Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..


Who is this king?

1. We need to restore authority after the unstable reign of my father.

2. I was given a nickname for my height and it made me smile.

3. If you want to know, my son's (who shares my name) reign was not very stable after mine, thankfully my grandson's (who shares my name) was stronger.

4. I broke my truce because of my need for vengeance, and it started to give me the untrustworthy reputation.

5. Massachusetts has a proposed 5% sales tax on elective cosmetic surgery; I think that is seven hundred years in the future for me and I would certainly not let any doctors near my face in an effort to rearrange it!! Taxation on the other hand sounds like a great idea and I'm all for it..but what is Massachusetts?

6. Christmas celebrations have begun to spread north and it makes for a happy holiday.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting home from the crusade, tomorrow my plans include becoming King thereafter and Sunday, I want to reform my new government!

Take a guess at who this is!

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters.. except this time it was too hard with these prompts. So this one is all me =)

And...here we go!

1. Plans and schedules help keep me organized.

2. I'm happy when things go according to plan, I get confused when schedules get disrupted.

3. The last thing I drank was water after the coffee swig .

4. One of the most valuable things in my life is my family, they are the most valuable above all things .

5. I like black olives, onions and green peppers on my pizza.

6. Dear November, I shall always abhor you, as this is the month I lost my father .

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to coloring with the toddler, tomorrow my plans include wondering if my daughter is riding a horse successfully and Sunday, I want to not feel exhausted!


See my other Fill-In Riddles here (where you guess the famous person!)
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Today is the last day for entries for the book giveaway of The Queen's Mistake by Diane Haeger, which I have just started reading. I will also be composing my review of Georgette Heyer's romance, Arabella, this weekend which I finished in a flash it seems. It was wonderful!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

Can you guess who this person is (it's not me)?

1. It was a dark and stormy night, perfect for writing my mystery.

2.When asked about myself, I will say, you will find me in my work, so I offered to take the books myself.

3. Rushing out, but I'd have to say I wish I was liked more for my serious work rather than my swashbuckling nonsense stories .

4. I loved researching for my historical and regency romances...I think I heard a howl!

5. Shhhh... don't tell.. but my third book was published with the pseudonym Stella Martin.

6. My first story was published when I was nineteen, give me something good to eat!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being with my son Richard, tomorrow my plans include writing a detective novel and Sunday, I want to satisfy the tax authorities!
Who Am I?
See my other Fill-In Riddles here
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DECODING THE LOST SYMBOL GIVEAWAY WINNERS:

Arleigh
Diedre
CelticLady

Congrats! Email me your Snailmail addresses ASAP =)
Just one more giveaway going till next week, for The Queen's Mistake!

And have a wonderful Halloween weekend.. boo!

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

Can you guess who this person is (it's not me)?
1. The crickets sing, telling stories of my tremendous strength given by God to combat my enemies .

2. I will honor my God regardless of the putting out of my eyes, and I will seek out you Philistines wherever you are.

3. I want to get far away from the burden of my birth as a Nazarite of God, yet I know it is my duty as prophesied.

4. I loved the woman with the dark night hair and I thought she loved me also; this was a dream.

5. But as for me I end up being blinded after God leaves me.

6. There were dubious and angelic beginnings regarding where I come from.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to composing riddles, tomorrow my plans include wrestling a lion and Sunday, I want to destroy the temple!

Who am I? (hint *biblical)
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Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

Can you guess who this person is (it's not me)?

1. So are we going travel through France or Italy?

2. My greatest desire for the truth is what's up ahead.

3. I love to consult for the king and the Queen consort.

4. They could be just ambiguous patterns of some sort.

5. I walk a fine line between fake or insane and evil.

6. The future is the true elixir of life!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to publishing my book, tomorrow my plans include hoping to not be executed for heresy and Sunday, I want to be re-interred!
Guess who I am!

The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes book giveaway ends later TODAY, get your entries in today and I'll announce winner this weekend.

There is also a book giveaway for Monica Fairview's The Other Mr. Darcy until the 26th.Good Luck!

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

Can you guess who this person is?

