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Lady by the River Post 10 of 10

April 14, 2019

Hello Readers. One Word Sunday is CONFUSED. Here is my entry: Now, connecting to Sunday Trees, let’s wind down with some final Lady by the River book thoughts. Did you know…. This book idea was BIRTHED IN FLORIDA? So here is a Florida palm tree with a quote from the book: Did you know…. This … More Lady by the River Post 10 of 10

Two-for-Tuesday (Art, Book Cover, Authors, and Lady by the River 1 of 10)

April 3, 2019

Hello readers, April is here and it’s time to share about the Lady by the River book. This is a book project I worked on with eight other authors (Official page is here). My goal for April 2019 is to share different tidbits about the book and I am also going to combine it with … More Two-for-Tuesday (Art, Book Cover, Authors, and Lady by the River 1 of 10)

Tiramisu (and Lorraine Bracco’s Four-Bite rule and Colbert’s Book)

February 23, 2019

Had to share a few pictures of the Tiramisu we had on Valentine’s Day. For those that do not know, Tiramisu is an Italian dessert made with ladyfingers, mascarpone, eggs, cream, sugar, coffee and cocoa powder. The one we bought did not use ladyfingers. And as my step-daughter put it – this one was “almost” … More Tiramisu (and Lorraine Bracco’s Four-Bite rule and Colbert’s Book)

Happy Monday (Book: Water, A View from Japan)

November 12, 2018

Happy Monday. Remember the B & B we went to this fall? (here) Remember the cluttered bookshelf I explored? (here) And how I said I’d come back to share about two other books from that visit? Well today is the day to share tidbits from the Water book. The only thing I cannot give you is some … More Happy Monday (Book: Water, A View from Japan)

CONVERSATE: Quote and Photo 3-Day Challenge

June 3, 2018

Hello Readers Happy Sunday. Today is day ONE of a Three-Day Challenge. — Day 1 QUOTE: Mortimer J. Adler “Human beings – creatures of passion as well as intellect, with minds that are often clouded by their feelings, and with all other limitations to which their fallible minds are subject – must be … More CONVERSATE: Quote and Photo 3-Day Challenge

Three Books from September (2017) L’Amoure, Zinsser, & Farber

October 25, 2017

Hello blog readers. Last year around this time I shared a blog post about three books I enjoyed from September. It turned out to be a special post for me (you can read last year’s post here). So I decided to make a similar post this October, featuring three choice books from September 2017. … More Three Books from September (2017) L’Amoure, Zinsser, & Farber

Three Books from September (2016)

October 14, 2016

Someone recently asked me about my favorite book genre and I answered, “I prefer Delancey Place genre.” Well that means I mostly prefer non-fiction…. Anyhow, while on my trip to South Carolina in September I stumbled upon brand new “dollar” books (and you know how it is – can’t pass that up – I mean, I need to help … More Three Books from September (2016)

6 books & 6 teas (summer reading Book Review)

November 7, 2014

After thinking about the best way to share my summer reading, I just decided to share six books. I also love tea – and so to give this post some visual flavor, I will share photos of the six Talbott teas we tried this week. The teas had such colorful texture and so I am linking this … More 6 books & 6 teas (summer reading Book Review)