Sharing Pen Dames 2022 December post: How Does a Book Heroine Celebrate December? Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or a different celebration…continue reading. Hope you enjoyed the Pen Dames fun! Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic in Romance
Tag: Holidays
Book Tour: Mother’s Day Magic
NOW A TOP 10 BESTSELLER ! I am pleased to highlight this boxed set featuring multiple authors. 10% of each book sold goes to help stop MS. . My thanks to Flossie Benton Rogers for showcasing the Mother’s Day Magic Boxed Set collection. Best wishes, Daisy Banks A message from Allyson R. Abbott: READING TO… Continue reading Book Tour: Mother’s Day Magic
Happy Thanksgiving
Vintage Friday: Pumpkin Cookies 1959
In the frenzy of everyday life, do you enjoy making time for special holiday activities? Maybe crocheting handmade gifts or baking batches of delicious, aromatic cookies for the whole family to appreciate? I do. I find it’s the perfect time to deviate from the usual busy bustle and partake of pursuits that feed our souls… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Pumpkin Cookies 1959
Cocktail Saturday: Valentines
Still feeling romantic? Make your weekend count. Check out these 23 gorgeous, delectable valentine cocktails! 23 Special Valentine’s Day Cocktails – Insanely Good (insanelygoodrecipes.com)
Mythic Monday: Praise the Plough
Plough Monday is the first Monday after January 6th or Twelfth Night. A centuries old agricultural celebration in England, it commemorated the day that farmers returned to work for the winter ploughing season after the holy days of Christmas. In some villages, particularly in northern and eastern England, a rowdy procession of young men dragged… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Praise the Plough
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
Vintage Friday: Mystery Pecan Pie
This week we have a vintage pie recipe from the 1964 Pillsbury Bake-Off Cookbook, Mystery Pecan Pie. Actually, the pie boasts two mysteries. One involves a secret ingredient that you wouldn’t expect to find in a pecan pie– none other than my son’s favorite: a cheesecake layer! The second mystery is that the pie is one of… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Mystery Pecan Pie
Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins
The festival of Hocktide falls on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The name is thought to be derived either from the medieval meaning “high day” or the meaning “to bind.” Both are fitting, since Hocktide celebrates an auspicious occasion for the Saxons in 1002 A.C.E.– the day King Ethelred the Unready seized and devastated the Danes. Of course the marauding Danes… Continue reading Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins
October Octet
What’s special about October? Halloween, a celebration of childhood, costumes, and candied apples. Pumpkin patches and all those watchful Jack O’ Lanterns. Red, yellow, and gold leaves, creating bursts of color to spice up the emerald and azure. October greetings. A friend of mine developed a unique custom of sending me a Happy October card this… Continue reading October Octet