Thursday 31 December 2015

Happy New Year!



We are heading once again to another New Year and I would like say a BIG thank you for all your amazing support, friendship and time. It’s wonderful to know such fabulous peeps.

Wishing 2016 for you will be filled with love and laughter, good health and that you are surrounded by great family and friends.


I'm opening a bottle of bubbly so please join my....
Cheers!

Hugs

Pauline
xxx

Sunday 27 December 2015

Time to Chill!


I hope you've had a fabulous Christmas and are now taking time out to relax and enjoy reading a great book....


Catch up again very soon
Hugs
Pauline
xxx

Monday 21 December 2015

Nativity 2015


The other day we visited Fariones Hotel in Lanzarote, outside the entrance was a beautiful nativity scene. This time of the year these scenes are found throughout the island. This one is very large and filled with incredible detail. The scene shows life as it was in rural parts however, in some areas it is still similar even today.

Many of the model buildings are based on full size properties found in villages scattered throughout the island.

This island is volcanic and the lava stones are used in traditional buildings and dry stone walls. The ground is covered with pecon, which is pulverised larva stone. This is used throughout the island to keep the heat from the land. Every garden has pecon to cover the surface and to protect the roots of the plants.

I have made an amateur short video of the scene which I hope you will enjoy watching.




As always a BIG thank you for stopping by.
Hugs
Pauline
xxx

Wednesday 16 December 2015

indieBRAG Christmas Blog Hop - A Chat with Santa!


Today, I am taking part in the exciting indieBRAG Christmas Blog Hop and I have someone not only special, but more famous than anyone on the planet and they have popped into my interview room for a chat. Believe you me I can’t get my head around how I managed this one!  So who is he? Well, you only get to see him once a year and that is if you are lucky or very good. He is famous for racing across the night sky in a sleigh with a team of reindeers, especially one with a very red nose. He loves to slip down chimneys and he manages to visit every home in just one night! So please welcome the mystery man himself, Father Christmas, also known as Santa Clause.



Now whilst you are helping yourself to glasses of Gluwien, I’m going to try and find out a little more about this celebrity…



PB: I’m going in straight here, are you real?

FC: *Chuckle* Well I’m here, but what  would you say about Jane Leonard in Magnolia House or Kitty Costain from In The Cold Light of Day, I won’t mention all the others, but are they real?

PB: *smiling* Mmm put like that I see your point and yes they are real! Of course this time of the year is very much for children, I know we are all big kids at heart and as much as I’d love to ask all the questions, I have brought along my three little helpers who want to ask you a few questions, so please say hello to Paige, Theo and Leighton.



FC: Hello you three, I hope you’ve all been good this year

Theo:  *Giggling* I thought you should know that already. So have I?

FC: *Clearing his throat and smirking* Mmmm yes you are right of course I know, and yes, you have been good, very good.

Leighton: *Leaning forward* I want to know how many mince pies you eat on Christmas Eve?

FC: *scratching his beard* Well, let me see. I normally find two in every house, so if you times that by all the homes I go to, how many do you think it would be?

Leighton: *Counting on his fingers* Enough to make you sick!

FC: *Stifling a chortle* You could be right there. Leighton!

Paige: *Hand up and waving* I’ve got a question, how do you go around the whole world in one night?

FC: *Smiling* I’m very lucky that my sleigh and reindeers travel faster than the speed of light so I can visit everyone in a fraction of the time anyone else can.

Paige: ‘My mum says when we’re late for school she has to travel faster than the speed of light to get us there on time. You ought to meet my mum.

FC: *Chuckling*  Yes Leighton, I see you have another question for me.

Leighton: *Giggling*  How fat is your tummy and do you get stuck a lot when delivering presents?

FC: *Rubbing his rotund tum*  I’ve only got stuck once and that was not down to my tummy, but down to Rudolph, he fell down the chimney and jammed us both in. Thankfully his large hooves helped him climbed back up and we got out.

Leighton *Smirking* Our cat, Bubble Gum did that once. His paws didn’t get him out, but they brought all the soot down and everything in the room was covered in black except for mum’s face it was red with anger.

FC: Goodness, I’d better watch out for Bubble Gum when I visit on Christmas Eve

Paige: How do the elves make all the toys in time?

FC: *Taking hold of Paige’s hand* They work very hard and the workshop never closes, it is open 24 hours a day seven days a week. When some elves are sleeping others are making toys and that is why there is enough for everyone.

Paige: *Nodding* I hope so, because last year some elves must have slept too long because my mummy didn’t get what she’d asked for we just hope the elves will make sure she gets it this Christmas.  

FC: I hope so too Paige.


PB: Father Christmas you’ve made it a magical Christmas for four people and we hope you will be making it a truly, happy, peaceful and magical Christmas for everyone else too. 


Please click on the indieBRAG  link to take you  to the home page where the announcement of the blog hop, full schedule and a message from the indieBRAG Team is...   indieBRAG

The next stop on the indieBRAG Christmas Blog Hop is today, December 16 with Karen Aminadra


Wishing you a wonderful, happy and peaceful Christmas and thank you so much for stopping by and for joining in the fun festive Blog Hop.

Hugs

Pauline x

PS here is the full tour, please visit them all, such great reads
Tuesday, December 1 :  G.Egore Pitir 
Wednesday, December 2 : J.D.R. Hawkins :  Martin Crosbie   
Thursday, December 3 : R.A.R. Clouston  
Friday, December 4 : Helen Hollick    
Saturday, December 5 : Judy Ridgley : Karen Lobello   Judy Voigt   
Sunday, December 6 : David Penny
Monday, December 7 : J.B. Hawker  
Tuesday, December 8 : Vinnie Hansen   : N.W. Moors  
Wednesday, December 9 : Cheri Gillard : Janet Oakley  
Thursday, December 10 : Clare Flynn : Derek Birks  
Friday, December 11 : Emily Kaplan   : Lorraine Devon Wilke   
Saturday, December 12 : Valerie Biel  : Charlene Newcomb 
Sunday, December 13 : Martha Kennedy  : Annie Daylon
Monday, December 14 : Debrah Martin     :  Helena Schrader     
Tuesday, December 15 : Maggie Pill    :  Cassi Clark 
Wednesday, December 16 :   Karen Aminadra
Thursday, December 17 : Alison Morton  
Friday, December 18 : Amber Foxx  : Malcolm Noble  
Saturday, December 19 : Anna Belfrage  
Sunday, December 20 : Janet Leigh : Maria Grace   
Monday, December 21 : Joe Perrone Jr    
Tuesday, December 22 : Prue Batten  : Diana Wicker
Wednesday, December 23 : V.L. Thurman     
Monday, December 28 : Lisa Brunette    
Tuesday, December 29 : Carrie Beckort  
Wednesday, December 30 : Jackie Weger
Thursday, December 31 : Anna Castle

Wednesday 2 December 2015

Fiddling with the Flicks!



I'm clearly in fiddle faff mood at the moment as I've been playing with my Author Showcase trailer. After some comments from Bill Harper (an author of six publications), I've made a few tweaks. Thankfully the changes get Bill's approval!  And believe you me, a positive word from this gentleman is worth some weight.

 My trailer is playing above for you to take peek and let me know what you think and please take a moment to check out Bill's books over at Chill with a Book!


As always thanks for stopping by it's great to see you.
Hugs

Pauline x

Tuesday 1 December 2015

It's December


Welcome to December, the festive month. I don't know about your, but I've not started Christmas yet. Though with just over three weeks to the big day, I'd better get my skates on...!

I'm away to get organised, so please come back for more seasonal pictures, I plan on designing a few more!


Hugs

Pauline x