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Water jetting in Queenstown, New Zealand

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Flying high with a water jetpack This is definitely something you won’t catch me doing. The guy operating these water jetpack boots was obviously experienced. He could hover, do flips, and much more. The crowd watching from the boardwalk was obviously impressed. Most likely, he drummed up business and convinced the daredevils they should give […]

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Provencal Sandwiches with Tuna, Basil and Tomato

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The protagonists in Murder in the Cemetery, Ed and Annie DeCleryk, enjoy entertaining in their backyard, which faces Lake Ontario. Following is a recipe Annie created for one of their picnics. Provencal Sandwiches with Tuna, Basil and Tomato Ingredients Serves 6-8 ½ C. red wine vinegar 6 flat anchovy fillets, rinsed, patted dry and minced […]

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Friday Fotos – Dunedin Railway Station

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Dunedin Railway Station All aboard! Completed in 1906, this classic example of Baroque Edwardian architecture is stunning. There’s no longer as much train usage as there was when this station was built, however it still holds an office for Dunedin Railways. Unfortunately, our own rail tour was canceled due to a hundred-year storm that washed […]

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Behind the story of Murder at the Marlowe Club

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Kate Parker grew up reading her mother’s collection of mystery books and her father’s library of history and biography books. Now she can’t write a story that isn’t set in the past with a few decent corpses littered about. Tragedy behind the story One of the issues Kate addresses in Murder at the Marlowe Club is […]

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Behind the story of Murder Makes Scents

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Christin Brecher spent many years working in marketing and publishing. While she was born and raised in New York City, she considers herself very much a small-town girl. Murder Makes Scents is her second book in the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery series. The cafe influence “When I was starting the book, I brought my computer to […]

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Scenes of inspiration for A Crafter Quilts a Crime

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Scenes of inspiration for the Handcrafted Mystery series: A Crafter Knits a Clue, A Crafter Hooks a Killer, A Crafter Quilts a Crime. Every writer needs a muse. Right? Today I’m going to share some real photos that I snapped around WI using my cell phone that helped support/encourage my writing for this series– with […]

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Behind the story of Lavender Toes

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Barbara Silkstone writes comedic mysteries as well as Pride and Prejudice Regency variations. Lavender Toes is the fifth book in the Cold Cream Murders series. Bees, please When Barbara began writing Lavender Toes, she didn’t understand the importance of honey bees to the world’s food supplies and production. Now, all that has changed. In Lavender Toes, Olive Peroni and […]

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Hems and Homicide by Elizabeth Penney

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Elizabeth Penney is an author, entrepreneur, and local food advocate living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Her cozy mystery, Hems & Homicide, is the first in the Apron Shop mystery series. The beginnings of Hems & Homicide “Before I became an author, I worked as a business consultant, advising entrepreneurs how to launch […]

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Guest post – A Mysterious Mixup by J.C. Kenney

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Book Ten Good morning from Indianapolis, which in January means cold and snow. Otherwise known as perfect weather to stay indoors with a warm drink and a good book. Speaking of books, I’m thrilled to share with you the fact that A Mysterious Mix Up is my tenth published novel. My first seven novels were […]

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Friday Fotos – a classic New Zealand country setting

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When we signed up for an overnight stay with a local farmer in Rotorua during our New Zealand trip, we had no idea we were in for such an idyllic setting. The cool thing was that since they leased out their land rather than doing the farming themselves, we didn’t have to milk cows or […]

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