Blowing from up high in the tower (hoog van de toren blazen): to talk big, be high and mighty #WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

I'm Dutch. What's your excuse? Read my take on Britishness in a new blog post on ChristaBakker.com #Dutch #British #AllGood https://christabakker.com/blogs/writers-blog/sorry-not-british

Throwing soot in the food (roet in het eten gooien) - Mess a good thing up. #WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

The Mystery Writer's Toolkit. My daughter came up with this pretty picture. Doesn't it make you want to solve a mystery this instant? #CozyMystery #MysteryFiction #DetectiveFiction #AuthorLife #SolveAMurder

Would you like a free book? Of course you would. It has wine, and murd3r, croissants, and whoops-did-my-skirt-just-fly-up humour. http://christabakker.com/newsletter #FreeBook #CozyMystery #DetectiveFiction

I like doors. Another fact about Christa Bakker you'd been dying to know! I mean, just look at these doors. How cool are they? They've been there for a while, most of them. What's behind them? What are they keeping hidden from me? Not that I'm curious, of course. Not me. Nuh-uh. I just like doors.

I took over my brother's paper route, but what I would consider my first 'real' job was as a domestic cleaner when I was a student. What was your first job? #QuestionOfTheDay #FirstJob #JustCurious

Whipped cream trees (slagroombomen). This one isn't actually a Dutch expression. It's something my mother invented to describe spring blossoms. One day, I'll include this one in one of my novels, as I really love it. #WordWednesday #ExpressionOfTheDay

Handy tip number 2! Make sure those books stay pristine! #CozyMystery #MysteryFiction #BookLover #HouseholdTips

What happens next? How will she react? Read Death by Naked Ladies, a clean, fair-play mystery set in the sunny Beaujolais, to find out! #CozyMystery #funny #MysteryFiction

Not another person talking about AI! Don't worry, this is just a bit of fun. https://christabakker.com/blogs/writers-blog/a-not-so-i #AI #NewBlogPost #AuthorLife

Made you a Wordle! https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=dszve Let me know how you did 🧩 #puzzle #wordle #TestYourWits

Knikkers: marbles. Do pronounce the first k, or else you'll get into trouble. #WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay

Excuse me while I nerd out! I know I'll never be a classic Green Penguin crime book, but I made sure to get as close as I could! 😂 The homage in number 3 was made by a lovely friend with a shared love of classic crime and knitting ❤️ Thank you!! #knitting #craft #ClassicCrime

Actual footage of me plotting. No, of course this is from the brilliant Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage. We all need something to aim for. #LittleMisstery #CozyMystery #ClassicCrime

Like Evie Woods and Agatha Christie? You're sure to like my books! Beaujolais Blood is set in a snowed-in wine chateau which may or may not be haunted... #MysteryFiction #CrimeFiction #CozyMystery

I'll go first. It's absolutely 100% spring. I've had enough of the grey cold now. Spring, please! #QuestionOfTheDay #Seasons #ILoveSpring #LetItComeAlready

It'll be a sausage to me (Het zal me worst wezen) - I don't care. #WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

The video you've been waiting for! How to -finally- take proper care of your books! #BookLover #MysteryFiction #HouseholdTips #Funny

#CozyMystery #MysteryFiction #AmateurSleuth #WomenSleuths #DetectiveFiction

Free fiction! Okay, so it's only slightly more than a paragraph long, but it is free! https://christabakker.com/blogs/writers-blog/flash-fiction-extraordinary-ordinary

#TIL RoboCop can speak Latin. Or, at least, the actor who played him in 1987, Peter Weller, has studied Latin texts for his career in Renaissance art. But that doesn't sound so cool. There, hopefully I've helped you get through your next party small talk.

Ink fish (inktvis) - squid #DutchWordOfTheDay #WordWednesday

I can bend just the tips of my fingers. Useful skill, I know! Follow for more random facts about me. Because you want to know.

I've been at the AI again! Where's the difference this time? Or is it still too easy?

