Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Title: City of GhostsAuthor: Victoria SchwabPublication Date: 2018Publishing House: Scholastic Fun fact the third book in this series was just released this year, perfect timing on my part to start this series. If you haven’t read much or any of Victoria/V.E. Schwab’s work she writes both young adult and adult novels. YA are published under
I have a lot of bucket list things to do and I’m working on them but one of them is NOT jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. I’ll scuba dive, I’ll ride in hot air balloons but no one has persuaded me to jump out of a plane yet. My sisters on the other
I haven’t gotten the chance often in the past year but I love playing hostess and chef to friends and family. These meals are a chance for me to expand my cooking skills and try new recipes. Here are some tips and tricks I have learned that make things go smoothly. Read all the recipes
Traveling with dogs is fantastic but it can make things a little bit tricky. This is for a number of reasons. All the stops have to be dog friendly or the weather has to be cool enough that short periods in the car are okay. Also you want them to be comfortable too and the
Title: American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the RepublicAuthor: Joseph J. EllisPublication Date: 2007Publishing House: Random House After reading the Washington: A Life biography it pushed me to learn more about the founding of the United States. There are still a ton of biographies on my to read list but for a
The artist that created these signs passed in 2017 but his art outside of Mullinville, Kansas is still creating waves. These signs, art pieces, are meant to be loud comments on various topics – mostly political. I find them crude and rude, however, they are also a non-violent form of political commentary. Commentary aside they
I love trying new recipes in the kitchen. For savory dishes I pick and choose bits from various recipes or things I have tried before to make something new but baking is different. I am not a good enough baker to make up my own cake recipes so I test out ones that catch my
I’m doing this a bit out of order but I feel like it is an important thing to consider when on a road trip. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like the little things that we try to change do much but every little bit makes a difference. Here are some easy things you can do to
Title: Dragon BloodAuthor: Patricia BriggsPublication Date: 2003Publishing House: Berkley Publishing Group Sometimes between heavy books you need something a bit lighter and easier to read. After finishing learning about the life of George Washington I decided my brain needed a break. This is a book that has sat on my to-read shelf for a couple
With the way that Ketlin and I take into Fort Worth we pass Cowtown Brewing Co. quite frequently. A couple of weeks ago we knew that bad weather was on the way so we decide to enjoy a beer on the patio before being stuck indoors for a week. See our Texas Snow Storm. The
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