Today we have Keta Diablo visiting us. Hi Keta.
[Keta waves] Hello lovely RomFan fans. So glad you stopped
by.
[Annette] Let's talk about the Holidays. What are your
earliest memories of Christmas?

[Annette] Did you
have a favorite Holiday book as a child?

[Annette]: What was the best book you read this year?
[Keta] Spymaster's Lady by Joanna
Bourne. I love this series, but then I'm a huge historical freak. I like her
writing and her twisted plots. You never know what will happen next.
[Annette] What was the best Holiday gift you received as a
child?

[Annette] What are your favorite books to give as gifts?

[Annette] What are you reading now?
[Keta] I’m revisiting an old favorite right now – Sweet,
Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers. Another all-time favorite is The
Windflower by Laura London. I usually have five books going at once due
to my short attention span. This past year some of my favorites were: Hunger
Games. Daughter of Smoke and Bone, The Bronze Horseman and anything
by Helen Kirkman. Sadly, I can’t get to
all the books I have – some from LAST Christmas yet that I haven’t started. Such
is the life of a writer.
[Annette] What would you like to get from Santa this year?
[Keta] A Kindle Fire, of course!
[Annette] Ah, come on, Keta, leave us with some wise words
or something we pass on.
[Keta] Be happy to. I spend too much time surfing the
Internet for sayings from all walks of life. I’ll leave you with some of my
favorites today (below) about the Holiday Season. Whether you observe Christmas,
Hanukah or another holiday celebration, may yours be filled with wonder, and
most of all love.
Namaste, Keta Diablo
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Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our
limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound
together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and
everyone round the Christmas fire, and make the little picture shining in our
bright young eyes, complete. ~ Charles
Dickens ~
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What is Christmas? It is tenderness
for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent
wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that
every path may lead to peace. ~
Agnes M. Pharo ~
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It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with Christmas
belong the keepsakes and the customs. Those humble, everyday things a mother
clings to, and ponders, like Mary in the secret spaces of her heart. ~
Marjorie Holmes ~
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Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All
else is outward display--so much tinsel and decorations. For it isn't the
holly, it isn't the snow. It isn't the tree not the firelight's glow. It's the
warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit returns again.
~ Unknown ~
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Annual Christmas Blog Hop.
I enjoyed the interview it was a fun read. Thank you for sharing the quotes with us. I really like the one by Agnes M. Pharo.
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Thanks,
Tracey D
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Great interview. I love reading about memories. They can be so wonderful.
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Thank you for the great interview. Christmas memories can be fun to recall. I bet the year you did not get the perfume set was a shock to your system! Even if you don't like the smell, the perfume will always remind you of the close family friend.
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ReplyDeleteHi kids, thanks so much for stopping by. Can you believe the Evening in Paris story? I shudder now if I get a whiff yof it walking by the perfume counter. Yes, the still make it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and sending lots of wishes for a joyful, prosperous New Year. May all your reads be memorable.
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ANNETTE: You ROCK, girl!
Cyber hugs, Keta