Fun look at Maine during the holidays. Movie star, Skye West is back in town for Christmas and she brings her co-stars, screenwriters and director witFun look at Maine during the holidays. Movie star, Skye West is back in town for Christmas and she brings her co-stars, screenwriters and director with her. Angie was looking forward to her first Christmas since her return to Haven Harbor. Happy to say all the Mainely Needlepointers are back. Fun folks to have a cup of hot chocolate with. Interesting tid-bits about needlepoint. ...more
Some more fun summer reading before the summer is over. Christmas theme that I had hoped would make me feel cooler (didn't work). I often wonder when Some more fun summer reading before the summer is over. Christmas theme that I had hoped would make me feel cooler (didn't work). I often wonder when I read these, when is Mars going to come to his senses?!!!!! Lots of characters taking falls and one dies and is wrapped up like a Christmas present. Take your vitamins for this one! :) Some nice cookie recipes at the end....more
It is December 1814. England and her former American colonies are at war once again. A treaty is being negotiated and Christmas is nearing. Jane and hIt is December 1814. England and her former American colonies are at war once again. A treaty is being negotiated and Christmas is nearing. Jane and her family are invited to spend the holiday at The Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. Things are looking up. Mansfield Park is selling well. Napoleon has been banished to Elba. British forces have seized Washington, D.C. On Christmas Eve, John Quincy Adams signs the Treaty of Ghent. Exciting times except that one of the visitors to The Vyne is killed in an accident. Was it an accident???!!! And what might it have to do with the Treaty? Fun read especially with the rituals of the twelve days between Christmas and January 6. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays! ...more
Canine Christmas is a collection of 15 short mystery stories featuring dogs and Christmas. Some very good like "Good Dog Wenceslas" by Melissa Cleary;Canine Christmas is a collection of 15 short mystery stories featuring dogs and Christmas. Some very good like "Good Dog Wenceslas" by Melissa Cleary; "The Village Vampire and the Yuletide Yorkie" by Dean James; "Habits" by Jeremiah Healy and "The Reunion" by Lillian M. Roberts....more