Desperate Housewives. Gossip Girl. Melrose Place. What do these three television shows have in common? They each involve game playing that sometimes goes wrong, particularly when it comes to seeking revenge. What She Gave Away by Catherine Riggs also follows the storyline of revenge that is sought out, but that goes wrong and becomes deadly. …
I will be honest, I feel like dual (and multiple) timeline stories can be either executed really well, like This Is Us or they can fall flat. For me, The Woman in the Lake by Nicola Cornick was somewhere in the middle. I had a hard time suspending belief in this novel, despite the beautifully-written …
I love astronomy, and Miss 5 is a budding astronomer herself. While my lesson plans have us doing astronomy in 2nd, 6th, and 10th grades in a more methodical way, it’s nice to have resources to answer questions & provide information to her now. So, when I was asked if I’d like to review National …
As I’ve been trying to build my wardrobe up, I’ve thought to (finally) try Dia & Co. I kept seeing reviews and videos, and then I decided “oh why not?” when they had a promotion that had the style fee of $20 waved on the first box. I was prepared to hate everything and send …
I’ve been doing a lot of revamping of my wardrobe, as I’ve mentioned. One of the big things I’ve been doing is trying to be more intentional about what I make – ensuring that what I make will blend in well with what I already have. I won’t go into a lot of details here, …
Today and tomorrow, I’m on the Breaking Ground Blog Tour. Be sure you read to the end for a cool giveaway. For today’s stop on the tour, I made my first coat. I was pretty indecisive about what coat I wanted to make. I wound up deciding to use some Italian tweed I had in …
We have a pesky cardinal that likes to say “hello” twice a day by attacking our windows. Every day I think, “I really should put some stickers on these windows,” and every day I forget about that thought. Mr. 3 likes to sit and watch said cardinal, and he’s filled with lots of questions about birds. In …
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.) …
The Sopranos. Goodfellas. The Godfather. The Untouchables. My Blue Heaven. Analyze This. If you enjoy reading about or watching mobsters on the television, you’ll enjoy William L. Myers, Jr.’s A Killer’s Alibi. Myers’ latest novel really shines, and it is one of those books you’re going to want to schedule an afternoon for. Once you …
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, …
