Melisa Peterson Lewis
Great cookbook. I picked this up from the library on a whim and found a lot of recipes that I liked. In fact I plan the next few weeks of meals around recipes in the book. Some of our favorites were the shrimp scampi, meatloaf, chicken piccata, and beef stew. I found the recipes to... Continue Reading →
When you find some of your kid's stickers and you're in the midst of trying to win NaNoWriMo but a distraction seems like a good idea, you look up Yoda quotes. If you give a writer a second to let their mind wander, it usually happens. Squirrel! So today's Yoda quote is, "Train yourself to... Continue Reading →
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier. I wanted to love this book because my youngest sister claims it's one of her all-time favorites. I like the idea of the book, a place where we go when we die, a limbo type destination where we get to hang out with all of our... Continue Reading →
When was the last time you did something for the first time? This is my first year doing NaNoWriMo. For those who don't know what this is, it's a contest so to speak, where you set a goal to write 50,000 words during the month of November. If you write the words, you win! There's... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I sat at my kitchen counter and bid my husband good luck as he took our three kids to soccer practice. I was determined to finish my novel and you know what? I did. I finished and then I typed THE END. My fingers hovered over the keys and my eyes... Continue Reading →
