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Derby Day - Mint Juleps

In honor of Derby Day, we're talking Mint Juleps! One of the traditions of the Kentucky Derby is the sipping of a cool Mint Julep.  According to the Derby website, this cocktail has been the traditional drink of the race for nearly 100 years.       There are many recipes out there for the traditional treat, but this is one…

Derby Day

The greatest two minutes in sports™. The run for the roses. The sport of kings.   Tomorrow is the first Saturday in May. That can mean only one thing: Kentucky Derby Day. Ladies in fancy hats sipping mint juleps rub shoulder to shoulder with betting men, all while watching to see which of the twenty three-year-old horses run the fastest 1¼…

Arizona's London Bridge

Today's Fun Fact comes to you from the warm and sunny state of Arizona where I am attending the Desert Dreams Writers' Conference. In honor of my stay here, and since I write English historical romance, I am giving you an Arizona fun fact with ties to English history. Did you know the original London Bridge is now in Lake…