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Continue reading →: Merry Buried Christmas (Black Cat Cafe #12) by Lyndsey Cole
Murder always ruins the best baked plans . . . Annie Hunter has a lot on her plate just before Christmas, but it’s not all sugar and spice and everything nice! With an open house at her aunt’s new Blackbird Bed and Breakfast, all Annie hopes for is a drama-free…
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Continue reading →: A Fatal Fondness (Mary MacDougall Mysteries Book 4) by Richard Audry
It’s September 1902, and Mary MacDougall has fulfilled her greatest dream—opening her own detective agency. But the achievement doesn’t come without complication. Mary’s father insists that an older cousin come to work with her—as both secretary and minder. Jeanette Harrison pledges to keep the plucky sleuth away from danger, as…
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Continue reading →: Nibble, Nibble, Nibble
The lounge is still a tip!! But I am nibbling away at that and more to the point I am also nibbling away at my annual To Be Done list! Read 219 books (237/219) – done Read at least 150 books from my TBR list/pot (146/150) Do 13 new…
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Continue reading →: A Patchwork of Clues (Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery #1) by Sally Goldenbaum
On her morning jog, Portia Paltrow comes upon the dead body of antiques store owner and college professor Owen Hill, sprawled across the back doorstep of Selma Parker's fabric and quilt shop on Elderberry Road. The site of their Saturday morning quilting bee just became a crime scene. Violent crime…
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Continue reading →: Murder in Merino (Seaside Knitters Society Mystery #8) by Sally Goldenbaum
Fall is usually a relaxing time in Sea Harbor, but it’s turning out to be a busy season for Izzy Chambers Perry. Not only is she helping the Seaside Knitters make a magnificent throw to celebrate the fortieth wedding anniversary of her aunt and uncle, but she and her husband…
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Continue reading →: No real change
I think I need to lose another stone or two before I start seeing a difference! But Dr Wytch and myself have started doing the 5:2 diet, neither of us are feeling deprived (yet!!!) and it seems to be nibbling away at the weight – fingers crossed that this works!
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Continue reading →: Coming Up Murder by Mary Angela
Everything’s coming up roses for Professor Emmeline Prather. Then the festival surrounding the exhibit of Shakespeare’s First Folio opens, bringing with it a tempest more dramatic than the bard’s. A grad student contends Shakespeare isn’t Shakespeare, setting off an acrid debate among scholars. But were they upset enough to kill…
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Continue reading →: Chilli Spaghetti with Salmon and Broccoli
Ingredients 300 g dried spaghetti 300 g broccoli 2 tsp red chilli in sunflower oil 200 g Philadelphia Light 120 ml semi-skimmed milk 200 g salmon fillet, cooked and flaked into chunks Instructions Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling water according to the pack instructions. Trim the…
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Continue reading →: Tofu mee goreng noodles
Ingredients 2 pak choi 2 tbsp cornflour 4 tbsp sunflower oil 140g/5oz extra firm tofu, drained well ½ onion, cut into thin wedges 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 100g/3½oz Tenderstem broccoli, stems sliced and heads halved if large, or ordinary broccoli cut into small florets 1 red pepper, seeds removed,…
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Continue reading →: Shadows At The Fair (Antique Print #1) by Lea Wait
Ignorance is truly bliss for recently widowed Maggie Summer, owner of Shadows Antiques, when she arrives at the prestigious Rensselaer County Spring Antiques Fair. Sadly, she won't remain ignorant of the suspiciously high mortality rate among her fellow antiques dealers for long. Rumors are everywhere. The most recent victim, John…
