Um, no, the title is NOT a typo, and the picture? Let me explain. In December 2007 my husband Neil, a high school principal, had begun his first day of Christmas break. He was silently celebrating that he had only one chore left to accomplish, and then the next two weeks were his to do…
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…
Sometime in the middle of summer, I promised to put my Bread and Butter Pickle recipe on my blog and Facebook. Here I am about 2 months later finally getting around to it. I’ve used this recipe for years and years. It’s one given to me by one of the elderly ladies who lived in…
Our first FREE BOOK in October is from the “Avenue of Dreams” series by my friend Olivia Newport. Set in Chicago in the late 1800s, each of these novels is a stand-alone read about different women connected in some way to the wealthy families of Chicago’s high society. Our October Free Book is THE INVENTION…
In August our son and his wife gave us concert tickets for our birthdays/anniversary gift, and this special treat allowed us to take a 3-day weekend full of fun activities that included: * Watching our oldest granddaughter play in 2 soccer matches, a visit with our son and daughter-in-law and granddaughters, with a lunch together…
Congratulations to Ginny Lockhart who won our September 2013 #2 Book, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE!! Happy Reading, Ginny!
This past week, we celebrated my father-in-law’s 94th birthday. My husband and I are his primary “care-givers,” not that he needs a lot of care. Mostly just pampering. He’s to that place in his life when he loves to tell stories, especially about his younger years, and we try to be good listeners, even if…
The Clumber Spaniel is a relatively new breed, developed in the 1800s in England and France. Experts believe that the Clumber resulted from a mix of early spaniel types and the Basset Hound. It’s a strong, slow-moving breed with an excellent sense of smell. The adult Clumber usually weighs in at 55-85 pounds. They are…
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