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We Have Winners! And Contests!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the blog hop. The winner of a download of What’s in a Name? is Tina Gayle.

And, the winner of our first Booklover’s Bench Contest is David English, who wins a Nook Simple Touch plus a book from each of the participating offers to fill it with. Thanks to all who made our launch a huge success.

But it’s not over. Keep checking my sites. I’ve hit 1000 “Likes” on Facebook, which means there will be another Box Of Books Giveaway coming soon.

And in March, Booklo...

Friday Field Trip — My Kitchen

Since nobody stepped forward with pictures, this week we’re going to visit my kitchen. I’d much rather share things from you. If you’re willing, use the contact form and I’ll tell you what I need.

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Hubster made Guacamole

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Crockpot ribs for dinner

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Bread to sop up the juices

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“Cuties” for snacking

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Valentine’s Day Flowers from Hubster

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Chocolates to Hubster from me

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New Neato Robot to clean the floor

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Feebie Waiting in case Neato misses something

A True Prince…

Today’s the last day to enter to win a Nook Simple Touch and 5 books to fill it with. Click the Booklover’s Bench tab in the nav bar.

I’m repeating a blog I ran last year on Valentine’s Day. It still brings tears to my eyes.

Today is Valentine’s Day, and while the media bombards us with ways to spend money to prove our love, I think most of us would rather have it spread out over time, and not be a budget breaker. I’ve spoken many times about why a Swiss Army Knife was one of the most romantic...

What’s Cooking Wednesday — Chicken with Asparagus and Mushrooms

Chicken with Asparagus & Mushrooms

4 servings

Ingredients:

4 med skinless boneless chicken breast halves

¼ t pepper

¾ t salt

3 T olive oil

1 med onion, chopped

¼ lb shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced and stems discarded

¼ lb white mushrooms, thinly sliced

1 ½ lb asparagus, trimmed & cut into 2” pieces

½ c half & half (I skipped this and used chicken broth in place of the water called for in the instructions)

Instructions:

Sprinkle chicken with pepper and ¼ t salt.

In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat 1 t oliv...

A Very Special Day

First — don’t forget the blog hop (link in the sidebar) and the Nook Giveaway at Booklover’s Bench (link in the nav bar).

Today I welcome author, Bev Irwin to Terry’s Place. Bev Irwin is an award winning, multi-published novelist, nurse, mother, grandmother, avid reader and animal lover. She writes romance, mystery, and thriller. Young adult is also a genre she likes, be it paranormal or adventure stories. She’s also been published with her poetry.

She’ll be having a contest and you get to choo...

Monday Update

What I’m reading: Contest entry #5/5; Mad River, by John Sandford (library)

Since I posted yesterday, I’m taking the day off (more or less). Okay, I’m not really fishing–all our “lakes” are frozen, and I’m not into ice fishing. And I’m not even lazing around. I’m still discussing Indie Publishing at Coffeetime Romance. I’m working on my workshop for The 12 Steps to Intimacy at Savvy Authors. And if you haven’t read yesterday’s post, scroll down. There’s a lot there, with lots of chances to win...

All Over The Place

This isn’t my usual blog day, but there’s a lot going on. I’m over at Savvy Authors talking about sex again today. Seriously, it’s an intro to the 12 Steps to Intimacy Workshop I’ll be doing in March.

I’m also pleased to be participating in my first ever blog hop. It looked like a lot of fun. And there are prizes. Who doesn’t love a prize? (Click the image to get there)

(And speaking of prizes, I hope you’ve all discovered Booklover’s Bench where there are even more prizes. We’re giving away a...

The Winner Is …

Kathleen O’Brien’s winner for a copy of Wild for the Sheriff and a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate is Judy Dee.

Thanks to all who stopped by and left a comment. Hope to see you again.

Friday Field Trip — Orlando, FL

Jason’s back from Orlando, and he brought a friend. Enjoy!

But before you do, don’t forget to check out the Booklover’s Bench website and enter to win a Nook.

I recently took a family trip to Orlando. In addition to doing all the “Mousey” stuff, I also had an opportunity to do a little creative photography at Lake Eola Park near downtown. I met up with a colleague, Deborah Sandidge, who is an Orlando-based photographer. Deborah and I led a photo walk with 40 people; we wandered the park looking...

In the Interview Room: Kathleen O’Brien

What I’m reading: Cold Granite, by Stuart MacBride (Nook)

Lots of stuff happening today! First, I’ve joined a group of authors and we’ve formed a site for readers: Booklover’s Bench. It launches today with a contest. The prize? A Nook Simple Touch plus a Nook Book from each of the five participating authors: myself, Terry Ambrose, Nancy J. Cohen, Karla Darcy, and Maggie Toussaint. Please visit our new site and enter our first contest.

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A number of readers said they liked reading interviews, so...