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Writerly Wednesday

 What's your synonym or sentence for:

 Example: Hide your books. The biblioklept is coming for a visit.

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It's Ketch-up Day

 

How's your week going? We are still raking and hauling to the curb:)

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A little cost comparison.

Have the rest of you encountered sticker shock at restaurants? 

We met some friends for breakfast the other day.  With tip, the total was close to $50. For two breakfasts. Picture me clutching my heart and reeling backwards. Then we met a friend a few days later for lunch. (Honestly, there are things we do besides eat. Like rake leaves. Hehe.) Anyhoo, we went to a little Italian restaurant in town. Picked up the tab for the three of us and with tip, it was only $30.   I had a piece of veggie pizza shown below.  It's hard to tell from the picture but the slices of pizza are gargantuan. I'd already eaten a portion of it. It's served on a small platter instead of a plate.

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From the garden

 

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The critters

 
 

That's all folks.

 

Your Weekend Read: THE BOATMAN

 

 

Blurb:
Three women. Three stories. One pub where it all begins.

For Quinn, Ella, and Rona, The Boatman is the perfect place for respite. It’s the oldest pub in town and has been offering solace and comfort to those in peril for centuries.

Quinn is hiding from her past when she meets the captivating Murray.

Ella is running from her nightmares and the tragedy they predict.

And Rona is on the cusp of a spine tingling new ability.

But there are strange murmurs in the night. A woman who fell to her death walks the banks of the river. A clairvoyant is drawn to the Boatman, eager to discover its secrets. And who is rowing the boat which glides silently in the shadows?

These suspenseful, traditionally-inspired ghost stories will chill the bones of fans of Susan Hill, J.T. Croft, and Wendy Webb. 
This book was previously published as Our Beautiful Child. 

Food facts: 3 stories, 3 main characters, one fact for each of them. But, as each of them are somewhere between 25 and 30, none of them are particular foodies.Quinn is a comfort eater. She loves the ease of scrambled eggs on toast, or when she's feeling especially lazy, a bowl of cereal for dinner. Followed by ice cream.Ella is having a bad fortnight. She'll take a few bites of whatever people put down in front of her, hardly noticing it. But often followed by ice cream.Rona lives in little more than a bedsit, with a table top fridge and a portable hob to cook on. So mostly she grabs a cheeseburger on her way to or from work in the pub. Followed by ice cream!

 

Bio: Annalisa Crawford lives in Cornwall, UK, with a good supply of moorland and beaches to keep her inspired. She lives with her husband, and canine writing partner, Artoo. Her two sons have flown the nest, but still like a mention.

 Buy Link:   https://books2read.com/TheBoatman 

 

Did You Know

Did you know, that technically it's illegal to wear a nun's costume for Halloween in Alabama?

 

 

For more information:

8 Spooky Facts About Halloween | Interesting Facts

Writerly Wednesday

 What's your synonym or sentence for:

 Example: Our politicians spout so much malarkey. 

 

 

AND party down on Facebook:

 

 

Ketch-up Day

  Actually a revisions day, but you get my drift:)

Weekend Wishes

 

Did You Know

 Did you know, that Paul Newman made Richard Nixon's 'enemies list' AND by September of 2008, when Newman passed,  Newman's foundation Newman's Own had donated over 250 million to charity?

For more information:

6 Facts About Paul Newman (interestingfacts.com)

IWSG Wednesday

 

Thefirst Wednesday of every month is officially IWSG day. IWSG was formed by NinjaCaptain Alex Cavanaugh. Members post about their doubts and fears, discussstruggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.

 

Twitterhandle: @TheIWSG  

Hashtag:#IWSG

 

The awesome co-hosts for the November 1 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Jean Davis, Lisa Buie Collard, and Diedre Knight!

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. 

Remember, the question is optional!
November 1 question: November is National Novel Writing Month. Have you ever participated? If not, why not?

I think NaNoWriMo is a wonderful idea. I love it. But have I actually participated? No. Though friends and I have challenged each other informally.  I have a word count I strive to reach daily and that works for me. I don't see that changing even if I joined.

 

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October/November Reviews in no particular order.

* Disclaimer. If I run into an occasional typo, I ignorethem and don't factor them into my review.

 

THE GIFT byGwen Plano

Shelly issixteen, pregnant and disowned. Completely alone, she and her baby are taken inby kind strangers.

The Gift isa lovely story of hope, love and kindness. It snagged my interest at page oneand held it till the end. Recommended for those that love a good HEA. Anexcellent second story in the Harbor Pointe Series.

Available at Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECONDCHANCE ROMANCE by Jill Weatherholt

Big citymeets small town. Big city gal, Melanie Harper goes to the small town of SweetGum with the expressed intention of moving her aging aunt to the city.  Until that is, she meets her aunt’s businesspartner Jason Daughtry and his captivating daughter.

This is thefirst time I’ve read anything by Ms. Weatherholt and found it both entertainingand well-written. She did a wonderful job of world building and creating ahomey small-town environment that has the reader stepping right into the storyand  sauntering down the street. Thecharacters were also finely-crafted and easy to relate to. One of the centralcharacters: a little girl that tugs at the heart strings. So, grab your cocoaand cookies and kick back with this warm-hearted story.

Recommendedfor readers of Christian Romance.

Available at Amazon

 

TRADS

 

RED RISING,GOLDEN SON, MORNING STAR AND IRON GOLD by Pierce Brown

This is myfirst dive into Mr. Brown’s books and what an adventure it was. This is one ofthose series that you can’t put down, that keeps you reading late into thenight.

These booksare science fiction about a caste system in space that a young man is trying tobreak through after his wife is hanged for a tiny infraction. It’s violent. Ittakes Hunger Games and ratchets it up several levels. Whatever can go wrongdoes and I’m not sure if the protagonist will make it to the conclusion of theseries. I stopped half way through Iron Gold. I needed a break. I got boggeddown in conflicts and setbacks. Then went back to it,  finished it and started on DARK AGE the nextin the series😊

 

 

1STTO DIE by James Patterson

This is thefirst book in the Women’s Murder Club.

Four professionalwomen, that include an assistant DA, a coroner, a reporter and a homicideinspector join forces to solve a murder.

Since theauthor is James Patterson it’s a given that it’s well written. The characters arerelatable, the settings and surroundings are exceptional, there is lots oftension and suspense to keep the reader turning pages. The down side, the crimes and thevillain/s got just a little too twisted for me.

 

THE LONGMIRE DEFENSE by Craig Johnson

Walt findshimself on a cold case that people in power don’t want reopened.

I loved theNetflix Longmire series, so I was anxious to read this book.  Having watched the series I already had anaffinity for the characters and even though we started with the last book Ididn’t feel like we missed anything.  I’mimpressed with Craig Johnson’s writing. Great characters, world building andplot. Now we’re starting back at the beginning and reading Cold Dish😊

Highlyrecommended.

 

 

It's Tuesday. Ketchup-day.

 

Happy Halloween, Bloggers,

Are you stocked up with candy? Get many trick r treaters?  We don't get a lot here, but we've got candy on hand.

I got my leaves raked Saturday. This is what I had Monday, sigh:

ANDChristmas in October

My walking buddy brought my Christmas gift early so I could get some use out of it.  Aren't those bowls purrfect? The HH was quite impressed that one bowl came with chocolate:)

 

ANDA little fall color

 

ANDIn California
Nevada

AND last but not least
Colorado

So what's going on with you, blogger buds? Got leaves? Snow? Tricker R Treaters?