I’ve had my book club for over ten years now and as a result we’ve done some great reads with amazing food & cocktails, but discussing FOURTH WING was fire and because of that, I need to share all our amazing Fourth Wing Book Club fun. Firstly, you can’t have a lively book discussion without […more…]
Vintage Sewing, Fashion, Hair & Make Up
These posts are all about fashion, hair, sewing and collecting vintage clothing
Three New Audio Books (Finally, right?) Folks have been asking about audio books and I tried creating books through Amazon’s ACX for Audible, but the talent I was working with disappeared in the middle of production and yours truly can only afford to do the royalty split production path for audio books at this time. […more…]
I met author Nicole Thorne through Instagram of all places. We shared a love of indie authors, each being one and supporting them. She reached out to me for an article about indie and or self-publishing author services and my experience with them. Below is a portion her article (an interview with yours truly). For […more…]
Starting a Book Lovers Book Club How did I come to need book lover gifts? When I moved to the small hamlet in Texas, just thirty miles south of weird (Austin) I had a hard time making friends as Texans are so darn friendly, I thought everyone I met was going to be my new […more…]
Spring is inching closer and I’m tidying up, and that means organizing my jewelry. I don’t have a ton of bakelite like other vintage girls, although I have some and hold it very dear, but I do have a lot of vintage pins in a variety of materials. Several of them I’ve had since high […more…]
I’ve teamed up with a bunch of other swell authors to bring you spine-tingling tales to get you in the Halloween spirit. All this month, I will introduce you to a new author and their Spooktacular ghost story. Meet: Pam Lecky Pam Lecky is an Irish historical fiction author, writing crime, mystery and romance. She […more…]
Vintage Sewing Pattern Plus Montage Dance & More For many years my family and I have participated in Vaudeville at the Baker, an old-fashioned variety show. This year’s theme was Rat Pack Vegas a la 1950s style. We were involved in three acts as well as my hubby playing Frank Sinatra and myself as a cigar/cigarette girl. […more…]
Be My Guest I’m excited to welcome fellow Lindy fiction novelist, Renee Conoulty to my blog. Before we get into her wonderful guest post about vintage fashion hair accessories–Snoods–I wanted to make sure you knew about her debut swing dance novel: It Don’t Mean a Thing. I met Renee on twitter as we both found […more…]