1. Sweet dreams were hard to come by when my family was forced to move from Germany when I was young.
2. Mathematics was easy, especially for me.
3. Silliness could very well be the opposite of what I am known for.
4. Some revelers just may be portraying myself this Halloween.
5. Outstanding or not I had early speech difficulties.
6. To study photons, phonons & theories is what I want right now!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to marrying my first cousin, tomorrow my plans include mastering machine technology and Sunday, I want to win the Nobel Prize!

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

Can you guess who this person is?

1. I have a history of courtly manners.
2. The unclenching possessiveness of my favorite Queen is something I wish I knew.
3. I'm eating (or recently ate) stale bread offered by my gaoler .
4. The passion of my life was when I was on the road (or on the seas!).
5. So that's it, that's all there was, and there will never be a better Captain.
6. Establishing a colony in Virgina was better than nothing!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to traveling to Guiana, tomorrow my plans include attacking the Spanish and Sunday, I want to hang on to my head!


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Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

Can you guess who this person is?

1. One week ago I sent many to their deaths.


2. I would never have thought I would grow up to have an awful nickname when I was younger.

6. I am hoping my lonely life without my own family will pass!

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

And...here we go! Can you guess who this Famous Person is?

1. I feel as if no one truly cares for me or my wishes.

2. Walking alone in the gardens with Elizabeth was always fun.

3. Right now, I can hear these things: My pleasant master's voice teaching me, but also my mother's harsh tone.

4. I am so sad for Katherine and I'm glad that my wardship with Seymour is over.

5. The last time I was truly happy was when John Alymer was my tutor.

6. I tend to stay away from the revelry if I had a holiday like this Labor day weekend.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to refusing my husband the title men want most, tomorrow my plans include thinking I was being poisoned by the Duchess of Northumberland and Sunday, I want to commend my soul to God!

I hope this one wasn't toooooo easy... See my other Fill-In's here.

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

And...here we go! Can you guess who this Famous Person is?


1. He was a loving man, my father, but did not expect me to be a king.

2. The parties and jousts are what I look forward to most this time of year.

3. My best friend was a Duke of Suffolk.

4. I was once admired for my intelligence and my handsome looks to be honest with you.

5. Appearances can be elusive, as I soon became a fat tyrant.

6. The last person I gave a hug to was my radical and religious wife.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being nursed for my sore leg, tomorrow my plans include perhaps reconciling with my daughter and Sunday, I want to hope that my royal line succeeds me!

I know this was an easy one for my regulars here. See my other Fill-In's here.

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters..

And...here we go! Can you guess who this Famous Person is?

1. I remember, I remember once being loved by my fair queen.
2. Dear greed and quest for power I want you to know that you have not bested me, as my son will be king of two lands despite your protests.
3. Is that my queen with a traitorous Lord!!???
4. I'm trying to resist the temptation of murder, due to my insane jealousy of my wife's secretary.
5. I'm saving a murder mystery just for you! (MY OWN!)
6. If I made a birthday list scotch would definitely be on it!!!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being drunk, tomorrow my plans include being belligerent and murderous and Sunday, I want to escape Edinburgh (but I won't)!

Who do you think this is? My other Friday Fill-In's are here

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basic and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want!

And...here we go!

1. When will I know if he loves me and then what shall I do?
2. Reading novels is frowned upon as frivolous so I should say a book on flowers was the last good book I read or movie I saw or tv show I watched.
3. Everything has its beauty but I really adored the way the building sat elegantly on rising ground with a stream in front and woods behind it.
4. Eating daintily, the average fish is what I had for dinner.
5. I'd like your pompous attitudes to be left at the door.
6. In his arms, if he'll have me, and out of this house is where I want to be right now.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to Assembly with my sister, tomorrow my plans include being angry at that pompous man for being too aloof to dance and Sunday, I want to forget all about him as Wickham has told me many horrible things about his character!

Hmmm.. who can this be?
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And...here we go!

1. Playing cards is my favorite summertime pasttime.

2. My favorite John Hughes movies is Ferris Beullers Day Off, if the movie was made 220 years ago.

3. My plume is something I love to touch.

4. The full moon shined so brightly at Tuileries when the mob trashed my wardrobe.

5. I wish I was still arch duchess of Austria right now.

6. When daylight fades I will be playing games and attending parties.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting to the bottom of the Diamond Necklace affair, tomorrow my plans include escaping Paris and Sunday, I want to keep my head!


