Greetings, from The Peak (Massanutten mountain, elevation 2922 feet)! It’s the start of my 2016 racing season and I’m two months into training for hiking Half Dome! Up first: Pound the Peak. A team race, 2.1 miles up a mountain with 2 challenge stations. Team Escaped Moms Club is back in action! We started training in the late…
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Mrs. Margaret Locke, author of the Matters of Love series. After reading and reviewing both A Man of Character and A Matter of Time, I was delighted when she agreed to take the hot seat for a few questions about her genre and writing. By the way, Mrs. Locke…
A Matter of Time Author: Margaret Locke © 2015 Publisher: Locked on Love Genre: Romance Subgenre: Time-travel, Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance, Regency Reviewer: Sara Synopsis: Eliza James, widowed doctoral student has experienced more love and loss than most by age twenty-nine. After years of hoping and searching for love, she refuses to give…
It seems like most every mother I know posted rosy pictures and sweet notes on social media yesterday. This is not one of those posts. It’s not a soap box post about the history and the commercialization of Mother’s Day in the US, either. It’s a little snippet of our day, and hopefully one that will…
The Cat at Night Author / Illustrator: Dahlov Ipcar Publisher: Islandport Press (2008) [Originally released in paperback by DoubleDay, 1969] Genre: Children’s Fiction Subgenre: Animals, Cats Reviewer: Sara Synopsis: “Join the farmer’s cat on his fascinating nighttime journey through fields, farms, forests, and even the city to see what only he can…
This is my first week joining the weekly #weekendcoffeeshare hosted by Part Time Monster! I discovered this weekly blog-post-sip-drink-and-catch-up this past week on the blog of AmieWrites74. As a coffee lover, I couldn’t pass it up a chance to sit with a brew (decaf though it may be at this late hour) and catch up! Without…
It’s official! We’re hiking in Yosemite National Park. More than that, really. We’re climbing Half Dome this fall. Here’s the brief history of adventure: About forty years ago, my dad (and mom) climbed Half Dome. Years later, a shirt they picked up on that trip was passed on to me. It was from the Yosemite Mountaineering School…
The Art of Racing in the Rain © Bright White Light, LLC 2008 Author: Garth Stein Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: Fiction Subgenre: Family Life, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction Reviewer: Sara Synopsis: The story of life through the eyes of Enzo, a Golden Retriever: life experience as a dog, as a companion to a human and…
“Here’s the point of entry.” Becky stared at the coil of barbed wire. “Strange. Why wrap it so neatly on the fence post? Why not cut it and keep going?” Steve crossed his arms. “They’re probably local. This fence and land belong old man Monger. Even the folk from the hollers won’t mess with…
Divergent © 2011, Veronica Roth Author: Veronica Roth Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Genre: Young Adult Fiction Subgenre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Social & Family Values Synopsis: In a world where people are divided into one of five “factions” based on their predominant trait, standing out is not just discouraged, it’s considered dangerous. All sixteen…
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