Laurel's corner

[Jack, Founder]

Just read it too. I loved the tree!

[Laurel]

Jack wrote: "Just read it too. I loved the tree!"

So glad you enjoyed it-certainly one of my go-to read alouds.

[Laurel]

April wrote: "Just read The Giving Tree for the 1st time on Friday. Readed to A(4) made me tear up."
So glad you enjoyed it. I have given lots of copies as gifts, even for new babies.

[Alondra]

Laurel wrote: "Thanks for the kind comments. Kids with great personal libraries are such a boon for teachers! I have a large collection after 21 years of teaching kids from Grades 1 through 6. Now I get to share ..."

Laurel, your post-back was like a letter. How sweet :)

I started reading to my kids, not only for their educational benefit, and hopefully a love for books; but for selfish reasons as well. I wanted to discuss books with SOMEONE! Hubby doesn't read and just doesn't "get it"; whereas, me and the kids could sit in the bookstore or library all day.

[Laurel]

Alondra, I am glad that you have your children to share your passion with. It will also help them at school.

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "WW2 Fiction TBR:
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wow... neat way to pick out books... I love it..

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "WW2 Fiction TBR:
[bookcover:Empire of the Su..."

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "WW2 Fiction TBR:
[bookcover:Empire of the Su..."
Hi Denisa! Hope you had a good weekend- cold and rainy here, but finally a little sun today. There is still some ice in some of my flower beds, but the **** dandelions are already coming up!

It took a while to figure how how to get the books like that in the comment box, and sometimes, covers just do not show up when you select them. I love how they look like that, don't you? It makes me want to rush out and buy them all, RIGHT NOW!

What are you reading? I love having a corner to stash stuff, and having people visit. Come back soon, and I will visit you, too. Have a good day.

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "WW2 Fiction TBR:
[bookcover:E..."
I but way too many books as it is lol...if the become any more inviting then they already are I am in trouble... lol...
I just finished up Where You Can Find Me by Sheri Joseph and now I have a stack to pick through and find another one..
I generally pop in all the corners at least once a week and sometimes more often...I can be a pest I guess...
hope your day was off to a wonderful start on your week...

[Laurel]

It was... All my days are "off days"' , since I am retired! I have been outside digging dandelions out of my garden. Tulips and hyacinths are starting to come up, and there are the xxxx dandelions, with a whole bunch of leaves already. It was sunny, but still quite cold- ice still melting on our big pond. Enjoy choosing your next book!

[Laurel]

Just for Fun TBR:

[Laurel]

Civil War Fiction to be read:

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books...

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books..."

So many of my books are serious, or fact driven, or complex plots. It is nice to have a smooth and relaxing read. Do you have any suggestions that are fun? I have not ready many "cozy" type mysteries, either.

Hope you are well.

[Laurel]

Personal Challenge: to read all of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series, in order, if possible. I have already read a few. He is one of my favourite authors.There are 40+ novels! Already completed:

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books..."

So many of my books are serious, or ..."

Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books..."

So many of my books are serious, or ..."

I am fine thank you... hmmmm if you want a book to just make you laugh out loud funny read this one: The Murderous Urges Of Ordinary Women by Lois Meltzer you can go to amazon and actually look in and read parts to see if you would like it... its about 4 woman and they are so funny...

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books..."

So many of my books are serious, or ..."

for a cozy mystery try: Never Buried: A Leigh Koslow Mystery by Edie Clair

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books..."

So many of my books a..."in I will...TBR adds another to the mountain. \I think it's becoming a range. ]

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books..."

So many of my books a..." i just added the Koslow mystery. I love the cover, with the spoof of that painting! Thanks, Denisa. You gave me a good laugh, which everyone can use today.

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Just for Fun TBR:"

I like just for fun books..."

So man..."
glad I helped you ... i love all books... if i had a book store i would go broke as I would have to have one copy of each personally.. and I like all types so I don't just read one genre

[DENISA]

hi there.. its me again.. just stopping by to see how you are... hope all is well... I brought some strawberry shortcake.. been passing it out to all corners...

[Laurel]

Yummmm... Thank you. I just sent you a post about Baretta, parrots, and you! I just baked some banana muffins... Leaving you one in your corner. They smell really good. It is a very old recipe from my mother-in-law, which she gave me before we were married. Since we have our 40th anniversary this Aug., that recipe is very well worn. It was one of our sons' favourites. Wish I had a loonie for every batch I have made. I could buy a whole pile of new books! Enjoying the s shortcake with a good cup of Twinings tea.

