Today and tomorrow, I’m on the Breaking Ground Blog Tour. Be sure you read to the end for a cool giveaway. For today’s stop on the tour, I made my first coat. I was pretty indecisive about what coat I wanted to make. I wound up deciding to use some Italian tweed I had in …
Book Review: How to Know the Birds by Ted Floyd
We have a pesky cardinal that likes to say “hello” twice a day by attacking our windows. Every day I think, “I really should put some stickers on these windows,” and every day I forget about that thought. Mr. 3 likes to sit and watch said cardinal, and he’s filled with lots of questions about birds. In …
Wednesday Wants
This last week flew by, and it’s already Wednesday again! I have a new set of things I’m obsessed with this week. (Funny how that works, isn’t it?) I discovered how amazing Poshmark is, and since I’ve been on a purging spree, I’ll be listing some things there, soon. (You can follow my Poshmark page.) …
Book Review: A Killer’s Alibi by William L. Myers, Jr.
The Sopranos. Goodfellas. The Godfather. The Untouchables. My Blue Heaven. Analyze This. If you enjoy reading about or watching mobsters on the television, you’ll enjoy William L. Myers, Jr.’s A Killer’s Alibi. Myers’ latest novel really shines, and it is one of those books you’re going to want to schedule an afternoon for. Once you …
Book Review: The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor
Sometimes, revenge can be pretty sweet. Other times, it brings about more than we’ve bargained for. That’s one of the reasons I feel like the best revenge (in my own life) is letting nature take its course with those who have wronged me – but that doesn’t make for very good fiction. The Hiding Place, …
Book Review: Golden Child by Claire Adam
Siblings can have no more in common than their parents, sometimes – even twins. I know growing up, my brothers and I couldn’t have been more different from one another. Claire Adam’s Golden Child explores this theme. Peter and Paul, twins, are nothing alike. Peter is the “golden child” while Paul has always been a …
Book Review: Nature’s Best Remedies
While I’m all for going to the doctor when needed, it’s good to know what remedies can help with which ailments. Our whole household has been battling rounds of the winter crud, so getting to review Nature’s Best Remedies, published by National Geographic, made perfect sense. The book is arranged by use – respiratory remedies, …
Book Review: 100 Parks 5000 Ideas
I love to travel. I don’t do it nearly enough at the moment, but hopefully that will change later this year. For Christmas, I got a couple of travel books for exploring Kansas, and I’m really excited to do that and write about where we go. Near the end of last year, I shared an …
Wednesday Wants
Can you believe it’s already February? I can’t believe how fast this year is going by already. I don’t know if you recall, but my word of the year is “sparkle.” By the end of this year, I really want to feel like I sparkle, so I’ve been doing a lot of “Windows-shopping” looking around …
Rabisco Reserva Tejo 2015
As I write this, I’m watching the latest episode of This Is Us. I have to say, I’ve become quite fond of this show. There’s something comforting in catching it each week. I recently had the opportunity to sample Rabisco Reserva Tejo 2015, sent to me by Winesellers, Ltd. Just like a favorite TV show, there’s something …
