L.L. Bartlett's Blog
June 9, 2020
Meet Sabina Reigns
It's only been 15 years in the making. Back in the day (which means before I was published in novel-length), I experimented with several different genres. I started out with hard-boiled suspense (the Jeff Resnick series), cozy mystery (the Victoria...
June 8, 2020
When a reader leaves
Last week, I got a note from a reader of my Booktown Mysteries. She wrote: "I can't bring myself to read on. In every good series there are twists and turns, good & bad,,but killing off (SPOILER) has broken my...
May 25, 2020
Deciding on a color
Lately, I've been following an Instagram page called Indoorsystore. (Full disclosure: I've been watching their YouTube channel for about two years. It's called Knorp and South.) They've recently gone into the business of upcycling used furniture and reselling it. Some...
May 19, 2020
Making the day special
It's Tuesday. I find that I'm forgetting to do stuff I want to do because--SQUIRREL!--I get distracted. Like I was going to post here yesterday, and then...I ended up emptying the cat box and did a few loads of laundry...
April 13, 2020
Just one way I'm going green
A lot of people don't believe we have a problem with plastic. I don't happen to be among them. For years, I've been trying to cut down my use of plastic, and the worst offender of all is those plastic...
April 12, 2020
April 8, 2020
Roasting seeds
Welcome to WONDERFUL Wednesday. Are you baking today? I think instead of baking, I'll be roasting (which is kind of the same thing as the oven is involved.) All last fall, I saved my squash seeds. Today, I'm going to...
April 6, 2020
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
Like most everyone else, we are in self-isolation. I feel so bad for the people in large cities because they're stuck in apartments. I live in suburbia. I have a backyard. It finally got warm enough for me to go...
March 30, 2020
Because we gotta eat
I must admit that since this whole social distancing began, I'm feeling just a tiny bit food obsessed. Twice last week we had "buffet" because we recently made two meals with lots of leftovers (cauliflower curry and corned beef and...
March 13, 2020
Katie Bonner Looks Back
Coming April 17th, A LOOK BACK, the 8th installment in the Life on Victoria Square companion series to the Victoria Square Mysteries. Don't you love that cover? Katie Bonner's hair reminds me of Captain Janeway from Star Trek Voyager. She's...
