Summertime means Sand Pails, Flip Flops & Books in my Beach {lake} Bag! Everyone is invited for a little Fun in the Sun~ the dress code casual, flip flops required :) I found Flipflop Wines~ priced at $5 a bottle at Harris Teeter~ Ideal for mixing a little sangria. . . using Flipflop Sauvignon Blanc and a recipe from…
Category: Books
The Will of Wisteria
The Will of Wisteria **** by Denise Hildreth Jones I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “Four headstrong siblings must satisfy their father’s dying demands–or risk losing his fortune. Let the clash of wills begin. Charleston blue blood Clayton Wilcott ‘got religion’ late in life; so late,…
Amaryllis in Blueberry
Amaryllis in Blueberry *** by Christina Meldrum I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “In the stirring tradition of The Secret Life of Bees and The Poisonwood Bible, Amaryllis in Blueberry explores the complexity of human relationships set against an unforgettable backdrop. Told through the haunting voices of Dick and…
A Teeny Tasting
Michael Lee West has cooked more delicious fun and trouble for Teeny Templeton, in her second installment and follow-up to Gone With a Handsomer Man! You can revisit The Spencer-Jackson house, stroll down Rainbow Row, and see Teeny’s bulldog, Sir, here. I was anxiously awaiting A Teeny Bit of Trouble, ready for a few laughs and more Do-Not-Try-This-At-Home…
The Violets of March
The Violets of March **** by Sarah Jio I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “In a mystical place where violets bloom out of season and the air is salt drenched, a heartbroken woman stumbles upon a diary and steps into the life of its…
Forecasting Blooms with a Chance of Showering Petals
I’m enjoying the beauty of the Purple Leaf Plum~ blooming for a couple of weeks now. The blossoms are beginning to shatter and rain down~ making way for purplish/red foliage~ I’m sorry to see the blooms fade, but if I have to be showered on~ I’ll take a shower of petals over thunderstorms any day!…
The Matchmaker of Perigord
The Matchmaker of Perigord **** by Julia Stuart I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “Barber Guillaume Ladoucette has always enjoyed great success in his tiny village in southwestern France, catering to the tonsorial needs of Amour-sur-Belle’s thirty-three inhabitants. But times have changed. His customers have…
Emily and Einstein
Emily and Einstein **** by Linda Francis Lee I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “He was a man who didn’t deserve a second chance…but he needed one. Emily and her husband, Sandy Portman, seemed to live a gracious if busy life in an old-world, Upper…
Chocolate Chocolate
Chocolate Chocolate: The True Story of Two Sisters, Tons of Treats, and the Little Shop That Could ***** by Frances & Ginger Park I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “Frances and Ginger Park were carefree young women when the sudden death of their father…
The Night Circus
The Night Circus ****.* by Erin Morgenstern I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking…