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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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Continue reading →: Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Lunch – spicy tomato and rice soup and a seeded bagel Dinner – Veggie Chilli and rice Supper/snack Drinks – Water (500 ml) x 3, tea with milk (400 ml) x 5 Up late again today, but not overly worried, I had two really bad nights so I think this…
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Continue reading →: Off the Books (Novel Idea #5) by Lucy Arlington, Susan Furlong (Review)
The Novel Idea Literary Agency has planned a wedding-themed week for Inspiration Valley, celebrating not only North Carolina’s best vendors but also some of the agency’s most popular bridal books. The fact that Lila can use the event to plan her own impending nuptials is just the icing on the…
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Continue reading →: Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie (Review)
Thomas Charles Betterton, a famous scientist, has vanished. Conflicting reports of sightings of the missing man have come in from all over Europe. Then, his wife of six months decides to take a holiday to Morocco for a rest. That's when a strange and surprising series of events begins to…
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Continue reading →: The Case of the Brokenhearted Bulldog (A Thousand Islands Doggy Inn Mystery #2) by B.R. Snow (Review)
Suzy and Josie, owners of the Thousand Islands Doggy Inn, are attending an end-of-summer party and about to receive a sizeable charitable gift from one of their good friends, a local businessman with a love of dogs and a reputation with the ladies. A newly built yacht about to embark…
