ZUMBA by Beto Perez

I would have never believed that this would be for me… but once I got started I really couldn’t stop!  ~ Sheila Created by celebrity fitness trainer Beto Perez, Zumba® combines fun, easy-to-follow dance steps with hot Latin beats to help you shed pounds and inches fast. Now the DVD and classes that have hooked [...]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?

This is a weekly meme hosted by J Kaye’s Blog.  I enjoy doing this because it allows me each Monday to browse the book shelves and set a plan of what I would like to accomplish in reading for the week.  To me, it’s kind of like shopping in a book store all over again [...]

Thanksgiving at the Inn by Tim Whitney

Warm characters that you want to connect with, you want to share a cup of coffee or cocoa with ~ Sheila Ever since his mother left, life hasn’t been easy for Heath Wellington III. Between his father’s (Junior’s) bouts with alcoholism and literary rejection, and Heath’s own wrongful suspension from school, there hasn’t been all [...]

Morning…. er, Afternoon Meanderings….

I had good intentions of putting up a post this morning but that didn’t happen.  I went to the 8:15 am service, came home and our oldest son was here so he and I put away the lawn furniture… yes, that same furniture I took a picture of and posted about two weeks ago that [...]

In My Mailbox

Another week of great books.  You can tell the season for our business is winding down because my work load is as well and my reading this time of year naturally goes up.  Colder weather keeps me inside more, the bike tournaments are over for the year and my natural cold weather remedy is books.  [...]

Behold The Dawn by K.M. Weiland

I was already a fan of Historical Fiction before I read  this book…. I am even a bigger on now.  ~  Sheila Marcus Annan, a tourneyer famed for his prowess on the battlefield, thought he could keep the secrets of his past buried forever. But when a mysterious crippled monk demands Annan help him find [...]

Donate A YA Review for the Holidays and Win!

This giveaway is now closed! Have you had the pleasure of meeting Reagan at Miss Remmers’ Reviews?  I hope you have!  Reagan is going to school to be an English Teacher and her blog has a wonderful theme, it is all about finding great reads to draw Young Adults into the pleasure of reading.  When [...]

Healthy Bread In Five Minutes A Day by Jeff Hertzberg MD and Zoe Francois

Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day 100 New Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Gluten-Free Ingredients By Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoë François Published by Thomas Dunne Books October 2009; $27.99US/$35.99CAN; 978-0-312-54552-9 From the authors of the groundbreaking Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day comes a new cookbook filled with quick and [...]

Virtual Cookie Swap

For the past 12 Days I have drooled over recipes that Kathy from Bermuda Onion and Julie from Booking Mama have put up on the blogs.  Today they are asking that we join in on this recipe swap by writing our post and linking here. Here is one of my favorite cookies that can not [...]

Virtual Cookie Swap (2nd recipe)

For the past 12 Days I have drooled over recipes that Kathy from Bermuda Onion and Julie from Booking Mama have put up on the blogs.  Today they are asking that we join in on this recipe swap by writing our post and linking chocolate recipes to Booking Mama and traditional cookies to Bermuda Onion. [...]