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Laurel A. Rockefeller “Speaks Up” with Pat Rullo about Cleopatra VII

Two months after the initial interview in September, 2018, Laurel A. Rockefeller returned to “Speak Up” with Pat Rullo on her radio show. This interview focuses on “Cleopatra VII: Egypt’s Last Pharaoh.” Ancient history and especially ancient Egypt explored!

How to make cotton napkins from a “fat quarter”

Earlier this month I showed you the cotton napkins I made this spring to match my Easter themed kitchen linens. The pink and green specifically match my Easter dish towels. After making those, I decided I needed something for American patriotic holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day specifically. Finished size: around 17 x 17″.

These were all made using Waverly Fat Quarters from the craft section at Walmart. Nice photos, but they begged the question of how to...

Im Buchladen: ein Auszug aus Seiner Roten Eminenz

Seine rote Eminenz, Armand – Jean du Plessis de Richelieu ist die preisgekrönte epische Biographie von Kardinal Richelieu, die erstmals im März 2019 von Laurel A. Rockefeller veröffentlicht wurde. Eminence ist dem Schauspieler Peter Capaldi und seiner Darstellung des guten Kardinals in „Die Musketiere“ aus dem Jahr 2014 gewidmet und erkundet de Richelieus Leben und Liebe zu Anne Rochefeuille – der Schwester eines der französischen Vorfahren des Autors.

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Excerpt: Preparing for My Senior Cockatiel

Happy birthday, Mithril! If you can believe it, my beautiful best friend is twenty years old!

Contrary to what the local veterinarian in Johnstown, Pennsylvania thinks, cockatiels easily live past the age of 8 years old when looked after properly. Properly is the operative word. If your cockatiel is your very first bird, then you will make mistakes with her, often at the expense of her health. Likewise, accidents happen and when they do, you never forgive yourself. Speaking from expe...