tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71050281994459417232024-02-06T20:38:50.053-08:00The Citrus ParlorAll things regarding The Gentlemen of Worth seriesShirley Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003087314810966078noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105028199445941723.post-41590414474344531342016-09-01T03:00:00.000-07:002016-09-01T03:00:00.181-07:00Back Home and Last Post<div class="MsoNormal">
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available on<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rake-Reformed-Gentleman-Worth-Book-ebook/dp/B01CQF27PM?ie=UTF8&keywords=a%20rake%20reformed&qid=1462431348&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"> Amazon.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I don’t know if it’s one big book or a series of 2 or 3. As I write that I am
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<o:p></o:p>Shirley Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003087314810966078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105028199445941723.post-39726774410521911702016-08-15T03:00:00.000-07:002016-08-15T03:00:06.117-07:00Further North to Fife, Scotland<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">This was home to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu" target="_blank">Lady Mary Wortley Montagu</a>. I've since come across her name many times. I'm sorry I never had a chance to meet her and I'm sure she would have found me very boring.</span></div>
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my daughter and lend support while she interns for the summer. I’ll be cooking
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