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[Allison]

Christmas came early for you, Margaret! Lol. That's marvelous, congrats!!

[happy]

Congrats Margaret! I am truly impressed

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

May wrote: "Well done, Margaret!! So very excited for you!!"

Thanks May. I still haven't come down off the ceiling. :D

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Allie wrote: "Christmas came early for you, Margaret! Lol. That's marvelous, congrats!!"

Thanks Allie. :D

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

happy wrote: "Congrats Margaret! I am truly impressed"

Thanks happy. I've been writing since I was about 12. Have shared fan fiction around on various sites, but never thought anything I'd written was good enough to be considered professional.

This story is straight out Sherlock Holmes (I mentally used Jeremy Brett and David Burke as my templates), with a twist of humour. I find it impossible to write anything without humour.

[Alice]

Congratulations Margaret! Very happy for you!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Alice wrote: "Congratulations Margaret! Very happy for you!"

Thanks Alice :)

[Alice]

I'm getting ready to head back to snow covered Vancouver! Have had a fantastic time in my birthplace catching up with family and old friends. Also had a nice face to face chat with my publisher (for my upcoming historical epic set in 17th century China) on various interesting topics ranging from politics to philosophy to food! Am glad to have done research on my next historical novel about late Ming courtesans!

[May]

How exciting for you!!! Yea!!!

[Ace]

Wow, the end of the year just crept right up didn't it. Taking opportunity to wish everyone a happy festive season and a wonderful year of reading in 2017.

I'll be off in a few sleeps, on the first leg of our voyage to Walvis Bay in Namibia. I'll check in as often as I can. If you want to try to see what's what our trip, you could check @SVROAM on Facebook. (Alice, I am working on a Twitter account too, so will post details down the track). Otherwise I'll catch y'all from the next Starbucks I encounter ;)

[Alice]

Nice to hear from you Ace! Here's wishing you a fun-filled festive season and an adventurous 2017! Bon Voyage! I'll watch out for your Twitter posts.

[Ace]

Thanks Alice :)

[happy]

To all my friends here -

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year

[Alice]

Thanks happy!

Best wishes to all friends here for a wonderful Christmas and a healthy, lucky and fruitful 2017!

[Simona]

Merry Xmas!

[May]

Merry Christmas! May you all find a wonderful new book under the tree!!!

[happy]

I woke up to white Christmas. Yesterday it was in the low 40's (5-6 C) and raining so all the snow we had was gone. It started snowing about midnight and there is 6 inches (12-13 cm) of snow in the yard!

[Alice]

It's a sunny Christmas Day here in Richmond, about 2 C, and no snow. The snow cover we had on December 18 was all washed away by rain the next day!

This evening I'm going to glue myself to the TV set, watching "The Hollow Crown: Richard III" (for two-and-a-half-hours), and thereafter a documentary about the Greeks "From Cavemen to Kings". Yay!

[Patricia]

Merry Christmas! Fairly warm here in North Carolina. Hope you all have plenty of new books to read!

[Gretchen]

George Michael?!? When is 2016 getting to the point when it's never going to dance again? I feel like we are slowly being robbed of everything that made the 80s great. Someone needs to go check on Molly Ringwald.

[Bobby]

Today we lost Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, Plague Dogs etc. RIP Mr. Adams, you will be missed!

[Alice]

I loved loved Watership Down! RIP, Mr. Adams!

[May]

I think I want to read it again, in his honor.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

May wrote: "I think I want to read it again, in his honor."

I did May. Put aside the book I was reading and reread Watership Down.

[happy]

The weather here has been CRAZY!!! Last week it was -5F and we had close to 20 inches of snow in the valleys -much more in the mountains. Today it hit 50F with fairly heavy rain and the powers that be are worried about flooding!

All I can say is that the skiers are happy - we are about 150% of normal snow pack for the water year, inspite of a very dry Oct/Nov - hence the worry about flooding and avalanches

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=42815612&...

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Yikes! Stay safe, happy.

[Lynne]

What happy gets in the way of weather moves east into my neck of the woods. Over the weekend it was so frigid we had to force the dogs out to get things done. Yesterday it was 60 and the snow melted at an awe-inspiring rate.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Got some money for Christmas and used it to tidy up my wishlist on Book Depository. Got 13 books on their way to me. :)

[May]

Now, that's a great way to start a new year!!! Awesome!!

