Georgette Heyer: Meticulous craftswoman

The Tedettes Jane Austen Book Club have branched out into more Regency novels.  Now they are absorbing the novels of the Queen of Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer. They’re learning about their heroine from Jane Aiken Hodges biography.  It’s called  The Private World of Georgette Heyer  (Quotes from the Chivers 1984 edition). Hodge’s Foreword:  “She was ..Continue reading “Georgette Heyer: Meticulous craftswoman”

Frilly: Unlikely Heroine of She Ran Away From Love, by Mawson

Fellow Baffled Ones,  your Writer-Bear (that’s Me!) has more than One book in the wide, bright world. She Ran Away From Love is my book Number … ummm … some sort of number … tricky things, numbers are … Just a moment please .. [Mawson’s Guardian, whispers: Your “second” book, Mawson. That means its “NumberContinue reading “Frilly: Unlikely Heroine of She Ran Away From Love, by Mawson”

The Tedettes Discover The Georgette Heyer Heroes

Thrilled by Jane Austen’s novels, the Tedettes looked about for more books on the Regency. Their house (like every house, surely) turned out to be a treasure trove of novels by Georgette Heyer.  They also got their paws on Jane Aiken Hodges biography,  The Private World of Georgette Heyer  (Chivers 1984 edition). From this they learntContinue reading “The Tedettes Discover The Georgette Heyer Heroes”

The Private World of Georgette Heyer, by Jane Aiken Hodge

Thrilled by Jane Austen’s books, the Tedettes looked about for more Regency novels. They’ve now got their paws on Chivers 1984 edition of The Private World of Georgette Heyer. These days, the Brigerton books and TV series attempt to satisfy the same market. Considered queen of the Regency romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the mostContinue reading “The Private World of Georgette Heyer, by Jane Aiken Hodge”

How low can they go? Mawson’s Books MARKED DOWN on Amazon

You can find ‘Dreamy Days and Random Naps’ at all the Amazon regions on this link. In Amazon UK it is only three pounds. It’s less than HALF PRICE in USA. In in Australia it is marked down by one third. and it’s one fifth off in India,. Dreamy Days and Random Naps celebrates taking timeContinue reading “How low can they go? Mawson’s Books MARKED DOWN on Amazon”

Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 6

SIGH’S MANY SHOPS : Episode 5 As y-you c-ca-can see b-behind me…s-s-some shops sell onwy ce-certain types of p-p-products. This o-one has m-mi-mini ice c-cweams. A vewy n-nice tweat n-n-now that its s-starting to w-warm up outs-side. D-duwing the Summer who w-w-wouldnt want a n-nice cold ice c-cweam? Th-though I t-think I would n-n-need aContinue reading “Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 6”

Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 4 (a Teddy’s Bwog Story)

SIGH’S MANY SHOPS: Episode 4 If th-theres one th-thing that c-c-can distwact k-kids at the s-s-store its t-toys. Kids w-wove to s-show thare p-pa-parents all the n-new th-things they wa-want. I c-can onwy im-magine that can g-ge-get t-tiwing at t-times. B-but just i-imagine being the o-onwy c-ca-cashier on a b-busy day. Th-that s-s-sounds h-howwible, d-doesntContinue reading “Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 4 (a Teddy’s Bwog Story)”

Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 3

SIGH’S MANY SHOPS: Episode 3 S-some shops s-s-sell things y-yike ant-tiques or o-old t-toys. Y-you can f-f-find just ab-bout anything a-at so-some shop o-or another. B-but some s-s-shops sell th-things that c-ca-cant be f-found just anywhere. M-mysterious items th-that nobody knows ab-b-bout. T-t-today were g-g-going to v-visit one s-such shop. L-lets t-ta-take a look. AContinue reading “Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 3”

Someone Brave Has Got To Do What Needs To Be Done

Scotland the Brave: ‘Mawson, Mawson’. Mawson: ‘Oh hello, Scotty. What a nice day. I was just writing down little ponders .’ Scotland the Brave: ‘I’m not happy, Mawson. Not happy at all. Things aren’t Right.’ Mawson: ‘Err Things? Not umm .. Right? But umm ..’ Scotland the Brave: ‘So I’m going out there. Right Now.Continue reading “Someone Brave Has Got To Do What Needs To Be Done”

Mawson’s Book Number Too

Fellow Baffled Ones,  your Writer-Bear (that’s Me!) has more than One book out in the wide, bright world. Today I will talk about She Ran Away From Love. It is my book Number … ummm …Number … some sort of number … tricky things, numbers. aren’t they ..  … Just a moment please .. Mawson’sContinue reading “Mawson’s Book Number Too”