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Yummmm... Thank you. I just sent you a post about Baretta, parrots, and you! I just baked some banana muffins... Leaving you one in your corner. They smell really good. It is a very old recipe fro..."

Thank you so much for the muffins... I love muffins... all kinds... they are my weakness... and my Amazon loves them too... hahahah
my son loves my peach cobbler and his wife just doesn't do well with crust. Last year she had me make one and told my son she "DID this" just for him... he knew it my recipe...he asked her if she learned how or? she told him I did it for you meaning... I had your mom make one for me for you. lol... we still laugh about that one... she didn't lie...

[Laurel]

Good story...might need that recipe for peach cobbler, do not have one. It would be wonderful to use when our wonderful Niagara peaches are ready in August. I am allergic to fresh peaches and a lot of other fruit, boohoo, but I can eat peaches in baking!

[Laurel]

TBR LIST OF BOOKS I OWN: To be added to! Still lots to post!

J. Robert KennedyTick Tock: A Detective Shakespeare Mystery and depraved Difference: A Detective Shakespeare Mystery Crusader's CrossMad Dog HouseTwo For TexasThe Queen of Bedlam No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle For Bastogne11 Days in December: Christmas at the Bulge, 1944

[Pamela]

Laurel wrote: "TBR LIST OF BOOKS I OWN: To be added to! Still lots to post!

[bookcover:On Secret S..."

Lady English is a fictional version about my family. Let me know how you like it and if you would recommend it.

[Laurel]

NHLi>Pam wrote: "Laurel wrote: "TBR LIST OF BOOKS I OWN: To be added to! Still lots to post!

[bookco..."
Hi Pam. Thank you for letting me know. I will definitely write a review when I have finished it. I really like the cover. That is what caught my eye originally. Thanks for visiting my corner. Do you have a corner?

[Pamela]

Laurel wrote: "NHLi>Pam wrote: "Laurel wrote: "TBR LIST OF BOOKS I OWN: To be added to! Still lots to post!

[bookcover:Spandau Phoen..."

Yes, I do. It's Pamela's Corner. Of what I know of the family history, it's sure to be interesting!! I bought a fictional account of Eleanor of Acquitaine called Beloved Enemy: The Passions of Eleanor of Acquitane. Have you read it? I didn't know of these people until I tracked my family history back to them. Now, I find them interesting of course. Eleanor interests me the most. I heard that she loved King Arthur stories which has also been a passion of mine.

[Laurel]

Pam wrote: "Laurel wrote: "NHLi>Pam wrote: "Laurel wrote: "TBR LIST OF BOOKS I OWN: To be added to! Still lots to post!

[bookcove..."
No, I have to read that one. My knowledge of that period is limited. My reading really begins in earnest with the Tudors. I admire Eleanor. I think of Katherine Hepburn when Eleanor's name is mentioned, in that role, starring opposite Peter O'toole, in A Lion in Winter. I am a movie freak, too. I will check out the book. Thanks for visiting my corner. I am sure I will find lots of interesting items to add to my TBR list, in your corner.

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Good story...might need that recipe for peach cobbler, do not have one. It would be wonderful to use when our wonderful Niagara peaches are ready in August. I am allergic to fresh peaches and a lot..."

ah.... hmmm ok.... I will hunt to recipe down and send it to you...I know most of it by just doing it but I want to make sure I give you the correct info..

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Good story...might need that recipe for peach cobbler, do not have one. It would be wonderful to use when our wonderful Niagara peaches are ready in August. I am allergic to fresh pe..."

That sounds familiar-you just make it. I appreciate you taking the time to send it...I will leave you a piece in your corner when I make it. We get beautiful fruit from the Niagara escarpment from June through September. The NE. is also famous now for many kinds of wine, particularly ice wine, which will be a wonderful pairing with the cobbler. It is the best fruit growing area in Canada, other than the Okanogan Valley in B.C. No citrus in Canada, all imported. Thanks again.

[DENISA]

I got this recipe from Edna Lewis. you can play with it as you like. Some people do not like a lot of butter but we do..

