Mercy, it was no fib yesterday when I said we’d not imbibe the Earl Grey. In this cocktail I prefer a stronger variety of tea such as English Breakfast. To complement the Vintage Friday post depicting ladies’ handkerchief holders, it seems fitting on Cocktail Saturday to celebrate with a Hot Tea Toddy. It’s a delicious… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Hot Tea Toddy
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
Vintage Friday: Hold My Hanky
For Christmas I decided to buy some pretty handkerchiefs for Miss Viola, the mother of a friend of mine. Miss Vi calls me her “other daughter,” and that’s a good feeling for someone who lost her mother in 1987. She and my mother were friends as well. How wonderful that Miss Vi still uses actual… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Hold My Hanky
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
And for our loved ones who have gone ahead of us, from the mournful and meaningful old song Auld Lang Syne: “Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind.” We’ll love you forever. As for New Year’s resolutions, I think my friend Kay has it right this year in the simplicity of choosing one… Continue reading HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Writer Wednesday: Laurie White
HAPPY NEW YEAR COVER REVEAL: Give a warm welcome to fellow Secret Cravings author Laurie White and her novel, Without a Trace, coming February 2014! BLURB: Magazine journalist Rachel Bennett has a reputation for getting to the heart of a story. However, when her sister disappears and is suspected of embezzling from her employer, the… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Laurie White
New Year’s Eve Blog Hop
Welcome! For Torchy Tuesday this week I am participating in the first annual Smile Somebody Loves You New Year’s Eve Blog Hop. After all, heroes and heroines are pretty torchy! What better way to kick off the New Year than a chance to win awesome prizes from over 50 participating blogs! Please visit everyone and… Continue reading New Year’s Eve Blog Hop
Mythic Monday: Skadi, Winter Goddess
Skadi is the Norse goddess of winter and the hunt. Daughter of frost giants, some scholars maintain that Scandinavia is named after her. Skadi married the summer god Njord after choosing him from a lineup of gods. The kicker was that she had to select her future husband by looking only at the feet of… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Skadi, Winter Goddess
Cocktail Saturday: Scandinavian Glogg
The glogg recipe below is courtesy of friend Lyn Ehley and is a drink made in heaven for my ghostly Viking, Ingvar, from Wytchfae Runes. Check out the movie character who helped to inspire Ingvar, namely Guthrum the Dane as portrayed by Michael York. My husband and I used to watch the movie every time… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Scandinavian Glogg
Vintage Friday: New Year’s Feast 1961
All her life my mother spent hours a day cooking for her family and friends, and of course holiday meals received extra time and attention. It’s amazing how generously giving she was and how talented at putting together a feast. Thank you, Mama, for all you did for us. At our southern home in 1961… Continue reading Vintage Friday: New Year’s Feast 1961
Torchy Tuesday: Dark Guardian Eshigel
For this Torchy Tuesday I can’t resist showcasing Epona’s eternal lover Eshigel, dark Guardian of the Between. His domain might be dim and uninviting except for the fact that he is there! He and Epona have both traversed the fires of hell for each another, and neither one is about to let go now.
Mythic Monday: Do You Burn Your Yule Log?
Yule is a sacred winter festival honored and celebrated by ancient Germanic peoples, including Nordic cultures and the Anglo-Saxons. It is the time of year when the day is short and the night is at its longest. Feast and song prevailed as family and friends huddled together at their hearths or caroused around an open… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Do You Burn Your Yule Log?