My Thoughts on the Butterick Winter and Holiday Collection 2014 Ronda Bowen, November 19, 2014 Last night, the new Butterick patterns were released. There are some good ones, some awful ones, and some meh ones (as with any of the pattern releases from them. I have to say, they did pretty well this time around. Let’s start with the ones that I like. Butterick 6128…. Continue Reading
His Angel Cover Reveal Ronda Bowen, November 5, 2014 His Angel by Kimberly Blalock Designed by: Tugboat Design (Website) Series: The Angel Trilogy, Book One Genre: Contemporary Romance (18+) Release Date: December 31, 2014 When Evan Young walks into Abigale Hayes’s life she falls; mind, body, and soul for the man she thinks he is, having no idea that the secrets he holds… Continue Reading
5 Great Washington Wines for Winter Ronda Bowen, October 20, 2014 Today’s post comes from Andy Hayes of Plum Deluxe One of my favorite wine producing areas is the state of Washington. The second largest wine producing state (lagging far, far behind California, but growing), Washington has a variety of wines in all manner of styles. One of the most famous… Continue Reading
Stitch Upon a Time Sleepy Sleeper Sewing Pattern Test Ronda Bowen, October 16, 2014 A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to get to test the Sleepy Sleeper sewing pattern from Stitch Upon a Time. This is a great little sleeper, and it is super cute. While I was making it, though, I found myself having interesting issues with it – mostly… Continue Reading
Blog Action Day 2014: Inequality Ronda Bowen, October 16, 2014 October 16th is finally here. That means it’s time to talk about inequality for Blog Action Day – at least, that means it’s time to do so here, along with the rest of the world participating in this event. You know, we shouldn’t only be leaving discussions about inequality to… Continue Reading
Wine Review List: A Southern Hemisphere Sampler Ronda Bowen, October 13, 2014 The wine notes included in this post are from prior to the closing of Creekside Cellars*, the establishment responsible for putting together the list of wines I will discuss. There were two wines we did not order in the tasting: Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Marlborough, New Zealand) and d’Arenberg “Hermet… Continue Reading
Wine Selections by the Owner Ronda Bowen, September 11, 2014 All of the wines tasted at this time were selected by one of the owners of Creekside Cellars. While the wine store is no longer in business, the wines reviewed here are still available at a variety of places. The tasting occurred on March 30, 2013. Scharffenburger Brute Rose Sparkling Anderson… Continue Reading
New Clairvaux 2013 Primativo Release Tasting Ronda Bowen, September 8, 2014 Yesterday, we headed over to the tasting room at New Clairvaux Vineyards to check out their new wine releases. We hadn’t been for a while thanks to me being pregnant with baby girl, and we wwere excited to see what they had going on. We tasted six wines while there,… Continue Reading
Wining Around the Web on September 6, 2014 Ronda Bowen, September 6, 2014 The kids are back in school, fall crafts are in full-bloom, and in some areas of the country, people are switching out their summer sundresses for fall tights. There’s a lot going on right now around the Internet. Baseball is in full swing (look for my review of a fun… Continue Reading
Tasting Notes: A Collection of California Wine and Cheese Ronda Bowen, September 3, 2014 *These notes are from a tasting in March, 2013 at Creekside Cellars. While Creekside Cellars is no longer open, these wines can be found at a variety of places. I have a stack of tasting notes I will be sharing over the coming weeks from tastings held at this wonderful… Continue Reading