tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post728202621271782542..comments2023-08-10T13:07:36.990-03:00Comments on Author Roast & Toast: St George's day - a Merry England Celebration for Margaret BlakeAuthor Roast and Toasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168000760283530981noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-43829528795458738702010-04-24T13:59:53.870-03:002010-04-24T13:59:53.870-03:00Aw Margaret, thank you. 'Dangerous Enchantment...Aw Margaret, thank you. 'Dangerous Enchantment' sounds such a lovely book, and I'm so looking forward to reding it. What a wonderful surprise!<br /><br />We've all loved being transported back to another era with you and hope you'll pop back now and then to join in the fun, whenever you can.Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-79027699309759447122010-04-24T09:23:16.881-03:002010-04-24T09:23:16.881-03:00Thank you, everyone, for giving me such a lovely t...Thank you, everyone, for giving me such a lovely time. It was wonderful to time travel to the middle ages and to have the company of such lively souls.<br /><br />It is difficult to choose a winner, so I wrote out all the names and tossed them in the air, the first I caught was the one with Lyn's name written on it. So Lyn you win a copy of Dangerous Enchantment. YOu will need to write me privately with your address.<br /><br />Bless you all - may each of you prosper and may all your dreams come true.margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-27197403820791707772010-04-24T07:48:43.935-03:002010-04-24T07:48:43.935-03:00Sharon rises to greet the day, yawning and stretch...Sharon rises to greet the day, yawning and stretching. Margaret, you're up and eating breakfast Oliver has graciously prepared for you. What a wonderful party! The best of luck with all your books. Oh, yes, Oliver. Coffee would be lovely, thank you. And perhaps some ear plugs to block out Mary and Lyn's snoring.Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-50904657807024378782010-04-24T07:23:01.199-03:002010-04-24T07:23:01.199-03:00Cuddles flaps his wings sleepily and lays his head...Cuddles flaps his wings sleepily and lays his head on Margaret's lap, his eyes closed in extasy while she gently rubs his horn.Eddie lies curled up on his back, his paws entwined in Cuddles' mane.<br /><br />Sharon, Lyn and Mary lie in a heap together on a rug in front of the smouldering log fire, their snores gently rising to the rafters of the great hall, using Junior's warm, broad back as a pillow<br /><br />Most of the revellers have left, but one or two still linger in various states of unconsciousness no doubt depened by a little too much ale and mead.<br /><br />"Your breakfast My Lady." <br /><br />Oliver appears as if out of nowhere, with a silver tray which he lays before her with a low bow.<br /><br />What a party we had! What a delightful Guest of Honour you were Margaret. What intriguing peeks into your enthralling aray of books. As we greet another day we wish you even more success and achievement in all you do.Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-10691461129685779622010-04-24T04:50:43.503-03:002010-04-24T04:50:43.503-03:00I have returned, how quiet the hall seems. The fla...I have returned, how quiet the hall seems. The flags flutter sadly in a gentle breeze, the goblets lay empty on a table strewn with ribbons and fol de rols.<br /><br />No sign of Oliver yet...ah I hear someone stirring...Cuddles, you wonderful enchanted creature, come let me give you a cuddle.margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-36902322724861388412010-04-23T19:19:58.595-03:002010-04-23T19:19:58.595-03:00Lady Margaret, what a fun day we've had with y...Lady Margaret, what a fun day we've had with you here at the R&T. Thank you for being an utter delight. We wish you mega success and shall meet up with you in the morn. Have a lovely evening, m'dear.Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-11042239478679227702010-04-23T18:44:19.268-03:002010-04-23T18:44:19.268-03:00thank goodness Eddie did not suffer any lasting ef...thank goodness Eddie did not suffer any lasting effects.<br />Have a wonderful evening with your family and mayhap you can stop by later to catch the stragglers who work. If you can.<br />Thanks for making it all work by playing along. <br />What a fine day you've had.<br />We all wish you the best and are pleased you had a good time!<br />Thanks for joining us on the AR&T blog!Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-3350987261906655912010-04-23T18:39:19.075-03:002010-04-23T18:39:19.075-03:00Forgive my temporary absence earlier - I went to v...Forgive my temporary absence earlier - I went to visit the Lady Margaret's gallery of her books <br /><br />The cover for 'Bitter Betrayal' is indeed striking, but all the covers <br />are beautiful and such an imprssive array of her works. You are so talented Lady Margaret, so many wonderful romantic novels each one looks an impossible-to-put-down read. Check them all out at:<br /><br />http://www.margaretblake.co.uk/books.htmHywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-88185622838228580032010-04-23T18:19:29.085-03:002010-04-23T18:19:29.085-03:00Farewell for now Lady Margaret, it has been such a...Farewell for now Lady Margaret, it has been such a pleasure having you as our guest today, and we look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.<br /><br />I believe Oliver wishes to take your arm to escort you to your awaiting litter.<br /><br />In the meantime, let the festivities continue all guests are welcome until noon tomorrow!Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-79024032275663475652010-04-23T18:15:50.777-03:002010-04-23T18:15:50.777-03:00Well, so Mary solves the mystery of the missing di...Well, so Mary solves the mystery of the missing diamond Mary my dear, it appears you're not as daft as you look, you can come out from behind that cake now!<br /><br />Eddie, you're a beautiful cat, I do hope you're not going to get indigestion. Let Cuddles touch you with his enchanted horn, that'll make things run smoothly LOL!Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-72515713683839433932010-04-23T18:08:24.624-03:002010-04-23T18:08:24.624-03:00Eddie is not pleased at having to drink a noxious ...Eddie is not pleased at having to drink a noxious substance but alas we must get the ring and it has to come out. I think he prefers it from the end rather than the middle. Ha ha -<br /><br />And I must away, my litter has arrived, my servants stand to attention. I will visit you on the morn. Meanwhile, accept my thanks for a lovely day, gorgeous food, handsome betwitching Oliver...and a mystery solved.<br /><br />Farewell until the morn.margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-61479851886242187662010-04-23T18:06:47.113-03:002010-04-23T18:06:47.113-03:00Thanks, we all would have been under suspicion of ...Thanks, we all would have been under suspicion of stealing it so I had to find it!!<br />Ain't Sean cute?<br />I know Oliver, yes, you are the cutest one of all. <br />Where is Lyn, she must be passed out from the mead? And Sharon, what were you doing under your skirt before><br /><br />Margaret, everyone loves your books. Look at all the great people here to support you!!!Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-72095824916221019212010-04-23T17:51:43.644-03:002010-04-23T17:51:43.644-03:00Bravo, Lady Mary! You did it, old girl. Solved Lad...Bravo, Lady Mary! You did it, old girl. Solved Lady Margaret's mystery. Three cheers go up. Poor Eddie.Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-60077553947225837302010-04-23T17:43:47.972-03:002010-04-23T17:43:47.972-03:00I think I should be heroine in one of your books M...I think I should be heroine in one of your books Margaret. Here is the diamond. Mary takes the silky Eddie from Sean's arms. Junior and Cuddles huddle around to see what's happened. Mary pets and gives him little kisses before handing him to Margaret. <br /><br />In a day or two you will be able to present the diamond to the Queen, seems Eddie ate it. He was wolfing down pieces of shrimp and it fell in the bowl, when the Queen was admiring his velvet cap.<br /><br />Amazing! A kitchen maid fed it to him and before she knew it, he'd swallowed it. The Queen never knew she'd lost it while petting Eddie. <br />The kitchen maid found by Sean, he made a find it potion, something about toads and eye of newt. Anyways it's in the cat.<br />Silence reigns for a moment, then everyone breaks into laughter and applauds. My what a great way to find a diamond. Well it's all works out in the end doesn't it. LOLLOLHAHA!! Everyone laughs well almost everyone.Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-78252999067733686762010-04-23T17:09:51.857-03:002010-04-23T17:09:51.857-03:00Sean has figured out where the diamond really is. ...Sean has figured out where the diamond really is. He is on a mission. I will draw attention away from the holder, and no one will be the wiser! What a great plan. HEHE!!