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      • Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad
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      • Recipe :: Tomato Pie
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      • Recipe :: Beef Tenderloin
      • Recipe :: Roasted Turkey and Brine
      • Recipe :: Shrimp & Grits
      • Recipe :: Thai Quinoa Salad
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      • Recipe :: Cranberry Orange Cake
      • Recipe :: Boiled Custard
      • Recipe :: Caramel Apple Cake
      • Recipe :: Carrot Cake
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      • Recipe :: Cinnamon Rolls
      • Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies
      • Recipe :: Salted Toffee Cookies
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Author: Elisabeth

I’m a recovering English teacher who now works in healthcare communications. In between, I had a brief stint in sales and even dipped my toe in moonlighting as a photographer. I've been blogging since 2009. I've been reading since forever.
Advance Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMarch 2, 2019

Book Review :: Keeping Lucy

Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood is an engaging plot that may cause you to loose sleep, delay housework or simply skip other normal life activities. […] Read More

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Happy Blog-versary to Me! Ten Years!

This week is my 10th anniversary of blogging! In these years, I’ve learned a few things. Mostly, content is hard. So hard that even though […] Read More

Review of Our Prince of Scribes
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJanuary 4, 2019January 12, 2019

Book Review :: Our Prince of Scribes

I never meet Pat Conroy. I’m sure that given the number of book festivals and signings that I’ve followed, there was plenty of opportunity. The […] Read More

Salvation on Sand Mountain
Book Reviews, Books Posted onNovember 29, 2018January 12, 2019

Book Review :: Salvation on Sand Mountain

In Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia, Dennis Covington takes a firsthand look at the mysterious and mystical practice of […] Read More

Advance Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onNovember 12, 2018March 2, 2019

Book Review :: A Ladder to the Sky

When I survey the most memorable of evil characters, it is female versions that first come to mind. Ron Rash’s title character Serena. Steinbeck’s Cathy […] Read More

Book Review Night of Miracles
Advance Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onOctober 30, 2018March 2, 2019

Book Review :: Night of Miracles

Night of Miracles is the 2nd book in Elizabeth Berg’s Arthur Truluv series, but if you’re like me and haven’t read the first one, that’s […] Read More

Review of On Reading Well
Book Reviews, Books Posted onOctober 16, 2018May 1, 2019

Book Review :: On Reading Well

Karen Prior’s On Reading Well is a love story. It is not only the story of her love of reading good literature, but it is also […] Read More

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Books Posted onOctober 12, 2018

On Reading :: Why Leaders Should Read Good Fiction

I remember vividly a conversation from twelve years ago at a networking event. It was a discussion with a fellow avid reader about how many […] Read More

A History of Loneliness
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onSeptember 10, 2018

Book Review :: A History of Loneliness

The History of Loneliness by John Boyne was an interesting book to be reading right now. Boyne is best known for The Boy in the Striped […] Read More

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Cooking, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onAugust 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Field Trip :: Forx Farm Artesian Cheese Creamery

Last weekend while my husband and I were away celebrating our wedding anniversary, we stumbled upon a wonderful gem – Forx Farm. We were attracted […] Read More

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Consequences
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Oh William!
by Elizabeth Strout
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by Kerry Patterson

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