Happy December! The leaves are gone here and the colder weather is settling in. I hope that everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving found much to be thankful for. After a couple of months of scanty reading, I’m catching up! All of the books I’m sharing today are new releases. Below are my 4 and 5-star reads…

Baking, wrapping, visiting, baking, cooking, appointments, celebrating—and did I say, “Baking?”  I was feeling overwhelmed when I remembered I am allowed to step away from the laptop from time to time, and that is what I plan on doing for most of this month. My online presence will be sporadic for most of December. I…

Every Christmas I bring out and update my favourite Christmas posts… The naughty boys and their scary mother are one of them…What fun…We all love to regale our children and grandchildren with tales from Christmas past…most real, some imagined and we all…Come On…Admit it! We have all stooped to bribery, corruption or just plain […]…

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