Here it is – my Book Club’s 2022-2023 Short List Book Selections! Thanks to all who contributed their thoughts on the Facebook post of my […] Read More
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.
It has been a hot minute since I’ve written a restaurant review but our latest experience at one of our favorite Myrtle Beach restaurants – […] Read More
The Sea, The SeaThis Booker Award winner from 1978 is the story of Charles Arrowby, a retired theater director who leaves London and rents a […] Read More
The years are flying. It doesn’t feel like it has been that long since posting last year’s book club long-list and subsequent short-list, but here […] Read More
I first learned of The Source from a list of suggested readings prior to my trip to Israel in 2019. At 900 pages, there wasn’t […] Read More
This isn’t your normal recipe post. Sometimes the stars align, and I get to host my book club when we’re reading something that really lends […] Read More
April is Financial Literacy Month, so I’m squeaking in a post about a topic I’ve been immersing myself in for about two years. I don’t […] Read More
An incredibly versatile bread recipe makes the most amazing (and dangerously simple) homemade cinnamon rolls.
I had the privilege of being a guest on Lisa Hedger’s podcast Everyone Loved it but Me about Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds. Whether or not you liked The Four Winds, the conversation is worth a listen. We talk about the book’s shortcomings, but we also address where it has merit.
I love a hearty soup in the winter. They are almost always healthy, but best of all easy and comforting. In addition, I’ve been wanting to try cooking with barley. So, when a friend gave me some to try, I went to the interwebs to see what I could find. The result was a delicious beef, mushroom, and barley soup that will from here on out be a part of my winter soup rotation.