Sharon Ward has hosted Thanksgiving dinner for her family every year for more than forty years, yet never managed to pull it off without at least one disaster or another.
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Sharon Ward has hosted Thanksgiving dinner for her family every year for more than forty years, yet never managed to pull it off without at least one disaster or another.
Read morepeople have different rituals to mark the coming of summer. It could be ice cream, or the first day at the beach–or unlimited reading.
Read moreAs the world continues to implode, I had to postpone my travel plans. Yet again. But nothing can keep me from my vacation reading.
Read moreThis New Year’s Eve will be especially exciting for me. First, because 2022 HAS to be better than 2021 was,[…]
Read moreThese holiday seasons seem just as much about food and sitting down with family and friends as they are about gifts or any religious significance.
As I looked at my bounty of treats that included a metric ton of Christmas chocolate and even an authentic Jamaican Rum Cake baked by a friend from her grandmother’s recipe, my thoughts turned, as they are wont, to murder weapons. Specifically, poison.
Read moreMerry Christmas Eve everyone! What are your Christmas or Christmas Eve traditions?
Read moreChristmas at our cottage in northern Wisconsin has become one of the rare occasions when I allow myself the luxury and pure enjoyment of reading–actually turning the pages, I mean. Let me set the stage: Outside, snow is falling. The Christmas tree is lit and a fire is blazing in the hearth. At my elbow is a cup of steaming spiced tea. The dog is curled up next to me on the sofa. So what am I planning to read this year? Five books in two weeks. Here’s my list.
Read moreI love Christmas. And I start preparation the day of Thanksgiving. Long before it was known as Black Friday, I[…]
Read moreI’ve been discussing holidays with friends online recently. Partly that’s because I planned a trilogy of books ( the Last[…]
Read moreThere is still time left in the month to get your fill of horror movies before Halloween, hopefully saving a favorite for the big day. Here are my top classic horror movie picks guaranteed to make you sleep with one eye open.
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