The Last SongAuthor: Nicholas SparksNicholas Sparks is one of the great fiction writers of love stories of our time. Not because he uses big words, or tries to impress you. He uses quiet and tender prose and traps emotion and lends it to his readers with genuine feeling. Like Man O’ War, he has great heart.18 year-old Veronica Miller – Ronnie to her friends – lives in NY with her mother and her 9 year old brother Jonah. Bitter and angry because her parents divorced 3 years ago, she has not ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway – The Last Song
Book Reviews & Giveaway: The Palace of Strange Girls
The Palace of Strange GirlsAuthor: Sallie DaySallie Day’s talent shimmers throughout “The Palace of Strange Girls.” Blackpool, England, 1959. The resort town embraces the Singletonfamily, Jack, Ruth, 16 year-old Helen and 7 year-old Beth, holiday visitors. Beth recovers slowly from heart surgery and amuses herselfwith her I-Spy at the Seaside workbook. Helen rebels against her strict, and overprotective mother by making friends with a loose waitress at the Belvedere Hotel, 15-year-old Connie. ... continue reading...
Food Reviews & Giveaway – Wat-Aah!
Bottled water for kids made by moms and their kids? OK, I WAS TOTALLY jealous! Happy for them - but jealous too! I started thinking - hmmmm - what about WOOF-WAH, water for dogs (Clem my dachshund likes his water cold and his favorite is perrier) - OOPS off the track.First of all, the plastic containers are COOL. The fluorescent colors - COOL. The picture of kids screaming WAT AAH on the labels - COOL. The idea of GOOD supplements - oxygen, magnesium, calcium - in purified water - ... continue reading...
Food Reviews & Giveaway: Delicaé Gourmet
Summer's over - so, instead of "What I did on my summer vacation" it's time to think about"What I'm doing to deal with the Fall"Start waking up early. Hey, vacations OVER and everyone in the house needs to be on a schedule.Back to School - I'm not even going there. For those in the midst of buying clothes, school supplies & dealing with a child who wants summer to NEVER end (can't blame 'em), I wish you the BEST.Put the grill away for the season.Take out the crockpot - it's time for hearty soups ... continue reading...
Food Reviews & Giveaway: Minute Rice Ready to Serve
Broad A: I am a scrupulous eater of good food – goat yogurt, vitamins, supplements, organic produce (oops – except those nightly Ben & Jerry’s ice cream binges – Cherry Garcia emotes to me!). So I was totally thrilled when Minute Rice sent me their single-serving One Minute microwave natural brown rice.Broad Z: OK, so my idea of good food is grabbing a burger on the run and some greasy fries, but I'm with you on the ice cream (although Cherry Garcia "A"? YUCK). It's not that I don't ENJOY ... continue reading...
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