So, Wining Husband took me out to dinner tonight, though my birthday isn’t for a couple more days. We went to a little place called Pasquini’s Fine Italian Food. My husbs made the reservations last week, and we drove down. The food there is very good, and they have an amazing wine list (We had …
Andromeda’s Fall Cover Reveal
Andromeda’s Fall by Abigail Owen Designed by: Debbie Taylor (Website)Series: Shadowcat Nation #1Genre: Paranormal Romance (18+)Giveaway: $20 Amazon G.C. Andromeda Reynolds is being hunted. After witnessing her mother’s violent death at the hands of a pack of wolf shifters, Andie has devoted her life to protecting her community of cougar shifters from a similar fate. But now, a greater …
McCall’s Winter and Holiday Pattern Release 2014
You knew it was coming. Well, maybe you didn’t, but you should have. I have to say, I’m a bit bummed out by the new releases. There are only five patterns out of the bunch that I think are worth grabbing (I bet Wining Husband will celebrate once he reads that line). I think I’ll start …
Book Review: Spelled by Kate St. Clair
If you think you have bad luck, you need to pick up Spelled by Kate St. Clair. The book is a lot of fun, and while it’s geared toward a young adult audience, I found myself enchanted by the words. I mean, seriously, how much bad luck can a person have? If you’re Georgia Sayers, quite …
5 Great Washington Wines for Winter
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 wineries in the state is …
ModCloth Favorites
**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. One of my favorite online shops is ModCloth. I first fell in love with them when I saw the Lady Love Song dress in my Facebook advertisers’ feed years ago. I’m still absolutely in love …
Scallop and Bacon Fettuccine Alfredo
Sometimes, you’re at the store and you see something on sale that you haven’t really worked with before, and your husband says “YUM!” You grab up the scallops, and you think, “Now what can I make with this?” Sometimes, you’ve also recently had wine that was amazing – Fontanella’s Chardonnay, and you think, now what …
Stitch Upon a Time Sleepy Sleeper Sewing Pattern Test
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 because I did things that …
Blog Action Day 2014: Inequality
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 special days or seasons of …
Book Review: Aranya by Marc Secchia and Giveaway
Dragons! Seriously, I am a huge fan of dragons and fantasy fiction involving them. We have a whole shelf of fantasy books in our private library, so when I was asked to review Aranya by Marc Secchia, I gladly accepted. In this book, we meet Aranya, a woman who has been chained to a …
