Claire Hadleigh

One of those dreary days here in New England -- cloudy, cool and damp. Home after a bit of surgery as a result of too many days / years in the sun and at the beach! Yes, remember the days of using baby oil as a suntan lotion? Who was to know back in those days?  No heavy lifting or working out (ho, hum, not a problem for me), but the stitches are a bit painful and now I have an amazing hairdo with headband reminiscent of the 1960s! So I spent some down time going through my collection of ephemera -- papers, kimono scraps, vintage postcards and more. Just want to do something creative and fun in between writing my next Regency romance ( sneak peak coming soon! ).  I picked up this portfolio years ago. I believe it was produced in the early 1900s and is a collection of 100 years of fashion from the 19th century, one page for each year. Below is 1800 - check out that gown on the right! OMG, how did they keep from popping out of their dresses, I ask you? No wonder the Regency perio

Labor Day afternoon. What's to do? Laundry, pay bills online, catch up on Facebook, diddle around with other online stuff. Hey, wait a minute, why not create a video? Simple, right? Duh, no. 2+ hours later, I finally had a 38-second video. Not only was it a challenge, but it was fun! I hope I can do more, especially with my upcoming "Snowbound Seductions" regency romance due out by November 1st (stay tuned for more on that front). So, here is the debut video for Passionate Persuasions on YouTube -- I hope you enjoy!