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Ah, Boston, for real or in fiction

Boston has served as a setting for a number of my books. I think of it as my city, although I live on a hilltop in northern New England. I attended college in Boston, and Joe and I lived in a cute (as in tiny) Beacon Hill apartment when we were first married. We went back for a year when our daughter was small. Now our adult children and our grandchildren live in the Boston area.

Let’s just say my love of this great city continues and my frequent visits inspire new scenes, characters and stories.

I was struck recently by this quote from iconic author Mary Stewart:

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Light, fluffy scones (a recipe) for Christmas

Fresh, warm scones are a treat any time of the year but especially at Christmas. I prefer them plain or with dried currants or sultanas, but various additions are popular, from blueberries to nuts to chocolate, as well as savory options.

You’ll find a number of my fictional characters enjoying scones, often amid rising tension in their lives, e.g.,  charming, haunted art thief, mythologist and Cotswolds farmer Oliver York. Although “enjoying” might be too strong for the scone renowned private art detective Wendell Sharpe brings him in a pinch:

“I brought you co

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