Tagged: misc

The Brothers Depart 1

The Brothers Depart

My brothers left today to return to England. sniff.  It’s been really great having them here. We had a lot of fun–well, I did, and they didn’t complain so I presume they enjoyed themselves...

Tuesday Miscellaneous 3

Tuesday Miscellaneous

As my regular readers know, my brothers arrive in the US today! There is, of course, an effluence of excitement and an abundance of squeeeee! in the Smith household today. I alerted you on...

Blog Schedule Update and Program Note 0

Blog Schedule Update and Program Note

Just a few lines (yeah, right! I hear you laugh) to let you know that I have updated the Blog Schedule. I have come to realize that I enjoy this blogging thing more than...

Bonfire Night 4

Bonfire Night

Every November 5th, all across the UK, families gather around bonfires and watch fireworks crackle brightly against the night sky. Children wave sparklers, tracing lines of dancing light through the darkness. When I was...

The Brothers Are Coming and NaNoWriMo 5

The Brothers Are Coming and NaNoWriMo

I wanted to take a moment to update you, my blog audience, on some things that are happening, or not happening as the case may be. First, in exactly one week, my brothers will...

RIP: Sir Jimmy Savile, OBE 3

RIP: Sir Jimmy Savile, OBE

I was saddened to hear that Jimmy Savile passed away today at the age of 84. Most people in the US have probably never heard of him (unless you are a serious Anglophile), but...

The Victorian Yorkshire Pudding Experiment 5

The Victorian Yorkshire Pudding Experiment

If you know anything about my WIP (see the WIP tab above), you’ll know that it’s set in Victorian London. Although I’ve been into British history for many years, the Victorian period never held...

Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful! 14

Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful!

I am honored to announce that I have been blessed with another award! I mean, I just installed my Award shelf the other day, and already I’m adding to it! Thank you to Bailey...

New Tabs! 0

New Tabs!

You know I don’t like to add new features to the blog without letting you know. If you haven’t noticed already, I’ve added a couple of tabs to the tab bar up there ^....