I wrote this post in August. Somehow, it remained a draft until today. Enjoy! The month of August has been BUSY. This is the time of year our tomatoes come out in droves. Some farmers will chop, then freeze them to can in the winter. We don’t have a large freezer, so that means canning…
Money to Burn by James Grippando
After having read – and been disappointed by – Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin, this book came as quite a pleasant surprise. Because I read this book on the heels of a mediocre one, I waited a bit to write my review to see if my feelings would change – as they sometimes do after…
How to Pack Brown Bag Lunches Part One
After a long search, I FINALLY landed a full-time gig. I’m excited. I start tomorrow. The job itself is going to be fun and challenging – and also offer opportunities for advancement. What I really didn’t count on was the stress of fixing brown bag lunches. I’m not sure if I will have access to…
Learn to Write & Publish a Short Memoir
Award-winning author and founder of eChook Tessa Smith McGovern will be chatting about what it takes to write and publish a short memoir. She’ll answer your questions live at 3 p.m. ET. at booktrib.com and discuss her three essential memoir-writing tips. Whether you’re a seasoned writer, occasional journaler, or if you’ve never thought you could write…
Cheyenne McCray’s Favorite Red Velvet Cake
This is my very favorite recipe. I’ve been making this since I was 15 or 16… Around 30 years now. lol. The world may just be figuring out how awesome a *good* red velvet cake is, but I doubt if you’ll beat this recipe. Cheyenne’s favorite Red Velvet Cake Ingredients: 2 eggs 2 cups Wesson…
The Gentleman Poet by Kathryn Johnson
I had such great expectations for this book. It is subtitled “A Novel of Love, Danger, and Shakespeare’s The Tempest,” which sounded very intriguing. And with all the early buzz for this book on the Internet, I thought it would be a good read. Unfortunately for me, this was not the case. I only made…
Star Carrier Book Two – Center of Gravity by Ian Douglas
This was the last of the “middle of series” run I inadvertently ended up with. Star Carrier Book Two – Center of Gravity is a turning point of Ian Douglas’s Star Carrier series. This is a very military SF series and not my strong suit. I attempted to read the first book in the series…
A Game of Lies by Rebecca Cantrell
Rebecca Cantrell’s A Game of Lies is the third book with journalist/spy Hannah Vogel during World War II. In this novel, Hannah is pretending to be a reporter named Adelheid Zinsli covering the Swiss during the Olympic games in 1936 Berlin while also acting as a spy. Her cover is a Nazi fiancé named Lars…
Make Your Meat Budget Last
Meat is extremely expensive – and it isn’t always easy to find good cuts in the store. Many families have had to cut down the amount of meat they buy because of dire economics. There are ways to keep healthy meats in the diet without busting the budget. To extend your meat budget, remember the three…
Top Four Ways to Deal with Allergies
I suffer from year-round allergies. It stinks, to say the least. This year, I have allergy attacks in the middle of the night – which makes me not a nice person the next day. So many others suffer from allergies and don’t know what to do, except take a pill. For me, most pills aren’t…
