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Continue reading →: Purring around the Christmas Tree (Pawsitively Organic Mysteries #6) by Liz Mugavero
In the New England town of Frog’s Ledge, the Holiday Light Festival is a Christmas tradition. Killing Santa is not. To bring joy back to the season, organic pet patisserie owner Kristan “Stan” Connor will have to find another Santa before it’s too late . . . To the townspeople’s…
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Continue reading →: Custom Baked Murder (Pawsitively Organic Mysteries #5) by Liz Mugavero
Kristan “Stan” Connor gladly turned tail on her high-flying job and moved to a quaint New England town to sell organic pet treats. But with her nose for solving murders, there’s no such thing as a quiet life… Summer is winding down in Frog Ledge, Connecticut, but Stan’s love life…
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Continue reading →: Low-GI Vegetarian Cookbook by Rose Elliot
Ahead of its time, the hardback of this book (titled Fast, Fresh and Fabulous) was much more than a collection of recipes from Britain's most respected vegetarian author. It offered inspiring, mouth-watering dishes that also had a low GI rating. Now available in an updated paperback format, Rose shares the…
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Continue reading →: A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn #1) by Ngaio Marsh
Sir Hubert Handesley's extravagant weekend house-parties are deservedly famous for his exciting Murder Game. But when the lights go up this time, there is a real corpse with a real dagger in the back. All seven suspects have skilful alibis – so Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn has to figure…
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Continue reading →: Carbs and Cadavers (A Supper Club Mystery #1) by J.B. Stanley, Ellery Adams
James "Professor Puff" Henry may as well have "loser" stamped on his forehead. Divorced, overweight, shy, and living at home, he relies on books and his favorite snack — cheese puffs — for sweet relief from his problems. A former English lit professor at William and Mary, he moves back…
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Continue reading →: Lilabean: A Storybook about Simplicity for Grown-Up Girls by Kate Carpenter
Accompany Lilabean on her journey to self-discovery, where she is FINALLY able to leave behind all the physical, mental, and emotional clutter that has been burying her alive. Easy to read, simple to understand, but life-changing in the complexity of its message. A VERY good use of your valuable time!…
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Continue reading →: The Other Wind (Earthsea Cycle #6) by Ursula K. Le Guin
The wizard Alder comes from Roke to the island of Gont in search of the Archmage, Lord Sparrowhawk, once known as Ged. The man who was once the most powerful wizard in the Islands now lives with his wife Tenar and their adopted daughter Tehanu. Alder needs help: his beloved…
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Continue reading →: A Quick Knitting Update
This is how the shrug stands so far – this is the biggest of the craft projects I have planned for the year (I think!), I am currently 8" out of 38" done – and that was all done in pretty much a week (before I became ill) so hopefully…
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Continue reading →: Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup (素酸辣汤)
Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 25 mins The prep time does not include rehydrating the dry ingredients. If you want to reduce prepping time, you can skip the dry ingredients altogether. Author: Maggie Zhu Recipe type: Main Cuisine: Chinese Serves: 4 Ingredients…
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Continue reading →: Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #5) by Ursula K. Le Guin
A collection of five magical tales of Earthsea, the fantastical realm created by a master storyteller that has held readers enthralled for more than three decades. "The Finder", a novella set a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea, when he Archipelago was dark and troubled, reveals how the…