The pie crust (really buttery)
Use a 8 inch pie pan that is 2 inches deep.
About 2 cups of all purpose flour
Dash of salt
1 ½ sticks or 12 tablespoons of chilled butter chunked into small pieces
¼ cup of ice water.
In a mixing bowl combine flour, salt and butter blend with your fingers until it is like cornmeal. Add the ice water and mix quickly and then you will need to shape it in a ball. Afterwards wrap it up in wax paper and place in ice box for 30 minutes. The dough needs to rest.
Next: you need 1 cup of sugar and 7 large peaches and ¾ cups of unsalted butter or
1 ½ sticks.
1. Roll out half the pie dough, and press into pie dish. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar and refrigerate.
2. Roll out the remainder of the pie dough, and cut into 8 strips for a lattice top. Lay the strips between wax paper and refrigerate. You do not have to do lattice unless you want to.
3. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
4. Peel and slice the peaches. Sprinkle half of the remaining sugar over the pie crust, and lay the sliced peaches in the pie plate. Mound the last few slices in the center. Sprinkle the rest of the sugar over the fruit and dot with thin slices of butter. Weave the pastry strips over the fruit, four going one way and four the other. Moisten the rim of the pie with cold water, and press the strips down to seal.
5. Set the cobbler on the middle rack of the oven, and bake for 10 minutes. Lower the heat to 425 degrees F, and bake for another 35 minutes. Let the cobbler cool for about 30 minutes before serving.

[Ali]

*pinches recipe and runs off* :P xx

[DENISA]

Ali wrote: "*pinches recipe and runs off* :P xx"

hope you like it as well as my family does

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Ali wrote: "*pinches recipe and runs off* :P xx"

hope you like it as well as my family does"Thank you so much, Denisa for going to all that trouble, and to Edna, who shared her recipe. I am sure it will be delicious. Have you tried any other fruit in it? Can't wait to try it! I will let you know when I make it.

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Ali wrote: "*pinches recipe and runs off* :P xx"

hope you like it as well as my family does"Thank you so much, Denisa for going to all that trouble, and to Edna, who shared her reci..."

yes apples are really good in it to and my dad liked apricots in it...my favorite is peach and cherry... and you are most welcome

[BattyKat]

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

[DENISA]

<----- doing a Happy Friday dance... following Kat.. trying to catch up to her so we can visit together

[Melissa, Monthly Group Read Moderator]

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

[Katherine]

Denisa wrote: "I got this recipe from Edna Lewis. you can play with it as you like. Some people do not like a lot of butter but we do..

The pie crust (really buttery)
Use a 8 inch pie pan that is 2 inches deep...."

Denisa, could you message me that recipe. Sounds fantastic. Cant figure out how to copy and save from this site.

[Katherine]

Just figured out how to save the recipe. Thank's Denisa. Sounds like a fantastic recipe. Can't wait to try it

[DENISA]

Katherine wrote: "Denisa wrote: "I got this recipe from Edna Lewis. you can play with it as you like. Some people do not like a lot of butter but we do..

The pie crust (really buttery)
Use a 8 inch pie pan that is..."
not a problem..

[DENISA]

Katherine wrote: "Just figured out how to save the recipe. Thank's Denisa. Sounds like a fantastic recipe. Can't wait to try it"

oh okay .. hahahah I am a bit behind aren't I? yes my family loves this recipe..

[Laurel]

RED COVER CHALLENGE- completed:

[Laurel]

Important Reading websites, found through GR

- www.murderonthebeach.com : all Florida authors
- www.stopyourekillingme.com/Loc.
- www.1morechapter.com
- www. Bookssetin.com

[Laurel]

The Xibalba MurdersRED COVER CHALLENGE -to read:

The Stingray ShuffleWhen Elves Attack: A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State The Xibalba Murders

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "RED COVER CHALLENGE -to read:
[bookcover:The Sisters Br..."

thats a lot of red lol

[Laurel]

Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "RED COVER CHALLENGE -to read:
[bookcover..."
Yup...for a change, It's good to be in the red, rather than the black! What can I say, I was too tired to read, and my hubby was snoring! Did you check the post in between the 2 red posts....some websites I found that may bear fruit, um, new books! Decided I needed a safe place to park them. If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake? Preferences? For next time?

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Denisa wrote: "Laurel wrote: "RED COVER CHALLENGE -to read:
[bookcover:The Vanishing Point|1359..."

would love some upside down pineapple cake... or strawberry short cake or pie or well... just about anything is fine lol

[DENISA]

Laurel wrote: "Important Reading websites, found through GR

- www.murderonthebeach.com : all Florida authors
- www.stopyourekillingme.com/Loc.
- www.1morechapter.com"
the middle link didn't work for me.. but I liked the first one...I ear marked it to go in and really look later