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Continue reading →: The Wartime Kitchen and Garden by Jennifer Davies
A wonderful and gentle look at the horrendous time that was the second world war. Mrs Ruth Mott plays herself and also a lady who has taken in a young mother and her son who are evacuees from a major city, and she shows how people made do with the…
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Continue reading →: A Crafter Knits a Clue (A Handcrafted Mystery #1) by Holly Quinn (Review)
When a heartbroken Samantha “Sammy” Kane returns to her hometown of Heartsford, WI, for her best friend Kate’s funeral, she learns that Kate’s much-loved craft store is in danger of perishing with its owner. Confounding all her expectations of the life she would live, Sammy moves back home with her…
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Continue reading →: Stabbed in the Baklava (Kebab Kitchen Mystery #2) by Tina Kashian (Review)
Lucy Berberian has taken over her family’s Mediterranean restaurant on the Jersey Shore after an unsatisfying stint at a Philadelphia law firm. It’s great to be back in her old beach town, even if she’s turning into a seasoned sleuth . . . Catering a high-society wedding should bring in…
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Continue reading →: DEATH SAID THE GYPSY QUEEN
An Interview With A Character What is your full name? Lily Gayle Lambert What is your Profession? I’m a genealogist and also a profession seamstress. I make vintage costumes for people who are re-enactors, attend renaissance faires and just need a vintage costume for a party. What is your…
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Continue reading →: Sowed to Death (Farmer’s Daughter Mystery #2) by Peg Cochran (Review)
The county fair is the highlight of the year for the small town of Lovett, Michigan especially for food-and-lifestyle blogger Shelby McDonald, who writes as the Farmer s Daughter. She s submitting jams and jellies she s created from the produce she grows at Love Blossom Farm in hopes of…
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Continue reading →: The Case of the Caged Cockers (A Thousand Islands Doggy Inn Mystery #3) by B.R. Snow (Review)
Christmas is fast approaching, and around the Inn, Suzy and Josie are looking forward to relaxing and enjoying the holiday season with their friends and family. But when a box of puppies is dropped off on their doorstep on a frigid night, the chain of events that unfolds leads them…
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Continue reading →: Spicy chilli bean soup
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbsp tomato purée 1 tsp mild chilli powder ½ tsp ground cumin 400g can chopped tomatoes 500ml vegetable stock 400g can mixed beans, drained and rinsed 1 red pepper, cut into chunky dice tortilla chips,…
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Continue reading →: Monday 3rd September 2018
Brunch – Spicy Parsnip soup and a seeded bagel (14.9 g of fibre) Dinner – Veggie chilli and rice Supper/snacks – cheese and pickle sandwich Drinks – No added sugar Vimto (500 ml), tea with milk (400 ml) x 7 Weight – 22 st 10.25 lbs Yet another…
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Continue reading →: It Was A Dark And Stormy Night, Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz
The world's most talented beagle has found a new career – as a writer, of course! The literary ace works feverishly on his typewriter day and night, on top of his doghouse. And while Snoopy is busy writing the next great novel, the rest of the Peanuts gang will try…
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Continue reading →: Time to knuckle down
Yep again the lounge is a tip, and this is pretty much my fault as I spend most of the time in there – so the usual before photos and I hope to have some decent post ones! First top of the filing cabinet Secondly the sofa Third up my…
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