Catching Up – What’s Next?

Catching Up – What’s Next seemed to be an appropriate blog title to explain the barrage of book reviews – more variety coming! Like almost everyone else I know, I’ve had pandemic brain and world event shell-shock. It’s my goal to catch up on my review obligations, so that I can enjoy this summer without…

Category: Books, Food, Garden, Life through the Lens, News

Sunrise to Sunset Zest! 2019 Recap

Sunrise to Sunset Zest! 2019 Recap – For the first time in my life, I spent a week photographing sunrises this past spring. I joke about this on my About Me page – that I prefer sunsets, because I can never rise early enough to see the sun rise. That’s how 2019 felt to me…

Category: Books, Food, Garden, Latest News, Life through the Lens, TBR Challenge 2020, Travel

New Year Excitement Earned One Day at a Time

New Year Excitement earned one day at a time was our motto for 2018. We feel so blessed to have choices, but sometimes a year challenges some of our goals. This is how ours flowed into the New Year with renewed hope. (I found this post when I was preparing my 2019 wrap-up for 2020…

Category: Food, Garden, Life through the Lens, News, Travel

Review: The Invited

THE INVITED by Jennifer McMahon leaves a lasting impression. Even though I guessed a small part of the mystery before it was revealed, the author completely surprised me with the who, what, and where. Highly recommend this nail-biter! In the beginning, we learn about Hattie Breckenridge and her daughter Jane in the year of 1924….

Category: Books, Life through the Lens, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2019

REVIEW: Wild Montana Sky by Debra Holland – photos!

WILD MONTANA SKY by Debra Holland is a sweet western historical romance that features likable characters in a challenging situation. I included more photos from our western vacation because I love dreaming about Montana. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? When faced with choosing sweet or spicy for this month’s challenge, I had gobs…

Category: Books, Life through the Lens, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2018, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

REVIEW: Beneath Montana’s Sky by Debra Holland

Beneath Montana’s Sky by Debra Holland is a sweet, western historical romance that’s full of heart. I was immediately drawn in by this author’s storytelling talent and mesmerized by the tender love story. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? I love historical western romances, especially if they take place in Montana, one of my favorite…

Category: Books, Life through the Lens, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2018, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

New Beginnings – looking backward and forward

Every year I’m excited for New Beginnings that the New Year brings. I like to look backward to reflect, then forward with great excitement. This year I’m a bit melancholy, so although I still have my zestful ambition, my frustration over all I had wanted to do, and didn’t do, is bugging me. What you…

Category: Books, Food, Garden, Latest News, Life through the Lens, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2017, TBR Challenge 2018, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018, Travel

Merry Christmas + a Safe and Happy New Year!

May you and yours have a blessed, merry Christmas + a safe and happy New Year! Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. At this time of year, it’s more evident in my heart and soul how lucky I am to be surrounded by family and friends who mean the world to me. To those…

Category: Latest News, Life through the Lens

REVIEW: Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly

CRUEL WINTER by Sheila Connolly is an entertaining mystery that unravels in a pub in Ireland during a snowstorm. Upon her grandmother’s death, Maura Donovan from Boston inherits a pub in Ireland from a distant relative. When a bad snowstorm detains Maura and her staff, plus several locals in the bar, an unsolved murder begs…

Category: Books, Life through the Lens, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017, Travel, Travel Highlights

New Year / New Challenge with a Capital C

I like goals and usually set them in January. This year is different. My pursuit of a zestful life has challenges. It’s the New Year / New Challenge with a Capital C. It has roadblocks. It prevented me from my posting goals. And — it sucked the joy right out of them. Not that I’m…

Category: Books, Food, Garden, Hiking, Life through the Lens, Movie Review, Recipe, TBR Challenge 2017, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017, Travel

Catching Up – What’s Next?

Sunrise to Sunset Zest! 2019 Recap

New Year Excitement Earned One Day at a Time

Review: The Invited

REVIEW: Wild Montana Sky by Debra Holland – photos!

REVIEW: Beneath Montana’s Sky by Debra Holland

New Beginnings – looking backward and forward

Merry Christmas + a Safe and Happy New Year!

REVIEW: Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly

New Year / New Challenge with a Capital C

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