Book Settings, Inspirations, and Behind-the-Scenes
Slaughter in the Cotswolds
Don’t worry – this isn’t going to be a post about gory death and mass murder in the English countryside,…
Continue ReadingAfternoon Tea in a Scottish Castle... (Book research in Scotland - Part 3)
If you missed Parts 1 and 2, you can catch up here: Romantic sleepers and hairy cows… (Book research in…
Continue ReadingGhillies and spiky booby traps... (Book research in Scotland - Part 2)
(If you missed Part 1, you can catch up here: Romantic sleepers and hairy cows…) *** The start of my…
Continue ReadingRomantic sleepers and hairy cows... (Book research in Scotland - Part 1)
After 2 years of being “locked” in Western Australia due to the COVID pandemic, our borders were finally opened early…
Continue Reading8 Fun Facts About the Oxford Tearoom Mysteries
Well, hello! 😊 After a looooong hiatus, I’ve decided to start blogging again. And with the release of the new…
Continue ReadingA 'Book Pilgrimage' to Vienna... (Part 2)
If you missed Part 1, you can catch up HERE Welcome back to my “book pilgrimage” in honour of Mary…
Continue ReadingA 'Book Pilgrimage' to Vienna... (Part 1)
A few months ago, I fulfilled the dream of a lifetime: to do a “book pilgrimage” to Vienna. As many…
Continue ReadingReturn to Oxford! (Part 2)
(If you missed Part 1, click HERE. Sadly, the weather was still grey on our second day so the photos…
Continue ReadingReturn to Oxford! (Part 1)
Back to visit Oxford for the first time in 15 years… it’s been a big trip down Memory Lane! As…
Continue ReadingQ&A: "Is Meadowford in the Oxford Tearoom Mysteries based on a real village?"
(** This is where I answer questions that readers send me!) “I would love to know if you have based…
Continue ReadingQ&A: "What was it like being at Oxford & did you like living in England?"
(** This is where I answer any questions readers send me!) Yes, I really enjoyed living in England and there…
Continue ReadingQ&A: "Are your characters based on people you know?"
(** This is where I answer questions that readers send me!) Hmm…they are rarely completely based on one person -…
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