The Maiden and her Guard

Have you read From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout? I waited and waited to read it, not sure why. But I loved it so much, I promptly checked out A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire from Libby. Then I loved it so much I wanted to cry that Libby didn't offer A Crown ofContinue reading "The Maiden and her Guard"

Reading Challenges

I loved when ATY did the prompts for the Wedding theme; something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. That time I went with Pride and Prejudice (old), Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe (borrowed), Unmarriageable (blue) and Pride (new). This year the prompts are 3 books relating to past, present and future. I played aroundContinue reading "Reading Challenges"

My Year in Books 2020

My Year in Books 2020 My absolute favorite book of 2020 How could you not root for this poor girl My grandmother came from Irish heritage and reading this always made me think of her Usually I can copy and paste my Goodreads year in books but it won't work anymore. I read (or listened)Continue reading "My Year in Books 2020"

Reading Challenges

One of the challenges I do every year, Around the Year in 52 books, ATY; has already put out their list for next year. One of the prompts is A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. Someone else had an idea to do a side challenge doing the whole NATO alphabetContinue reading "Reading Challenges"

The Great American Read

   I am interested in doing a comparison of the Great American Read list and the 100 books to read in a lifetime list (of which I have less than half left). The Great American Read has series in the list, so it actually has more than 100 books. Here is the list in theContinue reading "The Great American Read"

What I Read in 2019

I love how Goodreads breaks down your reading year. 2019 This is my journey in books for 2019! TOTALS I read 37,737 pages across 102 books SHORTEST BOOK 72 pages The Lorax by Dr. Seuss LONGEST BOOK 870 pages Voyagerby Diana Gabaldon AVERAGE LENGTH 369 page MOST POPULAR 7,231,710 people also read Harry Potter and theContinue reading "What I Read in 2019"

My Favorite Banana Bread

In honor of Banana Bread Day, I thought I would re-share my favorite banana bread (or muffin). Biscoff Cookie Butter! Pecans! Thank you Maria at Two Peas and Their Pod for this great recipe. I, of course, added nuts though. Biscoff Banana Nut Muffins Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking sodaContinue reading "My Favorite Banana Bread"

Renovating 407: The Master Bath

The 70s were a good decade. I mean my parents were married. I was born. My brother was born. But that decade is long gone and needed to be long gone out of my house too. This bathroom is on the smaller side, it's not an en suite type of bathroom. It works for meContinue reading "Renovating 407: The Master Bath"

What I Read in 2018

This year I really did cut back on TV and read more. I followed the Popsugar Reading Challenge and the Around the Year in 52 books. I am happy to say, other than the book I am currently reading, I have finished both challenges. I have read 81 books this year. Some I loved, someContinue reading "What I Read in 2018"