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Eastern Europe Research Trip – Friends!
What better way to enjoy a journey than in the company of friends! In a ship-full of people – including passengers (about 200 on this cruise) plus the crew and performers – you meet so many interesting folks. With most of our fellow passengers, we met for only a dinner meal or perhaps on a…
December 2018 FREE BOOK Winner!
Congratulations to Jennifer Wilson McCracken who has won our December 2018 Free Books! Jennifer, please message me your address, and I will send the books ASAP!! Hope you know a sweet little one who will enjoy these books, Jennifer! Sue Harrison
FORK
Wild Word Friday! I really, really don’t like to have sticky fingers, which is why I’m so grateful that someone invented the FORK. In the history of mankind – and womankind – the FORK is a fairly recent development, although in 1290 Fra Bonvicino da Riva (from Italy) wrote this advice to diners: “Let thy…
Your Life and Mine: Music!
I grew up in a home where classical music was highly beloved. My mother’s brother, Wilson Sawyer, was an orchestra conductor and a composer. My mom, a classically trained pianist, became a pro at the young age of 13, when she auditioned for and was chosen to be the pianist for a touring swing and…
Puppy Love/ Harrier!
Although dog experts aren’t quite sure, evidence suggests that this breed existed during the Middle Ages in England, although it probably didn’t originate there. The Harrier is a middle sized dog, 40 to 55 pounds, strong and athletic. It was bred to hunt foxes and rabbits and, in its modern version, is still a very…
October 2013 First Book Winner!
Congratulations to Kim Harrison (Yes, she’s my niece and NO I didn’t cheat when I drew her name!!) who just won Olivia Newport’s novel THE INVENTION OF SARAH CUMMINGS. For those who didn’t win but would love to buy a copy of the book, here’s a link you can copy and paste. Or check it…