Tag: Highclere Castle

• Book Review: Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict

  Daughter of Egypt (St. Martin’s Press, March of 2026, 352 pages) by Marie Benedict is my 9th or 10th book by this former lawyer from Pittsburgh whose given name is Heather Terrell. Benedict takes a woman from history and brings her to life like no one else can. When I saw this work of historical…

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  January 17, 2026

  books

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• Together Forever

  Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is the 28th Valentine’s Day my husband and I have celebrated together and we graced it with a nice day at home and then dinner out at a local French bistro. As usual, our gifts to one another were small tokens marking the day. I received a lovely bouquet of flowers…

  michardillo

  February 14, 2016

  Essay

  Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle, Julian Fellowes, Lady Mary, Lord Grantham, Valentine’s Day