Dust sucker (stofzuiger) - a vacuum cleaner #WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay

It's like a flag on a mud barge (als een vlag op een modderschip) - like lipstick on a pig: you can try and make it look better, but it's obviously not pretty (or good, or correct. Not necessarily meant for physical appearances) #WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

One last blast of free books! Go to Jolie Tunnell's advent calendar to get your fill of cozy and historical mysteries! https://jolietunnell.com/christmas-advent-book-calendar #FreeBooks #CozyMystery #HistoricalMystery

Have an absolutely gorgeous Christmas, everyone!

A French Christmas Dinner with a Side of Jewel Theft With the Beaujolais wine flowing, the family is turning into a bigger problem than the stolen jewels I found. Dodging old and new grudges, can I find the thief or should I run for my life? https://bookfunnel.christabakker.com/8i1z8c80xa

Of all the things to be reading... free books are the best! https://bookfunnel.christabakker.com/mistletoe-mayhem-murder-mystery-giveaway/c9ry7u0bgv #FreeBooks #CozyMystery #Thriller

Do you need more free cozy mysteries? I think you do! https://bookfunnel.christabakker.com/cozydec2025/mhi1qfxhom #FreeBooks #CozyMystery #HollyJolly

Want to know more about me? I gave an interview! https://www.carolemarples.com/post/christa-bakker-cozy-mystery-author-interview-2 #CozyMystery #Author #BehindTheScenes

You can never have too many cozy mystery books. Especially if they are free! https://bookfunnel.christabakker.com/cozyforchristmas/r3lzrags7d #FreeBooks #CozyMystery #CozyForChristmas

Another batch of free books! Make sure to check these out so you can be reading until March... https://bookfunnel.christabakker.com/gone-for-the-holidays/afr74slvra #FreeBooks #CozyMystery #Fiction

Today is the day! Head on over to Facebook to join this 100+ authors giveaway! Link in bio! #FreeBooks #ChristmasGiveaway #CozyMystery

Just a few more sleeps until this amazing giveaway! Join The Coy Town Sleuths on Facebook now to participate! https://www.facebook.com/groups/295263407973070 #FreeBooks #CozyMystery #GiveAway

December is the month for presents! Have a look at all these cozy mysteries just for you 🧡 https://bookfunnel.christabakker.com/cozycandleclues/s4f616rn6w #FreeBooks #CozyMystery #MysteryFiction

All this cold and rain makes me want to bake warm, fragrant things. Have a go at baking this with me! #recipe #RainyDayBake #Speculaas #Cheesecake

Six books of feelgood, vibrant, sunny sleuthing! Can you work out whodunnit? https://christabakker.com/products/saint-maurice-mysteries-complete-ebooks #MysteryFiction #MysteryBooks #Whodunit

Mother spot (moedervlek): birth mark #WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay

It's National Cappuccino Day in the US, so I'm celebrating by having one in #Bath. #NationalCappucinoDay #Cappucino #CoffeeLover

It's Friyay! Celebrate the end of the workweek with this little puzzle and let me know if it was too easy! #SpotTheDifference #CozyMystery #Puzzle

To carry water to the sea (Water naar zee dragen): Engage in a pointless activity. #WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

When you leave your planner open on your desk... #WriterLife #Productivity #CoupleGoals

I love when a solved Wordle makes a nice pattern. Here's one from me to you: https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=gbzip

'The red golden vines rustling around me, the lack of noise apart from insects and bird song, the explosion of sweetness from a dark purple grape stolen off the vine—it all filled me with a warm sense of belonging.' #MysteryFiction #France #AmateurSleuth

Enjoy the weekend! Maybe do a little baking like I did. #CinnamonRolls #PumpkinSeason #LoveToBake

Like my nails? I celebrated the completion of the Saint-Maurice Mysteries series by having them done for the first time. Didn't the artist do a good job with matching the colours? I love them! 😍 #NailArt #CozyMystery #Celebration #FullSeries

Brakeburns: the literal translation of Rembrandt 🤪 #DutchWordOfTheDay #Funny #Silly #BadTranslations #WordWednesday