Livin' La Vida Llama ~ A Lighthearted Look at Life Over 60
September marks three years of my using Flavor Essence flavors and I can't think of a better way to start this blog category! Most people who know me know that I drink a lot of seltzer. In fact, you could call me a seltzer snob! I remember when we moved to Ohio in 2017, my... Continue Reading →
I fell in love with Flora Flowerdew in the first book: Flora Flowerdew and Mystery of the Duke's Diamonds. So, of course, I absolutely had to read Flora Flowerdew and the Mystery of the Purloined Papers as soon as I could get my hands on it. I was right. A wonderful Novella, it is light,... Continue Reading →
Reading The Adventurer by Jaclyn Reding reminded me of the days when I used to do counted cross-stitch. Hear me out. At the start of a cross stitch project, most people start in the very center of the canvas. This story starts with the heroine, Isabella, at the center of the story. As the cross-stitcher... Continue Reading →
Him: I caught what's making you cough. Me: Aw, you're snuffy! I'm sorry. Maybe you need to be reprogrammed? Him: What? Me: You caught a bug and now you have a head code! Him: And this was us, folks. Side by side, we worked on our websites. He really was debugging while I figured out... Continue Reading →
I love when I get caught up in a sweeping historical novel, and this one was just breathtaking. Ms. Ware has deftly entwined a love story for the ages within the beautifully researched settings of Scotland, England, and the American Colonies in the 1700s. It begins in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1760, where we meet our... Continue Reading →
Let's hear it for stepping out of our comfort zone! Okay, my comfort zone. When a dear (and dare I say "old") friend asked if I'd like to join him at Fire & Ice today, I jumped at the opportunity without a thought. Fire & Ice is an interactive restaurant. In the center lies a... Continue Reading →
It dawned on me this evening that I haven’t written a regular blog post in a while. Once we came back from Alaska, I honestly wasn’t feeling very creative. Snuffy and sneezy, yes…creative, not so much. But I’ve been reading a lot and posted a bit about our trip to Alaska. That counts, right? Whenever... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite things to do is pick up my grandson after school once a week. I bring a different book with me every time, whether it's new or from our home library. When I ordered Merriam-Webster's First Dictionary on Amazon, I had no idea how much fun the ride back to my house... Continue Reading →
Take one blind Viscount whose pride drives him to be independent and not a burden on his family. Add one strong-willed heroine, determined to make her own way in the world while helping others. Mix in a wonderful cast of secondary characters. Yield: one book I loved a lot! The third in Gayle Callen's The... Continue Reading →
We left Mt McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge first thing in the morning. There were about 9 buses that drove us all to meet a train just outside of Talkeetna. We had assigned seats on the train. I try not to have preconceived notions of things, but I definitely was wrong about the train. I expected... Continue Reading →
