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Last week I shared 7 scary reads to add to your October TBRs. This week, I went to delve deeper into one of the titles that didn’t make the list and give you a full review of Erik Larson’s No One Goes Alone. But first, a little back story. If you read last week’s post,…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved a good scare. As a child I read and re-read The Dollhouse Murders, by Betty Ren Wright more times than I can count.*** Then I graduated to Mary Higgins Clarke and Stephen King. Today, scary reads remain my all-time fave. One thing I love about scary…
I’m writing to you today from sunny Florida. The sunshine is a big deal because back home in western Pennsylvania we haven’t seen the sun in over ten days. I know we are fortunate. While the sun has been MIA, we did not experience any of the catastrophic flooding and destruction that so many in…
It’s that time of year. The time when the leaves start to change. The days grow shorter. And cooler. And you need a sweater even before the sun goes down. And every retailer and influencer alike is more than happy to tell you exactly what new sweater(s) you need to get your hands on this…
Today I’m testing out a new kind of post: mini book reviews. I run a recipe blog, so you probably know that I love to cook and write. And eat. I mean, really, the only reason to do all this cooking is becasue food is fun. But you may not know that the only thing…
If you read last week’s Notes from the Kitchen you may have seen that my son now has metal detectors at school. Scratch that, not detectors plural. Just one. They have a metal detector. If you read last week’s Notes from the Kitchen you may have seen that my son now has metal detectors at…
I thought I’d try something new today and share some glimmers from my last week. Don’t worry if you don’t know what a glimmer is, just keep reading. The truth is, I didn’t know what else to write about. I started and stopped and restarted this essay about a dozen times. I had a topic…
And an almost forgotten Lemon Layer Cake Today is Friday. August 23. All our summer fun is now just a bunch of memories. We dropped my daughter off at college last weekend. It was hard. It is hard. Every day. Five days later, I’m still crying. Missing her I miss seeing her after school. Hearing…
This post is for all the high school seniors out there . . . Senior year is painted as one big party. A time for fun and celebration and excitement. And it can be those things. It should be those thing. But it’s not only those things. It can be painful too. Senior year: a…