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Jitterbug Dress

Jan 282022
 
Texas Jazz Singer Louise Tobin: Book Reviews with a Vintage Slant

Texas Jazz Singer Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond a book review by Tam Francis The Synopsis Texas Jazz Singer Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond (Texas A&M Press May, 2021)  by Kevin Edward Mooney is a biography of Texas jazz singer Louise Tobin as part of […more…]

Budget DIY Vintage Mic (Microphone)

 Posted by on Sep 14, 2021 at 8:12 PM
Sep 142021
 
Budget DIY Vintage Mic (Microphone)

Why the tutorial on a DIY Vintage mic? Not only am I an author, I act, direct, and am the Chairperson for Education at our local community theatre. It’s a lovely old building that has been either a movie theater or a live theatre for over 100 years! Since I love vintage, I tend to […more…]

Jul 242021
 
How to Host a Becoming Duchess Goldblatt Book Club

I’ve had my book club for over ten years now and we’ve done some great reads with amazing food & cocktails. This night discussing Becoming Duchess Goldblatt was quite special, so I wanted to share. Firstly, you can’t have a lively book discussion without interesting and thoughtful questions. Since I was the host, it was […more…]

Mar 082021
 
Talking About Paid Author Services with Nicole Thorne

I met author Nicole Thorne through Instagram of all places. We shared a love of indie authors, each being one and supporting them. She reached out to me for an article about indie and or self-publishing author services and my experience with them. Below is a portion her article (an interview with yours truly). For […more…]

Budget Idea for Book Lover Gifts for Book Clubs

 Posted by on Jan 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM
Jan 202021
 
Budget Idea for Book Lover Gifts for Book Clubs

Starting a Book Lovers Book Club How did I come to need book lover gifts? When I moved to the small hamlet in Texas, just thirty miles south of weird (Austin) I had a hard time making friends as Texans are so darn friendly, I thought everyone I met was going to be my new […more…]