Happy Friday – Maybe My first thought when planning to write a blog post for today was to comment on current affairs. But current affairs are so… so… so Disheartening? Ugly? Frightening? All of the above? Settling on “all of the above,” I figured my mind needed to go in a different direction. And since […]
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HOME TO COMFORTBy Kimberly Fish Women’s Fiction / Contemporary / Cozy MysteryPublisher: Fish Tales PublishingPages: 382Publication Date: October 10, 2024 *** SYNOPSIS *** Gloria Bachman has pivoted so many times this year she has whiplash. Now, in the middle of winter and drenched in Mexican sunshine at a five-star resort, she has a role to
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In celebration of this day of romance and love, I thought it would be fun visit a bit with Cupid, if he is not too busy to answer a few questions. Hi, there Cupid. Can you stop just a minute so my readers can meet you? What? Don’t you know this is the worst day for
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THE BORDER BETWEEN USBy Rudy Ruiz Literary FictionPublisher: Blackstone PublishingPages: 256Publication Date: August 27, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** The Border Between Us is a poignant coming-of-age novel from one of the most exciting voices in fiction. Ramón López was born along the US–Mexico border but is determined to get out and embrace the American dream—and he’s not
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Sunday was such a blissful day as I avoided the news and spent the afternoon with my youngest daughter. We’re working on a quilt together, and I’m so thankful that she was able to figure out the cutting of pieces to make the borders. She’s a bit on the OCD side, and her penchant for
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This is what greeted me yesterday morning when I walked into my kitchen to start breakfast. Guess who got breakfast first. 🙂 Actually all the cats routinely eat before I do. BC is the feral backyard cat that I’ve been slowly getting acclimated to human touch, and he does get food after I’ve fed my
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Even in the dead of winter the hearty dandelion thrives! We should all be more like a dandelion. Do you have any idea how hard it is to type when the tips of your fingers are peeling? It kind of does hurt like hell. I have no idea what is going on. During past winters
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THE DOLL FROM DUNEDINBy ML Condike Historical Mystery / Genealogy MysteryPublisher: Harbor Lane BooksPages: 428Publication Date: October 22, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYNOPSIS The Doll from Dunedin is the sequel to the 2024 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal winner in Fiction – Mystery – General, The Desk from Hoboken. Still reeling from the dangers of a recent case,
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On Monday I won’t be watching the inauguration ceremonies. Not just because I am heartsick at who is being sworn in, I haven’t watched many of those for a long time. Why when my patriotism has only slipped in recent years? I think the money spent on all that pomp is money wasted. And especially
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The snow that was dumped on my corner of NE Texas is slowly going away, and the snow family my neighbors made in their front yard are melting. Brought to mind the Wicked Witch of the West and her famous line, “I’m melting.” Good riddance to her, but I will miss seeing the snow people
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