WHO AM I?

My Other Friday Fill-In's Here

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And...here we go!

1. The last thing I ate was venison and nuts.
2. Skeins of embroidery thread for a new tapestry is something I recently bought.
3. When it rains, it streams through my prison windows at Bolton Castle.
4. Besides my faithful maids, that horrid Lord Scrope was the first person I talked to today.
5. Hugs are few and far between for me, I am a Queen and I should be treated as being closest to God.
6. My little Skye Terrier brings me extra comfort.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to attempting to escape, tomorrow my plans include racing for the river on horseback and Sunday, I want to be on a boat heading back to Scotland!


{But her escape was fruitless, and instead she was on her way to her next prisons at Tutbury and Sheffield Castles}

Who am I?

Friday Fill-In's is Hosted by Janet
And...here we go!

A Little Royal Trivia:

1. When I heard my sister would be Queen I was happy to be rid of the fat guy from my bed.
2. Home in the countryside with my children away from the murderous courts is my best medicine.
3. It's late, but I wish I had tried to save my sister's life.
4. In spite of my family's wishes, Stafford has been my true love always.
5. My eyes have seen too much with my brother and sister's executions in 1536.
6. My granddaughter aggravated my niece most strongly.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing my daughter at the court of Queen Anne of Cleves, tomorrow my plans include walking in the gardens with Henry and Catherine and Sunday, I want to to look forward to the day when my niece would rule!

Who is the narrator here?

Friday Fill-In's is Hosted by Janet

And...here we go!

For a fun treat at The Burton Review, for this one I want you to guess the famous person:

1. She had a great mum, but she was beheaded.
2. Robert Dudley is by my side, always.
3. I know this: supporters of the Queen of Scots must be tried.
4. Her ring is with me still.
5. These words apply to me: I was a shrewd ruler and a political force.
6. During my rule, the sun was shining.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a party at Hampton Court, tomorrow my plans include being entertained by William Shakespeare and Sunday, I want to defeat the Spanish Armada!
*Who am I?

Friday Fill-In's is Hosted by Janet


And...here we go!

1. All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting an emergency trip to the hospital.

2. Show me a good loser and I will show you a kiss on their cheek.

3. A wickedly devilish satisfaction is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one time. (doesn't quite make sense due to the grammar)

4. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy killing flies and bowling.

5. I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine romance and sensitivity.

6. It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without plates or utensils in it.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching Dallas, tomorrow my plans includestarting a new bookand Sunday, I want to try and keep cool in this Texas heat!

The Bloggiesta that begins today is a phrase coined by My Friend Amy but is being hosted at Mawbooks. It starts today, and is a Blogger's event to get your blogs in order. As opposed to Read-a-thon's and those types of challenges, the Bloggiesta is a time for the Blogger to actually sit down and work on their blogs. The technical part of it that they may have been neglecting, such as cleaning up links, blogrolls, widgets and whatever else needs attention.

The main information is http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/06/12/bloggiesta-the-unveiling-of-a-new-upcoming-blogging-event/

And My Friend Amy has her feedback on it here http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2009/06/bloggiesta-mini-challenge-blogging.html

If you are on Twitter, use the hashtag #bloggiesta to join the chatter

So as part of this little mini-event/challenge, I am asking my blog readers if they have any suggestions to the blog. Does it load slowly? Is there a particular widget/button that you look for on blogs but don't see here?

One thing I do plan on doing is to slightly make the header pic a little smaller but that is really all I have planned! This being a blog that is only 6 months old there is not a lot of clean-up to do. I pretty much stay on top of things with the blog itself anyway. It's the reading that I have to accomplish!

The winners to the Mating Rituals Giveaway are:

Via List Randomizer, the 3 winners are:
Kalea Kane
ScottsGal
NFMGirl

If one of the above ladies already has this book, the next ones up are:
mgood222
Marie Lay

FYI, some of the entrants did not answer my question so they were disqualified. Congrats to the winners, I'll be emailing you shortly.
OK NFMGirl has won this book (6 times over, poor thing!) so the next one is MGood222!