?), I wondered what other causes might be celebrated in February. Let’s face it – you gotta
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Posted in Cherries, Donna MacMeans, February, Hearts, Library Lovers, Spunky Old Broads
Posted by Anna Campbell Feb 22 2012, 11:06 pm
Thank you to everyone who swung by to make Emmie Dark’s visit such a party – and don’t forget to keep an eye out for her debut SuperRomance CASSIE’S GRAND PLAN. The winner of the signed copy of CASSIE’S GRAND PLAN is: MISSKALLIE2000! Kallie, please contact Emmie on emmie @ emmiedark.com (no spaces) with your snail mail details and Emmie will get your book off to you. Congratulations!
Posted in Anna Campbell, Australian Author, Bandita Booty. Debut Author, Cassie's Dark Plan, Emmie Dark
Posted by Anna Sugden Feb 22 2012, 12:51 am
Belated Happy Pancake Day to you all! For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, yesterday was Shrove Tuesday – also known as Pancake Day (at least it is over here in England!). The reason for having pancakes on Shrove Tuesday was to get rid of foodstuffs like eggs, butter and sugar before the Lent fasting, or the eating of plain food and no treats, began on Ash Wednesday. Traditionally, the pancakes we have are sweet – they are thin and are eaten with sugar and a squeeze of lemon. Some people also have golden syrup or honey
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Posted by Anna Campbell Feb 21 2012, 12:19 am
by Anna Campbell You meet some terrifically nice people in this business and one of the nicest happens to be a debut author for Harlequin SuperRomance in March. I’m delighted to introduce to the lair Emmie Dark from Australia who is here to tell us about CASSIE’S GRAND PLAN. You can find out about Emmie and her books at her website: http://www.emmiedark.com/ Emmie, welcome to the lair! I’m so excited when an Aussie makes good! Congratulations on the release of your debut for Harlequin SuperRomance, CASSIE’S GRAND PLAN. Can you tell us about this story? CASSIE’S GRAND PLAN is the
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Posted in Anna Campbell, Australian Authors, Bandita Booty, Cassie's Grand Plan, Debut authors, Emmie Dark, Guests, Harlequin Superromance, In His Eyes
Posted by Beth Andrews Feb 20 2012, 4:00 am
Over the past year or so I’ve come to love breakfast with a passion that is sort of frightening. Every Sunday I spend half of the morning making scones or muffins or omelets or waffles for my family and I had my mother throw me a birthday brunch instead of birthday dinner party. My husband even took me out for breakfast for Valentine’s Day instead of doing the romantic dinner for two thing *g* To celebrate my adoration for all things breakfast, I thought we’d do a quick Breakfast Q&A! 1. Coffee, tea or juice? 2. Pancakes, waffles or French toast? 3.
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Posted in Beth Andrews, Breakfast food
Posted by Jo Robertson Feb 19 2012, 8:39 am
Every morning I eat a banana. Not because I really like bananas at all; I’d much prefer a juicy peach or ripe pear, grapes or strawberries. But I eat the banana instead. Actually, it’s not so much a whole banana as what I call a “banana stub.” Every morning my husband eats a banana, but since he doesn’t want a whole one, he leaves me the stub. Mind you, if I don’t eat that stub, it’ll be there the next day anyway, and there’ll be two banana stubs to eat or throw away. I can’t stand waste, so I eat
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Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 18 2012, 12:01 am
I am a very happily married woman. Hubby and I will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary later this year. That said, I still have celebrity crushes. I think part of this is because I’m a romance writer, and I’m always looking for hero inspiration. But part of it is because, you know, I have eyes. So I wondered if maybe the other Banditas had celebrity crushes, too. Ah, this is a fun blog topic. I really like Jeremy Renner. I cannot tell you how much I’m looking forward to The Avengers. And I recently saw the trailer for The Bourne
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Posted by Christie Kelley Feb 16 2012, 11:59 pm
Sitting down to write this blog, all I had was a blank page and absolutely no idea of a topic. I believe all of the writers on this blog and those who visit us would agree that there is nothing worse than a blank page. The page taunts you, telling you that you are a worthless writer and no one will ever read your magnificent words because you can’t put them down on paper (or on the computer screen). All you can do is stare at the vast whiteness of the screen. It’s terrifying. The clock is ticking and you’re
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Posted by Kate Carlisle Feb 16 2012, 11:45 pm
Guest author Avery Aames has chosen a random commenter to receive a copy of the first two books in her fabulous Cheese Shop Mystery series. And the winner is…. Sue Farrell Congratulations, Sue! Avery has emailed you for your mailing address. If you haven’t heard from her, please contact her via her website, www.averyaames.com.
Posted by Cassondra Murray Feb 16 2012, 4:49 am
The crocuses are blooming. About three miles down the crooked, one-lane road from me, an Amish family built a house just last year. There are lots of Amish people around here. But this Amish family is different. The Amish folks around here are known for the cedar lawn furniture they build, their fabulous sourdough bread, and the produce they sell during the spring, summer and fall. I used to carry mail, and I had several Amish, and some Mennonite, families on my rural mail route. I came to know and respect them, understand some of the differences in their faiths,
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Posted in Amish People, Cassondra Murray, Cassondra's blogs, gardens, spring, winter
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