Someone’s Got “Titanic” In Their Sights! My friend on Facebook shared this wild picture, showcasing the difference between the legendary Titanic and modern day mega cruisers! It led me to a story online about how the mega-cruise ship has gotten… Read More ›
52 Weeks! 52 Recipes! One Delicious Year! I shared this photo on New Year’s Day – I have challenged myself to cook a new recipe each week – that I make from scratch, each one from my cookbook library: one… Read More ›
Cooking Up A Halloween “Dinner And A Movie” With Vincent Price! Yes, that’s a heavily disquised Diana Rigg helping Vince Price serve up a lot of bloody fun for Halloween – it’s time for a ghoulish “Dinner And A Movie!”… Read More ›
“Amanda” Has A Great New Adventure! I’m excited to share my friend Darlene Foster’s great new addition to her series of “Amanda” books – because our Heroine is headed to Malta! This terrific series of books take Amanda around the… Read More ›
Rule #1 on Safari: “Food Runs!” Hilarious And Dangerous Safari Tales! I have a dream, and it involves going on Safari. I am going to make that dream come true, but when I do, I will remember the first rule:… Read More ›
“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.” Now that’s “hard-boiled” writing! Meet Gumshoe Philip… Read More ›
Digging Into These Plump Seared Scallops! Like many of you #QuarantineLife has included a lot of cooking – and that means experimenting with food mashups! I came up with this alternative to the standard “Sea Scallops Over Mashed Potatoes” dish,… Read More ›
“One day I went to the Vijitha Yapa store for a book on the conflict. ‘I’m sorry’, said the salesman, ‘but they’re still being written.’” Those words sum up the story of Sri Lanka, a proud country recovering from a… Read More ›
Ann And Nancy Wilson Are Still “Kicking & Dreaming!” It’s seems that Valentine’s Day week is the perfect time to talk “Heart!” Yes, I am a huge Heart fan – partly because they are from my hometown of Seattle, and… Read More ›
Talk About “Turn Down” Service! This week’s “Wednesday Bookmobile” wants to get away on vacation – to check into a nice Hotel and see what “turn down service” really means! When you entered a hotel, did you ever wonder the… Read More ›
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