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More on Prepping Resources (& a Question)
Last month I gave you a couple of dates for things I thought you might be interested in. One was the online solar cooking class (replay still availa…
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Slowly emerging......
Is it safe to come out now??? I've been counting down the minutes until I could finally say "I'm FREE from the holidays and the crazines…
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Meatball Soup
It's Tuesday (or it will be by the time I get this post up) so, this post will be a combination of books and food. We had a great long weekend at…
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The Different Girl - Book Giveaway
A few weeks ago, I posted a review of the book The Different Girl by Gordon Dahlquist. Well, the book has finally hit bookstore shelves, but you don&…
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Grow Your Food for Free (well, almost)
"Over the years I have travelled down the country rather like a sock slips down inside a wellington boot. ... I have found one universal truth t…
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Bahn Mi Rolls
Okay, okay, I know that "bahn mi" actually refers to the rolls, so the Bahn Mi Rolls is redundant. I know that. But this recipe was named …
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Audio books - an introduction
Do you listen to audio books? I'm normally a podcast listener but every now and then I love having something longer that I can really settle into…
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In the mail!
I got this in the mail today!!! I am super excited, but.... I don't know if I should put it on the top of the TBR pile or on the bottom of the TB…
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Smart Chefs Stay Slim
When I heard about the book Smart Chefs Stay Slim by Allison Adato, I had a feeling I'd like it. First, little snippets of wisdom from some of m…
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My Fall Decorating Book Wish-List
Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good decorating book. I have dozens of decorating books already and I am always interested in building my lib…
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A garden story for children
I shall apologise in advance to any readers who already know this book; I'm only very recently aware of it and delighted to have found it. I love…
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Veronica Roth B&N 10/23/13
Just because there is a buzz about this movie I decided to get this book signed. I even had co-workers asking if I knew about this signing. So I fi…
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Kyan Douglas – sometimes they watch back
Remember Queer Eye for the Straight Guy? That show took America by storm. Everyone wanted to be Metrosexual. The cast was riding high and in 2004 K…
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Klingon Dictionary Marc Okrand – Fan Expo Dallas 2016
Part of my penance was working retail. Some of that hell was Waldenbooks. The big benefit of that job was seeing the books on the shelves. Like a…
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Diana Nyad – B&N 11/2015
One of my Sci fi geeks friends tuned me on to Diana Nyad. (Thank you L.) I had seen her documentary on cable and it’s is an incredible accomplishmen…
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John Scalzi LoneStarCon 3
In some ways, John Scalzi is the Rock Star of Nerd-dom. He has a huge following on Twitter. He hangs out and twits publicly with Wil Wheaton. He’s w…
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David Gerrold Marvelous Nerd Years ComicCon 2016
Yes, I’m a nerd. The main guest at the Marvelous Nerd Years ComicCon I wanted to see was David Gerrold. He wrote one of most icon Star Trek epis…
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Scott Westerfled #SDCC 2013
Out of the mouth of babes…well, not quite. My boss had her son at work. He stopped by and started telling me about a book he was reading. He we…
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Leonard Maltin #SDCC 2013
You read it right. Leonard Maltin showed up at SDCC and did a book signing. I was excited to get a book signed. Whether you agree with his reviews …
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John Steakley WorldCon 97 and ConDFW 2009
I stumbled across the book Vampire$ written John Steakley at Waldenbooks. This was long before the John Carpenter movie. The book thrilled me and I …
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