Summer Reading 2011 or…If I read these books this summer, I’ll be happy.

The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø Model Home by Eric Puchner The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard The Hand That Trembles by Kjell Eriksson Child Wonder by Roy Jacobsen The Upright Piano Player by David Abbott Duma Key by Stephen King Nemesis by Jo Nesbø There will be other books, because I have a bunch that I agreed [...]

Review: The Gin & Chowder Club

The Gin & Chowder Club By Nan Rossiter (Kensington Publishing Corporation, Paperback, 9780758246677, June 2011, 281pp.) The Short of It: Looking at this gorgeous cover you might dismiss it as pure chick-lit, but let me tell you… this one is different. With a male protagonist, a Cape Cod setting, and the tight bond between two [...]

Review: The Violets of March

The Violets of March By Sarah Jio (Plume, Paperback, 9780452297036, April 2011, 304pp.) The Short of It: Thoroughly charming. The Rest of It: After her husband leaves her for another woman, Emily decides to spend a month on Bainbridge Island, visiting her Aunt Bee whom she hasn’t seen in quite some time. Being on the [...]

The Sunday Salon: Thinking about Summer

It’s a beautiful day in So Cal. It’s about 72 degrees and gorgeous! I’ve been visiting blogs and from the looks of it, many of you are thinking about Summer and putting your reading lists together. I am not quite there yet. We had some funky weather which sort of delayed that feeling for me, [...]

The Sunday Salon: Reading, Cooking and Hanging Out Edition

On Friday I posted a recipe using Pimm’s liqueur and made a promise to do something summery and just for me this weekend. Well, I’m happy to say that I made good on my promise. I prepared a traditional Pimm’s Cup which is basically Pimm’s, ginger ale and lemon, fired up my Kindle and spent [...]

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