Steamy Fantasy

Happy Australia Day!

2012-01-26T18:47:00.001+11:00

Pity of the heavy rain. I love a BBQ. Happy Australia Day! I wouldn't mind trying one of these, I mean the floating thongs, one day. They look quite comfy. Photos from freoview.wordpress.com and blog.jepp.com.au

Colin Firth at Golden Globes

2012-01-22T08:58:00.002+11:00

Time for yummy Colin Firth at 2012 Golden Globes. I like Meryl Streep too but she's not as handsome...

Breathless Kate

2012-01-17T19:44:00.000+11:00

This is for Cold.Kate is quite breathless...I don't think we have this mini-series in Oz yet. Hope to get to see her soon.

The Spinster's Union

2012-01-11T20:11:00.000+11:00

I was checking if there is any more coverage of my new novel The Spinster's Vow when I came across this funny article from 1919. It talks about single women should form a union to put the married ones in their place. She played tennis though, she loathed exertion. She learnt to swim, though the surf terrified her...[all in the name of trying to catch a husband.] I don't have any issue with

Commitment issues

2012-01-09T21:45:00.002+11:00

It's tennis season in Australia and I've been spending way too much time watching tennis, Hopman Cup, Brisbane International and later Australian Open. Nowadays, coaches are allowed to come onto the court to give players some pep talk. I find it very interesting. Some players didn't seem to take this very well. The coach kept talking on and on about what kinds of mistakes were committed and the

Goodreads

2012-01-07T20:57:00.000+11:00

Do you use Goodreads.com? It's a website where you can keep track of what books you've read, share your comments with friends. I've used it infrequently. But as a featured author there, I've organised several competitions via the website before. They always yielded good participation, normally with over 1,000 people entering. I'm giving out a paperback copy of The Spinster's Vow there now. If

Body clock

2012-01-05T18:46:00.000+11:00

I watched a TV documentary about body clock. It said that for people who have erratic sleep pattern, getting more sun in the morning will help. So I've started to sit outside in the balcony in the morning these past few days. When I return to work, I will try to open the blinds in the office. One of my goals this year is to sleep better. Sound simple? A good uninterrupted seven hours of sleep

Second part of IKEA avsugning - NC-17

2012-01-03T19:37:00.000+11:00

Naughty story of our IKEA couple continues, featuring a Swedish witch (just joking). Not suitable for children: “Elizabeth!” Darcy called out as he loosened his tie, took off his suit and put the suitcase down on the floor. It was Christmas Eve. He had been on a business trip in New York for a week and Elizabeth couldn’t go with him. He missed his girlfriend a lot. They talked on the phone daily

Happy New Year - cute enough to tempt you?

2011-12-31T19:45:00.000+11:00

Happy New Year to you! Hope you have a wonderful and creative 2012! I love cats but this little puppy is cute enough to tempt me. Photo source: Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-23T21:40:00.000+11:00

Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy the food, wine and relaxation. Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos. I chose this photo to continue the masquerade theme of The Spinster's Vow.

The Spinster's Vow book cover

2011-12-21T19:48:00.004+11:00

Here is the book cover of my new book. A bit over dramatic, but I like it.

Deje vu blogfest

2011-12-19T19:08:00.000+11:00

OK, I've stuffed up. I'm supposed to put up my Deje vu blog post on 16 December. But I thought I hadn't registered it correctly. And of course, 16 was Jane Austen's birthday and I was too buy with her celebration... Thanks Hammons at Cruising Altitude for organising an easy to do blogfest for seniors like me. So it's a few days late and I've my favourite old post up. It's the post with the

A dinner with Austen and Firth

2011-12-17T22:58:00.000+11:00

Yesterday was Jane Austen's birthday. On 16 December 1775, she was born in Hampshire. Thank you Miss Jane for creating so many memorable characters. If I were to give you a birthday present, I think I'll arrange a dinner with Colin Firth because he's the ultimate Mr. Darcy on screen. And he seems to be a very smart guy. It will be good to watch you two debate, perhaps about the folly of our

Cagey Colin

2011-12-15T19:57:00.000+11:00

It's been a long wait. Originally Colin Firth's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy was going to be released in Australia in November. November came and went. Now we are in December. Finally I heard that it's going to be shown in January. I can't wait to see it. Although Colin only played a minor role, I heard the it was done quite well and box office's performance in UK and USA seems very encouraging.

Wikimedia Commons

2011-12-14T18:08:00.001+11:00

I'm helping a friend to put together her story into Kindle. There are some good pictures available, free of copyright issue from Wikimedia Commons. Here are a few which are very interesting. HMS Speedy and Anna Maria Aloisna Rosa Ferri, the artist's wife by Robert Fagan, from Wikimedia Commons.

Mushroom poisoning?

2011-12-12T19:56:00.003+11:00

I had spinach and cheese on a giant mushroom for lunch today and got sick immediately. Yuck, I hope it's not mushroom poisoning. But I love mushrooms... Photo by Joe Mabel at Wiki Commons

Egyptian readers

2011-12-10T22:14:00.003+11:00

I've organised a giveaway for My Darcy Vibrates at Goodreads and there were over 1,000 entries. And the winner is someone from Alexandria, Egypt. It's good to know my book will travel there. I've been to Alexandria some 20 years ago, to see the statue of Alexandria the Great. It's a lovely city and I would like to go back one day, especially after I've watched Joanna Lumley's Nile recently.

Look at the camera...

2011-12-08T19:10:00.002+11:00

Eyes are the windows of the soul. What do you think Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle were thinking in this photo? CF: I'm so bored. JE: Don't complain, smile!

Snowboard shelf

2011-12-06T19:05:00.003+11:00

BF likes to recycle materials he found. Here is a shelf made of snowboards. It's quite neat. If only I can sell it, then less clutter at home.

I'm not a great fan of this

2011-12-04T19:11:00.000+11:00

Potato, what can I say about it? I love potato chips. But I hate boiled potatoes. I love hash brown but I'm not a great fan of jacket potato. Now what can you say about me?

Help me stop the spam

2011-12-02T19:01:00.000+11:00

My yahoo email is hijacked 3 times now. For example if this weeks, I sent out 9 emails, then next weeks a spam email will be sent to these 9 people. How can I stop the spam? Any idea? Someone suggested I change the password. I've done so. Let see if there is any improvement.

I love cats

2011-11-30T19:00:00.001+11:00

I love cats and here is a cute and funny photo from Diane's blog, I think. I think the cat asked a smart arse question.

Tiny Kiwi

2011-11-28T17:59:00.000+11:00

Boyfriend harvested some tiny kiwi fruit. They are real small but very tasty. Small can be beautiful too.

More about blog buddies

2011-11-23T19:33:00.000+11:00

Earlier in the week, I feature some blogs I frequented. Here are a few more: Jane Austen Today by Vic. I like to participate in her challenges. She always have great ways to look at Jane Austen's works from different angles. Naked with Socks On by Anslem. He features a lot of relationship issues in his blog. I think it's good for a romance writer to read more about them. In Bed with Married

Blog buddies

2011-11-22T19:15:00.001+11:00

When I'm not working, writing and lazying around, I visit my blog buddies. Some of them have very interesting blogs which help me to come up with new story ideas. They include: Mystery Writing is Murder by Elizabeth Craig aka Riley Adams. Elizabeth has a lot of great advice for writers. Spunk On A Stick by Diane Wolfe. Diane is a wonderful speaker and blogger. And I love her weekend sillies.