Midnight Snacks are Murder

Midnight Snacks are Murder

  book links When her sleepwalking aunt is accused of committing murder, Poppy McAllister finds out there's no rest for the weary . . . Between trying to get her gluten-free baking business off the ground and helping her aunt remodel her old Victorian into the Butterfly House Bed and Breakfast in Cape May, New [...]

Knot My Sister’s Keeper

Knot My Sister’s Keeper

My Tuesday book is a  Quilting Mystery book . I am working today on a quilt block and I thought this would be a great inspiration But you don't have to be a quilter to enjoy this books _ .    book link     In tracing her ancestry, quilter Martha Rose discovers a ritzy [...]

Max’s Story * Little Dog in the Big City

Max’s Story  * Little Dog in the Big City

It's a Rainy day in South Louisiana today perfect to check out the Library :     book link Meet Max—a very special dog with a very important purpose. Here is another irresistible tale in the bestselling series for middle grade readers adapted from the New York Times and USA Todaybestselling novel A Dog's Purpose and A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce [...]

Celebrating the Art of Dance

Happy Saturday !   Today is the last Saturday of the month. Time flies so quick . Today we celebrate the Art of Dance ! Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture . But Dancing  can be so much [...]

Christmas Eve Gumbo *

Welcome to our last Friday in July ! Hope you enjoyed our Holiday post:   In South Louisiana we celebrate Christmas Eve a little different - while everyone attends Midnight Mass and wait for Santa you will find a pot of Gumbo on the stove . Gumbo can be made with lots of different ingredients  [...]

Elsa’s Stand * Cathryn Hein

  book link When the sudden death of his mother forces outback opal miner Jack Hargreaves home to Wirralong, his plan is simple: mourn his mother, sort out the family farm, and get the hell out of the town that has always hated him. But Elsa O'Donoghue, the beautiful hairdresser with a big heart and [...]

National Aunt and Uncle Day * Recipe

National Aunt and Uncle Day * Recipe

Today is National Aunt and Uncle day !    As a child everyone in the family new that Sunday lunch was served at Aunt Jane's house , Cooked by Uncle Wesley it was a set menu - Chicken & brown gravy with Green Peas . With potato salad  and Biscuits. In honor of those happy times around the table [...]

Cheese and Wine with Cheese Wafers

Today to go with our wine we need Cheese !  But what kind ?    book link From the best-selling author of The Cheese Course comes a new guide to enjoying one of the most basic yet sophisticated culinary delights: cheese and wine. Janet Fletcher leads readers on an international tour of 70 cheeses,exploring the best wine [...]