Lisa R. Howeler's Blog, page 36
August 24, 2024
Saturday Afternoon Chat: The Italian statue of the devil that was too hot and Timothy is missing in action
Ah, so glad you’re here. Can I get a drink? Some tea? Coffee? Milk? Juice? Water? Soda? Let’s chat about our week. How was your week last week? You can let me know in the comments after I ramble at you about my week, which was rather calm thanks to chilly temps and a car …
August 23, 2024
Faithfully thinking: weeding out the bad so the good can survive
This post was originally published in July 2017 My son was recovering from an illness on the couch and watching a cartoon on his laptop, my daughter was watching a cartoon on my phone and I was mindlessly scrolling through Facebook when it all shut off out of the blue. For ten seconds we sat …
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August 22, 2024
Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot. Come Link Up With Us!
Welcome to another Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot hosted by Marsha in the Middle, Melynda from Scratch Made Food & DYI Homemade Household, Sue from Women Living Well After 50, and me. Look for the link party to go live on Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT. Marsha, our leader, is on vacation right now so we will be sharing only our …
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Summer Movie Marathon: Summertime (1955) with a spoiler
Continuing with my Summer Movie Marathon today I am focusing on the movie Summertime, released in 1955 and starring Katherine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi and directed by David Lean. First, a little description of the movie: Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson (Katharine Hepburn) has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the …
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August 20, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday: The top ten literary characters I would love to be friends with
|| Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. || This week’s theme is: Relationship Freebie (Pick a relationship type and choose characters who fit that relationship as it relates to you. So, characters you’d like to date, be friends with, be enemies with, etc. Bookish families you’d like to be a part of, characters …
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August 18, 2024
Sunday Bookends: Summer movies, school starting, and more mysteries to read
It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. This week I’m joining up with Kimba at Caffeinated Reviewer, Deb at Readerbuzz, and Kathyrn …
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August 17, 2024
Saturday Afternoon Chat: The window salesman, finally some swimming, a journey through the woods, and Timothy the Spider comes to live with us
Welcome to a Saturday Afternoon Chat. I’m sipping lactose-free milk with maple syrup mixed in today and snacking on chocolate chips (just a few). Healthy snack? Not exactly, but also not the worst. What are you snacking on today? Or sipping? And what are you doing? I hope to get some reading time in myself …
August 15, 2024
Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot
Welcome to another Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot hosted by Marsha in the Middle, Melynda from Scratch Made Food & DYI Homemade Household, Sue from Women Living Well After 50, and me. Look for the link party to go live on Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT. Marsha, our leader, is on vacation right now so we will be sharing only our …
Summer Movie Marathon: Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation (1962) is probably a movie I should have watched at the beginning of summer to catch the feeling of the season ahead of time, but, really, this movie is one that can be watched any time someone needs a laugh. I think we can all agree that we all need …
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August 13, 2024
Book review/recommendation: Tracking Tilly
Title: Tracking Tilly: Book 1 In The Little Red Truck Mysteries Author: Janice Thompson Description: Who Stole Tilly from the Auction Block? Breathe in the nostalgia of everything old red truck in book one of a new cozy mystery series. The Hadley family ranch is struggling, so RaeLyn, her parents, and brothers decide to turn …
