Today’s post comes from Heidi Jones. My personal favorite cocktail is a tie between The Last Word, a Martini and a Manhattan. Here are some simple cocktails you can make for your next get-together. Learning how to make a variety of cocktails is one of the best ways to prove your skills to your friends. …
Wednesday Wants
This last week flew by, and it’s already Wednesday again! I have a new set of things I’m obsessed with this week. (Funny how that works, isn’t it?) I discovered how amazing Poshmark is, and since I’ve been on a purging spree, I’ll be listing some things there, soon. (You can follow my Poshmark page.) …
Book Review: The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor
Sometimes, revenge can be pretty sweet. Other times, it brings about more than we’ve bargained for. That’s one of the reasons I feel like the best revenge (in my own life) is letting nature take its course with those who have wronged me – but that doesn’t make for very good fiction. The Hiding Place, …
Rabisco Reserva Tejo 2015
As I write this, I’m watching the latest episode of This Is Us. I have to say, I’ve become quite fond of this show. There’s something comforting in catching it each week. I recently had the opportunity to sample Rabisco Reserva Tejo 2015, sent to me by Winesellers, Ltd. Just like a favorite TV show, there’s something …
2008 Bell Wine Cellars Syrah and the December Recap
As promised, I am here to tell you about how our holiday season went – and to share my notes about the 2008 Bell Wine Cellars Syrah that we enjoyed for Christmas Eve.
Happy New Year! Welcome 2019
Happy new year! May 2019 bring you great contentment! Wow, was 2018 a weird year for me. It started out ok; I finished the Wichita Run 12k, The Big Run 5k, and Urban ICT’s 10k. I made it four miles into the Titan 10k. I ran every day in July. I trained for the Air …
Unique Gift Ideas For Runners
When buying gifts for runners, or even someone who just likes to walk on their lunch break, it can be tricky to find something they don’t already have. Let’s face it, they are loaded to the brim with water bottles, have more shoes then they know what to do with and probably enough fitness trackers to arm a marathon full of people.
Book Review: When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney
Kara Cooney’s volume, When Women Ruled the World, explores the lives and regimes of six female pharaohs. I think this book can best be summed up by this paragraph in the introduction: In the fifth century B.C., thousands of years after her lifetime, the Greek historian Herodotus wrote about a certain Nitocris, a queen whose husband-brother …
Book Review: Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day
There is no better way to start winding down summer reading than with reading a good murder mystery. Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day fits this niche nicely. The story she weaves together keeps the reader guessing to the very end. It’s not just the mystery that keeps readers guessing, it’s also the way that the …
Revel Wine Club Review
Revel Wine Club is a wine club that prides itself on its affordability and customers’ ability to customize their selections. I was offered the opportunity to try out a month’s box in exchange for an honest review, and I’m glad I did. This, so far is my favorite subscription service for wine in terms of …