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The Weekend Starts Now

Wink and A Nod AND Cat Christmas Tree

This week's Wink and A Nod recipient is Nasreen and Shariya's Love Affair with Food blog.The blog is a fun one that features authors sharing their favorite recipes, bios and books. If you like to see what's new in contemporary romance or just like to find new recipes, I recommend this blog.
Wink, wink, Nasreen and Shariya.
So many blogs. So little time.
And...

A pre-Christmas present from the HH.

IWSG Wednesday

The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Members post about their doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.
 December 6 question - As you look back on 2017, with all its successes/failures, if you could backtrack, what would you do differently? Overall, I'm good with 2017.  Some of my advertising worked, some didn't.  Now 2018....hmmm.
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AND....If you haven't read it and would like to, help yourself to a holiday copy.  Free Dec 5-9. Boji Stones

Unwanted Kitten Nearly Put to Sleep

Christmas Window Dressing

Don't you love looking at Christmas decorations in store windows? I sure do. Here's some we saw in Philly and NYC.


Sacs Fifth Avenue's theme this year was Snow White. It was quite beautiful, though I'm not sure what the Christmas connection was. The light show (trailer below) above the windows was breathtaking.

Friday Starts Now

Wink And A Nod AND Opposite Words

This week's Wink and a Nod goes to A Cuban in London.This blog is well written and diverse.  The topics range from London to music to writing to pure joy of life. It would be hard not to find a post you could enjoy.

Wink, wink, ACIL.

So many blogs. So little time.

AND....

PinterestBut I'm  sure you do.

Wacky Wednesday

Thanksgiving in Philadelphia

Our Thanksgiving  was wondrous. I trust yours was too.


Too Much Turkey Harry Holly

The turkey was a labor of love from our daughter to her dad. Like myself, my daughter and son-in-law are vegetarians and handling meat truly is a labor.


And speaking of turkey.....Our *@!*# dog decided to do a reenactment of the Bumpus' Hounds--on Christmas Story--Thanksgiving Day while at the boarder's.  Luckily the turkey was wrapped in aluminum foil and retrieved before serious damage was done.


Want to try the pate? Here's the recipe link: Exotic Mushroom Pate

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They had a portable projector so we watched movies on the wall, just like the big screens at the theaters:)

Boonsboro Inn

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, blessed with family, friends and good food.Spoiler alert: Long BlogWe spent a lovely Thanksgiving in Philly with my daughter and son-in-law.
On the way up we stayed at Nora Robert’s Boonsboro Inn. Let me just say, it surpassed all expectations. 
The Inn had plenty of spots for relaxing including balconies, a courtyard and a television niche with a loaded refrigerator nearby. My favorite  place to hang out was, of course, the library.  Beside plenty of books to read--yes, lots of Norah and J.D. Robb--there was a fireplace; Keurig with pods that included coffee, cider, hot chocolate or tea; and a decanter of whiskey.  This is the room we had our wine and cheese in. Very cozy and relaxing. 
Breakfast was amazing.   A choice of juice and coffee was served in carafes. The meal began with a baked apple with toppings.  After that the main course was served: pancakes with candied pecans, scrambled eggs cooked to perfection and a meat/nonmeat entree.  When I registered online, I listed vegetarian under special requests. When my plate arrived and I saw the sausage I started to pass it off to the HH before I was assured it was vegetarian sausage.  To the meat eaters out there this may not seem like a big deal but for a vegetarian it was awesome.  Often, the meat item is just left off with no faux  substitutions.
The food was delicious. The dining room where scones and cookies were available twenty-four seven

There are eight guest rooms at the Inn.  All named for famous romantic couples. We chose the Eve and Roarke room. 
The bedroom was nice but the bathroom was astounding.  The J.D. Robb fans out there will truly appreciate this room since the futuristic shower is frequently mentioned in the series.  The shower in our room had a huge shower head, six or eight inches square, that came straight down…plus a handheld shower head…plus jets that came straight out of the wall.  You could choose one or all. I was playing with the nozzles trying to figure out which was which when I turned the knob for the water that came straight out instead of down.  I let out a screech and hastily moved to the next nozzle.  The coup de gras was the bidet toilet. The seat went up automatically when you walked anywhere near it.  It had the cleaning applications. But best of all…the seat was heated. If I ever make even a tenth of Nora's earning power I want a heated toilet. The bathroom also had a heated towel rack and heated floor, but I never figured out how to heat the floor.It was obvious that much time and thought went into the furnishings and the comfort of its guests. All in all the experience was a delight.  If you are ever near Boonsboro, Maryland I highly recommend it. I had to have a J.D. Robb/NR mug sold at the gift shop/bookstore across the street.

*While there I did find out the answer to the age old question, which came first the Inn or the Inn at Boonsboro Trilogy. Do you know?



The answer: The inn.