Scotland immediately comes to mind when I think of shortbread, and my next thought is always Christmas. It's said that shortbread developed from a medieval recipe, with the modernized recipe attributed to Mary, Queen of Scots. Over time the ingredients changed, with butter replacing the yeast. Butter was an expensive ingredient, which meant shortbread was only baked on special occasions. Butter...
About six months ago I came across a blog called 1000 Awesome Things. I was so taken with this blog that I put it on my RSS feed, and now it's the first one I read every day. It never fails to make me grin. For my Thursday Thirteen today I'm highlighting some of my...
My special guest today is paranormal author, JA Saare. Her post is about heroines and in particular Buffy and Bella. I'm a huge Buffy fan, but also a very new one since I've just started watching the series for the first time. I'm hooked. Over to you, Jaime... What...
I have a fascination with wind chimes. I love the sounds they make and find them soothing. My husband isn’t such a big fan, although a few years ago we purchased one. It’s a tiny one with elephant shapes and it doesn’t make much noise. My sister has a larger one and...
My husband and I always find the squirrels fascinating when we visit the US or other places that have them. We took this shot at Mesa Verde in Southwest Colorado. I've also included a photo of some of the ruins since this is why people visit this National Park. It...
Our local farmers' market has a giant pumpkin growing contest every year. This year I decided to buy some seeds and register. I gave some seeds to my father and sister, and my husband gave some seeds to both of his brothers. We're all getting ready to plant our seeds...
It's time for the annual Raven Scavenger Hunt. Click on the icon below to get to the offical Scavenger Hunt Page. You might win one of the following prizes: Autographed book Dragons Prefer Blondes by Candace Havens E-book from N.J. Walters' backlist (winner's choice)...
