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Guess who is keeping a happy home?https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/the-book-of-household-management.jpgThe Book of Household ManagementThis is full of interesting information for the writer .2015-05-07T06:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/05/06/writing-ideas-using-non-fiction-to-produce-fiction/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/chin-strap.jpgChin StrapCould you wear a chin strap?https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jambusters-book.jpgJambusters bookA great insight into the lives of women during World War II.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/home_fires_ep2_02.jpgHOME_FIRES_EP2_02Two of my favourite actors, Francesca Annis and Samantha Bond.2015-05-06T07:34:32+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/05/05/writing-make-the-past-your-inspiration-and-get-pounding-that-keyboard/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/chap-writing-1.pngChap writing 1Getting on with it.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tudor-hanging.jpgTudor HangingGruesome Times2015-05-05T07:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/04/30/writing-cosy-crime-use-a-bizarre-club-as-a-setting/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ravensmite.jpgRavensmiteSome believe that the raven is unlucky.2015-04-30T06:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/04/28/writing-short-stories-using-gruesome-keepsakes-as-a-springboard/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/burke-and-hare-execution.jpgBurke and Hare executionA Grisly Day Out.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/burke-and-hare.jpgBurke and HareMurder Most Horrid.2015-05-03T09:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/04/23/writing-historical-fiction-getting-to-work-in-19th-century-london/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/new-london-bridge-19th-century.pngNew-London-Bridge-19th-CenturyLondon Bridge in the 19th century.2015-04-29T06:45:36+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/04/22/writing-historical-fiction-a-pair-of-stockings-as-a-springboard/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vintage-stocking-image-graphicsfairy-535x1024.jpgVintage-Stocking-Image-GraphicsFairy-535x1024What story does this item of clothing tell you?2015-04-25T03:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/04/21/writing-historical-fiction-sizing-your-codpiece/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/henry-viii-codpiece.jpgHenry VIII codpiece2016-01-25T15:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2015/04/19/story-ideas-to-get-you-writing-getting-married-in-the-buff/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/william-shakespeare.jpgWilliam ShakespeareTo write or not to write.2015-04-20T14:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2013/01/25/textual-or-sexual/2013-03-07T17:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/11/01/1162/2012-12-01T12:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/10/29/diary-of-a-writer-graveyards/2012-11-08T10:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/10/12/halloween-how-to-build-a-monster-easily/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/making-a-monster-015.jpgAttaching the head to the body.Slipping a coat hanger inside the monster's coat makes it easy to attach the head to the body and it also means that you can swap heads easily.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/making-a-monster-011.jpgThe finished head.So there, you have a head in a few short steps.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/making-a-monster-004.jpgAdding the eyeballs.Cheap bathroom decorations bought off a market, car boot sale or charity shop make weird eyeballs especially when encased in bubble wrap.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/making-a-monster-008.jpgStuffing the skull.Bubble wrap is a great way to stuff a skull and it adds to the effect on the eyeballs when they are added. So when you receive a parcel, never, ever throw your bubble wrap away.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/making-a-monster-006.jpgThe outline for the skull.These days we can buy masks galore on the internet, at car boot sales, in shops and on markets.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/loony-literature-pictures-016.jpgThe Monster's BrideThe Monster's Bride in her best outfit.2012-10-16T14:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/02/chocolate-and-prune-smallcakes/2012-10-06T08:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/09/28/writing-using-real-people-in-fiction-can-spell-trouble/2023-02-23T15:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/09/17/writing-are-you-a-butterfly-or-a-mole/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mole.jpgMoleBeing focused hits the spot.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/morpho-butterfly.jpgMorpho ButterflyIs it better to flutter from project to project?2012-09-19T17:07:33+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/08/31/writing-embracing-characterisation-in-a-haunted-victorian-prison/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lincoln-victorian-prison-080.jpgLincoln Victorian Prison Down into the dungeon. There is a malevolent energy around this spot.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lincoln-victorian-prison-076.jpgLincoln Victorian Prison For many, when they went through those doors - they never came out again alive.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lincoln-victorian-prison-038.jpgLincoln Victorian Prison A display portraying the gallows just in case we forget what took place in Lincoln Prison.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lincoln-victorian-prison-042.jpgLincoln Victorian Prison This is the view from the pulpit.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lincoln-victorian-prison-040.jpgLincoln Victorian Prison This is the only chapel of this kind left in the world.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lincoln-victorian-prison-037.jpgLincoln Victorian PrisonA faithful dog on display at the prison. His master was a poacher who shot a head keeper in the knee. Unfortunately, the man died and William Clark alias Slenderman was hanged for it at Lincoln Prison in 1877.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lincoln-victorian-prison-035.jpgHandcuffs for prisoners.Handcuffs on display at Lincoln Victorian Prison in Lincoln Castle.2017-04-19T13:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/08/21/writing-point-of-view-problems-what-a-palaver/2012-09-18T16:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/08/21/986/2012-08-29T11:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/08/17/what-sort-of-writer-are-you-explorer-or-planner/2012-10-12T20:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/08/13/conjuring-and-capturing-feelings-inspiration-in-ruins/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/thornton-abbey-067.jpgThornton Abbey 067I could really imagine Shakespeare's Richard III in here plotting.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/thornton-abbey-016.jpgThornton Abbey 016A spooky place to take shelter when there is a storm.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/thornton-abbey-005.jpgThornton Abbey 005Thornton Abbey2012-08-22T08:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/08/06/i-feel-rather-stupid-to-post-or-not-to-post/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pictures-and-stuff-036.jpgPictures and stuff 036A way to make a quick exit.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pictures-and-stuff-023.jpgPictures and stuff 023Do these creatures guard Castle Rising?https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pictures-and-stuff-013.jpgPictures and stuff 013Leading up to Castle Rising.2012-08-16T09:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/07/16/giving-fanny-fear-the-finger-part-one/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/william-adolphe_bouguereau_1825-1905_-_inspiration_1898.jpgWilliam-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_Inspiration_(1898)A woman searches for inspiration - William Adolphe Bouguereau.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/muses_sarcophagus_louvre_mr880.jpgMuses_sarcophagus_Louvre_MR880The Nine Muses from Greek mythology. The Sarcophagus at The Louvre.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fanny-fear-1.jpgFanny Fear 1Conjuring up an image of Fanny Fear is important.2012-07-16T10:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/07/11/how-a-dead-mans-hand-inspired-me/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hand-of-glory.jpgHand of Glory2012-07-12T09:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/07/09/a-summers-night-shakespearean-dream/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/much-ado-black-and-white.jpgmuch ado black and whiteBeatrice and Benedick from yesteryear.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/title-page-much.jpgtitle-page-muchhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dogberry-verges_002.jpgdogberry-verges_002Dogberry and Verges.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beatrice-2.jpgbeatrice-2Ellen Terry's Beatrice will never be forgotten.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/claudio-hero.jpgclaudio-heroClaudio accuses Hero of being unfaithful to him at their wedding.https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/benedick.jpgbenedickBenedick played by Garrickhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beatrice.jpgbeatriceBeatricehttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dogberry.jpgdogberryDogberry painted by Marks2012-07-12T19:46:21+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/06/25/shakespeare-sexy-or-strangely-funny/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/much-ado-about-nothing.jpgMuch ado about nothing2016-07-10T14:25:33+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/04/01/6-great-reasons-to-read-to-teens-2/2021-09-20T08:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/06/16/turning-teenagers-on-to-shakespeare-david-tennant-and-catherine-tate/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/david_garrick_as_benedick.pngDavid_Garrick_as_BenedickDavid Garrick (another David) as Benedick in 1770.2012-06-22T07:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/06/07/the-past-is-a-different-country-not-today-in-funny-costumes/2012-06-08T14:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/05/27/inspiration-and-us-homosexuality-and-blackmail-in-1808/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/farmworkers.jpgFarmworkershttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pillory-stocks.jpgPillory-stocks2012-10-05T15:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/21/lets-talk-about-frankenstein-1/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/491px-marywollstonecraft.jpg491px-Marywollstonecrafthttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mary_shelley-image1.pngMary_Shelley imagehttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mary_shelley-image.pngMary_Shelley image<a 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daughtershttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bly-ffo-4mystery-of-the-spiteful-letters.jpgbly-ffo-4Mystery of the Spiteful Lettershttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bly-ffo-1-the-mystery-of-the-burnt-cottage.jpgbly-ffo-1 The Mystery of The Burnt Cottagehttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/enid_blyton-picture.jpgEnid_Blyton picture2012-05-12T08:23:10+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/05/06/inspiration-and-us-how-do-we-find-our-characters/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/stinking-shadow-cover-1-026.jpgstinking shadow cover 1 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It.2012-06-06T20:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/05/6-great-reasons-to-read-to-teens/2026-01-23T08:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/04/01/how-dare-you-think-you-will-enjoy-great-literature/2012-04-01T20:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/07/6-great-dickens-related-activities-to-share-with-your-child/2012-09-25T07:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/08/6-great-reasons-for-teens-to-write/2012-03-25T15:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/17/6-great-reasons-to-work-with-teenagers/2012-03-23T11:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/03/15/introducing-children-to-shakespeare-by-using-insults/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/will-blyton-and-the-stinking-shadow-cover.jpgWill Blyton and The Stinking Shadow Coverhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/king-lear.jpegKing Lear2013-02-18T16:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/03/pillory-page/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pillory-stocks.jpgPillory-stocks2013-04-05T10:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/03/lincoln-gaol/https://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/images.jpgLincoln prison chapelhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/160-lincoln-gate-q66-353x500.jpgLincoln-Gate2012-03-12T13:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.com/2012/02/06/6-great-literary-outings-for-kids-and-teens/2012-03-17T15:01:21+00:00monthlyhttps://michellebarberandmystery.comdaily1.02026-01-23T08:54:40+00:00