The above photo is our granddaughter Taylor. 2020 is the year of Taylor’s high school graduation. She couldn’t wait for her senior soccer season, senior prom, senior trip, graduation ceremony, and the list goes on. Covid-19 changed all that, but after a few weeks at home, feeling sad, Taylor decided it was time to make…
I’ve decided to start a blog series–Small Joys–dedicated to seeing life through optimistic eyes. My husband demonstrated his ability to see the good in a tough situation when he came home from an afternoon fishing trip with a hook embedded in his finger. (Yep, a trip to the ER.) His comment? “At least I caught…
Many of us are still in a Stay-At-Home situation. It’s a great time for hobbies! Maybe cooking is one of your favorite pass-times, and most of us consider eating to be a favorite pass-time as well. I thought it would be fun to give away a cookbook of traditional USA Southern recipes . My dad’s…
This month, we will give away a wonderful book by Mary B. Knapp. Set in the 1940s and 1950s on a small Midwest farm, WINSOME WINTERS is a delightful visit to that time when families were pulling themselves out of the Great Depression. From the back cover: “What was it really like to grow up…
Congratulations to Kathy Carlson Spencer who won our December Free Book! Kathy’s favorite Christmas traditions are family times together, drinking hot chocolate, decorating, and eating cookies! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, Kathy!! Message me your address and I’ll mail your book ASAP! Blessings! Sue
This December we are giving away a new hardcover edition of Claire Hopley’s THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS FOOD AND FEASTS! From the flyleaf: “This … book celebrates classic Christmas stories and their food and feasts. Each chapter covers a different era and the important foodie tales of the time… 40 must-try Christmas recipes [include] a…
Congratulations to Mary Cahill who won our November 2019 FREE BOOK!! I have your address, Mary. I’ll send the book ASAP! Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Cooking! Sue
We tried to give away this book last February, but, because it was not claimed by the winner, we get to give it away again! This time of year, I long for those hearty stews, soups, roasts, and homemade desserts known as “comfort food.” The COMFORT FOOD COOKBOOK (edited by Karen K. Will) is packed…
Congratulations to Debra Niekerk Baxter who won our October Free Book, Lori Benton’s THE KING’S MERCY! Congratulations, Debbie! Please message me your address, and I’ll send the book to you! Happy Reading! Sue
Our October 2019 Free Book is one of Lori Benton’s lovely historical novels, THE KING’S MERCY. From the back cover: “When captured rebel Scotsman Alex MacKinnon is granted the King’s mercy — transport across the Atlantic Ocean and exile to the colony of North Carolina — he’s indentured as a blacksmith to Edmund Carey…. Unwittingly,…
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