Lisa R. Howeler's Blog, page 44

Saturday Afternoon Chat: Talking in posh British accents and being silly to deal with sadness

On Fridays I drive 20 minutes to pick up my groceries through a grocery order pick up. Most weeks I leave the kids home or take our daughter to my parents and leave my son home to hang out by himself, something he doesn’t get to do very often. This gives me almost an hour … Continue reading Saturday Afternoon Chat: Talking in posh British accents and being silly to deal with sadness

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot for April 5

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.  I hope everyone who is in the right location for spring is having a nice … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot for April 5

What I’m currently loving, looking forward to, buying, planting, and . . . cleaning?

I am joining Jennifer at All 4 Boys for Currently for April after seeing this on Erin’s blog at Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs. This is a feature held the first Wednesday of the month where you share what you are currently …well, whatever the themes are for that month. This month the theme is … Continue reading What I’m currently loving, looking forward to, buying, planting, and . . . cleaning?

My complex and confusing relationship with social media

I’m going to preface this post with a clarification – I am not whining about not making money or book sales. I’m just rambling to blog friends about some disappointments I’ve experienced and lessons I’m learning along this writing and life journey. I have a love-hate relationship with social media and lately, that relationship has … Continue reading My complex and confusing relationship with social media

Sunday Bookends: Happy Easter, busy week so less reading, comfort watches

First, Happy Easter. He has risen! He has risen indeed! 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 … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: Happy Easter, busy week so less reading, comfort watches

Saturday afternoon chat and tea: Possible concussions, hospital stays for family, cold weather, and an exciting book find.

Welcome to my corner of the internet for a little chat and a cup of tea. If you don’t like tea, we also have coffee, juice, or water. We have a small selection of teas: peppermint, Chamomile, green, Ginger with orange, and raspberry. Let me tell you that I needed something relaxing to sip today … Continue reading Saturday afternoon chat and tea: Possible concussions, hospital stays for family, cold weather, and an exciting book find.

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot March 28

Hello, blogging peeps! I hope you are all having a great week. 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.  Weather-wise it has … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot March 28

Book recommendations: Planned Spring reads

This spring I plan to read the following books (or I’m already reading them): The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett I have seen at least one movie version of this one (the one from the early 1980s) but have never read the book and have been wanting to for a long while. Description: Follow … Continue reading Book recommendations: Planned Spring reads

Book recommendation: Murder Plainly Read by Isabella Alan

Murder Plainly Read by Isabella Alan, the fourth book in the Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries, was hard for me to put down not only because I wanted to find out who committed the crime in this super cozy mystery, but because I became attached to the main character Angela “Angie” Braddock and those around her. … Continue reading Book recommendation: Murder Plainly Read by Isabella Alan

Book recommendations/reviews for Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander and Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower

Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander was a cozy, quick read that launched me into modern cozy mysteries. It is the first book in the Bakeshop Mystery series. Juliet Capshaw returns to her hometown in Oregon after suffering heartbreak while working as a chef on a cruise ship. Hoping … Continue reading Book recommendations/reviews for Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander and Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower