I seem to have a bad habit of forgetting about Wednesdays– or at least that I’m meant to be announcing Mistletoe Monday winners on Wednesdays. It’s amazing the way Wednesday has of sneaking past one. Here, in the nick of Wednesday, is this week’s Mistletoe Monday winner: Congrats, Jessica Mac! If you email me, I’ll…

It’s hard to imagine what could top the Pink Carnation meets Nancy Drew, via last week’s Mistletoe Monday. But thinking of Nancy Drew got me thinking about the books or series that leave an impression. You may not have read them for years, but they still resonate. For me, those included Nancy Drew, L.M. Montgomery’s…

Thanks, all, for the brilliant character meet-ups! I’m not sure which scares me more: the Dowager Duchess of Dovedale versus Lady Bracknell, Henrietta joining forces with Emma, or Amy competing with Nancy Drew. The winner, chosen entirely at random, is… Anne K! (Comment #11). Congrats, Anne! Just email me and let me know where to…

Happy Monday, all! There wound up being a rather ridiculous travel glitch over the weekend, but the silver lining– since there’s always a silver lining– was a conversation over on my Facebook author page, in which Miss Gwen somehow wound up going head to head against Dr. Who, parasol versus sonic screwdriver. I’m still not…

This week’s Mistletoe Monday winner is… Celine! Congrats, Celine! If you email me and let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your magnet in the mail to you. New Mistletoe challenge coming up next Monday!

First, may I say how blown away I was by all the entries for the first ever Pink Carnation peep diorama contest? When I posted the contest a little over a month ago, I had no idea that sort of historical accuracy and emotional resonance could be achieved with bits of marshmallow dusted with colored…