GIVEAWAY: Spring Fling Hop: $50 Amazon + 3 Books US/CAN 5/7

Welcome to the Spring Fling Giveaway Hop hosted by Eve's Fan Garden and I Am a Reader, Not a Writer . All participating blogs have give...

welcome back, rothko

  Rothko (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Edition) by Jacob Baal-Teshuva.  The Portland Art Museum in the background. Mark Rothko (1903-19...

Loose weight, Get Healthy and Feed the Hungry!

I know I know you have been missing me!  OK, just joking you have probably been just fine without me.  I haven't been blogging as much t...

The Busy Mum’s Cookbook: Easy, quick and delicious recipes for families with hectic lives by Mary Gwynn

Stars: ★★★★☆ Simon and Schuster UK (2011) Summary: Provide food for breakfast, fill the children's lunchboxes, stock the fridge with a...

My week

i am in love my new hand-dyed scarf and pouch from driftwood & fossil what a great project for kids! i bought this dinosaur topped jar a...

Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Stars: ★★★★☆ Annick Press (2012) Teen Nonfiction Summary: Around the world, blood has always been a symbol of both life and death: blood r...

Readathon Update

I didn’t get to do much reading today and I’m too tired to stay up. I knew I wouldn’t get much reading done but I was hoping to get more don...

24 Hour Readathon - Starting Line

I'm a few hours late starting but I am participating in Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon as much as possible today and tomorrow. I do have...

Things to Blog: An Offline Journal by PlainWhitePress.com

Stars: ★★★☆☆ Summary: There are blogs about everything these days, and inspiration for your next post can strike at any moment! Having this...

painting on plastic film

What is it about a shiny surface that is so appealing? Case in point- my kitty's been attacking the shiny friendship pin on my sweater a...

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wordpress by Susan Gunelius

Stars: ★★★★★ Summary:  With more than 22 million users worldwide, WordPress is the #1 blog WordPress publishing application in the world. T...

Easy to Follow Strength Training Guide for Women

I love getting more bang for my buck!  Whether it is a dinner that doubles as a whole new meal the next night with a few tweaks, or a revers...

cute distraction

Meet Dublin, our new kitty.  My husband calls him my mid-life crisis.  Ahem, at least it's just a kitty.

10 Workouts to Tone Your Trouble Zones!

It is that time again.. Summer is almost here and you have to working out now if you want to be feeling good in your shorts, suits and tanks...

back at it

summer in the mountains mystic After an unexpected sickcation, I'm painting again.  And the sun is finally coming out, the birds are chi...

EASY Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas Step by Step

I enjoy eating delicious healthy homemade food which necessitates learning how to cook healtthy homeade food.  While I really don't mind...