I finished another book from my fall reading list today. Letters from Paris by Juliet Blackwell was fantastic, but did not get that way until the very end. This was not a novel I devoured in two or three days, instead the slow-paced story took me a week. Available on Amazon I bought it and…
Month: September 2016
Signature Sunday: Brookies
My signature dessert is the brookie. I want this to be my ‘go to’ both to make something special for myself and to contribute to parties. I love it. I think it is delicious, especially when the chocolate chips begin to melt, either right out of the oven or reheated in the microwave for like…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Dove Variety Minis
I discovered a new kind of chocolate that I love. Allow me to introduce to you… Dove Variety Minis, which are individually wrapped dark chocolate covered vanilla or chocolate ice cream bars. My boss regularly buys the apartment community maintenance staff ice cream and stocks it in the freezer in the leasing office throughout the…
Book Review: The Light of Paris
The first book I read from my fall reading list was The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown. I devoured this novel in three days. I recommend it. Available on Amazon I borrowed the eBook through my local library. It’s about a modern-day woman who is unhappy with her current life stemming from the choices…
Signature Sunday: Banfi Chianti Classico
In this recent post, I mentioned that I picked up several bottles of wine. One of them was a Banfi Chianti Classico from 2014 that I wanted to try. What initially caught my eye at the warehouse was its price. At $14.49, it was about $10 cheaper than I have ever seen a bottle of…
Fall 2016 Reading List
Like the Italians, the French traditionally tend to vacation for much of August. So many businesses and other entities are shut down for about a month. They have a term for their return in September, la rentrĂ©e. A ‘re-entry’ to work, school and a normal schedule after a late summer break. It’s kind of like ‘Back To…
Book Review: Invincible Summer
I discovered the book entitled Invincible Summer by Alice Adams from this post on the blog The Simply Luxurious Life and added it to my summer reading list. I enjoyed it. Available on Amazon or at the library. I love a novel on friendship. The story follows four friends over about 20 years, starting with…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Wine Shopping
A friend and I went wine shopping yesterday evening. Long in the works, she wanted to introduce me to a wine, beer, and spirits warehouse that she loves and is conveniently located for her. Plus, we both wanted to visit an old favorite wine shop a bit further in Annapolis. Planning this excursion, I decided…