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February 14, 2019
MJ’s Musings: Rituals from My Childhood
My mom had Saturday night rituals for us that I haven’t thought about in years. I have no idea why I stopped doing these things. Maybe modern materials don’t require as much care as things did back in day. Maybe we took better care of our belongings because we had to make them last. We […]
February 11, 2019
MJ Monday: MJ’s Movies-Lars & The Real Girl
Lars and the Real Girl is one of those quirky movies a person either loves or hates. I loved it; one of my critique partners loathed it and found it disturbing. But we frequently disagree on movies. Ryan Gosling stars as a young man in a northern Minnesota town who is searching for true love. […]
February 7, 2019
MJ’s Musings-Thursday Thought: SEP-FIRST LADY
This month’s Susan Elizabeth Phillips book review is one of my top three favorite SEP books: FIRST LADY. My paper copy is in the process of disintegrating, which means an e-copy is in my future. Again, this story is not part of her Chicago Stars football series. It does introduce a character who becomes a […]
February 4, 2019
MJ Monday-Meals: Meatloaf and Roasted Butternut Squash
One of my favorite wintertime meals is meatloaf with roasted butternut squash. I’m very lucky in that my supermarket sells cut and peeled butternut squash. If they didn’t I’d probably never eat it. Preheat oven to 375F Add a package of the precut squash to a baking dish, along with a chopped red onion. Drizzle […]
January 31, 2019
MJ’s Musings: An Observation on “Healthy” Food
Many of my friends and most of my extended family have dietary restrictions. One person recently made a “cookie” she shared. I would never hurt her feelings, and I understand completely why this cookie met her food requirements, but I did not want another one. When I’m grocery shopping, there are frequently people pushing free […]
January 28, 2019
MJ Monday: MJ’s Mansuscript: Service for Sanctuary Bk 1
Yes, I have a new book coming out in June. I don’t have an exact date yet, but when I do, I will be sharing it with my newsletter subscribers, then on social media. The book is the fourth set in my Toke Lobo & the Pack universe and the first in trilogy called SERVICE […]
January 24, 2019
MJ’s Musings: A Thing I Don’t Get
There are many things in life I do not understand. Movies on a first date. Cars that are more elaborate than homes. I’m not saying those things are wrong. I simply don’t understand them. Here’s another: you walk/run 10 miles a day, pride yourself on your physical fitness…and need an electric can opener to open […]
January 21, 2019
MJ Monday: MJ’s Music-Dylan Says It Best
Welcome to the debut of MJ’s Music, which will be posted the third Monday of every month as part of MJ Monday. I will be sharing my somewhat eclectic taste in music with you. My favorite artist is Bob Dylan. He has always been my favorite and probably always will be. I joke around that […]
January 17, 2019
MJ’s Musings: Book Bingo: TBR Pile-WICKED GAMES
My local RWA chapter is once again running a Book Bingo challenge. This year’s Bingo board is 96% different than last year’s challenge. The only square that has not changed is the center square: Written by a CNYRW member. I think this year’s contest is going to be more challenging for me than last year’s […]
January 14, 2019
MJ Monday: MJ’s Movies-Snow Cake
Welcome to the debut of MJ’s Movies, where once a month–the second Monday–I’ll talk about a motion picture. I tend to like quirky, off-beat movies. A friend recommended SNOW CAKE, a 2006 independent release starring Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver. This movie should be better known than it is. Weaver plays a high-functioning autistic woman and […]
