"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." William Shakespeare Well, hello September and with it, a big #WOOHOO...

“I think accepting change is quite as important as defending the past.” — Cora, Lady Grantham, Downton Abbey, Season 3 In today's post I...

“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” ― Mary Ellen Chase I know it's still August, but... This week I'm super...

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle Imagine if you will, a place where...

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Ibn Battuta Well, hello August! Last week my OH and I had the...

“You should employ your little grey cells” ― Agatha Christie Midway through 2022, guess what I'm up to? I've officially started the...

“it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime!” ― Kenny Chesney Well, hello, July--let the second half of the year...

“Ah, but you must have a Christmas uncomplicated by murder.” ― Agatha Christie Less than two weeks to go 'til Christmas in July! Who's...

“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't, they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ― Ray...

"For me, finishing a book in a series is kind of like the day after Christmas. I can't help but start the count down and dreams of a new...

"April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees." E. Y. Harburg Well, we're not in Paris, but we are sprucing up...

“Use that fluff of yours you call a brain.” ― Agatha Christie Whodunnit fun today--this month's mystery topic is Tropes and Themes for...

“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” —...

This International Women's Month I'm super excited to have as my guest, author Sandy Bazinet! She has penned several series and short...

“Motives for murder are sometimes very trivial, Madame.” “What are the most usual motives, Monsieur Poirot?” “Most frequent—money. That...

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the...

“...but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.” Jane Austen Today it's my pleasure to have as a guest,...

"It might be a Scottish name, taken from a story about two men on a train. One man says, 'What's that package up there in the baggage...

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight...

“Groundhog found fog. New snows and blue toes. Fine and dandy for Valentine candy. Snow spittin'; if you're not mitten-smitten, you'll be...