Author: Laci

Paperback Perils: Red Queen

Title: Red QueenAuthor: Victoria AveyardPublication Date: 2015Publishing House: HarperTeen My youngest sister and I read similar things and she has been after me to read Red Queen for a while now. Her copy has been sitting on shelf for a while now. Well I finally took it off the shelf and its a pretty good

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Weekend Wandering: Dinosaurs and Pencils

This is not a fashion blog but I had to share my new nerdy dress. My friend was in town and we were exploring the local boutiques when I came across this dinosaur print dress. Later that day we headed down to Deep Ellum in Dallas to visit Archer Paper Goods. They carry pencils (along

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Green Tea Honeysuckle Cake

As Easter is this weekend I thought i would share what I am making for our family lunch: Matcha Honeysuckle Bundt Cake. I’ve made this recipe once before – at the wrong time of year – and I’m excited to share this bright and delicious cake with my family! See the recipe here: https://mcgeetraveltales.com/2017/12/15/foodie-friday-green-tea-honeysuckle-bundt-cake/

Hiking Lake Grapevine

This last weekend was busy. It rained like crazy all day Saturday but Sunday was beautiful! One of my good friends was in town so I took her and a very excited Bear down to Katie’s Woods for a little hike along the lake shore. I know stuff like this looks neat but it bothers

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Paperback Perils: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Title: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayAuthor: Michael ChabonPublication Date: 2000Publishing House: Picador Keltin has been after me to read this book for a while and now I know why. There are a lot of good books out there and this one is well… amazing. The story follows Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay from

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Review: HAMILTON

Hamilton is a play based off the biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Keltin actually read the book in preparation for watching the performance. The musical was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The set for the show is really simple and use quiet effectively. Its also odd because there wasn’t a curtain obscuring the set before

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Paperback Perils: Academ’s Fury

Title: Academ’s FuryAuthor: Jim ButcherPublication Date: 2005Publishing House: Ace Books I am listening to the whole of the Codex Alera series on audiobook through my local library. It is wonderful because it doesn’t cost me anything but the library only has one digital audiobook copy and there is often a wait. So no promises on

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