Book Review- The Bookseller

     Kitty MIller and Kathryn Anderson- which is the true life, which is the dream?   Kitty is a single bookshop owner with a loving cat and her good friend, Frieda ( co-owner in her book shop) and her loving parents.

    Kathryn is a loving wife and busy mother of three.  Kitty goes to sleep and in her dreams becomes Kathryn. And she loves being Kathryn, even with the struggles  and stress with her children.

     The story will keep you turning the pages and hoping it doesn't end.

Easy Summer Dinner Mostly leftovers!

      For an easy summer dinner, pick up a rotisserie chicken. This time we got an italian  seasoned one for a something a little different .  We did that yesterday while we were doing our weekly shopping. Find the largest one you can- most are about the same size!   
  So for our dinner we had chicken, roasted potatoes ( another leftover) and Bob's Leftover salad.

     In this salad , he put odds and ends he found in the fridge from the weeks meals. So this is what was in the salad: roasted red peppers, sliced olives - both green and black, homemade salsa,  and a can of drained  chickpeas.  Then he tossed in  a little chopped cheese and some chopped hard salami.  For dressing, he put in a dash of apple cinder vinegar  &  a little olive oil. it was  delicious!!  

    So that was our dinner . We did have some chicken left over . It will go on a green salad  for one of my  lunches for next week.

Book Review- At the Water's Edge

At The Water's Edge, Sarah Gruen  ( Spiegel & Grace, 2015)

    Maddie Hyde and her husband, Ellis, and their friend Hank disgraced themselves at a High Society New Years Eve party in 1944.  Ellis is cut off from his wealthy parents.His Father is already ashamed about Ellis, his marriage to Maddie, and the fact he was not accepted to serve in the war effort.

   Ellis decides to win back his Fathers approval by finding the famous Loch Ness Monster.( His Father publically failed in doing this)  The three then go off to Scotland to see if they can document the Monster. As members of the sheltered American, they are greeted with a different world in Scotland, The food is rationed and the people are hard  workers. Maddie becomes frustrated by her husbands behavior and actions toward the people.
   As Ellis  and Hank delve deeper into their search for the Loch Ness Monster , Maddie finds she like the simplicity and beauty of the land and people of Scottish Highlands.  The message unfolds as Maddie'e life begins to unravel and then  be completed in a very surprising way. I didn't want the book to end.

Wedding gift - personalized for your favorite couple

                 This was made   for a special couple  a couple years  ago.  Ask for the couple's  colors to match their bedroom or living room. It will become a keepsake for years and years .  Also a great reminder for  both of them .

                 The same item can also be handmade for the newest member of your family!  

Book Review- Divergent

  Divergent by V . Roth ( Katherine Tegen Books, 2013)

      Beatrice has a choice, actually many choices  of factions  to belong to after her schooling. She chooses one faction she knows will be exciting and challenging, but she does it on a whim and she is not sure why she has chosen it. But did she  make the wrong choice?

     Tris ( as she decides is her new name) has new friends. There are some in her group who are not sure and aware of her ca[abilities. Tris learns a lot and builds up her body as a member of the Dauntless group.

  As a final acceptance into the group, Tris learns the truth about the factions and her leaders. She must help her old factions and the others to  avoid being controlled by a few.  This YA book is intense Science Fiction story.( Similar to the Hunger Games) Now I want to read the second novel   to see what happens next.
  If you liked the Hunger Games  , this intense novel is for you.  Roth is an exceptional author bring characters and events to life.