It’s eight years since my author mentor and inspiration, Jackie Collins left us. I’ve even set up a Jackie Collins page on my website. It’s under the L.J. Diva pen…
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Books I’ve Bought and Books I’ve Read
Every now and then I make a to-buy list for books. They have to be a book I get something out of, or can use with what I do. I…
Writing Books I’ve Acquired this Year
My acquisition of writing books is running at a slow pace. Meandering really, depending on what I find that’s worth my money. Years back I went through my fashion, jewellery,…
Catching up with my latest Murder, She Wrote goodies
I haven’t collected much this year but I’m zeroing in on the remaining items. Five books, and three variants of jigsaw puzzles, outside of the series. I’d also love to…
What do Barbie and Moleskine have in common?
I didn’t know, back in 2018, that Moleskine, whose Style journal I have, made a Barbie Collection consisting of five notebooks and a phone case. It’s still on their…
Megan Hess: Audrey, Dior, and More
I’ve managed to catch up with Megan Hess and her wild range of books this year, and there’s another coming at the end of it. The Bag and The…
The Illustrated World of Couture by Megan Hess
Well you know I love a good Megan Hess book here at JDS. I have many of her others along with a few stationery items, and this is the latest…
East Meets West. Jewels of the Maharajas
I read this book a while ago and never got around to blogging about it. But with Liz being yesterday, and this being the last week of Book Month, it’s…