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Thank you, Colleen! I'm in CA. I've not yet been to AL, NM or PA although I aim to. AZ I loved, those saguaro everywhere. AL in particular I'm eager to visit, it just seems so...spectacular. Do you like it there? My writing (and reading) is dominated by epidemiology. Are you in the sciences too? I ...

We are so pleased to have you, Yorkshire Rose! Smilies should be just over there ---------------------> Click on one and it SHALL be entered! (if you need any help just shout) we all rely on them nowadays. It really vexes me that if i reply to comments on my stories on my laptop I don't have smilie...

Thank you, all, for such a warm welcome!! I'm a Brit living in the western US who usually spends most of her time exploring the Great Outdoors, and who has only recently returned to literature. I've devoured all your work, and am so impressed by your writing. I *would* like to try my hand one of th...

Thank you, all, for such a warm welcome!! I'm a Brit living in the western US who usually spends most of her time exploring the Great Outdoors, and who has only recently returned to literature. I've devoured all your work, and am so impressed by your writing. I *would* like to try my hand one of th...

Do you play piano?
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I used to, and I very much want to do so again. I'm composing a list of pieces I'd like to learn as further incentive!

NB I'm probably more of a Margaret than a Fanny

"Jane of Lantern Hill", that's the one! I should borrow that and the "The Blue Castle" before I forget.

One that really stood out for me is Echo, by SHBirds, on FF. It's not a HEA, it's complex & addresses a heavy topic, even moreso for its time; it's beautifully written and I still find myself thinking about the ending & wondering what Thornton actually believes to be true. https://www.fanfi...

One that really stood out for me is Echo, by SHBirds, on FF. It's not a HEA, it's complex & addresses a heavy topic, even moreso for its time; it's beautifully written and I still find myself thinking about the ending & wondering what Thornton actually believes to be true. I read the first ...

One that really stood out for me is Echo, by SHBirds, on FF. It's not a HEA, it's complex & addresses a heavy topic, even moreso for its time; it's beautifully written and I still find myself thinking about the ending & wondering what Thornton actually believes to be true. https://www.fanfic...

So, Merry recently posted this sheet music of the Hippopotamus Polka, which is mentioned in one of her stories. It was written in the early 1850s and was inspired by the first Hippo in London Zoo, an animal called Obaysch. Merry asked if anyone could play it, so here it is: https://www.youtube.com/...

Hahaha these are brilliant, I nearly splurted my tea!!

I read so much, but until recently it's been almost entirely non-fiction. I second "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith, and there's supposed to be a really good book by LM Montgomery but I can't remember the title

Thank you, all, for such a warm welcome!! I'm a Brit living in the western US who usually spends most of her time exploring the Great Outdoors, and who has only recently returned to literature. I've devoured all your work, and am so impressed by your writing. I *would* like to try my hand one of the...