<br /><br />Sharon, Lyn, Lady Margaret and all our guests. A special guest is going to sing for us today. Let me introduce Gosh Jobin. He sings and women swoon. Even men sometimes.Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-1341007647360969622010-04-23T17:09:39.394-03:002010-04-23T17:09:39.394-03:00Lady Margaret, you must excuse the castle ladies e...Lady Margaret, you must excuse the castle ladies evil smirks. They have no proper etiquette and both flunked out of charm school. Too busy chasing their virtues, I would imagine. Your books are indeed enchanting. I can't wait to read them.Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-53036132348057604882010-04-23T17:07:25.259-03:002010-04-23T17:07:25.259-03:00Lady Lyn, dear. Have you looked at your tootsies l...Lady Lyn, dear. Have you looked at your tootsies lately. You know how they grow by leaps and bounds when you tell those little wite fibs. And by the looks of those boats, you've been telling some whoppers all day. Ta ta, off to find the diamond in the rough.Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-24666319102924930912010-04-23T17:06:25.725-03:002010-04-23T17:06:25.725-03:00Mary laughs at Sharon. She is fooled so easily, wi...Mary laughs at Sharon. She is fooled so easily, with swarski crystals too!<br />No body likes me everybody hates me guess I'll eat some cake. Great big<br />piece to sit and hide behind. Sharon thinks she has the diamonds, let's humor her, we always have to anyways. And Lyn, Lyn cares more for a drink than she does me. I'm gonna find that diamond with my friend Sean, he's a nice guy with a psychic past. He is hot and he is gonna help me. Then the Queen will know who is a jester and who is the real thing.Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-89320048909123067512010-04-23T16:56:25.961-03:002010-04-23T16:56:25.961-03:00Actually, Lady Sharon was paying a lot of attentio...Actually, Lady Sharon was paying a lot of attention to her farthingale before you arrived, Lady Margaret - and I know for a certainty she hides things under it ... no wonder she puts on weight with all that sweet stuff she hides - and I'm sure she tucked a copy of Dangerous enchantment under there too!Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-13132746189282045082010-04-23T16:45:53.313-03:002010-04-23T16:45:53.313-03:00Oh hoity toity Madam Sharon (Lyn winks wildly to n...Oh hoity toity Madam Sharon (Lyn winks wildly to no-one in particular) actually it's not your hooters that usually expand - everyone knows about your hourglass figure dear - unfortunately all the sand's on the bottom! As for Mary's lost virtue, it would take Sherlock Holmes himself to find that - and he hasn't been created yet!<br /><br />Now about this clue of the fair Lady Margaret's - if she explained it, it wouldn't be a clue any longer, it would be a solution - which I'm working on at this very moment, it may take some time...Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-42086300495307323212010-04-23T16:40:31.648-03:002010-04-23T16:40:31.648-03:00Why my dear the farthingale is under the skirt...b...Why my dear the farthingale is under the skirt...but which skirt?margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-71139265099614471922010-04-23T16:36:43.208-03:002010-04-23T16:36:43.208-03:00Lady Mary, did you find your missing virtue?Lady Mary, did you find your missing virtue?Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-13573217987318604042010-04-23T16:35:49.791-03:002010-04-23T16:35:49.791-03:00Lady Margaret, you simply must explain your clues,...Lady Margaret, you simply must explain your clues, dearheart. More mead?Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-53150780851064248652010-04-23T16:34:50.465-03:002010-04-23T16:34:50.465-03:00M'dear Lady Lyn, and I use the term loosely. W...M'dear Lady Lyn, and I use the term loosely. What can I say. Everything I eat goes straight to my hooters.Sharon Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648684299903722373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418615068820902521.post-67981426120727914232010-04-23T16:10:06.509-03:002010-04-23T16:10:06.509-03:00My my, Sharon, you seem to be putting on a little ...My my, Sharon, you seem to be putting on a little weight. Have you been imbibing on too much syllabub dear Lady?Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.com