Sharon Lee & Steve Miller are the author team behind the classic and ever-popular Liaden Universe®. This series of “adventurous romantic space opera” holds cross-over appeal for both romance and science fiction readers.

To celebrate the release of MOUSE AND DRAGON, Lee and Miller’s thirteenth Liaden novel, the authors are hosting a contest. It’ ( Read more... )

I’ve just updated my blogging software (I use Windows Live Writer) and discovered that it supports Livejournal as well as Blogger. I thought it didn’t for some strange reason. So that makes it relatively easy to send my posts out to my LJ as well as my blog while only having to write them once. They’re sporadic and not particularly interesting ( Read more... )

I can barely keep up one blog, so more than one is impossible ( Read more... )

Cricket and cross stitch. Ah, the joys of summer.

So why is it pouring with rain outside?

I've got my header image back. I like my triceratops and I'm glad he's back ( Read more... )

Cross posted from my blog ( Read more... )

I took this on Thursday when Marcus fell asleep on the sofa. He looked so sweet and angelic, which he isn't always when he's awake.


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I've just been reminded by the lovely kaymickbee that I've neglected my LJ. I haven't been writing up family stuff much, and my craft and books posts have been on my blog. Trying to keep with two journals has been a bit difficult, but I will try to do better in future ( Read more... )

10 minutes ago I was woken (at 1am) by Marcus' voice telling me he was cold. As I staggered out of bed and out of dream fog (about premature babies of all things) I realised why. Of course he was cold. He'd taken off his pyjama pants AND his nappy before venturing out of his warm bedroom to find me. He said he wanted to go to the toilet, but ( Read more... )

Marcus has conjunctivitis. Poor kid - one eye is all gooey and nasty and the other is threatening to do the same thing ( Read more... )