Are you ready for Dunkirk? So are we! And we’re not just talking about Christopher Nolan's upcoming summer blockbuster movie. Beyond the major motion picture, there is Dunkirk Week WWII Epic Novel Sale. Discounted Books for 99c each 40+ authors of the Facebook Second World War Club have joined together for the "Dunkirk Week WWII Epic Novels Sale". From July 21-27 (the opening week of...
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Building a Villain
Playing to Win, the very first book I wrote is a romantic suspense. I’ve written many different genres since then, but one thing remains true. I love to add a suspense element and if I can sprinkle the odd body or two between the pages, so much the better. Although a...
2008: The Year of the Potato
Thirteen Things about Potatoes Last weekend when I visited the Botanic Gardens I discovered 2008 is the year of the potato. You learn something every day. :grin: So, in honor of the humble potato: 1. Potatoes were first "domesticated" or cultivated in the Andes...
A Potager Garden
When we first moved to our current house the section was bare, and the soil consisted mostly of clay. After throwing around some ideas we decided to design a potager garden. A potager is French and it's a raised bed garden, normally for vegetables and herbs. Hubby...
A Surplus of Bananas
There's a surplus of bananas in our house this week since Mr. Munro brought quite a few hands home last week. I love bananas but for me they have to be on the green side in order for maximum enjoyment. Once they ripen, in my opinion, the only thing they're good for is...
A Military Man
Thirteen Military Reads I hadn't read a military romance for ages but the other day I just had the urge to pull one from my to-read pile. I'm also going through a Western themed splurge so I'm definitely thinking alpha male! Here are some of my favorite reads with...
Magical Seahorses
Thirteen Things about SEAHORSES When I saw one of the excursions possible from the ship was a visit to a seahorse farm I cast my vote immediately. I told Mr. Munro we should visit and he agreed since we both love nature, animals and the like, and it was something we...