Originally posted on BookPeople:
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series, continues with the most chilling cold case yet. In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls…
Originally posted on Forest Garden:
English primroses in a pot from Northern Ireland This beautiful pot, full of primroses, came into our lives on Sunday afternoon. Primula vulgaris grow best in a protected, partly shaded spot here in Virginia. They love moist soil, and our friend covered the soil around the plants in a sheet…
In any classical epic tale, a hero must find his/her strength by embarking on a journey and tackling a daunting challenge far from the security and familiarity of home. We might wonder why it is necessary for the hero to leave home in order to be great…I mean, can’t he or she perform these amazing […]
How often do we find ourselves discussing how we could extend the Christmas spirit all year-long — artificially create an environment that allows people to be more civil, more generous, and kinder in every way? It is a question that Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel, certainly tackled in his classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. […]
Originally posted on Mike Howe:
Photo: Mike Alexander We haven’t had any yet but I thought I’d share this photo from Mike Alexander of a darkly beautiful winter landscape in North Wales. The song is one I wrote having been out in the kind of muffled, noiseless, late afternoon light that only a snowy…
Originally posted on BookPeople:
Many of us here love to cook as much as we love to read. Here are some of the books that have filled our bellies and wowed our tastebuds this year. Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi From Ten Speed Press: “Available for the first time in an American edition, this debut cookbook,…
Originally posted on michiel floris:
Turmeric has a peppery, warm and bitter flavor and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent of orange and ginger, and while it is best known as one of the ingredients used to make curry, it also gives ballpark mustard its bright yellow color. Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa…
“I love snow for the same reason I love Christmas: It brings people together while time stands still. Cozy couples lazily meandered the streets and children trudged sleds and chased snowballs. No one seemed to be in a rush to experience anything other than the glory of the day, with each other, whenever […]
Originally posted on pratimapatil0627:
According to a European study, it was found that out of every 1000 females between the age groups of 50 to 70 who opt for a mammogram once in every 2 years, 7 to 9 lives will be saved. For this same number of females, there could be 4 cases of…
Originally posted on Forest Garden:
We went looking for the moon late this afternoon. The nearly full moon has risen huge and close and silver the last two evenings, but we had been without the camera, and so didn’t have photos. We went in search of it this evening, camera in hand. But now the…
To Be Continued... Christine 