Peach and Pineapple Sangria

Peach and Pineapple Sangria

2 cups chopped peaches1.75L sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio (or similar)2 cups chopped pineapple4 cups pineapple juice1 cup triple secBegin by chopping peaches and pineapple to roughly 1/2" chunks and add them to the bottom of a large pitcher or drink dispenser . Add pineapple juice, triple sec and white win. Mix well to combine. [...]

End of Summer Panzanella

End of Summer Panzanella

1/2 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar 2 small cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 pint multicolored cherry tomatoes, halved (about 10 ounces) 1 medium zucchini (about 8 ounces) 1 medium yellow summer squash (about 8 ounces) 2 ears of [...]

How to Keep a Garden Journal

How to Keep a Garden Journal

Keep a Garden Journal To Save Time and Money •Do you want to have gardens that make people stop and stare?•Are you a passionate gardener that takes pride in your creativity?•Do you want to eliminate mistakes that cost you time and money?•Would you like to keep garden records for future reference but don’t know where [...]

End of Summer : Garden Clean Up

End of Summer : Garden Clean Up

How we are spending our Labor Day weekend? Cleaning the yard and putting the garden to rest. Remove any dead or diseased plant from your garden. Dead plants go into the  Compost. while diseased plants go into a bag in the trashcan.Save Seed from the plants that performed well for you this year. Put them into [...]

Peanut Butter Panic

Peanut Butter Panic

by Amanda Flower Dead by dessert . . .Thanksgiving is Bailey King’s busiest holiday weekend. This year promises to be even more hectic, since Bailey’s candy shop, Swissmen Sweets, is providing desserts for Harvest, Ohio’s first village-wide Thanksgiving celebration. Yet, even with a guest list close to seven hundred people—Amish and English alike—the event’s organizer, Margot [...]

The Shade Under the Mango Tree

The Shade Under the Mango Tree

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Literary, Contemporary Fiction, Multicultural     Gold Medal, Contemporary Fiction, 2021 Global Book Awards (formerly New York City Book Awards) Finalist, 2021 SPR (Self Publishing Review) Book Awards Finalist, Multicultural Fiction, 2021 International Book Awards   After two heartbreaking losses, Luna wants adventure. Something and somewhere very different from the affluent, sheltered home where [...]

 Aug 29TH, 2022 EXTRA STAR

 Aug 29TH, 2022 EXTRA STAR

___________________________________________________________________WELCOME to the August 2022 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog: __________________________________________________________________________WELCOME to EXTRA feature week of the August 2022 "You're the STAR" blog hop!(Sometimes we will have 5 Mondays in a month - these 5th special Mondays are called "EXTRA feature" days)Meet all of your STAR Hosts  Swing by the STAR Hosts blogs: Angie [...]

Sunday’s Recipe: Turnovers

Sunday’s Recipe: Turnovers

Welcome to my GG Kitchen : today I am sharing an apple turnover recipe from my friend Sandy in Michigan. Her family Apple trees are about ready to be harvested and this is one of her family favorite way to eat fresh apples. . But you can change to Cherry or even Apple/Cherry combination if [...]

Lisa Book Shelf : Henry is Kind

Lisa  Book Shelf :  Henry is Kind

A classroom-tested resource for social and emotional learning Henry's discovery of the many ways he can be kind will inspire young readers to use the simple mindfulness practices taught in this book to develop their own capacities for kindness.Ms. Snowden and her class practice sending kind thoughts to the people they love, and they launch [...]

The Quick and the Thread: An Embroidery Mystery 

The Quick and the Thread: An Embroidery Mystery 

This Saturdy Cozy Mystery is all about crafts as we go into Craft Fair time. Today I am highlighting this fun series featuring embroidery . https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0749ZL3MC?binding=kindle_edition&qid=1661607735&sr=1-7&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn First in a new mystery series that will have readers stitching-and itching for moreWhen Marcy Singer opens an embroidery specialty shop in quaint Tallulah Falls, Oregon, she throws a [...]