Reviews
Journals & Cups
It was a beautiful day, as we ventured to the Lynd Fruit Farm in Pataskala, Ohio. We visited various vendors at their “The Memorial Crafters’ Event”: there were over 80 vendors and food trucks! We want to focus on two of our favorite stops: the first we encountered...
A Night at Licking County Players
We recently spent a delightful night at the theatre when we enjoyed seeing Licking County Players’ current production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None directed by Tim Smith in downtown Newark, Ohio. With ticket prices ranging from $10.00 to $15.00, you do...
Reflecting on Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
It is 3:00 a.m., May 4th, I woke to Marckey, our almost two-year-old dog, having to go out to use the restroom but only to come back in to have him pee on the bed. So, we changed the sheets, and my wife went back to bed as I decided to stay up and go to my office and...
This Christmas Night: Reflections from Our Hearts to Your Home & Santa Jaws
This Christmas Night: Reflections from Our Hearts to Your Home by Billy Graham & Ruth Bell Graham A small coffee table book, which is a combination of this famous christian couple’s writings infused with encouragement and inspiration. The focus is Christ and His...
All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings by Gayle Boss & Illustrated by David G. Klein
Each chapter of ALL CREATION WAITS is a day of Advent, so there are 25 chapters; each chapter focuses on an animal or insect and how each prepares for winter and survives. The author encourages the reader to learn more about God through each creature. I learned a...
Christmas Season Paperbacks
The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats The reader is in for a sweet treat with this precious picture book, which includes the song sheet music at the back of the book, “The Little Drummer Boy” with words and music by Katherine Doris, Henry Onorati and Harry...
Books to Read as Autumn Ends
With pumpkin bread baking in the oven and the cozy aroma of pumpkin spice filling every room of the house, I was in the mood for some fall reads as Autumn comes to an end. Jeb Scarecrow’s Pumpkin Patch written and illustrated by Jana Dillon is a picture book with...
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
Riley Sager has successfully written another thriller novel that I found difficult to put down! Home Before Dark was on the “New York Times Best Seller List” in July of 2020 and I understand how it got there. The first person narrative of the story splits, flipping...
Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
This young adult biography of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, includes illustrations with hauntingly gorgeous black and white watercolor paintings that have a charcoal appearance and complement the text written in verse. The author, who is also the artist,...
Halloween Reads
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Disney Classic), which was adapted by Cara J. Stevens and illustrated by Golden Books is a classic tale of Disney’s version of “The Legend of Sleep Hollow”. The original shorty story by Washington Irving is much longer and has a lot more...
“Dy-no-mite” Dog Treats
We have an eight year old Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie mix, who really looks forward to her daily treat of Pedigree Dentastix. They keep her teeth and gums healthy and clean. On routine visits to the vet’s office, the veterinarian has shared that our dog’s...
BBQ Chicken Pizza & Pumpkin Cheesecake Ice Cream
We baked a BBQ chicken pizza using a homemade crust without yeast, Kroger’s KC Style & The Original barbecue sauces (mixed the two), cilantro, pulled chicken, Mezzetta’s peperoncini (medium heat), and Kroger’s Colby Jack shredded cheese. Initially, we tried to use...