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Buried Treasures: The Movie Version
We’ve discussed romantic movies here several times, most recently in Jean’s March 2012 blog. Many of the films we talk about are popular, something we most likely have all seen or at least heard of. However,…
Summer Recipe: Pat's Yellow Potato Salad
This has been a mainstay of summer eating since I can remember. I grew up in Nebraska where summer meals were pretty standard: Steak, potato salad, corn on the cob. Usually there was strawberry shortcake, ice…
AAR Staff Top Ten Favorites: Caroline's Picks
Everybody has had so many interesting ideas for how to choose a top ten – breaking down by genre, assuming “pocket copies” of classics, choosing only books which haven’t been listed by other bloggers – so…
Email UserID Wishlist
I was recently made aware that Yahoo is expunging all the old/unused userIDs, and is allowing current account holders to set up a wishlist of userIDs they’d prefer. If you are first on the list for…
Is That a Banana in Your Pocket or Are You Just Pleased to See Me?
If you’re not a fan of sex scenes in your romance novels, then you might want to look away now, because this is a post about the language used to describe those steamy moments. So be…
The Reading Effects of Writing Affects
My daughter went through a phase where she dotted her i’s with little open circles that look like the ones in the Disney logo. She’d make the dots at the bottom of her exclamation points the…
Summer Recipes: Jenna's Texas Caviar
Weekend parties on the deck in the backyard are one of the best things about summer. Whenever I’m asked to bring a dish to a summer potluck, I’m thrilled for the excuse to whip up a…