Allegiant by Veronica Roth is the last of the Divergent Trilogy. This series so wants to be the Hunger Games and just like the that series, the first book is always the best. This story is told from a dual perspective, Tris and Tobias, which should have been an indication that something would go wrong […]
Sister gives me a box of goodies every holiday to open and consume for a New Year’s celebration. Yummies include alcohol, savory and sweet treats. There are always left overs to be used throughout the year (it is impossible to use an entire jar of exotic mustard in one evening after all.) Last night in
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I read my 2012 wrap-up and the one sentence that stands out is I can start 2013 with the hope of a triathlon in August.” So sad the year progressed the way it did. General notes: Because I document my books and walking on-line, Goodreads and Map My Walk so generously offered me a cumulative
Here is my first creation from the Ottolenghi cook book. It called for muscovado sugar and superfine sugar. I asked Son to google those for me while I browsed the book. I decided I could make substitutions without too much impact on the outcome. The recipe indicated that the yield was 10-12 but I got
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A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel is next month’s book club pick. It is a memoir of a girl growing up in rural Indiana and is written in a similar tell-all tone that David Sedaris has. I liked that this was a personal tale about a girl who was born within a couple years
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