Welcome to Linda's Literary Lair.

I don't know any people who can afford their own heated marble slab and bath attendants (If I did, I surely wouldn't be sitting at...

Today, I attended the funeral of my dear friend and fellow author Sloan Addams. She contracted polio when she was a very young girl and surv...

In the meantime, I'll look at lots of pictures of the Topkapi Palace for inspiration. On the publishing front - the release date for...

Our luxurious hand-made silk Turkish rug. Everyday I look at it and every time it makes me smile. It's easy to forget how we need both...

I was missing Istanbul this morning. So here is a picture to remind me of that magical place. This is part of the Sultan's bath in the ...

The Turkish Military keeps armed guards at the Palace.  The Charming Man and myself spend over five hours at the awe-inspiring Topkapi P...

I don't have a Turkish keyboard, so I don't have the diacritics that belong in the name. Please forgive me! Photo from www.istan...