[Allison]

And you got.....what, Margaret??! :)

[Alice]

Good for you Margaret :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Allie wrote: "And you got.....what, Margaret??! :)"

Stand by for a long list:
How to Be a Victorian
Lazybones
Elementary: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters
Anno Dracula: Dracula Cha Cha Cha
A Murmuring of Bees
Red Bones
Blue Lightning
Two, to One, Be
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part V: Christmas Adventures
Rivers of London: Body Work, #1
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Ripper Legacy
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Counterfeit Detective
Move Along, Please: Land's End to John O'Groats by Local Bus

[Lynne]

Margaret wrote: "Got some money for Christmas and used it to tidy up my wishlist on Book Depository. Got 13 books on their way to me. :)"

Lucky You! Let me know how you like the Further Adventures. I have been thinking of getting them.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Lynne wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Got some money for Christmas and used it to tidy up my wishlist on Book Depository. Got 13 books on their way to me. :)"

Lucky You! Let me know how you like the Further Adventures..."

They're by all different authors and it's a bit pot luck, to be honest. Some are excellent, but others are downright dreadful.

[Mark]

Margaret wrote: "Allie wrote: "And you got.....what, Margaret??! :)"

Stand by for a long list:
How to Be a Victorian
Lazybones
[book:Elementary: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters..."

Not read of the shetland Islands books but I have enjoyed the tv series.

body work is good, keeps us interested between books.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I dip in and out of Ann Cleeves series when the whim takes me. Those two books were on $6 each, so couldn't pass up that bargain. :)

I'm getting the full compendium of Body Work in one volume... I couldn't find it when I was doing the list. :p Hopefully they'll do the others in that format too.

[Mark]

I think they will be Margaret.

[Allison]

All those Sherlock Holmes stories.... :)

I've just added How to Be a Victorian and the first Shetland Islands book to my tbr. Thanks Margaret.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Allie wrote: "All those Sherlock Holmes stories.... :)

I've just added How to Be a Victorian and the first Shetland Islands book to my tbr. Thanks Margaret."

Glad you found something interesting on my list. :)

I'm getting How to Be a Victorian as a reference book. If I intend writing more period Holmes, I need to know what I'm talking about. :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Mark wrote: "I think they will be Margaret."

I hope so. I'll be in London in May, I'll pop into the shop Forbidden Planet and have a nosy around.

[Bobby]

Just finished To The Bright Edge of the World Was as good as my other favorite Eowyn Ivey book

[happy]

I'm really tired of all the snow, but I don't have it as bad as this guy.

Taken at one of the local ski resorts that received more than 5 feet of snow in the last week

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=42993750&...

[Allison]

happy wrote: "I'm really tired of all the snow, but I don't have it as bad as this guy.

Taken at one of the local ski resorts that received more than 5 feet of snow in the last week..."

Holy snow fall, Batman!!

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We've had a really mild winter here in Michigan. Really mild! It's been 50 degrees in January and I think we only had one snowstorm so far of maybe a couple inches. Makes me worried for the summer :/

[happy]

We've really been dumped on this year. We've already reached the average annual snow pack in the mountains with the two traditionally wettest months to come (Mar/Apr) As of today that particular resort has 142 inch base - this yr is earliest the resorts have reached 100 inches in years - 2010/11 at least!

Some of the school districts in Northern Utah have already had 3 snow days - Utah doesn't do snow days :) I can't remember the last time they took one!

[May]

We're having a winter like Allie. I think we have had only 2 plowable storms to date in Seacoast NH. So far, our winter is much like last year, which led to serious water shortages and many wells going dry. Much as I hate it, pleeeeze let it snow!!!

[happy]

As much as I complain about the snow - we really need it. What we drink and water the lawns with in the summer is falling right now. The experts say except for Lake Powell, the resevoirs should fill this year. Than didn't happen last year. We have been in a drought the last 5 yrs, so any moisture falling from the sky is welcome.

[Jane]

I'm glad I live where I live -- Upstate NY somewhat inland but not near the East Coast or as far west as the Midwest, so we're getting some snow but are not inundated.

[Allison]

Now that I talked about not getting snow this year, guess what's been happening all morning? ;)

But so far it's really just a light dusting.

I hope it snows loads for you guys, Happy!

[Mark]

Not had much snow here in the northeast of England, had 2cm at the most. Had more in Scotland down south and in southern Spain.

[Darran]

Mark wrote: "Not had much snow here in the northeast of England, had 2cm at the most. Had more in Scotland down south and in southern Spain."

Snow, what is that? Not had any snow that lasted more than a morning down in the south of England. Just cold followed by wet etc....