“We have to hope that our characters will forgive us…”
“…because we’re doing the best that we can.” Margaret George, Historical Novel Society conference, 2016.
I’ve never been to the Historical Novel Society conference before, but after last weekend I’m wondering why. It was splendid. If you want to read a well thought-out blog piece about it, there’s one in the Times Literary Supplement. If you want a few photos, some scrappy notes and some Anglo-Saxons banging their shields and yelling, then, dear reader, you are in the right place.
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Sep 09, 2016 08:42AM
Thank you Ruth for making history come alive! I LOVE YOUR BOOKS! Now I must go make Oatcakes for breakfast! My dear friend, Hazel, who married a Yank and has lived here for many years (California) visited her family this summer in England for 5 glorious weeks. She returned with many lovely thoughts and ideas to share. One of them was OATCAKES! Savory or Sweet or both. Gotta try them! Found recipe on line given in American measurements. Wish me luck. Lynda
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Thank you Lynda! You mean there are no oatcakes in California? You must remedy that immediately! The cheese ones are the best (in my humble opinion).
No Oatcakes here! NADA! I will try making cheese ones and maybe a sweet for "dessert"? I haven't been to England for 16 years and I think that must be remedied! L.
Ruth, you are such a star turn! I agree about the pics - don't give up the day job......am glad Tilla had a 'happy' time, good thing no-one invented cameras yet, huh? hehehe
Deborah wrote: "Ruth, you are such a star turn! I agree about the pics - don't give up the day job......am glad Tilla had a 'happy' time, good thing no-one invented cameras yet, huh? hehehe"Yes, on reflection how much freer must life have been in the past when there was no photographic evidence! ;-)
