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Speaking of Audiobooks – Favorites
Participating in AAR’s recent Annual Reader’s Poll and reading that Jennifer Ashley’s The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie was chosen Best Romance of 2009, my audio-thinking mind immediately started wondering about my favorite romance audiobooks of…
Contemporary Clichés
I’ve got my cranky pants on today. First of all, I’ve always loved contemporary romance. And there are many – many – writers of contemporary romance I love. Really love. Welcome to Temptation is my touchstone…
Grandma's Cheesecake Recipe
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the cheesecake my grandmother used to bake, and which is a favorite of mine to this day. Here is the recipe: For the base of the cake, you need…
Snowmageddon: The Aftermath
We have all heard about the beating D.C. got about two weeks ago from Mother Nature. At the time, I loved it. I got 4 days off from school. I enjoyed being holed up in my…
Modern “Romance”
I’ll admit it, I never liked Sex and the City. Its premise to me always seemed amazingly depressing, and the idea that women can take on men’s vices and then get old-fashioned fairy tale endings seemed…
A Cold Winter Vice
For the most part, I eat healthy foods but I am a complete chocoholic. I love dark chocolate in and in the winter, I get the most intensive hot chocolate cravings ever. When the wind comes…
The Mighty Pen
Through a series of circumstances not worth relating, I currently find myself without a computer at home. It particularly hurts for my work as a teacher, as I often do mounds of paperwork and plan many…