In last week's Friday Foto, The geysers at Whakarewarewa, I showed a close-up view of the geysers. This photo steps back and shows the lush grounds surrounding the geysers. This area is actually a living Maori village where visitors can see Maori cultural exhibits, including an entertaining show, purchase art made by local artists, and see the geysers up close.I admire … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – more from the geysers at Whakarewarewa
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Behind the story of Read and Buried by Eva Gates
Eva Gates is the pen name of Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers. A national bestseller in the U.S., she writes four cozy mystery series: the Tea By The Sea mysteries for Kensington, the Year Round Christmas mysteries for Penguin Random House, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series and, as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library books for Crooked … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Read and Buried by Eva Gates
Friday Fotos – geysers at Whakarewarewa
The geysers at Whakarewarewa in Rotorura are some of the last remaining geothermal geysers remaining in New Zealand. During the 19th Century, there were more than 200 active geysers. Today, there are less than sixty.In Rotorura, the sulfur odor from the geysers permeates everything. At the geysers themselves, walking the grounds can take you in and out of steam clouds, … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – geysers at Whakarewarewa
Review: Mumbo Gumbo Murder by Laura Childs
From the publisher of Mumbo Gumbo Murder A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. It’s Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading through the French Quarter. Some are very spooky and veiled, others are tall and … [Read more...] about Review: Mumbo Gumbo Murder by Laura Childs
Behind the story of Galliano Gold by Traci Andrighetti
Traci Andrighetti is the USA Today bestselling author of the Franki Amato Mysteries and the Danger Cove Hair Salon Mysteries. She’s been an award-winning literary translator and a Lecturer of Italian at the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. As she puts it, she then "got wise and ditched that academic stuff" for a life of crime … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Galliano Gold by Traci Andrighetti